Project UFO

I'm declaring August as Project UFO month!!

I, like a lot of scrapper's I know have 1 or 2 (or more!) Un-Finished Objects on our desks!  So lets inspire each other to finish them.

In our gallery under the On the Spot Challenges folder, you will find a new folder called - Project UFO.

Choose an unfinished project, take a photo and upload it ....then you have the month of August to complete it, then upload a photo when your done!!  Come on girls...I need a shove to get my UFO's done....Let's inspire each other and fill our gallery!!

Find the gallery here

Ready set go!

August Challenge #1

Wow...I can’t believe its already time for a new challenge!. I want to say thanks to everyone who played along with our July challenges, we will have winners announced soon.   

For our 1st August challenge, I have an 2 part requirement challenge for you. 

Step 1 -  you must include

The colour blue..... a little or a lot, it's up to you!

Texture - you can choose what and how....but I need to see some texture.  You can crumple a bit of paper and then ink it...or use texture paste...or glue some sand on your page...  anything you want, I want to to push yourself our of your comfort zone and play!

AND

Please choose 3 elements from the list below,  and let us know what they are when you upload to our gallery.

Flower - Star - Chipboard - Bling, (either rhinestones or Pearls) - Tag - Stamp - Twine

This months prize is a set of our new Kraft cards, a Twiddleybitz Template and some Kaisercraft paint.

Challenge Rules:

• Create a NEW project layout, det of 3 card, canvas for this challenge 
• Please upload your entry to our gallery by 11.55pm 31st Aug to be eligible for the prize. 
• Have fun and please share with your scrappy friends

Here's my take on this challenge..

I've used the new Kaisercraft Kraft and I am loving it!!  This card handles paint really well, it's a little thicker so I've found it doesn't 'warp' when it gets wet.

 For the blue requirement I've used a sheet from  MME Lime Twist- Happy Go Lucky range - Here  And to add texture I've embossed it, then sand it lightly.

I've distress the edges for a touch more texture...

Hope you have fun with this challenge :)

June Winners

Hello scrappy friends.... Well I've made you wait again....  so without further delay here are our June winners!!

Our Cyber Crop prizes are;  1 major prize of a $20.00 Mystical voucher via random draw, the more challenges you do the more tickets you get in the draw. And a ''DT Favourite'' prize which will be a surprise prize in the post.

This month our DT Favourite winner is...

• JisaJane- Our DT loved your double page

And our $20.00 Shopping voucher goes too....  

• 2BoysOwnMyHeart

Our games winners are...

• Bingo - Melissa 
• 7 things - Melissa again!

Our Monthly Challenge winner is..

• DebiJ

Debi has won a embellishment pack full of Alpha, Flowers and Bling!  Valued at over $20.00

Thank you to everyone that joined in and made our gallery look fabulous!  Girls please confirm you full names and addressed via email asap so I can pop these in the post.

Happy Scrapping

Mystical Team

JULY Cyber Crop

Welcome to July and our Washi, Ribbon and Twine Cyber Crop.

Challenge #1 - Using Washi

Got to admit I am a huge fan of washi and I pretty much use it in multiple ways on my layouts - from tiny pieces in strategic positions to full blown strips in place of patterned paper ...

and this is how I'd like you to use it for your own page for my Cyber Crop challenge.

I have used no patterned paper at all on my page, instead using strips of washi to create my own patterned paper look. 

 These are all washi tapes available from the Mystical store - the hearts are Kaisercraft, the black and white and orange patterns from We R Memory Keepers. 

Challenge #2 - Use String

I love sting and twine!  For this challenge I would like you to use string twice!  

I have made this page to go with my July challenge page,  and have used my colour spray to colour the chipboard heart and string.  

In this close up you can see how I've wrapped the string around the chipboard heart, and also tied 3 strands together to run up the side of my page.

Challenge #3 - Use Ribbon

Are you anything like me when it comes to ribbon?  I have a whole bag full of ribbon bits!!  Some of them date back to when I starting scrapping...more then 12 years ago!!

For this challenge I would like you all to use at least 3 different ribbons on your page,  I've used 7 to make this background, and kept the layout nice and simple so my photo is the hero of the page. 

You have a full week plus, to scrap these challenges, upload them to our gallery and be in the running for a $20.00 store voucher, or a pack of lovely goodies for being the DT pick.

Due date Sunday 26th July 2015 - Midnight

And don't forget to stop by our Facebook chat group over the weekend - We are playing a game of Bingo on Saturday, you can find the word list here.....so make you you have your words into me before 9am Saturday morning  ;)  

Happy scrapping !!

Mystical Team

Visual Triangles ...

We talk a lot about "visual triangles" in scrapbooking - the function of taking any element and repeating it three times in a roughly triangular pattern.  Visual triangles aid the eye in making connections to items on your page allowing for movement and flow and balance on your layout.

A visual triangle can be made using several techniques. Many scrappers use repeated single embellishments in the triangle points or they may use different embellishments but in a single colour at these points. You can also repeat certain shapes such as hearts, stars or use journaling or text titles at these points to form a triangle. Or you can use all of these techniques in embellishment clusters.

While looking through our June Cyber Crop entries I spied this delightful page by Kikyee (aka Kristy) which shows you how effective a visual triangle can be.

Challenge Cross-Over

We have a super special treat for you all, a cross-over with Archi-scraps !

For this month only,  you can enter 1 page into both challenges if you wish!  

If you have not come across Archi-scraps before, do yourself a favor and check it out, they have a very cool take on challenges.

Archi-scraps July challenge is to scrap a PET. 

So, if you wish,  you can use Mystical sketch plus and Archi-scraps pet requirement and upload to BOTH sites.

You can find our sketch on our Challenges link, or just scroll down a bit!

Happy Scrapping 
Mystical Team

July Challenge

Hello everyone and welcome to our first challenge for JULY!!...

For our first challenge, I have a sketch for you, I didn't get time to make my own this time so I've found on Page Maps for you.  www.pagemaps.com.

Of course here at Mystical we like to add to our sketchs, so you need to add a touch of Metal to your page!

It can be anything you like....and a little or much as you like

Here is my take.

(will be here shorty!!)

You have all month to play along with us and be in the running for our monthly challenge prize - Looking forwards to see your creations up in the gallery soon.

This months prize (drawn by random) is an Ribbon and String pack - 5 meters of various ribbon, jute and strings :)

Happy Scrapping
Mystical team