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!!

Live Life Canvas

Good Morning Everyone, Rhonda here with you today with my Scrapmatts blog post...

This month I created three totally different projects to share with you all... 

The first of my project's is a canvas "about me" and set by Sofie which was a challenge by itself and I must admit it was the hardest challenge I have faced for some time. 

For starters I didn't possess a recent photo of me, so hubby said ok lets go and take a few photo's, so that was the photo out of the way... 

The next problem I faced was having to use the photo on the canvas, no doubt a lot artists feel the same...

My canvas is titled "Live Life."

Firstly I used three different stencils for the background, I then worked out the rest of the chipboard pieces I would use and tried some stencilling on the them, it turned out quite effective... 

Next I chose what colours I was going to use, I picked a few LSG starburst spray mists. I also inked the chipboard pieces once the texture paste was dry...

I laid the chipboard pieces where I wanted them to go to make sure they would not go past the edge, and once I was happy I glued everything down and I was done...

The products I used for this project are as follows 

Scrapwords 24 - CB1238 in Burnt Cream

Lamps 11 - Lamps 11 - CB 6109 Hanging Hearts 01 - CB 5112 Flannel Flowers 01 - CB 5146 Retro Squares 02 - CB 5142 Diamond Mesh 02 - CB 5126 Heart Spray 01 - CB 1109

Stencil Stones - ST5007 

Stencil Circle Stains - ST5009 

Stencil Splatter - ST5010

LSG - Time Travel Teal

LSG - Jazzy Jivin Purple

LSG - Magnolia Magenta Gold

I also used a few things from my stash 

Prima Flowers - Butterfly - Bulbe

WOC - Sweetheart Blossoms

White Cotton Twine

Texture Paste

A stickpin I made

My second project is a quick present for my husband as it was our Wedding Anniversary on the 23rd March.

Chocolate bar slide cover is called

"Just For You" 

I made the box and I wanted to decorated it very masculine, so it was a prime opportunity to use this awesome chipboard set from my DT pack...

Once I glued everything into place I got a small piece of chain and tucked one end under the belt and joined the other end to the top of the pocket watch... 

Products used for this projects are 
Mens Accesories 01 - CB1201
Buckles & Belts 01 - CB 1231
Patterned Paper - Fab Scraps - Shabby Blues (Retired)

Cardstock - Steel Grey Foil (From My Stash) A piece of chain.

My third and final project for this month is a card titled
"Birthday Wishes"

 

For this card I started with a white card base, then started building, before I got to far I found the Dress form chipboard piece I was going to feature and placed it on a piece of white card where I wanted to start creating the background, I had a mauve spray mist  that I wanted to use and spayed over the chipboard piece using it as a stencil in a few different places, I then used my heat tool and dried the card and my dress form chipboard piece, it turned out really pretty... 

I used some gauze to sit under my Dress form with a pearl trim, a small resin crown and a crown charm, a velvet flower and some WOC flowers 

I also used Micro Chips 18 to sit under the greeting... 

Products I used for this card are

CB6036 - Dress Forms 01
MC1026 - Micro Chips 18
Cardstock - White and Teal,
White Gauze,
Pearl Trim,
Metal charm Crown,
 Resin Crown,
 Velvet Flower,
 Seed Beads in Teal and Mauve,
 Micro Beads in Silver, 
Pearls in Teal and Mauve, 
 and some Sequins.

So there you have it my three projects created...

Thanks for stopping by, make sure you come back soon to see what the rest of the New Design team have been creating.

Until next time!

Rhonda 

xxx

Two layouts

Hi everyone!! I'd like to share my last two works with Scrapmatts chippies. First, I made this page with that gorgeous background chipboard. Soooo love those!!! I also added some clocks, chains...

Chipboards used: CB1233 Film Strips 06, CB5131 Bubbles 01, CB1229 Chains 02 and CB1107 Clocks 08 

And then I made a romantic layout trying to focus on the gorgeous rose chipboard and the dressform. 

Chipboards used:CB2023 Roses 01, CB6036 Dress Forms 01, CB4056 Ornate Frames 13 and CB4061 Assorted Words 17 

Work/Life Balance in Action

In a perfect example of the constant struggle to achieve a work/life balance, I have created one LO about my personal life and completed one off-the-page project for work.

My work recently gave all the staff members notebooks in which to record topics for discussion at our fortnightly staff meetings to further our understanding of best practice principles. My first question was of course 'Can I decorate this?', given they were all the same brightly rainbow striped books.

 

 

After a very fun session of getting inky, this is the end result of my new 'Best Practice' notebook. I love this style of mixed media as it looks you use up lots of left over bits and pieces. I used a lot of beautiful Scrapmatts chipboard on this cover: CB5002 Ornate Frame 03; CB4063 Leaf Spray 13; CB6036 Dress Forms 01; CB1204 Ribbon Banners 01; CB1121 Words 26 Best Wishes; CB1145 Flowers 09.

Here we have the first baby-related scrapbook page! In my true fashion of scrapping things late, this is the 8 week ultrasound and I am currently at 17 weeks. I'm sure I will only fall further behind from here. It feels like ages since the last time I scrapped anything, I think it might have been a full month. Morning sickness decided to ramp up rather than go away in my second trimester so it's still taking me a little while to get through everything and unfortunately keeping the house clean-ish has eaten into my craft time.

 

This is a Scrapmatts DT LO so have lots of lovely little chipboard pieces on it: CB1002 Flourishes 03; CB5110 Layered Owls 02; CB5107 Arrows 01; CB1189 Scrapwords 01; CB1220 Ornate Frames 22 (Feb new release).

  

 

Close up shots show off the Scrapmatts chipboard, which I have just painted in suitable colours to match the LO. The 'Oh Happy Day' tag pulls out and contains some brief journalling. Papers are from Kaisercraft.