13 Arts April Challenge

I stumbled across this blog the other day and man am I sure glad i did, so much inspiration.  April challenge mood board is right in my wheelhouse.  Check it out here 13arts

 how can a person not be inspired from this mood board,  I LOVE LOVE LOVE turquoise. In fact most of my pages have some sort of blue, teal or turquoise, even my son knows this is my favorite color.

I enjoy mood boards, i have always found sketches more challenging than mood boards.  A page has a way of taking on a life of its own and ends up moving way be on the sketch.

Like always i started with creating the background, as my scrapbooking moves into more mixed mediums creating a background is my favorite part.  Today i am using Junque Gypsy by Marion Smith, this paperline is FAB!  I can not express how FAB! it is.  I added images transfers from the same paper line.  Ink around the outer edges of image transfers in peacock then in vintage photo distress ink.  Next more layering, bubbles from stencils and outlined with back and some white.  After all that was completed I wanted the image transfer pop a little more so those got outlined with white.

Here is the finished page, these days i have been experimenting with chipboard and gesso.  I glue the chipboard on in random positions on the page, then paint with gesso, and dry brush gesso around the chipboard.  Kind of highlighting the chipboard but blending into the page at the same time.  Try it you will understand what the heck i am talking about.  Once the gesso is dry i paint using my finger with acrylic paint, i didn't paint solid but lightly in some areas and darker in others.  The final step is to add dark brown gelato along the edges.  Picture, rubons, metal and ta da the finish page.

Close up of chipboard- love this treatment i want to use for every layout but then i worry i am stuck in a box.  A silly worry but there it is.

Enjoy.  Looking forward to May Challenge.

Scrap the Boys- April Challenge

This month the challenge at Scrap the Boys is this mood board

 which i love!  All of my favorite things, woodgrain, blue, industrial piping, and sea glass bottles.

The review.  The page started as vanilla cardstock, then i added woodgrain pattern paper that i image transferred onto the cardstock.  Spray several colors of blue and brown with Lindy magicals.  Added bubbles with transparent embossing paste and bubble stencil, then added a darker blue spray to highlight the bubbles.


I added chipboard and painted it with white gesso, and dry brushed around the chipboard. Added gelatos for color, a combination of aqua, gold and brown.

Added some additional accents like rub ons, and metal.  Then i added some shadow harlequin pattern with brown ink then sprinkled with biscotti perfect pearls.

Lightbulbs are one favorite things and seem to be included in all my layouts.

Blue Fern Studios- April Challenge

This week i am over a Blue Fern Studios to participate in their monthly challenge.  This challenge is close to my heart since i design chipboard for them and 3 of the 5 chipboard pieces on my layout our my design.  This month challenge looks like this

and i created this

i love everything about this page, it was just one of those scrapping moment when the page and my brain worked together.  This started as an idea, i knew chipboard was a must, i knew the picture i wanted to use, i knew i wanted to blend chipboard into background and i knew i wanted to do image transfers.

I started with a vanilla piece of cardstock, and image transferred pattern paper- the harlequin pattern and the bird nest.  Add color via prima color bloom sprays and distress ink.  Then i thought needs white!  I glued on the chipboard and painted over with white gesso, dry brushed around chipboard as well to get on page.  Now too white so i added a couple blue paint coats.  I used distress paint with lots of water so it would be transparent.

this is my favorite part!!!  The chipboard now white because of the gesso was too white, so i added muted color with the new metallic gelatos. I just brought this weekend and LOVE!  Once i colored chipboard with gelatos it blended in a little more than i wanted so i doddled around the outside.

I also LOVE the empty space i have on the layout never underestimate the importance of white space (otherwise know as empty space).  Not every corner needs to have something, in fact it will make your picture stand out more if you make it the focal point.  There's my rant, anyone who has every taken a class from me knows this rant.

I designed the steampunk goggles for BFS and i am so glad she decided to use the design.  Here i cut off the one side, painted black then toned down with those FAB metallic gelatos again.  I think the rub on eye ball with the goggles is my favorite part.  I finished with laying tags, metal and rub ons in clusters around the picture in the bottom right hand corner.

Chipboard used:
Lightbulbs
Circuitry
Goggles
Notebook Edges
Tattered Diamond Bits

GEAR IT UP!- SanDee & Amelie's Steampunk Challenges

Here is the final layout, i spent the weekend at a crop here in town (Cold Lake) and i played with prima color blooms, transparent embossing paste, ranger color wash, chipboard and image transfer.

This page started as a antique white sheet of 12x12 cardstock.  I added some image transfer from the new fabulous paperlines from Marion Smith Designs- time keeper. Those would be the butterfiles, and paper in top and bottom corners.

I used a stencil with transparent embossing paste. i glued on some steampunk chipboard pieces i designed and have cut. Next i sprayed with a combination of color bloom tea stain, and teal color wash.  The color sinks into the chipboard as well and becomes part of the background.  Sanded around the outer edges and inked with vintage photo distress ink.

everything covered by the embossing paste remains it's true color.  The bubbles have that all there but not too much there effect.
I love eyelets, so i randomly punch holes and add eyelets, kept the eyelets in clusters surrounding the photo.

Gear and eyelet clusters framing the photos.

Enjoy!

Mixed Media canvas

I tried my hand at mixed media canvas, i like but i don't think i am ready to give up 12x12 pages and creating funky albums for mixed media and art journaling.  It was a great change of pace.
The reveal:

 lots of going on...

created lots of texture with modeling paste, stencils, and the tacky mat for inside the cupboards.  Add some paint and sprays

more paint and spray then some blending
once you add the paint all the textures really becomes more pronounced.

this is my favorite part, i added the eye chart stencil with clear embossing paste.  It goes on white and dries clear for the final effect of there but not there.

how cool is that effect.

lots and lots of metal.  I love metal.  My favorite metal pieces are clock parts from prima marketing. But it looks like they don't make them anymore. OMG!!!

close up of metals, lots of metals.

Vintage Bikes- Sketchabilities #132

Another creation from the weekend using a sketch from sketchabilities #132

Here is my take...I started by using my edge punch then inked around edges.  I used a piece of pattern paper underneath.
I created the splatters with dylusions and lindy magicals.  At first i didn't have the splatter but then it was way to clean, i needed a little mess. Oh i flipped the sketch kind of just the bottom.












the close ups

I cut out paper embellishments then had a gold bicycle rub on that was a perfect fit.  chipboard pieces are chicken wire and hexagons.  I covered the hexagons with pattern paper and sprayed with lindy's then inked the sides.  I used tim holtz filmstrip and buckle as accent.

Used a tim holtz rub on as my title, it was perfect for the picture of bikes.  I took the picture at my aunt and uncle's farm- how much more vintage can they be.

One of most favorite things to do is random rubons!!

ENJOY!

Scrapbook Challenge

I spent the weekend at a scrapbook retreat in Edmonton and worked on a few challenges.  The first one was at Scrapbook Challenge, sketch below

 and here is my take:

I love everything about this layout, it was one of those moments in scrapbooking where everything just works.  I used paper that i have had for 2-3 years and the page took off.  I used the paper embellishments and fuzzy cut them for page accents.  Next my go to embellishments metal and chipboard.

I created the background with a stencil and modelling paste, then i sprayed with lindy's powder mixed with water.  Once it was dry i inked with vintage photo distress ink.  Then layer, layer, layer.  I love layering!!!





Next the close ups!!

I love this page embellishment
CAUTION Poison
Caution this person is so cute that you may need antidote
Anidote- sunglasses (to block their cute face.), ear plugs (to block out their curious laughter), 3 sweatshirts (so you don't feel their sweet hugs.)  Approach with caution.  Too cute.

this fits my niece perfectly, isn't she a beauty.

two of my favorite things- steampunk balloon, and brackets

clustered groupings of chipboard, metal and enamel dots.  Prima Marketing clock parts are FAB for clustering.  Alas i don't know if you can get them anymore- sucky.

i colored the chipboard with peacock feather distress paint, then sprayed with Lindy's glimmer.  Love the Lindy's products, if you haven't tried it is a scrapbook must.