Spring Sketches

Hi everyone, today we have some Sketch Challenges to share with you all.  I hope you are being inspired to use the Sketches Anita has designed for Scrapville, and will join in. We have some wonderful creations from the girls, all that little bit different, and they have used both the Layout Sketch, and the Card Sketch. Enjoy!

The Cabin by Sally Clark (CT)

 

Happy Fathers Day Card by Deb Pulford (CT)

Happy Fathers Day by Sarie Los

For Baby by Sally Clark (CT)

 

Don't forget, Pumpkin Time is midnight on the 14th September - be sure to have yours in by then.

Janet

Spring Bursts!

Hi Everyone, welcome to our Spring ScrapBurst creations.  I hope you are all having fun with this round of ScrapBursts, and that you all get time to get a few done!
ScrapBurst #2 - Hexagons x6 or more

The Bee Man by Sally Clark (CT)

As soon as I saw the 'Hex It Up' Scrapburst I knew I had to dig out these pics of the 'Bee Man' getting rid of the swarm of bees in our backyard. When I searched through my stash of papers from Scrapville I found the perfect Basic Grey paper from the June Bug range which I used for 2 of the large hexagons. I used a JilliBean Soup yellow printed paper as my background as it was a lovely mellow yellow and not too overpowering.

I cut some smaller hexagons from extra bits of the paper, mounted them up in random places on the larger hexagons, doodled a bit of a border and added some pearls to the centres for added interest. I also added a small blob of Dimensional Magic to the centre circles on the hexagon printed paper for a little added lift.

I stamped the Penny Black bee stamp twice using Staz-On - once on vellum and once on yellow cardstock. I cut the wing section from the vellum and the body section from the yellow cardstock, adhered the wings behind the body, adhered the body section only to the LO and folded the wings up slightly. Topped it all off with some Dimensional Magic over the bee body. Add some extra doodling for flight paths and it all came together quite well.
Well done Sally, very creative indeed!

ScrapBurst #3 Distressed Stamping

A Single White Rose by Anita Bownds (CT)

I've used Gesso to make the white dots on the background, and flicked it with Wood Stain spritz.  I added 2 strips of paper to the top and bottom of the layout, and distressed them. Then I cut out a pelmet and layered it, adding a chipboard circle turned into a button.

I fussy cut the basket of flowers and popped it on double sided tape added a chipboard circle that I turned into a button. Then I added a few butterflies with rhinestones.

I sprayed Caramel Latte and Wood Stain spritz onto a bit of plastic then pressed my BasicGrey floral stamp into it. I then stamped the image on the top and bottom of the background paper. 
Lovely stamping and fussy cutting Anita, and I love that rose, just beautiful. Well done.
ScrapBurst #1 Wordplay - Heart

They Warm my Heart by Jennie Seal

What a wonderful layout, a great take on the ScrapBurst several times over!  Nice white space with a splash of red spritzing and embellishments.

Utilizing the shape of the heart, Jennie has been able to add in an assortment of different patterns and embellishments to adorn it.  With an assortment of red colourings, this becomes a very effective idea to be creative with shapes.

Very simple, yet elegant.  It's all you need really to make your page extra special, and a great way to soften a title.  Well done Jennie.

Well I hope you have enjoyed these creations and are inspired to get scrapping.  You have the whole month to get your ScrapBurst challenges in.  Have fun!

Janet

The Final Splash...

Hi Everyone, here are the final layouts for the August Monthly Pack, Splash by Little Yellow Bicycle.  I hope you enjoy what the girls have created.

Down to the Sea by Delsie Mowbray

Catch of the Day by Judy Laracy

Nutella Nut by Delsie Mowbray

Thanks for sharing girls.  There's some wonderful detail in these layouts, and they're all so different.  This is a fine example of how versatile these packs can be.

Janet

September ScrapBursts

SCRAPBURSTS
For the month of September there will NOT be a Monthly Pack, due to Retreat. So we have decided to give you all something to keep you busy, here and at Retreat, especially for those with school holidays creeping up and a bit of extra time!

For another round of exciting ScrapBursts we will be running the Challenge throughout September. With prize packs up for grabs, we hope to see your creativity Bursting into Spring with a ScrapBurst Challenge! You can choose which ScrapBurst to do first, as long as each one is entered by Pumpkin Time September 30th! All winners will be announced on October 3rd.

You will find the criteria for each ScrapBurst Challenge below the Heading. You must stick to these criteria to be eligible for a prize. There must be a minimum of 4 entries in each challenge before a prize will be given.

The following Techniques can be used in conjunction with any of the listed criteria for each ScrapBurst: inking, painting, misting, stamping, sewing, piercing, masking and distressing.

SCRAPBURST KITS
Once again we’ll be putting together some SB KITs for you to use, but these are NOT compulsory. The Kits will include value added products to let you complete your challenge without the hassle of searching for products. If you purchase a SB KIT you can only use WHAT IS IN THE KIT, plus any of the allowed Techniques, as listed above. You can, however, use your own alphas and cardstock if you choose.
 
A winning ScrapBurst entry will WIN a SCRAPBURST PRIZE PACK! A winning entry that used a SB KIT, will ALSO WIN a BONUS PRIZE. Once again there will only be a limited number of Kits available in each ScrapBurst Challenge.  T&C apply.

SCRAPBURST #1 – IT’S ALL ABOUT “ME”
This layout is going to be about YOU, and includes a list of 5 things about yourself. There must be a photo of YOU. Your list can be done any way you choose, as long as there are 5 Items about You.

SCRAPBURST #2 – HEX IT UP!
Your layout must include a group of at least 6 Hexagonal Shapes. They can be grouped together, or spread around separately, but there MUST be at least SIX.

The HEX can be in the paper, a stamp, screen, chip shape, fussy-cut from patterned paper - but you MUST have them clearly visible on the layout.

SCRAPBURST #3 – STAMP IT DISTRESSED…
You must literally Distress this layout using Distress Inks, Distressing Tools and Distressing Techniques. As well as that, you MUST have at least ONE STAMPED IMAGE in the Background (using Distress Ink, and noting the colour used when entered).

SCRAPBURST #4 - WORD PLAY - HEART
You must include this WORD in the TITLE, or a derivative of this word (heart chip shape…). Your layout must also reflect the theme of the Title.

Here is our first sample for the #4 ScrapBurst, just to get you started!

I Love U by Anita Bownds (CT) ("Heart for "O")

Anita has used one of our EzyPzy Kits to do this ScrapBurst.  The colours are fantastic, as is the subject!  She has used cutout shapes to add her hearts, with wonderful spritzed watercolours to accent the background.

A bit of doodling on the hearts and a bit of bling is easy to get away with on a boy page - when it's BLUE!

How gorgeous is this flower? Anita does wonders with her handmade techniques and doodling. Beautiful layout Anita, well done.
 
We hope you have fun with these ScrapBursts, and look forward to seeing what you come up with.

PLEASE NOTE:
There is ONE more post to upload for the August Monthly Pack.  Due to some equipment failure, this won't be uploaded until Saturday Night.  Apologies to Delsie and Judy, but we look forward to seeing your creations then!!

Janet

Making a Creative Splash

Splash by Sally Clark (CT)

Sally has used circles and layering to create her Monthly Pack layout.  The colours work well together and the page has a nice balance about it.  The die cut circle from the pack makes a great journaling tag, with the eyelet scallop a decorative addition.

Here we can see the inking on the edges of the circle shapes, the cutout circles, covered in Dimensional Magic for shine, and mounted up with foam tape.

The clear cut shapes do a great job on their own once applied, but an even better job once covered in DM for that extra glassy touch.  Well done Sally.

Wild Things by Beth Metcalf

Well here we are Beth, despite the technical department at Scrapville pushing the wrong "what's this button do?" button and deleting your photo......... well here it is! ....again....
I must say, despite being on the Scrapville Wall of Fame for a couple of weeks already............ I love the way you have put this layout together.  Lots of "wild stuff" happening!

The alternating circles are a great mix of colours.  The liquid pearls add a nice shiny touch, and make very effective doodling patterns.

The transparency die cuts from the pack blend in beautifully with the colours, and still there's bling!  The offsetting of the circles once layered adds further dimension.

I love your flowers, they add to the theme of your layout.  The Mulberry paper behind the photo is a great way to define the frame and bring the focus onto that great photo.  Well done Beth.

Selfy by Sally Clark (CT)

I then fussy cut some of the shapes from the background papers and used Magic Mount to adhere them to the LO to create some dimension.

To create the soft fluffy edges on the mulberry paper, I painted lines with water where I wanted it to tear and carefully tore along the lines. The acrylic shapes are so much fun! I had the frame in my pack and cut it in half, added some bling and adhered to the LO peaking out from beneath the photo. I also added some bling to the hibiscus flower and adhered it to the photo with Dimensional Magic, which dries clear and can't be seen underneath transparency.

I stamped some images using Versamark and wiped over the images using chalks/pastels in pale blues and greens to create a subtle background.

I used my Cricut Expression and patterned paper for the title, which I finished off with a layer of Dimensional Magic.

Well done Sally, such a great variation on the pack with your 2 layouts.  I love the cutouts, layering and your Mulberry frame.

A newcomer to our Monthly Packs might be showing a few of us up?  She has already put together 3 layouts from her pack, and has brought them into Scrapville to share.  A great effort Jacqui.

Soldiers Beach by Jacqui Hillas

Jacqui has used her stripey paper to make the bunting.  A splash of orange in the border strips  ties in with the transparency diecut shapes.  The staggered photos tell the story I'm sure we've all seen, and the paper diecut stamp shape gives the pages their story.  Well done.

2011 by Jacqui Hillas

I just love that photo.  How many things get written in the sand only to be washed away until another day?  It is a layout with lots of colour and shape, and the total focus on that photo. The Mulberry flower and webbing add to the texture, tying in with the photo frame and paper flags. Well done.

Quick Silver by Jacqui Hillas

Ok, I know you're going to be looking for it, so the title of this page has been chosen by Janet!  How can you NOT call this Quick Silver - look at that face?  Jacqui has pretty much covered the titles in her journaling on the first page but that's it.  The shapes of the photos and the flags make this an effective way to get a mulit photo layout done, a really great idea.  I think you've done a great job Jacqui, thanks for sharing your work.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing what the girls have been doing with their packs, and that you get as much use out of yours!
 
Janet

August Creations

Here are a few more creations using both the "Splash" August Monthly Pack, and the August/September Sketch Challenge.  What a great variation of styles and designs we're seeing.  I hope everyone is having fun creating with these ones.

Winners are Grinners by Deb Pulford (CT)

Deb has gone for a solid background for her colourful Grinners layout.  Lots of shapes and layering add a good blend of colour and depth to this layout.  The edges are lightly distressed to add a bit of rawness, and the red alphas add a good balance with their brightness, and a great way to journal.  Well done Deb. 

Cheeky Girls by Jennie Seal (Guest CT)

 

Jennie has used lots of paper piecing and over stitching along the end border and around the layout frame of this Ezy Pzy Kit.  True to her calling, we have fussy cutting, Dimensional Magic, bling and flowers all on one page!  Some decorative tearing around the edges, mounting up of the cute little critters, birds and flowers, a bit of background spattering and all you'll need to add is some Cheeky Girls and you have a Sketch!  Well done Jennie.

Fish'N'Fun by Zan Boyle

Using more of her Monthly Pack, Zan has cut out a frame from the fish patterned paper to make a frame.  The blue webbing makes a nice interpretation for either a net or waves, depending how you look at it.  The clear cut out shapes blend in well. Lots of little cut out fish add depth as well.  Great to see you getting so much out of your Packs Zan.

Well done girls.

Janet

Cards & Layouts

Here we have some more Cards and Layouts from the Sketch Challenges and Monthly Pack to share.

Love Card by Zan Boyle

A great design for a wedding card Zan, lovely contrast of the pink with the grey and black. The raised flower adds dimension, and the punch and bling add a bit of love!  Well done.

Happy Birthday Card by Jennie Seal (Guest CT)

Jennie has used the Monthly Pack to make her card.  Using embossing folders and puches, she has added plenty of texture and effect.  The colour tones are just beautiful.

This handmade flower has worked out beautifully with shaping, inking on the ends of the petals, and a stick pin and button to dress it up.  Well done Jennie.

Happy Birthday Card by Roseanne Cook

Roseanne has also chosen to use an embossing folder on her card, and has inked across to the top for effect.  The colours are great for a masculine card, with the red star and flourish adding a nice bright touch.  Well done.

Enjoy Friends by Jennie Seal (Guest CT)

Jennie has put together another great combination of colours on her layout using an Ezy Pzy Kit.  These come with a co-ordinated range of papers, including a mix of cardstock, stickers, rub-ons, alphas or ribbon.  They take the work out of putting things together!

The MS butterfly punch makes a fantastic border strip, adding softness to the page and blending nicely with the doilies.  The handmade flowers from the Flower Tech Classes look fantastic, and the paint spatters are a nice addition.

 Bec by Zan Boyle

Zan has put her sketch together using the Little Yellow Bicycle Monthly Pack.  I love the colours, and the solid background still defines "white space" with all that depth and colour in the centre.  It's a great take on Anita's sketch.

Zan has used a mask to create her foreground flora shadows.  Some creative border punching, mounting, a good dose of bling and flowers are always a good recipe for a scrapping page.  Well done Zan, lovely.

We will have more to share shortly, so keep them coming.  We love to see your creations!

Janet

Sharing with a Splash

Hi Everyone, today we are sharing more layouts using Splash, our August Monthly Pack from Little Yellow Bicycle.  We're sure to see some interesting layouts with this one, as we have some very nice patterned papers in this range.  I hope you have yours... 

Fishing on the Dock of the Bay by Deb Pulford (CT)

Deb has cut the acetate sun in half to use as corner embellishments. A MS punch has been used to represent waves for the fish pp. The chevron pp has also been cut so that it looks a bit more like waves.  Very bright and colourful Deb, well done.  It gives the pack a totally different outlook when you see this one...

Remember by Jennie Seal (Guest CT)

Jennie has used a very simple yet effective variation to these bright colours by reversing one of the papers and using only one main colour.  With punches and masking on her layout she has added both texture and depth.  The brick wall was created with a mask and gesso, with smudges added to the background.  Three flowers were handmade and inked, then added to the bottom of the photo.

The fronds, birds and frame behind the photo have all been done using border punches, whilst the white flowers were made using a single punch.  Some doodling was added to the centres, and they have been shaped and mounted at random. Well done Jennie.

Janet

July/August Sketch Winner

Congratulations to Nicole Mcanamara for her Winning Layout in the July/August Sketch Layout challenge.  The voting was made a lot easier with a unanimous decision by the CT! 

July/August Sketch Layout: Nicole McNamara

Picture Perfect

Congratulations again to Nicole, please be sure to email Janet with your address details.  Thank you to everyone who entered the challenges.

Don't forget, you have plenty of time to get your entries in for Anita's wonderful Sketch Challenges.  Pumpkin Time 14th September, give it a go!

Janet

Announcement - CT Guest

Hi Everyone, well today I'd like to announce a Creative Team Guest to the team.  With Claire on a family holiday overseas for a while, we have taken the opportunity to add a Guest to the team in her absence.  I would like to welcome Jennie Seal to the team.  To learn a little more about Jennie, please read on.

Jennie Seal - Creative Team Guest August/September

 

And here's a few things Jennie would like to tell you all about herself.

• Where do you live? 
• Wodonga, Victoria.
• How long have you been scrapping?
• About two and a half years now.
  
• Where do you scrap?
• At Scrapville, Wodonga.
• What colours do you like to work with?
• All colours, I love brights and I love the olde world antique colours.
• What is your favourite products/patterned papers?
• Lately I am venturing into masking and gesso.  I'm having great fun with it too!
• My favourite patterned papers are anything I can fussy cut! 
• What is your favourite style?
• Anything really, I just like to try new things.
  
• The people I love to scrap most are:
• My family, and our pet dog Lilli.
• What excites you about being a Guest Creative Team Member with Scrapville?
• It is an exciting challenge for me personally.  I just LOVE scrapbooking!!

And here is a sample of Jennie's work using the August Monthly Pack, to get her started!

Let's Party by Jennie Seal (Guest CT)

Jennie has given her layout lots of colour by adding some contrasting misting.  The layout has faux stitching around the border, and beneath the mounted photo Jennie has used a border punch and patterned papers layered onto the webbing trim.  The transparency shapes are added and tie in beautifully.

The fish balloons have been fussy cut and mounted up. The string lines for the balloons have been machine stitched in various colours, which all look great.  The misted splash of colour behind looks great also.

The gorgeous red ruffled flower trim is used to adorn the photo, and the balloon strings.  The handmade rolled flowers look great in their bright colours,with a bit of fussy cutting of the coloured circle flowers.  Beautiful work Jennie. Welcome to the Team, I hope you have a great time playing.

Janet