I know its already the end of January but I really didnt get the chance to create this any sooner BUT then again there are still 11 months still to use it lol!!
Requirements –
Directions –
Tear two strips of patterned paper and adhere them to each side of a piece of patterned paper cut to 8cm by 30cm.
Cut each into sections, arrange in order and staple together to create 2 mini books.
1. Combining Stamping & Stitching. This technique came about quite by accident. I chose to stamp directly on my layout, however I didn't put enough pressure in my stamping. This resulted in a 'soft' image in places. I then chose to 'fill in' my image with hand stitching in the same colour as the image, with similar flourish designs.
I hope these quick and easy techniques give you some thought to try something new if only by accident.
Another of the photo's taken at the Royal show in 2008 - seems amazing to be typing last year already!!
I took this photo last year (2008 lol) while on a holiday in Melbourne. Its local scrub around Daylesford and I just loved the hugeness of it. I think the quote that I wrote pretty much covers how I felt at the time, standing there in that huge openness!!
Another Daylesford photo - I loved the idea of cutting up these papers, I handcut the flower stems to add to the pages design.
If you didnt already know, I love handcutting and especially handcutting freestyle!! I cut these circles all freestyle which is why their shape isnt uniform. The beauty of this months papers is that they are all double sided so the middle circles could be turned over to add a different pattern alternately.
Finally, I made this card with some of the scraps. The image was hand stamped using an image from a UK collection called High Hopes and was coloured with Copic Markers.
Well here is another article already!! I recently came across the idea of adding a layer of vaseline between paint layers to make it more efficient when peeling layers to create a weathered look. I have no idea who originally came up with the idea and only read about the idea on a forum but was quite willing to give the concept a go anyway so if it is your idor you have seen this done somewhere I would love to here about different ways of doing this technique!!
You need -
At least 2 colours of acrylic paint (I used red, silver and burnt sienna)
Vasolene
crackle medium
Step 1 :Begin by adding paint to a piece of cardstock and coating the piece entirely.
Step 2 : Once the paint is thoroughly dry, smear a layer of vasolene roughly over the surface of the paint. Don't be too careful as you want to have area's that have very little or no vasolene on them for a better effect.
Step 3 : Next, paint a layer of paint over the top of the vsolene. Be careful not to overwork the paint as you will only succeed in blending the paint and vasolene together and creating a mess!!
Step 4: Leave to thoroughly dry. As the paint dries you may notice the paint crack over the thicker sections of vasolene, don;t worry this is normal!! Once dry, grab an old chux and begin rubbing at the paint.
Step 5 : As you rub you will notice that the area's where the vasolene was thicker, the paint comes off completely while the area's where there was no vasolene, the paint remains in place. Continue rubbing over the surface until you like the effect them gently wipe off any excess vasolene.
And thats the technique. Of course me being me I wasn't happy to just leave it there, I wanted to do more to it to get a much more rustic effect!! Here's what I then did -
Step 6 : Add a layer of crackle medium and leave to dry. Mix a third colour of paint with water (about half and half of each) then paint over the crackle medium with this watered down paint. The watered down paint seems to create a much deeper crackle effect which I prefer.
So what can I do with it? Well, I chose to use it as a photo Matt for one of my scrapbooking pages but I reckon its also a backround that I would use for male cards or even to punch out shapes from!! Here's a scan of the page I created with this piece -
So - I still have a few bags to sort through, which is on my 'To Do List' for later today, but at least I know that I will indeed be able to use all the pieces that are in these wallets! Before it was just a pain to work out how and where to store all those 12 x 12 zip lock bags - these new ones just stack perfectly on my shelf and being clear, I can easily see which colour I want to use!
I'm going to set myself a mini goal though - I need to start using up more of my blue, brown and green leftover pattern paper and cardstock - even after all the sorting and culling, their wallets are still bulging a little - *grin*
I designed the album so all you needed to do was add you photos and some journaling. This is what I created as the more simplified version of my daughter's album.
Now as lovely as this looked, it just wan't enough for me. By adding a few more embellishments I think I have created a keepsake worthy of years to come. Don't you think?
Till next week....keep scrapping.
Don't forget to share your creations in the Scrappit Gallery - we'd love to see your work!
Until next time,
Shirley
