Scrap Thursday Part 32

This weeks layout has been made for the Dare to Create challenge set by Andy Skinner and Tracy Weinzapfel. The idea is to use techniques and styles of both Andy and Tracy in one piece of art.

I used one of my photographs from Brisbane at Christmas for this layout.

I used DecoArt Americana diluted with water to use as a wash.

I started with a white wash over printed scrapbook paper.

I then used a baby wipe to dab off excessive paint. 

I built the colour up gradually.

Once dry I distressed the edges of the paper.

Using my finger I added the final colour of paint on the edges.

Once dry I wove the paper and glued it in place on a piece of Bazzill.

 

Using watercolour pencils and a water brush I added a rusty effect to the edges.

I used a mask from The Crafter's Workshop to add some tiny arrows.

I made a green heart using DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics, Crackle Glaze and Antiquing Cream. This is similar to the one in the Brisbane logo.

To add a bit more of a Christmas feel I used two Christmas stamps by PaperArtsy and a little bit of sparkle on the cats hat.

I edged the card using Distress Ink pads and a water brush. Around the edges of the weaving I added a title and date.

Scrap Thursday Part 31

It is Thursday again (I don't know where the time goes) and I am going to share a layout I made at the weekend for the We Dare You To Create challenge being held by Andy Skinner and Tracy Weinzapfel. The aim of the challenge is to create a piece of art work that incorporates both Andy's and Tracy's style which as they are so different makes for an interesting make!

The 12" x 12" layout below features photographs taken in Brisbane of Street Art.

I started by embossing standard white card with different styles of embossing folders. I then positioned and mounted my photographs on white Bazzill and cut around them leaving a tiny white border. 
The next step is to randomly cut pieces of the embossed card and place around the photographs. The placing of the card needs thought but in order to get the 'Andy' style the choice of embossed card must be used randomly.

The next stage involves lots of paint, I used a mix of Americana and DecoArt Fluid Acrylics. The first coat completely covers all the embossed card in one colour. Then in no particular order I dry brushed the other colours over the top, with some colours being used heavier than others. Once this was dry I stuck all the pieces in place around the photographs, I added tiny brads to give the effect of metal panels welded together.

I stamped a 'Totally Tracy' flower in Liquid Acrylics and filled in the image using paints from the embossing stage, I added a thin coat of crackle glaze and left it all to dry. This was later cut out along with the butterflies and positioned on the layout.

The last part was the journalling, which I prefer to handwrite even though I am not fond of my writing. It think it just gives a more personal feel to layouts.

So that's it, my joint styled scrap layout! I look forward to seeing what other people will create using the same specification.

18th June Scrap Thursday Part 4

This is the forth scrapbook page for my new weekly post Scrap Thursday. I will try and bring new ideas and techniques and revisit old favourites too. If you have any suggestions or requests just let me know and I will do my best to accommodate these. 

My aim is to list the products I have used with links to retailers (preferably independent stores) and if I find any bargains I will let you know!  

I usually work in a 12" x 12" format as this allows me more space to experiment and get arty!

Materials used for this layout are: smooth white Bazzill, stencils/masks, Distress Inks, Dylusions stamps, Totally Tracy Stamps, Octopode digi images, paint, Washi Tape, WOW, journal pens, Copic markers, pages from an old book.

This week I have used the new colour Distress Inks by Ranger. Ranger are releasing one new colour each month and I have used the first 5 in the layout above.

 I used some white paper as a mask.

I used masks and stencils (Artistic Stamper, Dina Wakley and Dutch Doobadoo) overlapping to create the background.

 Using a craft knife I cut along the shape of the green wave.

 This allowed the bottom of the photograph to be hidden.

Using a journal pen I added some borders between each wave of colour. I used Dylusions stamps, WOW and Copic markers.

I stamped the Totally Tracy flower stamps onto an old book page to mimic the style of the Dylusions stamps.

Using paint and ink pads I added circles and lines criss crossing and overlapping each other. 

 I used digi images from The Octopode Factory

 Added some doodling

 Used Washi Tape for the bird to 'stand' on

And added a digi word image.

I am so very pleased with the result, its full of life and vibrancy as my niece (the photo above!) is.

Totally Tracy!

Tracy Weinzapfel Studios

As you probably know I am a big fan of Andy Skinner and DecoArt and was delighted to see on Facebook that he had entered into a challenge with Tracy Weinzapfel. It has been fun watching Andy cheating and being naughty with poor Tracy. Anyway this challenge brought Tracy and her fantastic new stamp range to my attention and well I had no choice but to buy some! I have used them on the layout below and below that are photos giving you an idea of what I did and how I did it.

I used the paints below for the flowers.

 I stamped a border masking over each flower to create this layered affect.

 Once Painted I then cut around the edge.

 I added highlights with a white journal pen.

 I had a single flower raised on sticky pads to give a little dimension.

 I used set TT15007 Be Bold.

 The page background was painted and I used masks and stamped flower images using Distress Ink pads in Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint.

 Using a fine journal pen I added a double line around the edge of the page.

 I then repeated the stamping for the opposite corner of the page, I used a flower that was not as bold as the first.

 I used the paint below for these flowers.

 Did a little mixing and blending and added highlights with the white journal pen.

 I cut out the flowers and stuck onto the layout.

 I made a journal block and decorated with a stamped leaf and Washi tape.

 With everything put together the final result is below.

Hope you like it!