My first Lindy's Stamp Gang DT project!

Hello everybody, I'm super excited to share with you my first project as a member of the Lindy's Stamp Gang Seasonal Design Team. 

 

In line with the gorgeous colour palette for January's Challenge, I've used shades of purple along with Orange Creamsicle and Cosmopolitan Pink. 

Here's a tutorial on how I created it. 

 

Firstly, I layered lots of different die-cuts and a doily onto my canvas. 
 

I lightly marked where my photo would go.  I added some laces, buttons, and embellishments I'd made from paper clay.  Next I painted everything with white Gesso, and added flat flowers.  

 

I sprayed a few layers of mists, building up the colours in different areas.  When you are using contrasting colours, my tip for spraying is to build the colours in separate areas first, starting with lighter tones and then build depth with the darker sprays.   Don't spray all over with one colour, then expect the contrast colour to pop.

Darker purple tones were added for depth.  I allowed my dark purples to sit in the crevices around the diecuts, the top of the diecut will resist absorbing the spray because of the gesso.

 

I stamped some leaf patterns using clear embossing ink, and embossed with Aurora Amethyst embossing powder. I also inked and embossed the highpoints of the paper clay mouldings.

 





 

My metal flowers and title was embossed with Pop Rock Purple embossing powder (which is opaque), then the "My" and the lower part of "Girls" was embossed with Aurora Amethyst (which is translucent). 

I love the effect this creates!

 

My chipboard branches were painted with Witches Potion Purple, and heat embossed once dry using Aurora Amethyst.  Cosmopolitan Pink Starburst spray was added to create a few highlights.

 

And here are some closeups of the finished project.

 

The flowers were misted with shades of purple Starburst sprays to give that beautiful shimmer.

 

 

 

Lindy's Stamp Gang products:

Love at First Sight Lavender Starburst spray

Witches Potion Purple Starburst spray

Tea Pot Purple Starburst spray

Pop Rock Purple Flat Fabio spray

Orange Creamsicle Flat Fabio spray

Cosmopolitan Pink Starburst spray

Orange Creamsicle embossing powder

Pop Rock Purple embossing powder

Aurora Amethyst embossing powder



Are you up to the challenge?

It's my turn to set the "Random Chipboard Challenge" at Scrapping Outback this month.  As you may have noticed, I love to alter my chippy in lots of different ways. So I decided the July challenge would be to alter your chippy in three (or more) ways! 

 I managed to alter the cage in eight ways and five on the bird!

I used the A2Z Scraplets "Birdcage 3" which can be found here.
Are you game to join the challenge???
Please have your creation uploaded in the Scrapping Outback gallery by 31st of July to earn yourself $2.00 SO Dollars to spend in the SO Shop remember the more challenges you do the more you earn to spend in the SO Shop..

I'm on a DT, and doing a fundraiser!

My first exciting bit of news is I'm on the Scrapping Outback Design Team!  This has been one of my favorite online forum//stores for a long time.  The best bit is they specialize in chipboard, which is one of my favorite things to play with.  The DT are very talented, so I feel rather honored to be part of the team.

I received this gorgeous Mini-kit  to play with which you can purchase here (& it's 10% off at present), and I've done a tutorial on how I altered the chipboard and how to make the flowers. Here's a sneak peak. 

If your looking for some inspiration check out the White with a Twist challenge, Sketch Challenge, or check out the Products and Techniques section for lots of "How To's".  As an added bonus all entries into the Scrapping Outback challenges win $2 (Scrapping Outback dollars) to use in their online store.

My next super-cool bit of news is I had a layout picked up for publication in Scrapbooking Memories Magazine (just a little bit excited!).

And for those of you living in South East Queensland, I am helping organise a scrapbooking day fundraiser for "chicks in pink".   Through the Mater Foundation, "chicks in pink" offer support services for breast cancer patients.  I lost both my Mum and my aunt to breast cancer so this is a cause very close to my heart.

"chicks in pink" Scrapbooking Day Fundraiser

When
17th March 2012, 9:00am to 10:00pm

Where
Parklands College, Hillcrest Road, Park Ridge, Queensland

Description
A full day of scrapbooking (& cardmaking) in aid of supporting chicks in pink, a program of Mater Foundation, including numerous demonstrations and classes, with a variety of lucky prize draws. Participants will be provided with lunch and snacks throughout the day, a coffee van will be available for the purchase of drinks and a gold coin donation sausage sizzle available in the evening.
Cost: $25 for the day including lunch and snacks.
Scrapbooking and cardmaking classes run throughout the day (additional cost).
Raffle on the day: Bigshot & 2 dies

Lucky draw prizes include scrap supplies, vouchers, perfume and much , much more.
Some sponsors will have products for sale on the day, including Intimo (available for fittings) and Avon.

Event Gold Sponsors: Greenbank Scrapbook Shop, Chicks in Pink, Mater Foundation, Printblocks, and Kutalicious.
Silver and Bronze sponsorship opportunities exist for interested businesses.

There will be an auction of pieces created by Australian and international scrapbooking and mixed media artists.

For more information, bookings or to sponsor the event contact Lisa at Greenbank Scrapbook Shop on 3200 1832

And here's a couple of sneak peaks of what I've been working on.

Flowers galore!

Hi, I'm back! 
Have had a hugely busy month.  My oldest daughter had her Debutante Ball last week, and has another to go to next weekend, combine that with dance rehearsals, classes, competitions, and performances. Plus working and teaching.....and doing lots of DT projects.
I've been busy scrapping lot's of things to send  to Liz at Artfull Crafts for SENZ.  I've finally finished my travel journal...think I should have picked a shorter holiday to scrap.  Will take photos tomorrow to show you.

As you may have realised, I love making and using flowers on my pages, ...luckily I have daughters!

 All these flowers are handmade, or fussy-cut from the Pink Paislee and Graphic 45 papers.

Another layout, this time with Prima flowers.

I altered these chipboard flowers by Glimmer Misting, embossing (heat & dry), inking, and adding glitter.

 Don't forget to get your entries in for the Scrappassion challenge this month.   You just need to follow the tutorial to make these easy handmade flowers and use them on your layout.  Get the details here.