Beautiful....

Hello there!

Today I'm back to share with you a layout and a card I made using the awesome My Mind's Eye "Hooray" Collection that I received earlier this month in my DT pack :)

First up I have my beautiful layout! 

To create the background I used one of Kaiser's 12 x 12 templates - Damask Quarters with texture paste and then randomly sprayed Kaiser Mists over it!  To get the flickers of Mists I removed the lid and just tapped the squirter piece until I was happy with the additional colour on my page. Then finished off the layout with bit and pieces from the Love Always Pack, some stickers from the MME Hooray Collection and Green Tara Flowers.

Other products I have used from my stash include, Manor House Flowers and some Dusty Attic Chipboard.

My last share for this post is a card I made using left over pieces from the MME Hooray Collection I embellished it with a few gorgeous little Wood Veneer Pieces I received in my DT kit! 

To finish off the card I have added a few flowers from my stash and some flicks of Picket Fence Distress Stain Spray.

Well that's all from me today!  Don't forget about our gorgeous Mood Board challenge we have, there is still a few days to enter and maybe win yourself a fabulous prize.......

  Also remember if your stopping over at the shop be sure to use the code TR5 so you can get $5 off your purchase!

Until next time 

Tania xx

'Boys Rule' by Elisa Ablett

Hi Shop and Croppers!

Happy Sunday 😀

My turn up on the Shop and Crop Blog today with a grungy mixed media boy layout.

Featuring loads of products from Shop and Crop including Colour Blast Colour Sprays, Colour Blast Texture Paste, Darkroom Door Arty Circles Collage Stamp and a cool Grungy Template from Kaisercraft, keep scrolling for all the handy links to the shop. 

Also I have included in this week's post a handy background tutorial for you to try.

If you are placing an online order don't forget to use the code EA5 to get your discount at the checkout!

Here are some close ups of the finished layout!

Technique and Product Showcase - 

To keep with my circular theme on my layout I wanted to show you how I created my grungy backgroun!

Step One - I used Colour Blast Colour Sprays in Carribean and Lagoon to lay down a small oval of colour in the top right hand corner where my photo would fit over and also a small area on the bottom left hand side of my layout where my corresponding cluster will go.

Step 2 - Using the circular template spray colour sprays directly onto the template instead of your page! then quickly turn it over and press firmly onto your layout, you are essentially using your template as a stamp. Mop up the excess spray from your craft mat with your chosen chipboard, i used a couple of grungy pieces from Memory Maze Chipboard.

Step 3 - once that has dried, spray and splatter a small amount of Roadbase colour spray onto the layout around your two areas of colour.

Step 4 - Ink up your darkroom door stamp with Black archival ink - i use versafine ink as it gives a lovely crisp stamping image. Stamp in a cross circular pattern around your colour area as shown in both photos.

Step 5 - once dry - using a small dots stencil add small amounts of Colour Blast Bling Paste to your layout over the top of your stamped image, once dry you are now ready to layer your photo and embellishments!

Product Showcase from 

SHOP AND CROP SCRAPBOOKING

Colour Blast Bling Paste

Caribbean Colour Spray

Lagoon Colour Spray

Road Base Colour Spray 

Darkroom Door Arty Circles

Kaisercraft Template - Grunge

Thats it from me today, hope you enjoyed the mini tutorial and product showcase!

Elisa xx

It's all about a cute girl...

Hello All!

I'm so pleased to be here for my first DT share! Today, I'm here to share my take on the April challenge, plus another layout, put together with the awesome Crate Paper Cute Girl Range.

I don't know about you guys, but when I'm crushing hard on a paper range, I really struggle to use it! It's all just so pretty and I want to use it all at once, on the one page! Which never works!

Inevitably, I have to get a grip on myself, and pare it back.  

My first layout features the Cute Girl Story Book paper. I went for high impact by using the black b-side of the paper, and white die-cuts, with pops of the coloured Cute Girl Fancy peeking through.

I, of course, had to add a generous sprinkle of the fab puffy and chipboard stickers as embellishment!

The XOXO cut file was gifted from a friend, I believe it is from the Cocoa Vanilla 'Colour Me Happy' range. You can see more of this range in the store here.

My second layout went a lot easier on this range. With the April challenge mood board focussing on pink and yellow, it was a great excuse to fussy cut the pink flowers from the Story Book paper.

I accentuated these colours by getting messy with some Dylusions paint in Lemon Zest and Funky Fuschia, and some Colour Blast paste in Sunshine. And then I grunged things up with black Staz-on to tie back to the flowers.

I also tucked in some paper flowers, some tags, die cuts and some Tim Holtz 'Small Talk' stickers (I love these!)

I love the way these pages turned out, and how even though they are from the same paper range, they are so different!

Thanks for stopping by to check out my layouts! I'd love to hear your comments below!

Cheers, Tamara

Oh Joy! with Sarah Rosse

Hello crafty friends, today I am bringing you two very different layouts using the Pinkfresh Studio Oh Joy Collection. This collection can be found instore by clicking here. Lucky I am still to scrap my Christmas 2016 photos, so thought this would be a good way to kickstart it. I often find it difficult to scrap event based photos immediately after the event - I enjoy it much more when I have some space and time to think about what I'd like to do with them. I am still hoping to do a December Daily type album of 2016 but having some select favorite photos for 12x12 layouts is awesome too.

For this "December Story' layout I used the 'Jingle Bells' patterned paper as the base with the 'Joyful Christmas' along the top and bottom edges. I had attempted to sew the edges of the two papers together, however my sewing machine had different ideas. I proceeded to 'sew' it without any cotton and then just drew in the sew lines with a marker. For the background I applied various colours of Dylusions paints using a palette knife. The full range of Dylusions paints can be purchased in store by clicking here. I left this to dry overnight (I tend to be a bit heavy handed on the paint as I just adore the magnificent colours! Once dry, I used some mixed media stamps from my stash to stamp on the background in black ink to add some further interest and texture. The Shop and Crop online store have a wide range of mixed media stamps and archival black ink that can be seen by clicking here.

The photo is matted on white cardstock with some green punchinella, a small frame and some music sheet paper from my stash positioned behind it. I completed the layout with the Pinkfresh Studio Oh Joy sticker sheet and puffy stickers. Now for the second layout...

This layout uses the 'Winter Wonderland' patterned paper as the base and the 'Joyful Christmas' to mat the photo and the alternate side of this for the strip across the layout. I also used a few scraps of the Crate Paper Cool Kid collection I had left from previous layouts. The colours in this paper picks up the tones in the trees on the 'Joyful Christmas' patterned paper.

Colour Blast Paste (Snow White) was applied through a heart stencil to create some additional texture on the layout. I love the subtle background look that the Snow White provides, along with the glimmer and shine of those little hearts. The range of Colour Blast products are available online by clicking here. The layout was completed again by using the Pinkfresh Studio Oh Joy sticker sheets and puffy stickers.

I hope you enjoyed these two layouts and be sure to check out the amazing talented design team layouts and inspiration on the blog.

'Think Happy and Be Happy' by Elisa Ablett

Hi Crafters,

My turn up on the blog today with a couple of layouts I created using the March Kaisercraft Kit (Kaisercraft Wildflower Collection) and other assorted mixed media products available for purchase or on order from Shop and Crop Scrapbooking.

If you haven't had a look at the kit as yet here it is in all it's glory!! Loads of value and full instructions on how to create a few lovely layouts. 

My post today is to show you what else you can create with the kit or collection (with a few added extras from your stash or from the shop)

Don't forget that if you place an online order with Shop and Crop Scrapbooking to use the code EA5 at checkout to receive a discount.

Here are my layouts and I have added a list of extra supplies used at the end of this post :-) 

Some close ups - 

Other Products Used - 

March Kaisercraft Kit

Colourblast Colour Spray in Rainforest and Lagoon

Irresistable Spray in Lime

Colourblast Shimmer Spray in Apple of My Eye

Kaisercraft Texture Grid Stamp

Lace

Ruler and black marker

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Here is my second layout which is also based on this month's challenge sketch!

I have also included a close up of how I created the flower background using Colourblast Paste in Envy and Rose Petal Shimmer Spray using the new gorgeous flower layering stencil from Tim Holtz.

Here is the March Challenge Sketch, we'd love to see your entry!

Products Used - 

Kaisercraft March Kit

Colour Blast Paste in Envy 

Colour Shimmer Spray in Rose Petal

Chipboard Rectangle

Prima Watercolour Confection Pan - The Classics

Gesso

3D foam mounting Tape

That's it from me today, thanks so much for visiting the blog.

Make sure you leave me some love.

Elisa xx