''Happy'' Hello 2Crafty fans! It's Mary here with you today and I have two layouts with video tutorials to share with you.My first layout was made with lots of flowers, metal and wooden embellishments
''Dream'' Hello 2Crafty fans! Mary here with you today to share two layouts and two video tutorials. The first layout was designed with 7dots studio papers from the ''Thoughts Keeper'' collection, Petaloo flowers and Scrap Unlimited embellishments. I have also made a VIDEO TUTORIAL of the procedure. TO VIEW VIDEO CLICK HERE 2Crafty chipboards used... Angie's Vines Key Set Mini's Mini Word Set 2 Some close ups... To design my background I used modeling paste with a stencil. When dried, I colored the background with some Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays and made a few splatters of ''White'' 13arts Splash ink. I heat embossed the ''Angie's Vines'' chipboards with ''Oakleaf Olive'' Lindy's powder. The little key and the key lock chippies from the ''Key Set Mini's'' and the title were also embossed with ''Spring Leaf Chartreuse''. When everything were glued down, I added some microbeads in ''Bronze'' with gel medium. ''Enjoy Your Journey'' And the second one was made with 13arts paper from the ''Mental Vacation'' collection and Petaloo flowers. You can see the procedure on my VIDEO... TO VIEW VIDEO CLICK HERE HERE 2Crafty Chipboards used... Flourish 2 Curly Panel Marianne's Butterflies Journey Mini Word Set 1 I based my page on the Mixed Media & Art January challenge. And a closer look on the details... I gave texture on the background with modeling paste and a stencil. Then, I used some Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays to color my page. I heat embossed the ''Flourish 2'' and the title chipboards with ''Hollyhock Scarlet Plum'' Lindy's powder. The butterfly from the ''Marianne's Butterflies'' set and the ''Curly Panel'' chipboard pieces with ''Hibiscus Rose Orange''. When everything were glued down, I added some mica flakes in ''Frozen'' with gel medium. A final touch with some white splatters and my page was ready. Thank you so much for stopping by! See you here again next month...
Hello everyone! I am here today to announce the winner and the features of our last challenge. Thank you everyone for playing with our last moodboard. The winner of our April challenge is Darianna Neko with this project: Congratulations to Darianna! Be sure to visit her blog to watch detailed photos! Darianna - please, contact us at: store(at)mixedmediaplace.com to claim your prize. Also please write an e-mail to me - [email protected] because we would like to invite you to be our Guest Designer :) We are happy that we can feature (in no particular order) some amazing projects, you created for our challenge: Mallika Kejriwal Claudia Pompilla Mary Catt Torsa Saha Olga Ravenskaya Martina Stoycheva Ginny and the sheep Daria Schukina Veana R. Svetlana Lipnickaya Aditi Mahajan Thank you for visiting us today and please do not miss our current challenge xxx Tusia Lech
August has arrived with all the happy days that it has to offer, including some brand new creative inspiration and challenge from us to you right here on the More Than Words blog! July has been a very popular month as far as your participation is concerned and we want to take the time to thank you for your ongoing support and for inspiring us in turn with so many gorgeous creations. We hope that you will do so again this month with this brand new challenge: Our Main Challenge is based on a word inspiration and a creative challenge. Word Inspiration - YESTERDAY Creative Challenge - VINTAGE What does the word YESTERDAY inspire you to create? You can choose to use the actual word somewhere on your project or simply be inspired by it. Since words are an integral part of our challenges, we want to know how this month's word stimulated your creative process, so please do explain in your blog post how it inspired you if it isn't obvious in your work. We're heading back in time this month with a VINTAGE creative challenge. Think sepia or black and white photos, subdued colours and gorgeous textures. The vintage style evokes a sense of history with images and elements associated with a forgotten (or unforgotten thanks to the wonderful hobby of scrapbooking) past. You might like to use an old photograph, a patterned paper with an antique look or an old-fashioned embellishment on your project. Look back to the past for your inspiration! Please check out all our challenge rules in the RULES tab above. Now let's see what our fabulous designers have come up with! DI GARLING Di: My layout features this photo of my dear mother in law who passed away back in 2003. She was a wonderful woman in so many ways and I thought that this challenge was perfect to capture the essence of her photo. 'Remember when', the quote that I used, is so relevant to the word YESTERDAY and reminds us of how quickly time passes us all by. One minute we are a young and beautiful woman and in the blink of an eye we are gone. It is the circle of life, I suppose. For the VINTAGE creative challenge, I chose old fashioned flower patterns and crochet doilies to go along with this gorgeous old photo. MARY CATT Mary: I love creating vintage-style projects, and this month's word inspired me to make a canvas with an old photo of a beautiful young woman who lived in the 1900's. I used a sticker that states 'Stronger than YESTERDAY.' I added a fancy antique frame and some lace flowers as part of the VINTAGE creative challenge. PAMELA ELLIS Pamela: To represent the word inspiration YESTERDAY, I picked a black and white formal portrait of my parents' wedding. There were no other photos from this day so I cherish it very dearly. To incorporate the VINTAGE creative challenge, I used pink and brown papers as well as a damask stencil and stamp to try and make the paper look older. VALERIE OUELLET Valerie: I was inspired by the style and the VINTAGE colours of this challenge. I used a photo with a vintage look and added some old-fashioned items like crochet doilies, antique buttons and a clock. The word inspiration I incorporated by using a quote sticker with the word YESTERDAY. JANICE NICHOLLS Janice: My inspiration for this month's challenge came from this photo of my Mum's hands. I have journaled about what these hands have done on many a YESTERDAY and still do today. She is my inspiration. For the creative challenge I have added a filter to the photo to match it to the VINTAGE brown and beige colour palette and added a clock and a doily to my cluster. ANGUREE VAN RENSBURG Anguree: I love creating VINTAGE projects. There's just something so romantic about it. I was inspired by this photo of my cousin and his beautiful wife, kissing and celebrating their engagement a few years ago. It occurred to me that love is one of those things that never really gets old, yet it has been around since the beginning of time. I guess you could argue that unlike the car in the photo, it's not old but definitely vintage. It's a treasure of YESTERDAY that we are still blessed to enjoy today and tomorrow and for however long it is granted to us. ASIA MARQUET Asia: This month's challenge is to me a great reminder that I need to focus less on what has been and more on what will be. I tend to focus on the past, analyzing and reliving it, and that's not really good. I know I need to look more into the future. Instead of being rooted and tied up in the past (like the lady in the photo), I need to learn from my mistakes and move forward with a heart full of hope. So, for me, YESTERDAY should mean much, much less than it does. For the creative challenge, I used VINTAGE colours, papers and photo. TORSA SAHA Torsa: To me YESTERDAY is only a closed door! No matter how much I miss it, no longer can I live it or get it back. Today it's just a part of memory. For the VINTAGE creative challenge, I have used an image of a shabby old door as well as a few old ripped up book pages and lace ribbons on my layout. FRANCE RINGUETTE France: This month I was inspired by this amazing VINTAGE photo of my mother in law. I love the vintage elements like the clock and old camera ornaments that I found in my stash which were perfect for my layout. The word inspiration brought to mind this quote: 'Learn from YESTERDAY; live for today; hope for tomorrow' which I added to my page. ANAT WEKSLER Anat: I absolutely love VINTAGE! The multilayered style matches so well with vintage designs. I decided to use my paternal grandparents' photo due to its vintage look and because of the happiness shown on my grandmother's face. The word YESTERDAY has everything to do with family in my mind and learning about our past and our roots. I enjoyed very much creating this layout. ROSALIE DUKE-STANLEY Rosalie: This is a wonderful photo of my late father who enjoyed being creative even in his last years. The colour palette that I have used was inspired by the VINTAGE look and the photo reminds me of my dad. It still feel like only YESTERDAY when he was with us. The dragonfly, dandelion stamping and rose stencil are all a nod to my father's love of nature. CAROLINE ELLIAM Caroline: My inspiration for this month's challenge started with this picture of my in-laws. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last month. To think about their journey together reminds me of our inspiration word YESTERDAY. Their life as a couple is made out of many yesterdays and they got through all of them with love. For our creative twist, I have of course my picture, but I also stayed in the VINTAGE style with a lot of brown and beige. HEIKE'S AUGENBLICK HEIKE: I created for the August challenge this layout with an old photo of my mother. Unfortunately she is no longer with us, and sadly, I do not have many photos of her. This photo is one of the few that we still have after a water damage in our house. The sepia photo incorporates the VINTAGE creative challenge and the word YESTERDAY is handwritten on the page. MARTINA STOYCHEVA Martina: This month's challenge inspired me to create a layout in greys and blues. I love this paper and its background reminds me of VINTAGE wallpaper. I also used this old black and white photo as inspiration. I love to give life to my projects so that they are not meaningless. That's why I, inspired by the August word, chose a quote from Rumi stating 'YESTERDAY I was clever so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise so I am changing myself.' DAISY RAMSAY Daisy: For this challenge, I got inspired by an old wedding picture of my grandparents. I never got to know my grandfather because he passed away before I was born, but I've had great moments with my wonderful grandmother before she passed away too. I wish I could go back to YESTERDAY just to enjoy another day of happiness with her. For me VINTAGE is all about soft pink and gold, doily textures and old vintage lights. AGA BARANIAK Aga: I love this month's challenge. Family, and most specifically my ancestors, are the most precious people in the world because were it not for them and the life they had YESTERDAY, I wouldn't be here today. I created this canvas as a tribute to them using very old VINTAGE photos, colours and designs. SIVAN AMEDI Sivan: For me YESTERDAY symbolizes the past, the memories of the times gone by, good or bad. I always miss these days, but I enjoy living in the present and look forward to the future. Anyone who knows me knows that I am very VINTAGE in my soul. I love old manners, hairstyles, flowers, lace dresses and the simple childhood without all the distractions there are today. In this layout I used a picture of a sweet little vintage girl and created many layers with a lot of flowers in antique colours. NICOLE DOIRON Nicole: The word YESTERDAY obviously made me go back in the past, and this picture came to mind. It's of my mom when she was only a teenager posing with her youngest brother in an old photo booth. She was a spitfire as people tell me, and you can tell by this picture. I absolutely love the hairstyle! To incorporate the VINTAGE creative challenge, I chose the sepia photo and decorated my page with old-fashioned buttons and brads. Oh, what precious creations once again has our DT shared with you! There is no challenge that is too big for any of them. Will you now take on this challenge? Here are the prizes up for grab this month! MAIN CHALLENGE WINNER (as voted by our DT) $50 USD value prize from 2CRAFTY (image below is for illustration purposes only) 4 RUNNERS UP (as voted by our DT, in no particular order) $25 USD value prize from LINDY'S (image below is for illustration purposes only) $25 USD value prize from 49 AND MARKET (image below is for illustration purposes only) $25 USD value prize from 7 DOTS STUDIO (image below is for illustration purposes only) $25 CAD value prize from MAGENTA RANDOM WINNER (picked at random from all eligible entries) $25 USD value prize from PION DESIGN MYSTERY WINNERS (hand picked by our Admin team - two entries not in our Top 5, but that have that special something that captured our attention) $25 USD value prize from FABRIKA DECORU $25 USD value prize from AB STUDIO (image below is for illustration purposes only) We are very grateful to all our generous sponsors for these fabulous prizes. To learn more about any of them, click on the SPONSORS tab above. We are looking forward to seeing your entries into out August Main Challenge YESTERDAY & VINTAGE! Link up your projects using our LinkyTook in the right sidebar by August 31 at 11:55 pm EST.
''Always Smile'' Hello my friends! I'm so excited to share with you my posts for 2Crafty Chipboards. But before I continue... Please remember while you are here be sure you have become a blog follower and leave a comment to be eligible to go in out monthly draw for a great chippie prize pack. I also have a video tutorial on how I made this layout. CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO I based this layout on the July challenge at More than Words which is hosting a wonderful sketch this month and also White... with 1. I used the following 2Crafty Chipboards... 6" Circle Dot Frames Fine Word Set 1 Lavender Shrub Word Circles Set 1 I started by giving all my chipboards a coat of gesso. When dry, I colored the ''Lavendar Shrub'' and my title word ''Always'' from the ''Fine Word Set 1'' with Lindy's Stamp Gang magical powder ''Tilt-a-wheel teal''. I cut a small piece of the ''Lavendar Shrub'' and used it for my small cluster here. To frame my photo, I used a circle chipboard from the ''6 Circle Dot Frames''. I also colored it with Lindy's Stamp Gang magical powder ''Tilt-a-wheel teal''. I heat embossed the word ''Smile'' from the ''Word Circles Set 1'' with Lindy's Stamp Gang ''Angel Wings Ruby'' embossing powder. ''Dream'' 2Crafty Chiboards I used... ATC Words 1 ATC Butterflies ATC Flourish 2 Flower Doilies Leafy Shrub Set 1 Here is my video tutorial on how I made this canvas. TO VIEW VIDEO CLICK HERE. I have based my canvas on the July challenge at Prima Marketing PPP. This time, I decided not to coat my chipboards with gesso as I usually do. Instead, I painted them directly with Finnabair acrylic paints and the result was amazing. I really loved the result... I wish I could show you how they shine! I painted the chipboards I used from the ''ATC Flourish 2'' and from the ''Leafy Shrub Set 1'' with ''Deep Waters'' acrylic paint. I heat embossed the butterfly chippies from the ''ATC Butterflies'' with Ranger Distress Powder in ''Scattered Straw''. I also painted my flower doily from the ''Flower Doilies'' chipboard set with acrylic paint in ''Royal Red'' this time. I treated my title word from ''ATC Words 1'' the same way as the Flower Doily. Well, that's all from me today... Thank you for your time!
Now that it is officially fall, we got into some gorgeous, rich colors! October's Prima Product Pick was based on vibrant purple, dusty mauve, taupe, and light khaki! There was no better way to go from the bright colors of summer to the deeper colors...
''Precious Moments'' Hello 2Crafty fans! Mary here with you today to share two layouts and two video tutorials. The first one is a romantic vintage layout designed on a dark gray paper from the ''Salvage District'' Prima collection & filled with lots of flowers. I have also made a VIDEO TUTORIAL with the procedure. TO VIEW VIDEO CLICK HERE I based this layout on the September challenges over at Prima Marketing PPP and at More Than Words challenge blog. I used the following 2crafty chipboards... Marianne's Butterflies Lina's Swirl Flourish Adornment Set 4 Precious - Loopy Font I highlighted my dark background paper with some white gesso and then I used ''Tea Pot Purple'' and ''Open Arms Amethyst'' Lindy's Stamp Gang mists to add some color to it. I painted the flourish chipboards with ''Rich Turquoise'' and the Lina's Swirl with the ''Dark Velvet'' Finnabair acrylic paints. The title and the little butterfy chipboards were heat embossed with ''Gilded Burgundy Brass'' Lindy's embossing powder. I also used a small curved leftover chipboard from the ''Circle Revolution Frames''. ''Imagine'' And this is my second layout... a monochromatic mystery and imaginary one this time... Here you can see how I made it... TO VIEW VIDEO CLICK HERE 2crafty chipboards used on this layout... ATC Tiny Hearts & Stars Angel Wings 6" Clock Face Frames ATC Words 1 I based it on three challenges... Prima BAP, Scrapki-Wyzwaniowo and Studio75 I used the ''Flirty'' paper from ''Homegrown'' 7dots Studio collection. I applied Graphite texture paste with a stencil and colored my background with the ''Brushed Nickel'' and ''Midnight Rendezvous Raven'' Lindy's Stamp Gang mists. I also made some splatters with 13arts Silver Splash ink. I heat embossed the ''Angel Wings'' chipboard, which I cut in half, with ''Queen Sheba's Silver'' and then I sprinkled some Finnabair Art Sugar in ''White'' to make them sparkle. The title and the little stars chippies were treated the same way with the wings chipboards. The clock frame was also heat embossed with ''Midnight Pewter'' Lindy's embossing powder. The flowers and the embellishments are Prima and the metal tag is from Tim Holtz philosophy tags. Thank you so much for stopping by! See you here again next month...
''Friends Forever'' Hello 2Crafty friends! I have two projects to share with you, today! Lets start with the first one which is a layout. I also made a video tutorial on how I made it. CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO I based this layout on the August challenge over at More than Words Challenge blog and on Prima Marketing PPP August Challenge. I used the following 2Crafty Chipboards... 6" Circle Revolution Frames Bubble Clumps Mini Word Set 2 Friendship Mini Word Pack When I found this beautiful photo on Pinterest, I wanted to create a summery and fresh layout. The paper I used is from Prima Marketing ''Salvage District'' Collection. To create my background I used Lindy's Stamp Gang mist, several stamps from my stash and the flowers are also Prima Marketing. I heat embossed the two word titles from the ''Mini Word Set 2'' and the ''Friendship Mini Word Pack'' with ''Spanish Moss Green'' Lindy's Stamp Gang embossing powder. The ''Circle Frame'' was treated the same way. The ''Bubble Clumps'' were also heat embossed with the ''Desert Moon Turquoise'' Lindy's powder. ''Happy Today'' The second project is a colourful canvas. Here is my video tutorial on how I made this canvas. TO VIEW VIDEO CLICK HERE 2Crafty Chiboards I used... Asst Mini Camera Set Word Circles Set 1 Film Strips-Small I have based my canvas on the August challenge over at Lindy's Stamp Gang Challenge Blog. I created my background with mixing light paste with four different magicals and applied them trought a stencil. You can see which colours I used in the video above. I heat embossed the two ''Word Circles'' with ''Desert Moon Turquoise'' and the ''Film Strip'' with the ''Hydrangea Blue Mauve'' Lindy's embossing powder. The chipboards from ''Asst Mini Camera Set'' were also heat embossed with ''Ceranium Coral Blush''. Well, that's all from me today... Thank you so much for stopping by!!!
''Believe...'' (in Christmas spirit) Hello 2Crafty fans! Mary here with you today to share two projects and two video tutorials. The first one is a Christmasy layout designed with 7dots studio papers from ''Homegrown'' collection and Prima Marketing flowers. I have also made a VIDEO TUTORIAL with the procedure. TO VIEW VIDEO CLICK HERE I based my layout on December challenges over at 7dots studio and at More Than Words challenge blogs. 2Crafty Chipboards used on this project... Stellar Snowflakes Mini Reindeers Glenda's Swirl Xmas Mini Word Pack Some close ups... To design my background I used modeling paste with two stencils. Because I wanted to make an extra texture and I heat embossed the modeling paste before it gets dry with the ''Purely White'' Lindy's powder. And... I loved the result!!! Then, I colored the background with some Lindy's Stamp Gang mists and made a few splatters of ''White'' 13arts Splash ink to make it look like it's snowy. I heat embossed the the title and the ''Glenda's Swirl'' chipboard with ''Queen Sheba's Silver'' Lindy's powder. The ''Stellar Snowflakes'' and the ''Mini Reindeer'' chippies were also embossed with ''Angel Wings Ruby''. When everything were glued down, I added ''Frosted'' mica flakes and silver microspheres with gel medium to give my layout a wintery frosted feeling. A final touch with some more white splatters and my snowy background was ready. ''Christmas Wishes'' set of ATC My second project is these four ATCs made with several chippies and Lindy's Stamp Gang mists and embossing powders. You can see the procedure on my VIDEO... TO VIEW VIDEO CLICK HERE HERE 2Crafty Chipboards used... ATC Tiny Hearts & Stars Deer Head Set Stellar Snowflakes Chicken Wire Panel I based my cards on the Mixed Media & Art December challenge. And a closer look on the details... I made the background with a white cardstock colored with Lindy's mists. I also made a little embossing on the modeling paste, which I had applied with a stencil, with ''King Midas Gold'' Lindy's embossing powder. To give an extra texture I added a little light paste here and there with a spatula. Then, I heat embossed the chipboard pieces of the ''Chicken Wire Panel'', the ''Stellar Snowflakes'', ''Deer Head Set'' & ''ATC Tiny Stars'' with some Lindy's powder. The stickers are from the ''Yuletide'' 7dots Studio collection. I added sisal in natural color and some micro beads in bronze with gel medium. Lastly I added a few splatters with a white splash ink. Well, that's all for today... See again next month! Thank you so much for stopping by!!!
Hello my friends and happy Sunday to all!!! Mary here with you today sharing my latest layout using papers from the beautiful ”Summertime” collection. This time I made a soft romantic page using to…
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Hello everyone! It's Mary here today sharing with you my moodboard inspiration for this month. I made a layout a little bit different than my usual... haven't used any flowers or laces but lots of metal cogs and chipboards. And here is my layout... Timeless I created texture on my background by applying Graphite texture paste through a stencil and then heat embossed the pattern with the Bratwurst Brown Lindy's Gang embossing powder. I used the Dark Chocolate Truffle Lindy's spray to add some color on my page. I used the Rust Effect Paste to paint the ''Geometric Border'' chipboard. All the other chipboard pieces were also painted with the Steampunk Copper acrylic paint. As a final touch I embellished my clusters with some metallique gears and Copper glass glitter. Dusty Attic products used... Roman Numerals mini Words #3 Lattice small Geometric Border Thank you for stopping by!
Hello Maja fans and welcome to the blog! It’s Mary here with you today! I would like to share a new layout I made with papers from two collections… ”Enjoying outdoors” and &…
''Magical'' Hello 2Crafty fans! It's Mary here with you today and I have two layouts with video tutorials to share with you. My first layout was made with lots of flowers, laces and colored cheesecloth combined with some beautiful chipboard pieces. I have also made a VIDEO TUTORIAL with the procedure. TO VIEW VIDEO CLICK HERE 2Crafty Chipboards used... Mini Branches Lattice Leaves Corner Leafy Swirls Fine Word Set 2 Here are some close ups.. I made a mixed media background with modeling paste and a stencil, some random stamping and added color with the ''Frosty Forest Green'' and the ''Tea Pot Purple'' Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays. I heat embossed the ''Mini Branches'' & the ''Lattice Leaves'' with the ''Oakleaf Olive'' and the ''Corner Leafy Swirl'' with the ''Orbit Olive Gold'' Lindy's embossing powders. The ''Magical'' title from the ''Fine Word Set 2'' was also heat embossed with the ''King Midas Gold'' powder. Finally, I added some ''Copper'' micro beads and made some splatters with 13arts Splash ink in ''Gold''. ''Imagine'' My second layout was created in blue, black and silver shades. You can see the procedure on my VIDEO... TO VIEW VIDEO CLICK HERE I based my page on the 13arts ARTelier September sketch challenge. 2Crafty Chipboards used... ATC Words 1 Bubble Clumps Elegant Flourishes Mini Flourish Bits Clock Face Frames And a closer look at the details... Again, I made a mixed media backgound with modeling paste and a stencil, some stamping and I used the ''Chalk Ultramarine'' and the ''Pastel Cobalt'' 13arts mists. I colored the ''Bubble Clumps'', the ''Elegant Flourishes'', the ''Mini Flourish Bits'' & the ''Clock Face Frames'' chipboard pieces with ''Black'' 13ats Splash ink. The ''Dream'' and the ''Imagine'' title words from the ''ATC Words 1'' set were colored with ''Silver'' Splash ink. To finish, I added some silver & black glass beads and ''Platinum'' glash glitter. Well, that's all for today... I hope I gave you some inspiration!
Hello my dear friends and happy Sunday to all!!! It’s Mary here with you today and I have a new layout to share with you, made with the beautiful ”Denim & Friends” collection. I dec…
Hello my friends! It’s Mary here with you, today, and I have a new layout to share with you. I made a romantic page, again, using papers from the ”Vintage Spring Basics” collectio…
Hello my dear friends!!! It’s Mary here with you today and I have a new layout to share with you, made with the beautiful ”Denim & Friends” collection. Once more, I decided to use p…
BAP Winner AHEAD: Are you ready for our March BAP winner? A great sketch will allow you to adapt it to your photos, your style, your choice of embellishments...all while giving you fabulous elements to play with. March's sketch, by Riikka Kovasin, simply rocked all...
February's PPP was a sweet mix of soft pink, rich red, pure white (and a few shades in between) with dazzling products for an inspiring, love-filled board. It seems you all loved the mood board as we got so many gorgeous entries! (Product Photo Creds:...
Hi there! Happy you stopped by today. ;-) I have a brand new, and OH soo inspiring mood board for you today: This is how we use the mood boards: Definition mood board – n [a board used by designers…
Hello Everyone We have a really special Guest Designer today and we know that you will absolutely recognise this lovely ladies work! ;-) A really warm and Merry welcome to Mary Catt. Here's a little about Mary. Hello! I'm Mary and I live in Greece. I'm married to a wonderfully supportive husband and we have three children. I met scrapbooking two years ago and I can honestly say it was love at first sight. I love mixed media style but I also like to experiment with other styles too. The only thing I can tell for sure is that I can't create without flowers and embellishments. I use them, in all my projects, a lot. I find lots of my inspiration in everyday life and when I scrap I feel so happy that I totally forget everything around me. I'm very happy to be here as a guest designer and I want to thank Berry71Bleu for that honor! Mary created this beautiful, frosty and fabulous page! ;-) Here are some closer looks. Please pop over to Mary's blog to see more of her amazing and inspirational work. There is still a few days to play along with our mood board and would love to see what you create. Our December Sponsor We are happy to introduce 13@rts as our sponsor in December. You can shop the fantastic products that the brand offers in their online store. A click on the picture will take you directly there. 13@arts give one winner the fabulous prize below! Please follow their social media: Blog Instagram Facebook You have time till 31 December.
Какое добренькое утречко, друзья! Сегодня мы хотели бы начать день с новенького универсального скетча. Этот скетч вскружил голову нашим дизайнерам в прямом и переносном смысле :) А вот и он: Мы рады приветствовать в блоге Мемуарис в качестве приглашенного дизайнера иностранную гостью, встречайте: Mary Catt из Греции. We are happy to welcome Mary Catt from Greece as Guest designer for this sketch challenge: Mary Catt For my page, I used 7dots ''Yuletide'' Collection and the ''Gingerbread'' paper. I made my background with Finnabair graphite texture paste and a stencil, my favorite Lindy's Stamp Gang black mist and some stamps. I used 2Crafty chipboards which I heat embossed with black embossing powder. Set my clusters and some final touches with some black pearls. Работы основной дизайн команды: Татьяна Садомская У меня по нашему новому универсальному скетчу сложилась пара шоколадниц для врачей. В работе использовала бумагу ScrapBerry's "Райские птицы", цветы, а также акварельную бумагу для основы. Vera Shelemekh Мне скетч пришлось развернуть, потому что велик на вертикальную открытку никак не влезал)) Получилась такая легкая универсальная открыточка. Использовала коллекцию Boho Dreams от Kaisecraft Даша Самусева Я решила обыграть фотографии и расположить их под углом в 45 градусов и добавить полоски бумаги. Мне очень нравится бумага Crate Paper, и в этот раз я использовала "джинсовые" листики из коллекции "Bloom". Работу дополнила высечками из чипборда от Crate Paper (помните, был такой славный набор на тему любви и 14 февраля) и Simple Stories. Стокли Над этим скетчем мне пришлось подумать, потому что фотографии разворачивать не хотелось. Хотя... зачем разворачивать сами фотографии, если можно добавить подложки? Использовала бумагу от Prima Marketing и Heidi Swapp, дотсы, чипборд и подходящий по цвету спрей. Mila Valentova Всем влюбленным в свою Porsche посвящается!:) SiniZza Скетч я использовала для создания открытки. Получилось нестандартно и празднично! Ксения Phedra Ли Для меня этот скетч оказался настоящим вызовом - работу переделывала 2 раза! Но все же удалось обыграть задумку - сделать открытку с акварельным рисунком. Олеся Харькова Мое любимое сочетание - геометрия и флора. В работе использовала бумагу Carpe Diem Simple Stories, штампы Harvest Mouse MFT. Работы команды приглашенных дизайнеров: Тирская Юлия Скетч классный! Я разрывалась между открыткой и страничкой, но потом, мне на глаза попался блок для блокнота, который лежит уже давно и терпеливо ждет своего часа. И теперь я счастливый обладатель яркого блокнотика. Анна Игрушка Такой интересный скетч. Я решила отойти немного от своего страничного мира и сделала папочку для дисков. Получилась сочная и неординарная работа. Света Vnezapnaya По скетчу у меня страничка про лето, отдых, семью и счастье:) Материалов использовала немного, хотелось побольше света и воздуха: карточки для вырезания (которые лежали уже несколько лет без дела:), чипборд, декоративную крышечку, дотсы, спреи. Заголовок распечатала и вырезала. Юлия Мануковская По скетчу сотворилась простенькая, но очень теплая и летняя крафтовая открыточка) Напоминаем, что по скетчу принимаются абсолютно любые работы (открытки, странички, блокноты и т.д.). Главное, чтобы он читался, а прочитать и применить скетч к работе вам поможет эта статья. Также не забывайте о ПРАВИЛАХ участия в наших заданиях. Мы ждем ваши работы с 29 июня по 26 июля включительно, линки закроются в 23:55 по Москве. А победитель получит очень нестандартный для скетчевых заданий и весьма соблазнительный приз от магазина Мемуарис: вот такой набор цветочков Prima "Tales Of You & Me", Moi aussi, Je t'aime An InLinkz Link-up
$25 USD value prize from CUTS2LUV (image below is for illustration purposes only) MYSTERY WINNER (hand picked by our Admin team - an entry not in our Top 5, but that has that special something that captured our attention) $25 USD value prize from FABRIKA DECORU We are very grateful to all our generous sponsors for these fabulous prizes! To learn about any of them, click on the SPONSORS tab above. We are looking forward to seeing your entries into our October Main Challenge DELICATE & FABRICS! Link up your projects using our LinkyTool in the right sidebar by October 31st at 11:55 pm EST.
Witajcie! Czas ogłosić zwycięzców naszego Anielskiego Wyzwania! Cieszymy się, że było dla Was inspirujące. Dostaliśmy tyle pięknych zgłoszeń, że niełatwo było wybrać zwycięzcę! Ostatecznie zdecydowaliśmy, że najbardziej podoba nam się praca od: Hello! It's time to announce our Angels Challenge winners! We're happy that our challenge was inspiring for you. So many beautiful projects! It was very hard to choose one winner! We've decided that project we like the most is from: Helena Gridasowa - Card Making Kursk Świetna robota Heleno! Twoja praca jest piękna, pełna szczegółów. Bardzo nam się spodobała! Well done Helena! Your project is so beautiful and full of details! We really love it! Heleno, otrzymujesz od nas bon o wartości 60zł na zakupy w sklepie 13@rts wraz z darmową wysyłką. Zapraszamy Cię również do gościnnego występu w jednym z naszych kolejnych wyzwań. Wyślij nam proszę e-mail na adres: [email protected] w ciągu 7 dni od ogłoszenia wyników, aby odebrać swoją nagrodę. Helena, you will receive a gift voucher for shopping in 13@rts store worth 60 PLN with free international postage. We would also like to invite you for guest designing in one of our next challenges. Please send us an e-mail at: [email protected] in seven days after the challenge results to claim your prize. tradycyjnie już chcielibyśmy wyróżnić też kilka innych prac. Gratulacje dla: As always, we picked some other projects to feature as well. Congrats to... AgaP i... and ... Mary Catt Fantastyczne prace dziewczyny! Great projects Ladies! Aga i Mary, przyjmijcie powyższy banerek! Aga and Mary, please take your badge here above! Dziękujemy Wam za udział w naszym wyzwaniu i koniecznie wpadnijcie wziąć udział w kolejnym, które rozpocznie się już 10. kwietnia. Thank you all again for joining us and be sure to come back soon for our next challenge. Our next challenge starts the 10th of April.
''Christmas Joy'' Hello 2Crafty fans! Mary here with you today with my last post for 2Crafty Chipboard. It's so hard for me to step down from a team that I have been a member for more than one year.
Hellooooo Michelle here with THREE creations for you today, I had incredible fun with the new dusty Attic mood board! Here’s my first impression, for you to puruse! You will FOREVER be my ALWAYS Black, White and Gold! I did gold foiling on the back ground first, added gold and black netting, as well as gauze! I love script paper and script flowers! Using the Dusty Attic Frame, I painted it black Then dusted with silver all purpose ink on a baby wipe! The title I painted with gold all purpose ink And completing off with metal embellishments, Celebr8 and Prima flowers! Products used: Next I have Me, Myself and I This represents me and more than likely most of us It's about how busy our minds are when we are meant to be sleeping but just have far too many ideas running through our heads! I found this pottery bust with wings at a craft market! it is meant for a pot plant, but clearly that is not what my mind was telling me!!! I painted, added lace gold foiled on top and bronze foiled the bust! I painted the face by mixing up brushed bronze and mother of pearl. Using oasis in the head, I was able to add flowers, words, feathers, light bulbs, clock and butterflies! Using hot glue I attached all other Prime flowers! I loved every minute of this off the page project! Products used: And Last but not Least is a CANVAS I have created REMEMBER TODAY The photo is of my sister-in-laws, brother and his new wife! I created the back ground, using distress ink and all purpose ink. then on top, clear gesso added my "Dress my Craft" sequins that you can buy online from Dusty Attic http://dustyattic.com.au for the Chippies titles I bronzed foiled and stained The border flourishes and titles I painted with all purpose gold ink. Even painting my metal butterflies! adding printable die cut clocks and dollies I include lace, pearls on a string and stone hearts ! Finishing off with Celebr8 flowers and Prima metal ones! Products used: Have fun scrapping! Lovies Shells
Hi there..! Happy to see you here today. It’s time for a brand new mood board challenge. And this time it’s really gorgeous and soo inspiring, don’t you think..? I’m really …
Hello Everyone Welcome to our mood board challenge for April! ;-) You can create a card, tag, layout, an altered project, journal pages or even a digital project! You can create whatever you like! ;-) We would just love to know what inspired you from the mood board and the sentiment behind your project!;-) We have 2 amazing Special Guest Designers for our challenge today! Firstly, is a really amazing creator and her styling is just divine! Welcome Lisa Griffith!! Hello! My name is Lisa Griffith and I live in the United States with my husband and my eight year old son, Liam. I have been scrapbooking since my son was born but it has become a real passion for me since discovering mixed media several years ago. You can find me most Saturday mornings at estates sales, looking for vintage treasures that I like to incorporate into my work….bits of tattered lace, buttons, vintage photographs, beautiful old magazines….My style varies with the themes I choose and I love to add a lot of texture with masks and paints. I love antiques and anything vintage so the invitation for this challenge was really enjoyable to me! Currently I design for Blue Fern Studios, The Scrapbook Diaries and Pion Design. I would love for you to visit me at www.thepaperattic.blogspot.com. Thank you Scrap Africa for having me! Lisa created this fabulous page! Aren't the details and the styling just amazing!!!!! So beautiful, in every way! ;-) Thanks so much Lisa for this super, amazing page! ;-) Our second fabulous designer, is Marina Syskova! ;-) So welcome Marina we are so pleased to have you here today too! ;-) Hello! My name is Marina Syskova and I am pleased to be a Guest Designer on the Scrap Africa blog! In August of 2012. I first discovered the wonderful world of scrapbooking and now can not imagine my life without it! Marina created these gorgeous and beautiful journal pages! ;-) The vintage feel and the fabulous background and beautiful styling, just make for a stunning project! ;-) Thanks sooo much Marina for this stunning inspiration! ;-) Thanks so both Lisa and Marina, again, for your fabulous works! ;-) Please pop over to their blogs to see some creativity and crafty eye candy of note! Next we see what the Design Team have created for us. Ada Arantzazu Asica Channa Denise Eirini Ewelina Joanna Marie Nolene Olga Regiane Salla The last Design Team project is by our newest Team Member Mary Catt! ;-) Woot woot Mary! So glad you have joined our team! ;-) Mary Thanks sooo much to the Design Team for their wonderful inspiration! ;-) As always, we have a random giveaway up for grabs. This month is no different and it's a goodie. R300 worth of BoBunny Misc. Me goodies. So we would love you to play along and show us what you create! ;-) You have until 30 April to upload your projects. An InLinkz Link-up
7 Dots Studio scrapbooking papers with vintage and mixed-media designs by Finnabair. We invite you to visit our shop and blog for inspiration.
HUGE DISCOUNT ON DUSTY ATTIC DESIGNER KITS HERE 30% OFF means a $25.00 kit is now only $17.50 (Postage not included) Plus ONLY ONE MYSTERY BOX LEFT! PATRICIA BASSON Hello to all my Blog Friends.... The Moodboard at Dusty Attic this month was simply divine and absolutly my favourite of the year because of the earthy Greens and Browns on it...seeing as Fall is my favourite time of the year. I had this photo of me from quite a few years ago sitting on a carpet of fallen Fall Leaves, perfect for this lay-out. The papers I used are very old, they date from when I started Srcapbooking! I do not know from which company they are. I did not add any Mixed Media products at all, thought the papers are beautiful as they are and I rather spend time treating the Dusty Chipboards and doing some hand stitching for extra interest.... On the Notepad Edge Frame I used Art Alchemy Antique Brilliance Wax, Lucky Emerald and Red Amber. On the Ornate Circle Frame the following Rust Effect Pastes, Dark Olive, Green-Grey and Rusty. The Branches also got a Wax treatment, this time with Bronze Age, Aged Brass and a little Lucky Emerald. The Bird Nest was painted with different Brown and Raw Sienna Acrylic paints...I layered all the chipboards and papers to create a lot of depth on this page. The Ivy Flourish was painted with Greens, Brown and Beige paints. Also sprayed Ethereal Emerald and Treasure Island Turquoise Moon Shadow Mists from Lindy's Stampgang.I then added some glass chips and topped it with clear UTEE. Sprayed some more Mists that pooled in the cravices... These painted Branches got a coating of clear Crackle Varnish. All the flowers are from Petaloo. Feel welcome to partake in our monthly challenges and stand a chance of winning one of two $50 gift vouchers to spend in the Dusty On-line Store. Products I used... Ivy Flourish DA 146 Bird Nest #2 DA 0721 Branch #4-Small DA 1184 Branches 6 pk DA 0376 Ornate Circle Frames-Small DA 1616 Notepad Edge Frames Circle DA 1573 Clear Crackle Varnish DA 0900 When autumn dulls the summer skies, And paler sunshine softly lies Upon the brown and fallow lands:— As fairy artists come in bands To paint with brushes dipped with frost:— They pay with gold, for verdure lost... ~V.O. Wallingford ~ "The Cottonwood Trees"
Hello dears! It's Mary here today with a new layout based on our November's moodboard. I loved the autumn colors and the magical feeling of the photos. And here is the moodboard... I used the color palette, the birds and the flowers from the board to create my layout which I also based it on the sketch too. I used a paper from the Fortune Teller 7dots Studio collection for my background and I created texture with modeling paste and a stencil. I made a little stamping here and there and next I added color with Lindy's Gang sprays. Next step was to color my Dusty Attic chipboards with Finnabair acrylic paints and a waxes. I hope I gave you some inspiration and see you on our challenge! Until next time happy creating!
Hi there Lindy’s fans! It’s Mary here today and I have a new mixed media layout to share with you. I used two of my favorite Lindy’s sprays in gold and brown tones along with some metal embellishments
Hello my dear friends and happy Sunday to all!!! It’s Mary here with you today and I have a new layout to share with you, made with the new amazing ”Denim & Friends” collection. Oh, I love that…
Hello my friends! Happy Easter to all of you!!! It’s Mary here with you today sharing my latest layout featuring the ”Nyhavn” and the new ”Monochromes-Shades of Sofiero” col…
The next time you wake up and smell the coffee you can also look down and see a cat behind to rest your mug on.
My name is Mary and I live in Greece with my husband and our three children. I met scrapbooking three years ago and since then it has been my obsession! I love creating layouts but I also design tags, cards, mini albums, canvases and altered items as well. I like to test my creative ability and always try to improve my skills. My style is mixed media, with a little vintage and some shabby chic touches. I find lots of my inspiration in everyday life and when I scrap I feel so happy that I totally forget everything around me. I am very happy to be a guest designer in Scrapki-Wyzwaniowo. Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity! For my layout, I used papers from the 7 Dots Studio ''Hazy Days'' collection and my main paper is the ''Oil Spil''. First, I created texture by applying modeling paste through a stencil and when dried, I added colour with some sprays. I heat embossed all the chipboards I used and then I randomly rubbed a little metallique wax on them. When everything was glued down, I added some glass beads & glitter and made some splashes with white acrylic ink. I have also prepared a video tutorial where you can watch all the procedure. I hope you will enjoy it and inspire you a little bit with my work. Thank you Mary. What a gorgeous project. If you are interested in more of her works visit her blog and also leave her some lovely comments. Sponsors: European manufacturer, that create scrapbooking lines consist of papers, stickers, die-cut elements, stamps, stencils and chipboard. Creative and passionate crew works to bring you inspiring products, that will make your creativity blooming. website - www.7dotsstudio.com blog - http://7dotsstudio.com/archives/category/blog facebook - http://www.facebook.com/7DotsStudio twitter - https://twitter.com/7DotsStudio pinterest - http://www.pinterest.com/7dotsstudio/ UmWowStudio is a family owned business out of Las Vegas, NV. The production is specialized in laser cut chipboard embellishments and masks for the paper crafting and mixed media community. website - http://umwowstudio.com/ blog - http://umwowstudio.blogspot.com/ facebook - https://facebook.com/UmWowStudio instagram - http://www.instagram.com/UmWowStudio pinterest - https://pinterest.com/umwowstudio First Prize 7 Dots Studio - Collection Kit Second Prize sponsored by 7 Dots Studio Random Prize 7 Dots Studio - Pad 6x6 Good luck to all of you! Please check our rules here. The most important rules: 1. You can create any project you want, unless it is specified in challenge rules. 2. Each person can enter with one project per month. 3. To enter the challenge please: - create a project, - publish it on your blog together with a link to our challenge and a visual reminder for our challenge - add a link to your blogpost (not a whole blog) using Inlinkz tool - you will find it below each challenge and in right column of our blog. Proszę przeczytaj pełne zasady tutaj. Najważniejsze z nich to: 1. Możesz stworzyć dowolny projekt, chyba że w wyzwaniu jest sprecyzowana forma. 2. Na każde wyzwanie można zgłosić jedną pracę. 3. By zgłosić swoją pracę: - stwórz projekt - opublikuj go na swoim blogu, podlinkuj do nas i koniecznie umieść naszą grafikę przypominającą o treści wyzwania - dodaj link do swojego posta (nie całego bloga) używając Inlinkz, który znajdziesz u dołu posta z wyzwaniem i w prawej kolumnie bloga. An InLinkz Link-up
