My first Tutorial for Maja Design

Hello my beautiful scrappy friends welcome to my blog  today I am sharing a tutorial with you    My November project for   Maja Design. LIFE BY THE SEA 

 my completed Layout .

this is my very first tutorial .. I hope you like it .

I have included lots of photos so you can see my layering process 

here we go ...

 now the fun begins ... add fibre paste with a stencil/mask 

to create texture and interest .

I like to place my elements on the page and move them around until I am happy .

my photo is mounted with the beautiful papers

 and placed over the chipboard elements .

creating a cluster .

thanks so much for popping by and looking at my work . I truly hope this tutorial helps you to understand my  process of layering and creating texture on my page  bye for now until next time we meet xoox

A Grungy Mini Pocket Book - Dusty Attic project

Hi and welcome everyone,  today is my turn to showcase    the wonderful DUSTY ATTIC chipboard . I created this little card for an arty friend (she loves my grungy style )  loaded with beautiful chippies a pocket and tags  It is quite a grungy /arty project  with deep rich colors and loads of texture . My Pocket Mini book .

DUSTY ATTIC materials used 

Beared Iris : DA1096

Jumbo cogs :DA0232

Mini Number grid : DA1073

Mini Words - Believe :DA 0476

Flourish #7 :DA0416

Swirly vine #4 :DA1100

Dusty in Colour Clear Crackle Varnish : DA 0900

I love creating lots of layers and texture and  Dusty Attic chippies are just perfect for this .

thanks for popping by my blog 

stay safe and happy scrapping. 

big hugz x

Vintage inspired - Guest design Spot

Hi there everyone and a warm welcome to 

my blog

Recently I created this Vintage Layout for  Our Creative Corner  I was both thrilled and excited to be asked by Kerstin 

to Guest design for the month of November.

thanks so much Kertstin.

The challenge for November is 

to create something in a vintage style, 

using a favourite photograph.

I love Vintage and I decided to use a photo of my beautiful Grand daughter Ella Jai . the Sepia photo has been de-saturated to add to the Vintage feel .  this beautiful shot was taken by my daughter , Tara of Simply Photographic

Below is my completed Layout .

LOVE YOU .

I feel by having a kraft BG , to me this immediately suggests Vintage . All things Vintage and aged Old Keys, Sepia photos , chipboard, earthy/rusty  colors, clocks, kraft and lace .

the second tag is folded around the edge of the Layout .

 Begin layering and adding embellies the chipboard has been colored with Distress stain / Rusty hinge .

 stamping and layering add interest and texture and also add to the Vintage feel .

 I like to position my embellies around the page, moving them until I am happy . Finally I adhere them with glue .

I altered the metal clock with black paint to follow the 

Vintage theme.

 the Dusty Attic chipboard title has been altered with Rusty Hinge Distress stain and then I stamped with a Kaiser stamp in black soot distress ink .

 apply Ranger Distress Crackle Paint /Clear rock candy .. I use a palette knife as I find then there are no brush marks .

when the crackle is dry ( I usually leave to dry overnight for the best effect ) I apply some black paint by dabbing over the crackle and then wipe the excess off with a wipe . love this effect . Another look at my finished Vintage Layout . LOVE YOU 

I hope you are inspired to try some of these vintage techniques I feel the crackle gives a rich interesting effect . thanks for looking at my work . bye for now until next time xoox