Video Tutorial by Anna Wisniewska {Design Team 'Moment To Shine'}

Hello fellow crafters! It's Heather McMahon back with you 

today to welcome you to another video tutorial in our 

Design Team 'Moment To Shine' series.

Today we have a bright and fun-filled winter-themed layout 

from Anna Wisniewska from Poland. Anna was inspired 

by our current challenge here.

Anna's inspiration came from the mood board's beautiful colour 
scheme of blue, grey, black & white with a pop of red 
as well as the wonderful, joyful, holiday spirit.

Let's get to know Anna a little bit better: 

"Hi everybody! My name is Anna Wisniewska. I live in 

Poland near the Baltic Sea. I fell in love with scrapbooking

 over 5 years ago & it is still my big passion. I especially love

 creating layouts - these give me the space to express my

 feelings & memories. My projects are always bright, colourful

 & full of emotions, different media & messy paint splashes.

You can find my blog here, Pinterest here, 

Facebook here & here, YouTube here & Instagram here.

Click on the link below to watch Anna's video:

Here are some close ups of the bright, fun embellishments.

Anna has used stamping to unite her scattered elements.

The pops of red really add some zing to the page.

The finished layout.

Here are the supplies Anna used: 

Supplies List

Papers, stickers, chipboard, small paper 
elements & stamps - 7 Dots Studio 

Stencil - Heidi Swapp
Sprays - Lindy's Stamp Gang
 Alpha stickers - Thickers
Ink - Ranger Archival

Gesso, white pen 

Please leave a comment for Anna if you enjoyed her tutorial

& remember, every comment you leave puts you in the running

to win our $50 FOLLOWERS' PRIZE from The Dusty Attic!

There are only 3 days left to enter this month's challenge!

To be in with a chance to win 1 of our 11 amazing prizes, you'll need to be quick!

You can find the challenge details HERE.

Complied & posted by Heather McMahon

Photo Tutorial by Karine Gagnon {Design Team 'Moment To Shine'}

Hello everyone! It's Heather McMahon back with you 
today to welcome you to another photo tutorial in our 
Design Team 'Moment To Shine' series. 

Today we have a stunning Christmas-themed layout by 
Karine Gagnon from Canada. Karine was inspired by our
 current challenge HERE.

We saw Karine's sneak peek in the mood board reveal 
& now she is sharing a photo tutorial of how she
 made her so-sweet layout.

Karine was inspired by the colours of the moodboard, especially the 
blue in the candy canes picture. She also included texture from 
the moodboard: bark hearts to echo the branches from the tree & a 
canvas heart to echo the wool & marshmallow from the last picture. 

Let's get to know Karine a little bit better: 

"Hi, scrappy friends. My name is Karine Gagnon & I'm from Canada. I'm the 

mother of 2 very energetic children who are 6 & almost 3 now. They are the stars 

of my layouts. I'm also a high school French teacher & I love my job. I've been 

a scrap addict for over 10 years now & my passion for the hobby always seems 

to grow! I'm always trying to learn something new. I love mixed 

media & can't seem to create without paint or inks. 

I'm glad to be a part of Scrap Around The World's team & I'm feeling very 

honoured to show you how my layout came together. You can find my blog here, 

my Pinterest here, my YouTube channel here & my Instagram here." 

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1) Prime the background paper (I chose a 13@rts paper from the Cosy Evening collection) with clear gesso & dry with a heat gun or air dry.

2) Apply modelling paste through a stencil to opposite 

corners of the page to add texture, then dry.

3) Adhere some torn doilies with gel medium. Glue the doilies to 

 roughly form the shape of an egg & dry.

4) Add some very heavy gesso over the doilies to add more texture & dry.

5) Add some joint tape over the doilies & in a few places on your paper. 

6) Add your choice of colour sprays, one by one, drying each colour before you add the next one. Add drops or splashes of colour for extra texture. 

 

7) Choose a few stamps with different patterns (I chose a grid, some squares 

& some typewriter words) & stamp randomly with ink. Try to choose ink colors 

that are close to the ones you used on your background.

8) Choose 1 or 2 more stamps & this time, stamp with black ink to add contrast.

9) Prime your chipboard pieces with white gesso. Sprays make this job easy.

10) Adhere your photo & embellishments in place.

11) Dry brush some gesso onto the embellishments with a small 
sponge brush. This helps to tie everything together. 

12) Adhere micro beads & glass beads on and around your flowers clusters 

with gel medium for some finishing sparkle.

The finished layout is a medley of gorgeous colours and textures.

Note how Karine has kept her embellishments clustered 

tightly together for a strong impact.

The background links the 2 separate clusters to create a cohesive look.

Karine has achieved stunning texture on both her 
background & her embellishments.

The products Karine used:

Supplies List

Papers - 13@rts
Clear gesso, modeling paste & 3D matte gel - Prima

Very heavy gesso - Liquitex

Sprays - Shimmerz Paints

Stamps - Kaisercraft, Prima, BoBunny, 7 Dots Studio

Inks - Archival (Ranger) & Stampin' Up

Chipboards - Scrapiniec

Spray gesso - Krylon

Micro beads & glass beads - Prima

Flowers - Prima & Wild Orchid Crafts

Washi Tape - Bazzill papers

Bark hearts - Prima

Canvas heart - Scrap Fimo & cie

Please leave a comment if you enjoyed Karine's tutorial

& remember every comment you leave puts you in the running

to win our $50 FOLLOWERS' PRIZE from The Dusty Attic!

Remember - there are only 6 days left to enter this month's challenge!

To be in with a chance to win 1 of our 11 amazing prizes you'll need to be quick!

You can find the challenge details HERE.

Compiled & posted by Heather McMahon

November 2015 Guest Designer Sanderijn de Bruin from Netherlands

Hello everyone!

Anna Wiśniewska here with you today!!

It has been such a pleasure this month so far

to look at all your wonderful creations

inspired by the cosy November mood board,

designed by Tiphanie Barbreau {France}.

The amount of talent that you share each month

never stops to amaze us!!

I have the pleasure today to introduce to you our

November Guest Designer!
 

But first, please view our current challenge *HERE*
& the mid-month reveal based on the same challenge *HERE*

Her unique style & excellent eye for details earned her
the 1st place rank in our September challenge,
& today she's back to inspire us with another amazing creation,
this time based on the November mood board.

Sanderijn de Bruin {Netherlands}

Let's get to know Sanderijn a little better

 

"My name is Sanderijn de Bruin & I live in The Netherlands with my husband & 6 year old daugther. She is my biggest inspiration. I love to use mixed media in my scrapbookpages. I mostly work with stencils, modelling paste, mica powders & all kinds of inks & sprays. I am always challenging myself to do different projects, different things I normally wouldn't do, use colors I wouldn't choose myself in the first place, use products I never used before, to extend my horizon & to develop more techniques. I love to work with moodboards. They are so inspiring, challenging & fun to work with! You can find my blog here my Pinterest here & my Instagram here."

Now, let's see the beautiful layout that the November mood board inspired Sanderijn to create!

Sanderijn sprayed the whole page with white ink, to create a "snow" effect. Isn't that wonderful?

By using a stencil with light paste and mica powder "pale silver" she created twinkling lights in the background. The pearls strengthen that effect.

The blue ink sprayed here and there on the page, and chipboard pieces embossed with blue shimmering embossing powder, added the blue touch on Sanderijns' page.



Thank you so much Sanderijn for being our Guest Designer this month
& sharing this gorgeous piece of art with us!
 

Please leave Sanderijn some love in the comments
& visit her blog HERE to see more details on how she created
this layout as well as more of her outstanding creations.

We hope that you will be inspired to play along
with our November mood board!
Like every month, we have AMAZING PRIZES up for grabs
so please join us & link your entry as soon as you can!

Challenge closes Monday, 30th November!

Compiled & posted by Anna Wiśniewska
SATW Guest Co-ordinator

Design Team Mid Month Reveal {November 2015 challenge 31 by Tiphanie Barbreau}

Hello everyone!

Have you seen already our November moodboard

that was created by Tiphanie Barbreau {France}?

You can't miss it :) It is super beautiful, isn't it?

I suppose most of us have already started thinking about Winter or Yuletide gifts.  The above moodboard is so reminiscent of this special season! Look at these colors - white, red, heavenly blue, silver/grey and gold! There is so much to be inspired from: lights, gearts, stars, cute little houses, warmth, love, good mood, woodgrain texture, treats, apples,  vintage walls, and many more.

Are you inspired yet? We can't wait to see your project :)

This is reveal two.

Reveal one is available here.

Below you will find inspiration from the second half of our team:

Valia Katzaki {Greece}

Nicole Doiron {Canada} CANVAS 8" x 16"

Elena Ovchinnikova {Spain}

Tusia Lech {Poland}

Pam Ellis {Canada}

Lilibleu Scrap {France}

Marta Turska - Grochocka {Poland} ART JOURNAL SPREAD

Fiona Paltridge {Australia}

Marina Syskova {Russia}

Rachael Funnell {Australia}

Priscilla Lim {Singapore}

Nupur Patel (India)

Now onto our prizes!!

Every month we have 10 merit based prizes, 1 random prize & 1 followers prize.

SO THERE ARE 12 PRIZES IN TOTAL!!  10 of those are voted on by our

Design Team members, and get featured on our Wall of Fame.  Then, one prize is chosen at random (so anyone can win!) & yet ANOTHER PRIZE  is chosen from our COMMENTS, which can be won by ANYONE that is an official Google Friend Connect follower or Scrap Around The World, 

even if you don't play along!!  Isn't that amazing?!? 

WE OFFER A PRIZE 

& YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO ENTER!!!

Check in our sidebar that you've signed up to follow us

on the gadget that looks like this (top left)...

ONLY OFFICIAL FOLLOWERS CAN WIN OUR PRIZES

SO PLEASE SIGN UP IF YOU ENTER OUR CHALLENGE

OR COMMENT ON OUR BLOG.

We also offer our WINNER plenty of EXPOSURE with a 

Guest Designer Position & an exclusive sidebar badge!

To be eligible for our random prize, you need to share your project 

to our Facebook Wall & LIKE our Facebook page HERE.  

You are also welcome to follow us on Instagram HERE

 & we'll follow you back if you upload your entries to Instagram 

& link up to us with @ as well as #hashtag us as #scraparoundtheworld.

You can also find us on Pinterest HERE.

ALL OUR PRIZES ALWAYS INCLUDE FREE INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE!

1st PRIZE

$50 gift certificate from Creative Embellishments

Creative Embellishments is a family owned company created by Michael & Nicolle Kramer, a husband & wife team, designing & manufacturing unique, high quality chipboard, wood, rubber stamps & flair products since 2013.  We offer fun, inspiring products to add to any project!  We are expanding into other product lines such as acrylic & stencil embellishments SOON. We also custom cut for individual orders & have a wholesale store for retailers, kit clubs & classes. Do your shopping HERE! If you own a store, register for our wholesale section HERE. Be inspired by our blog HERE & follow us on Instagram HERE & YouTube HERE.

2ND PRIZE

$35 worth of chipboard from 2Crafty Chipboard

{image is for illustration purposes & you will receive assorted chipboard product}

2Crafty Chipboard is an Australian owned & operated manufacturer & wholesaler

 of laser cut chipboard products, located in Sydney, Australia.  We have been in

 operation since October 2006 & have more than 1 000 designs on offer.  We

 pride ourselves on quality products that are versatile & up to date with market 

trends, as well as offering unbeatable customer service, with quick turnaround

 of jobs large & small. Visit our website HERE & our blog HERE!  We are happy

 to quote on personalized jobs, whether it be a single title for a customer,

 or large jobs for retreats, classes, etc. If you are a retailer & would like to

 stock our products, please contact us for more information. 

3rd PRIZE

$30 value Goodie Bag of die-cut chipboard from Scrapiniec

{image is for illustration purposes & your prize will be a mix of products}

Scrapiniec is the first Polish producer of die-cut chipboard for scrapbooking. 

We make individual orders & fulfil even the most unusual requests. We are characterized by reliability, high quality products & friendly customer contact.  You can visit our blog HERE & look at all our amazing designs in our online shop HERE! We are also very present on social media & would love you to join us on Facebook HERE, Instagram HERE, Google Plus HERE, Pinterest HERE & Twitter HERE!

4th PRIZE

$25 worth of products from 13@rts

{image is for illustration purposes & does not reflect exactly what you will receive}

13arts is a Polish manufacturer specializing in scrapbook 

papers, embellishments & mixed media, artistic 

mediums. See our store HERE where we ship 

worldwide! Our blog HERE is full of inspiration 

& we have a monthly challenge where all our 

welcome! Please follow us on Instragram 

HERE, Twitter HERE, Pinterest HERE 

& Facebook HERE!

5th PRIZE

Prize package valued at $20 from 7 Dots Studio

{prize is exactly as shown}

7 Dots Studio was born from dreams & for dreams. 

We are a European scrapbooking manufacturer of high quality scrapbooking

 products – paper, stickers, die-cuts, collage sheets, 6 x 6 pads, collection kits, 

chipboard, stamps & stencils.  Our collections are created by amazingly

 talented artists - from clean, graphic designs to mixed-media grunge.

 You can always be sure of high quality, thick papers, perfect for mixed media. 

 We feel so blessed & happy at how much our products are loved by crafters

 & artists all around the world!  Please visit our blog HERE, our Facebook page

 HERE & follow us on Twitter HERE, Pinterest HERE & Instagram HERE.

6th PRIZE

15 Euros worth of products from Scrap-Unlimited

{image is for illustration purposes & you will receive a selection of product}

Scrap-Unlimited is a craft supplies manufacturer from The Netherlands, creating

 & selling the most amazing selection of embellishments for the crafting industry. 

 We offer shabby chic, vintage & steam-punk inspired embellishments, ribbon,

 flowers, metals, mini-books & mini novelty items.  Check out our online store

 HERE for SO MUCH MORE!  LIKE us on Facebook HERE & follow our

 highly inspirational blog HERE & our Pinterest board HERE.

7th PRIZE

15 Euro gift voucher from Mixed Media Place

Mixed Media Place is a treasure trove of different media for creative minds,

carrying a wide variety of embellishments & tools to get your projects going. 

The world of mixed media is a place of limitless possibilities - we are here

 to help you to spread your wings & fly!  Find our blog HERE, LIKE us

 on Facebook HERE, follow our boards on Pinterest HERE

 & do your shopping HERE!

8th PRIZE

17.50 Euros worth of products from Danafix, France

www.copicmarqueurs.com is an online store 100% dedicated to all 

Copic products. All Copic products made & assembled by the European

 importer are available in stock & we offer fast, international delivery!

9th PRIZE

$15 prize from Studio75

{Prize is exactly as shown}

Studio 75 is a Polish manufacturer of scrapbooking papers & items

such as chipboard albums, notebooks, spiral bindings & magnetic sheets.  

We have our own online store HERE, a bustling Facebook page HERE

 & a highly inspirational blog HERE!  Come & visit us - let's connect!

10th PRIZE

Over $15 worth of scrapbooking supplies

from Design Team member Tusia Lech {Poland}

{Prize is exactly as shown}

This prize includes: Finnabair beautiful Glitter set, 7Dots Studio sticker 
& die-cut sheets, Prima Antique Mirrors & BBP washi tape.

RANDOM PRIZE

Scrapbook kit from Scraps of Elegance Kit Club

{The random winner will receive the SOE July 2015 kit valued at $36.95}

Scraps of Darkness & Scraps of Elegance are monthly scrapbook kit clubs
 that cater to scrapbookers who are looking for an alternative to what other 
kit clubs offer.  Our kits are designed for artists who wish to take scrapbooking
 to a level beyond.  We strive to include the latest & greatest items on the market
 that will enable you  to create not "just a layout", but a work of art. Visit our blog
 HERE,our Store HERE & sign up for our kits HERE & HERE! Please LIKE us
 on Facebook HERE, follow our boards on Pinterest HERE, subscribe to our YouTube channel HERE & find our tutorials HERE!

 RANDOM FOLLOWERS PRIZE

$50 gift certificate from The Dusty Attic

The Dusty Attic is an Australian owned Laser Cutting business that designs
 & manufactures craft items & embellishments for the paper crafting market.  
We began in July 2009 & are located in Perth, Western Australia.  We are proud 
to be able to make our mark on the scrap booking & craft industry with our great
 range of products. We are continually creating new designs to keep things fresh! 
  We love seeing the creations our customers have made & also love to hear your 
feedback, as this helps us with new ideas.  We have an on-line store from which 
you can get all of your Dusty Attic supplies. Visit our store HERE and our blog 
HERE! If you are a retail business & would like to stock our range of unique 
products, please contact us for details on how to open up a wholesale account.

The deadline for this challenge is Monday 30th November  2015.

HAPPY NOVEMBER & THANKS FOR PLAYING!!