Hi there.

A very quick post today to share one of my favourite background techniques.

All you need to make this is a few sprays, I used Glimmermists, and some Gladwrap (plastic wrap).

The longest part of this procedure is waiting for the sprays to dry.

The video below shows you just how easy it is to achieve these beautiful results.

Here are a couple of layouts I created in 2016 using this technique to create the backgrounds.

You can see I have used multiple colours on these background but the technique is the same.

I hope you give this a try, it is well worth it and very easy.

Till next time

Julie

"Wedding" Vintage Scrapbook layout by Louise + process video

Hi Crafters,

Louise with you today.

I'm sharing a little bit of inspiration featuring the 3 Quarter Designs - Forgotten Manuscript collection.

I'm not a huge vintage scrapper but I love the neutrality of this collection.

So I pulled out these photos from my Mother-in-laws wedding and created this layout for her.

The collection has a wonderful cut apart sheet and the only extras I added were the enamel dots and the cut file.

3 Quarter Designs - Forgotten Manuscript

Cardstock "Pinecone"

White Enamel Dots

Here is the video of putting this layout together:

Thanks for visiting.

Happy Scrapping.

September Cyber Crop

 Welcome to our September cyber crop...

3 challenges, over a week to complete and upload with chatting and a game of bingo over the weekend!

This month we are having fun with our paints and inks, you can achieve so much with these mediums, from a soft and subtle background to loud and fun! 

Challenge 1 - 

Hi Everyone. Louise here to share a challenge for September.

This months theme is paint and Inks.

I'd like you to create something with a "tags".

Here is my tag inspiration

"Together"

In the video below I'm showing you how to turn plain old paint into paste! 

This layout features:

3 Quarter Designs - Forgotten Manuscript

Gold Acrylic Paint

Impasto

Kaisercraft Chevron Tags

White pen

Stencil

This layout is very special to me. I had to let my boy go as he'd developed some health problems. This was the last photo I ever had with him.

The little strip from the bottom of the paper was perfect for recording this memory.

Thanks for visiting.

Happy Scrapping 

Challenge 2 - Stamp an image and colour it with Inks or paints

Julie here with my challenge for this month's Cyber Crop. 

I hope you will have as much fun with this challenge as I did.

I would like you to stamp an image and then colour it with either inks or paint.

It doesn't have to be a "proper" thing, ie butterfly, it can be background stamping and a colour wash for example. You may have another idea, I would love to see them.

I have stamped the butterflies on the background of my layout with StazOn ink and then used distress inks to colour them. A great way to create your own patterned paper

This video shows the complete process of creating this page including the colouring of the butterflies.

Some of the products I have used on this layout are:-

Linen Cardstock – Bridal White

Uniquely Creative Gums & Roses

Bushland Beauty

Gumnut Garden

Dusty Attic String Frames Small Chipboard

Couture Creations Eucalyptus Branch Die 

Black Soot Distress Ink

Broken China Distress Ink

Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink

Twisted Citron Distress Ink

Have a great weekend of scrapping with these three challenges.

Cheers

Julie

Challenge 3 -  Dry Brush Ink

Ink is wonderful fun and would like to see you use a dry brush to create a background.  For my page, I have used a blending brush with some Distress Oxide ink and stencil to create this detail.

I've used the very beautiful Studio 73's A Touch of Spring papers on white Linen Cardstock, and I've given the flowers with a bit of sparkle with some Wink of Stella.

You can find some more details on my blog   Have fun!

Donna

Challenge info...

Due date Sunday, 20th September - Midnight.  Please share with your scrappy friends!

Upload your challenge entry to the albums on our Mystical Scrapbooks Facebook Chat Page.

Our chat is private and if you haven't yet joined us we'd love to have you. If you have any trouble joining please email me, Donna, with your name and or a link to your Facebook profile and I will send you an invite.

We will be giving away 1 gift voucher valued at $20.00 and each entry receives 1 ticket into the draw.....So the more challenges you do the more chance you have to win!

We will also have a surprise prize!! Our DT members will choose their favourite layout and I will send that lucky person a surprise in the mail.

Happy Scrapping!

A layout for Louise's challenge

 Hi there

Today I am sharing a layout I created for Louise's challenge.

The details of the challenges are here.

The theme for September is Paints & Inks and Louise's challenge is to creates something vintage, soooo here is what I created.

You can see the video here.

All of the papers used for this layout are from the Uniquely Creative Gums & Roses range.

All of the edges have been distressed using my Prima distressing tool and Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

I have used paint through a stencil and stamping with StaZon Jet black ink for the background. 

I have used two sheets of Rose Bud Borders for the background, one of them I fussy cut the flower edges out and attached them to the full sheet using foam tape/squares

I cut strips of paper from Floral Tags & Titles and Everyday moments in varying widths and lengths and distressed the edges. These were then attached in a line across the layouts so they were staggered and overlapping.

The photo, of two of my sisters and I, was matted on black cardstock and attached to the layout with a layer of foam under it.

The title was printed on some of the patterned paper, cut out using my Sizzix Hearts die and attached using foam.

Here are a couple of closeups.

I hope you have enjoyed reading about my layout today.

Check out the video and see how easily this page came together.

Can't wait to see your entries into the September challenges.

Happy Scrapping

Julie