Marine Life Trio By: Rhonda

The pages of the calendar flip by with much speed

and I have again been industrious in the craft room.

This time I have a 3 in 1 project to share that

is a set of marine inspired tags using again

some lovelies from Scrapmatts

Marine Life Tag Trio

I found some patterned paper that would suit a

marine theme and stuck them to both sides of the

Scrapmatts CB3009 Tags 05

The idea here with these stencilled backs took me back

to a time in my life fishing on boats. ST1022 String Beads was sort of

an abstraction of the extreme weather conditions, ST1030 Clouds

was very symbolic again of what to expect miles from

the mainland whilst ST1006 Stars is reminiscent of

days since past where fishermen used them for navigation.

Here is the reverse side of the tags and after applying

paper I stencilled using modelling paste.

I was so impressed with the stencils that in the future

I intend to further showcase the texture of a wide range from

Sofie's wondrous and very diverse stencil collections.

I first placed a piece of left over coloured gauze over

patterned paper to set the marine look.

Following that I utilised 3 stamps that I coloured & glossed

whilst creating a bit of depth by adding a border to each,

these were positioned on the tag to best enhance

the Scrapmatts CB5056 Twigs 02 & Seaweed from

CB1221 Nautical Designs 04 and the inclusion of

actual shells gave the 3 dimensional feel I was looking to capture.

Again, the gauze was used to give a fishing net appearance

over the patterned paper but this time the stamped images I

used were cut out and coloured with a sort of scientific

labelling of each and each were clear glossed.

I tried to tie the tags into the theme by utilising similar products

on each by way of using marine flora & fauna.

Scrapmatts was on the ball again here to help me

with a fish out of CB4067 Marine Life 02 and CB1146 Leaf Spray 01.

Often with nautical themes you find stars and star fish so

a little CB1223 Stars 03 was included.

A few micro shells finished the tag off nicely.

There was no gauze on this one but the checkered

patterned paper background seemed sufficient to me

and also allowed me to better showcase the fact that I used

seahorses in each tag with different techniques.

This time by applying a clear gloss over select parts.

With every boat there always has to be seagulls somewhere

nearby and both were sourced from CB1221 Nautical Designs 04...

I also added the licence number on the hull for a realistic look.

Also from the same pack was the seaweed.

Scrapmatts
CB4067 Marine Life 02, CB1221Nautical Designs 04
CB5056 Twigs 02, CB1223 Stars 03
ST1022 String Beads, ST1030 Clouds, ST1006 Stars
Dew Drop – Starlight Silver, Moonlight White,
Galaxy Gold & Graphic Black
Dew Drop – Pearlescent – Lavender, Purple,
Orchid, Thyme, Sky Blue, Crimson & Chocolate

FMS

Gauze, Paper Pack – Sea Breeze,

TH Ocean Stamp Set, Hemp, Ocean Shells

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Make sure you pop back in a day or two or head over to the 

Scrapmatts Gallery

 to check out the Design Teams amazing creations!

If you have creations using Scrapmatts products why not upload
them into the gallery?!

(We would love to see them!!) 

Until next time

Happy Crafting

X

Scrapmatts with CSI Case Files

Hi everyone! Christine here posting a couple of layouts for Scrapmatts in collaboration with CSI for June.  I solved 2 different case files and of course I used lots of Scrapmatts chipboards and stencils.  Let's have a look at the first case:

 

 

I’ve appropriately titled the first layout "Zoom" as my youngest daughter literally zooms her way around with her balance bike…no fear whatsoever!  Red for her energy, circles for the bike wheels, and more colors for her fun loving personality.  This page embodies her and her balance bike to a tee.

 

 

Scrapmatts chipboards: Bubbles (CB5131); Circles (CB5152); Assorted Words (CB6106); Scrap Words (CB1238)

Scrapmatts Stencil: Clouds (ST1030)

 

I’m in love with the new circles chipboard.  Sofie and Andrew are doing a fantastic job creating new chipboard and stencil designs.  I’ve embossed it in different colors to match the green and cantaloupe colors of the case.  Check out the adorable clouds.  Thanks to the clouds stencil it’s easy to add them to your backgrounds.  The cream color on the scrap words chipboards are lovely & these are great for filling up little spaces in your projects.

 

I’ve used a couple of assorted words chipboards, some painted and some embossed.  I’ve also used the off cut to mat the photos…nothing must go to waste.  I’ve painted the bubbles chipboard in multi color to match the blue, green and yellow shades of the palette.  I love how these bubbles chipboards have dots in them.

 

So that's the first case solved.  Now it's time to have a look at the second case:

 

 

My daughter loves to imagine from a very young age...imaginative play, singing, dancing, acting, etc., so this page is a homage to her.  I've thrown purples in the layout which is her favourite color and also matches the palette of the case. 

 

Scrapmatts Chipboards: Hearts Frame (CB4005), Ornate Frame (CB5002), Birds (CB5045), Page Borders (CB2005), Scrap Words (CB1238), Scrap Words (CB6112)

Scrapmatts Stencils: Strings (ST1021), Circles (ST5006)

 

How awesome are the new Scrapmatts stencils? The strings stencil would have to be my new favourite.  The ornate frames chipboards are gorgeous and I couldn't resist layering them to feature her photo.  The hearts frame has been painted and the ornate frame has been embossed.

 

Did I mention how pretty the birds chipboards are? These come in a pack of 2 sets and has separate adorable wings that you can add on top of the chipboard.

 

I hope you enjoyed my post today.  Do join the CSI case challenges here for the chance to win an amazing Scrapmatts prize pack! Thanks for popping in and I'll see you again next month.

 

Cheers,