Joining in with CSI using SCRAPMATTS!!

Hello there,
I guess everyone is like me and wondering how did we get to July??  Well here we are!! and I am here to share two layouts I created for CSI : Color, Stories, Inspiration  challenges that I created for the June challenges.. As SCRAPMATTS were wonderful sponsors for this challenge the Design team were invited to join in... You can check out the challenges for CSI HERE!!!

The first challenge for June was this one..
We are to use all the colors and the sketch and I have used lots of great Scrapmatts on my layout!!

Some closer views..

Love these cogs, I have layered small ones over a larger one which I have cut up to use on my layout.

Fabulous Chevrons and love the star burst stencil too!

More layering of the chipboard!! All the chipboard was simply painted in white gesso.

And my layout..
A big brother is better than a super hero!!

My Daughter loved her big brother when she was little and she still does now!!

Here is a list of all the wonderful Scrapmatts I have used on my layout!!

ST5016 Starburst Stencil

 

ST5002 Stencil Stars 
 

ST5044 Stencil Circles 
 

CB5005 Gear Frame 01 
 

CB1075 Gears 03 
 

CB5106 Chevrons 01 

 

CB6106 Assorted Words 24 
 


The second layout I created was for this challenge...

and my take on the challenge.

some closer views..

I love these Scrapmatts words!!

Wonderful leaf stencil and fern leaf..

I like the look of a neat strip of the Diamond mesh..

And my layout.. 

#Love

and here are the Scrapmatts I have used for this layout..

ST5004 Stencil Leaf Sprays 

 

CB5125 Diamond Mesh 01 
 

CB6115 Assorted Words 28 
 

CB5089 Ferns 02 
 

CB4017 Picket Fences 04 

 

Perhaps you would like to pop over and check out this months challenges for CSI at the BLOG HERE!!!  You might win a wonderful prize from SCRAPMATTS!!!

Have a happy scrappy day!!

Mixed Media with Scrapmatts!

Hello there! Here we are in June!! The year is flying by! I hope you are getting some creative time!!

I have been having a bit of fun with mixed media which is simply using a variety of media to create art.. or in our case, our scrapbooking!!

I got a scrap piece of paper and began to use some modelling paste and some fabulous stencils..

Then I covered the whole piece of paper with gesso.. This makes the paper able to hold the wet mediums which I used next..

When that was completely dry I sprayed it with mist..

When that was completely dry I mat this on some black cardstock and then mat that onto my card face..
I added some more stencilling, some mesh, some old die cuts left over from another project, my chipboard pieces which were painted in black gesso , added some flowers and I created a fabulous card!!

These are the Scrapmatts products I have used for my card...

ST1032 Stencil Plus Signs
 

ST1003 Stencil Sticks
 

ST5005 Stencil Patterns


ST1013 Stencil Borders
 

ST5044 Stencil Circles


ST1028 Stencil Flowers
 

CB6036 Dress Forms 01


CB6102 Assorted Words 21


       

I would also like to share a layout I created using mixed media also.  I have used a selection of stencils for the back ground. I have used quite a few chipboard pieces too...  I will share some closer views to show some of the details..

I can never have enough of the cogs, just love them!! Painted with brown paint and dabbed with gesso..
I have used the 3 sizes of the Hexagon stencil on the back ground..

I love the Federation Corners painted in white gesso, which matched the era of the house..

My layout... Family..

Here is a list of the Scrapmatts products I have used on my layout..

ST9002 Hexagon Stencil 3 sizes
 

ST1017 Stencil Numbers
 

CB2013 Page Border 11


CB1127 Australian Federation Corners 03
 

CB6105 Assorted Words 23
 

CB5106 Chevrons 01
 

Thank you for coming by and checking out my Scrapmatts creations this month, remember you can get all these products and so much more at the ONLINE STORE HERE!!! 

Happy Creating!!

At The Beach and Some Birthday Cards by Lauren

I live on the Gold Coast, which is known for being a coastal tourist attraction centre, so you would think that when Scrapmatts released a new Marine Life chipboard set I would be all over it, right? Wrong, I rarely head to the beach, largely due to my pale skin which goes from white to red in about 10 minutes flat regardless of the amount of sunscreen I slather on. The chipboard did look adorable though so I eventually remembered I had these photos from a morning stroll I did with friends sometime last year and set to work.

 

 

All the chipboard comes from CB4067 Marine Life 02. I have used seven pieces on this layout and there are still fifteen left in the sheet! The pink/orange pieces have been coloured with Gelatos, the blue pieces with Glimmermist and the seaweed has been left natural in the white mist finish the sheet came in.

 

My second set of projects for the Scrapmatts DT this month are a couple of birthday cards. Chipboard is the perfect embellishment for cardmaking. It is relatively flat, light weight and can easily be coloured to match any colour scheme. I whipped up two quick birthday cards for family members in the past month and they were both very impressed with the results.

 

 

Chipboard for both my frame and sentiment in this earthy card. I used CB1198 Scrapwords 06 and CB6091 Ornate Frames 19. After creating my own patterned paper in this second card all I needed was some glitter alphas and some chipboard chevrons (CB5106 Chevrons 01).

 

 

If you've created a card, or any other project, using Scrapmatts chipboard please come share it with us in the gallery.

Harrison Showcase

I know most of the rest of the design team is showcasing Christmas projects, but I'm a little obsessed with my son Harrison at the moment so he's staring in my two projects. I hope you find him just as adorable as I do. :)

We received our professional photographs by Rachael Wilson Photography from the newborn shoot we did when Harrison was ten days old recently and I just had to create a display for them. Scrapmatts chipboard made the perfect accent pieces for this. It's strange to see him looking this small, he's grown so much in just three months!

Scrapmatts used: CB6095 Assorted Words 18; CB1129 Australian Federation Corners 07; CB6093 Ornate Frames 21; CB1209 Scrap Words 12; CB6055 Prams 01; CB5035 Hot Air Balloons 01.

Following on from the 10-day old photos of Harrison, here is one taken last week. My journaling describes some of the early challenges we faced with breastfeeding, how we're working to overcome these and how much I enjoy post feed cuddles (which is when I took this photo).

There are so many different ways you can use chipboard but sometimes all it needs is a quick coat of paint like I've done here.

Scrapmatts used: CB5106 Chevrons 01; CB8001 Circles 01; CB4055 Assorted Words 09.