Mixed Media Graffiti style Tutorial

Hi There!

This month I created a fun tutorial on how to use different mediums to achieve a Graffiti style background. It was on the blog at My Creative Scrapbook a few days ago.

Are you interested in having a play with different mediums but unsure of where to start?  This step by step tutorial is a great way to try it out & give something different a go!  This is how I created the grungy/graffiti style background on this page.

First of all you will need these supplies

This is a 12x12 Crafters Workshop Chevron mask template. you don't need a 12x12 size though you can use smaller. Other patterns that would help create the same effect are bricks, waves, swirls etc

-Gesso

-Texture Paste

-Dark Blue Mist (Tattered Angels Saphire)

-Light Blue Mist (Generic from my LSS)

-Black ink (Versa Magic Midnight Black)

-Dark Brown Ink (Versa Colour Pinecone)

-Bright/Dark Yellow (Prima Coltsfoot)

-Navy Blue Ink (Prima Farmer Jeans)

-Teal Ink (Prima Teal Damask)

-Stamp (Kaisercraft grid stamp)

I have done this tutorial on come cardstock so you can see the texture paste better.  For my page I used the We R Memory Keepers paper from the Main Kit.

First up use your fingers or a popcycle stick & rub some texture paste in 2 areas.  I have done the top right hand corner & bottom left hand corner.  Try not to be perfect when applying.  It is better to get an uneven look.  Let the texture paste dry.

Get your Dark Blue mist & undo the nozzle.  Flick the spray nozzle onto the page so that it leaves splat marks

Now take out your Light Blue Mist & spray randomly around the page

Use the Teal & Yellow inks. Roughly smudge some ink over the texture paste

Use the black ink & stamp the grid patterns on top of the texture paste

Use the Dark Brown ink & roughly ink around the edges of the cardstock/paper

If you have a go at this I would LUV to see it!!

Thanks for looking!

Cheers

Scrap The Girls & more

Hi There!

Today I have the last 3 pages I did at retreat. I tried to get a few challenges done while I was away. The first was for Scrap The Girls

I luv these Prima Fairy Belle papers. The colours r so gorgeous!

This next one was for the June Sketch challenge at Handmade By Suzanne
based on this sketch

I have used Websters Pages In Love mixed with Kaisercraft The Lake house with some new Prima flowers. I just got a few new Martha Stewart punches. I luv this around the page one. It is so pretty!

& lastly a just because page (& another wedding page!)

Some more Kaisercraft The Lake House & Kaisercraft trim. The pink flower is Green Tara & the others are Prima. The bench is Prima too

Ok need to get back to the books. We run our own business & I do all the bookkeeping. Heaps to do before the end of financial year!

Thanks for looking!
Cheers

I feel the earth move.......

Hi There!

Well didn't we have some excitement in my little neck of the woods this week!! Tuesday night I experienced my first ever Earth Quake!! It was only a little one 5.2 on the scale but I must honestly say I crapped myself when it started! We had no damage & it was over in like 40 seconds but it has been the talk of the town all week LOL!

Anyway I am finally getting around to sharing a couple of pages I did at retreat. The first one is for Once Upon A Sketch. The them this month is birthdays. I decided to focus on how much I enjoy the fact that Kayla & I celebrate our birthdays close together

I have used the May LE kit from My Creative Scrapbook which was full of Websters Pages Everyday Poetry

I luv this felt Prima flower. It was one of my fav Prima flower releases for this CHA

This next page was just because using the same Le kit

Evie is no quite 2 & she is such a little character! Whenever I am asked if she is a good girl I describe her as having a free spirit! We have nicknamed her Evil Evie & she definately keeps us on our toes but I wouldn't have it any other way! She always makes us laugh & she dances & sings around the house. She luvs One Direction (eek I know!) & Carly Rae Jepsen Call Me Maybe & can already sing the chorus of their songs which totally cracks me up!

I have a couple more shares form retreat that I will get to soon!

Thanks for looking!
Cheers

DT Call at My Creative Sketches!!!

Hi There!

I just wanted to share that My Creative Sketches is having a DT call!! I have taken this info off the My Creative Scrapbook blog

I know so many of u that have so much talent & would b great at this!

My Creative Sketches is thrilled to announce our call for designers for our sketch blog!

We're looking for talented designers and guest designers who love to create scrapbook layouts based on our sketches and who will enthusiastically promote our site. This call is open to everyone.

If being a valued part of a wonderful group of scrapbookers on an established site is something you think you might be interested in, please read on.

Expectations/Requirements:
- Complete one layout each month based on the sketch provided
- Provide quality photos of work to be posted on the My Creative Sketches blog
- Post your monthly sketch layout on your blog, facebook, and online galleries
- Promote My Creative Sketches and My Creative Scrapbook kit club on your blog and facebook
- Demonstrate open communication skills
- Meet deadlines
- Be a flexible team player
- Have a consistent style

In return you will receive:
- A warm welcome into our friendly, caring, supportive family
- Your photo and bio on the My Creative Sketches blog
- Monthly sketches provided well in advance of deadlines
- Opportunities to be featured on our company blog
- My Creative Sketches blinkie to display on your blog

To Apply:
Submit the following to MyCreativeScrapbook@yahoo.com with "Sketch Blog DT Call" in the subject line:
- Full name and email address
- Link to your blog/website and online gallery
- List of your current design teams or link to your current scrapbook resume, if applicable (note: previous design team experience is not required)
- Tell us a little about you and why you would love to be a part of My Creative Sketches
- Attach 3 samples of your recent layouts which best showcase your style (please keep images under 500kb in size)

The deadline for applications to be received is Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at midnight EST.

The selected designers and guest designers will be notified via email and announced on the blog and message board shortly after.

New design team members will serve a 6 month term beginning in August 2012. Guest designers will serve on a monthly basis.

Questions about this call may be sent to MyCreativeScrapbook@yahoo.com.

We can't wait to see your applications!

I also wanted to quickly toot that I was the May winner at Scrap The Girls! Thankyou so much to the DT for their votes & thankyou to ScrapBoutique for the prize voucher!

Cheers!

My Creative Sketches June challenge

Hi There!

The new sketch challenge is up over at My Creative Sketches. I luved this montsh sketch! It was so fun to work with! As usual there is an awesome Random Draw Prize up for grabs PLUS we are now featuring our fav 5 pages!

Yes I have used another wedding pic! I still have tons more to scrap! I have used MME follow your heart collection which was in the MCS May LE Kit. I have added some Pink Paislee London Market spool buttons & a Jenni Bowlin bow. The flowers are Prima

The frame is Kaisercraft & the gorgeous bling heart is a Prima Vintage Trinket

This is the sketch that was created by Kim Keane

& this is the cool prize

You have until midnight July 14 to get your entry so plenty of time to work on this!

I have lots of pages to share soon. I went to a retreat with my pal Nelle on the weekend. It was a great weekend. We met some lovely ladies from Eltham.
I cam home to an exhausted Hubby & a very messy house! Craig kindly said how much he appreciates the work I do with the kids & house after playing Mum for the weekend!
I had to giggle when he said that Evie had a tantrum down the street that he had to deal with by himself! It is nice for the guys to know what we go through every day!

Thanks for looking!
Cheers

Exciting things at MCS!

Hi There!!

There is so much happening at MCS at the moment! Don't forget to enter the awesome Prima contest. The prize is FABULOUS

My Creative Scrapbook is having a Prima Contest!!

Head on over to our blog or our message board for all the details!

We have this Huge Prima Prize package just waiting to be won by YOU!

We also have a few more Prima Prizes to give away too!

So, come on over and visit us to see how you can win these Prima Prizes! You will also want to reserve your Prima Kit to be entered in our "Win Prima flowers" contest. Yea!! What could be better than winning Prima flowers?!

Hurry… so you don't miss out. Visit us real soon for your chance to WIN!  We are so excited to show you all the surprises that we have in store for you!  Go HERE

PLUS Don't forget Pam is now offering 2 NEW add on kits. The Dusty Attic Kit

This was sooooooooooooo popualr & has sold out already so be sure to get in quick for next month!!
There is also a cool mixed media Add on kit available!

ALSO Remember  that every new purchase of the June Main Kit will include a FREE package of Prima Flowers... and for our current members, if you invite a friend and they purchase a June Kit then we will send BOTH of you a FREE package of Prima Flowers!!!

What are you waiting for???? With so many fun things happening at MCS NOW is the time to JOIN!!

I'll let you in on a little secret too.......... with Birthday Month just around the corner the fun & prizes is only just starting. You don't want to miss out!!!

YAY!! 100 followers!! How exciting. Thank you so much!! XXX

Cheers!

My Creative Scrapbook Prima Contest & June Reveal Part 2

Hi There!

There is so much going on at My Creative Scrapbook! First up u need to check out the HUGE Prima contest. Here are the details

My Creative Scrapbook is having a Prima Contest!!

Head on over to our blog or our message board for all the details!

We have this Huge Prima Prize package just waiting to be won by YOU!

We also have a few more Prima Prizes to give away too!

So, come on over and visit us to see how you can win these Prima Prizes! You will also want to reserve your Prima Kit to be entered in our "Win Prima flowers" contest. Yea!! What could be better than winning Prima flowers?!

Hurry… so you don't miss out. Visit us real soon for your chance to WIN!  We are so excited to show you all the surprises that we have in store for you!  Go HERE…

How AWESOME is that prize!!!!!!

Here are some pages I created with the BEAUTIFUL Limited Edition Kit which was full of Pink Paislee London Market. Perfect for scrapping my Brother & SIL's wedding pics!

I used a Prima flourish stamp to create a border. Then used some of the ephemera & button spools along with some Prima goodness that all comes in the kit

Amanda was such a stunning bride! To create the die cut page I simply used an old die cut sheet of paper & traced the shape then cut it out. I then inked the edges & use Liquid pearls

 I luv the pink & duck egg blue colours in this collection!

& finally I got around to scrapping a couple of pics from my trip to London back in 98!

Here is the LE Kit

Thanks for looking!
Cheers

Prima Sun Kiss- MCS Reveal Day!

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Yay it's reveal day at My Creative Scrapbook. Extra exciting for me cos it is my very first reveal! Click on the link to check out the amazing DT Gallery. So much gorgeous inspiration!

The June Main kit is full of Prima gorgeousness featuring the Sun Kiss collection with some We Are Memory Keepers also.

I luv this pic of Kayla & it conveniently matches the papers really well (don't u luv when that happens!)

Kayla on her first day of kindy earlier this year!

The lace in the kit was so pretty. I used one of the note cards as a frame on this page

I luved that the kit was so versatile & that it also suits boy pages. I had some fun playing with texture paste, mist & stamps to create a graffiti style background

I thought this title suited Hunter at the moment. He will be 7 in September & the attitude has really started to creep in!

There are lots of exciting things happening at MCS. 2 new add on kits are being released. A Dusty Attic Kit & a Mixed Media kit. More details here. Also details for the Prima contest coming very soon!

I will be back soon with the beautiful LE kit!

Thanks for looking!
Cheers