Scrapmatts post and a CSI guest post

Hello Scrappy Friends, welcome to my blog.

Thanks for calling on on this cold and wintery day.
 

This page was created for the CSI/Scrapmatts combined challenge. I didn’t get a chance to show it before leaving on holidays.

The paper is from Blue Fern with a heavy layer of gesso.

Our little pocket rocket in her "Frozen" outfit.



The texture was created with the gorgeous new stencil
ST5030 Stencil Flowers

The bird cage and stand were dabbed with gesso
and the little bird was tinted a pale blue.

MC1028 Micro Chips 20



The frame CB6011 Ornate Frame 09
was treated with gesso and dabbed with distress ink.



The word title CB1198 Scrapwords 06
was given a light water colour wash.



I love the way the border CB2001 Page Borders 01
responded to LSG Magicals and Glossy accents.

The journalling is on the back of the page and it reads:-

You asked me to take a photo of you wearing your favourite Elsa dress, which Granny Priscilla sewed for you. It has a detachable cape which you like to take on and off. You’d love your hair to be long enough to wear in a single plait, but don’t have the patience to sit while the knots are brushed out of your hair every morning, so it just gets so far and then gets chopped off. On this day, you were “in character” all day, singing “Let it go”, with the arm actions and dramatic poses, until even I started to remember the words. I love the way you feel free to ask for what you’d like and graciously accept the umpires decision, whether the answer is yes or no.

Love Granny - 5th April 2015

This is one of the rare pensive photos of our darling Grand daughter.



I enjoyed used one of the new Scrapmatts stencils ST1032 Stencil Plus Signs with texture paste.
Lindy's Stamp Gang magicals created the blue and green colours over the top of the stencilling.



The title words are from the CB1237 Scrap Words 23



On the butterflies, CB1028 Butterflies 18 I used Tim Holtz distress inks and topped them with Glossy accents to make them shine.



The square chipboard CB5141 Retro Squares 01was treated with gesso and randomly applied paint.

The journalling is on the back of the page and it reads:-

Another day at Granny and Pa's and another "Frozen" outfit, this time provided by us. I see such a difference in you in this older photo even though there is only seven months between them. You managed to grow your hair a bit longer during the intervening months. I love our play time together when you get into character and I get behind the lens.

Love Granny - 23 November 2015

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Life is a journey and Easel card

Hello there, welcome to my blog where I've used lots of
SCRAPMATTS products, including some new releases.

The acacia tree and elephant chipboard sparked the idea for this page. I’ve had the Lion photograph for many years waiting for the right paper and the Graphic 45 “Safari Adventure” was just perfect for my theme.

I fussy cut lots of the G45 papers and attached them to a 13@rts sheet,
"Timeless", Today, tomorrow, always.



The new webbing chipboard formed a “hide” for the lion.



We slept in tents like this on the Masai Mara.



I love the way the chipboard responded to painting and glossy accents.



I tried to replicate the texture of cracked soil by using crackle paste through a stencil and adding destress inks.



The journalling on the back of the page.

Our trip to Africa was a holiday of a lifetime; something I’d longed to do since childhood. To sleep under canvas and hear the lion’s roaring at night; then in the morning light to spot them in their native habitat, was absolutely breathtaking. The whole trip was filled with extraordinary moments like this. We saw Leopard, Cheetah, Elephant and Cape Buffalo and Rhinoceros, as well as hundreds of gazelle, zebra, warthog and giraffe.

The migration of the wildebeest happened while we were waiting at the side of the Mara River. I learned so much about other cultures, foods, and ways of living and am richer for the experience. There is something about the big skies, the Acacia trees silhouetted on the veldt, the golden light at dawn and dusk, that feeds the spirit and constantly calls me to come back.

SCRAPMATTS PRODUCTS

CB 5151 Webbing 01
CB 5134 Africa 02
CB 6103 Scrap Words 21
ST 5029 Stencil webbing

The second project is a box easel card for a friend’s significant birthday.

I found the idea on You Tube courtesy of Katherine Skipper

Whilst it’s a bit fiddly to make, I think it’s worth it for a special occasion.
She loves Autumn colours and the Graphic 45 papers, “Children’s Hour”, seemed just right for the project.



The Flannel flowers were wet embossed with seed beads added to the centre.



The drawers are all lined with paper scraps.



There are four little drawers, one on each side, each large enough to hold two or three chocolates.

SCRAPMATTS PRODUCTS

CB 5146 Flannel Flowers 01
CB 1028 Butterflies 18
CB 1107 Clocks 08
CB 1244 Scrap Words 30

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Love that and Masculine Card

Thanks for joining me today, to see my Scrapmatts blog for June.
I really enjoyed playing with one of the new Stencils ST5030 Flowers to create some texture for this layout.

I used heavy water colour paper for the background, knowing I wanted to get it wet with sprays and texture paste and it performed really well.



I used a sketch by Laura Whitaker, with her permission. She created it for ScrapMuch. 

Thank you Laura.



I added some tiny beads to the centre of the stencilled flowers.
The small flower buds are from Scrapmatts. They come in a pack of 25.
The paper is from Lemon Owl, "Forget me not".



Scrapmatts chipboard used:-
CB 5131 Bubbles 01 and the arrow title CB6095
Assorted Words 18, all were heat embossed.



The stamps are from Prima.



The photo was taken during the school holidays, when we had all four Grandchildren for the day.

The journalling is on the back of the page and it reads:-

It was fun seeing you all play together and getting along so amicably. Esther, you were patient all morning and went along with the boys Star Wars Lego games. You did try clapping your hands together at one stage and saying, “Listen up Boys”, but when you got no reaction at all, you gave up on that approach. Eventually, after lunch, you managed to coax your cousins outside with the idea of mud play, although somewhere along the way, the playing evolved into a skirmish, with mud flying in all directions. You got your wish, which was to “Get filthy with mud up to my eyebrows”!

26th April 2016. Love Granny

My second project is a masculine card for any occasion.



Scrapmatts chipboard used:-

CB 1188 Birds 06
CB 1204 Ribbon Banner 01
CB 1221 Nautical Designs 04
CB 1189 Scrap Words 01

The papers are from Maja

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