A Moment Captured

Hello Happy Scrappers

I know it has been a while, but the time has just flown and its Summer 😃

Today I am sharing a “Kodac” moment.

My son was playing on his tablet and he looked up and saw me with the camera

Gave me a few poses – This rarely happens so this is a Moment Captured.

I had so much fun making this page, using different mixed media elements and some

Resin embellishments I made.

I have listed the products below

So to start here are the steps:

                             

I mixed some Jade Alchemy wax with White Gesso to make the colour paste I want for 

the stencil. I cut out my photos and matted them on card stock. I pulled out the resin 

embellishments I wanted to use.

I prepped my paper with clear gesso and dried the page. I dry brushed some white gesso 

on the page. I stenciled my Jade mix and using a different stencil I used white modelling 

paste.

Let the first layer of paste dry.

I used Black gesso with a sponge on a stencil to break the light colours, I added strips of 

Mutton cloth. I placed some elements on the right of the page to get an idea of where the 

photos will go and where I want to place the big part of the ensemble and the small 

collection.  

 I glued down the photos using foam to add height to one or two of them. I glued down

some of my embellishments (die cut from card stock/mirror card and resins). I stuck down 

a few small strips of red washi tape.

I covered the photos so I could add the spray inks (Lindy’s), Lindy’s Magicals and using a 

brush to apply and spritzing with water, and some splatters with Black Gesso. Use a heat 

gun dry where I could so the page does not become to wet. And by drying the water quickly

with the inks the patterns that form are amazing.

  

 

I used Alchemy wax – Jade and Bronze, to highlight the black resins and die cuts. I added 

a few transparent word stickers and some printed words (I like to copy words or sayings 

I like and then print them when I need them – comes in handy to have your own ephemera)

And Ta daaaa……           Just love how it came out.

Here are a few close ups. I added some self adhesive half back pearls (white) and used the 

Bronze Alchemy wax to colour them. And lastly dry brushed with white Gesso. 

I hope you enjoyed your visit and feel inspired to go and create something special.

Please see the products below (I buy most products from Amazon.co.uk and hobbycraft).

 

Thank you for popping over and wishing you a Creative weekend. 

Loves 

Candace 

New Love

Hello Happy Scrappers

Hope you all enjoyed the Lovely sunshine and the long Easter weekend.
The UK had glorious weather over the long weekend and we had such a
lovely BBQ with family.

Today I am sharing my layout of my Sister and her boyfriend - New love.
They are so cute together and make such a wonderful couple. They both have
such beautiful natures and big hearts - I hope this new love is a Forever love.
They sure do deserve it.

They went to South Africa in March and visited Cape Town and took these
Stunning photos on their trip. I had to create a layout that captured their love
and these beautiful colours and sunset.

Products:

White Gesso  - I use PEBEO - great consistency and quality.
Clear Gesso - prime the paper for the stamps and inks (I reccommend PEBEO)
Modeling/Texture paste - I use the PEBEO paste - good quality #PEBEO
Stencil - Sheena Douglass Create a flower Stencil - a floral note
               #CRAFTERSCOMPANION - great specials on products at the mo.
Scrap pieces of paper in the colours I want for the background
Lindy's Magicals - Bells of ireland green - love these concentrate powders - their uses are       
                 unbelievable. You can mix them with any medium and the hue you want.
Lindy's Magicals - Luminous Lemon - I mixed a little with diluted white gesso.
Foamiran Flowers (handmade) - #CRAFTBOX has beautiful starter kits - I used peach.
Small roses  - paper or foam - Lindy's Magicals colours both types.
Medium Flowers - The range has a good range and price. I like to buy white and colour
                 them to match my layouts.
Resin/Clay embellishments - I make my own - I used the Prima Keyholes mould. and
                 air dry clay
Blue doilies - The range sells these in lovely pastel packs
Dry moss - Oasis Dry Folral moss - Natural colour
Lindys Starburst sprays: A bit o Bubbly, Salt water taffy, Cape Cod Coral, Fuzzy navel peach
Ranger Distress ink pad - Vintage photo and blending tool to ink edges
Background stamp - Sara Signature Flutterby collection
Mixed media Artsy stones - Medium, I love these artsy stones by Imagination crafts, such a good
                 price and they last a really long time. I have all the sizes and add lovely dimension
                 #IMAGINATIONCRAFTS
Mat Gel Medium - Ranger - I find this is the best I have used so far.


Process: 

I painted the paper with clear gesso and allowed to dry, this helps the inks and stamps
adhere and not allowing too much moisture or concentrate of colours onto the paper - good
to allow inks to blend.

I tore some of the paper to create the gaps and used my scrap paper for background.

I then mixed  Magicals - Bells of ireland green with Modeling paste. abit at a time to
get the right pastel colour I want. I used the stencil to randomly apply to the page.

I then placed the photos and flowers and elements on the page to see what layout
I wanted to create. I lay down the Blue doilies, flowers and Resin embelishments.
I  took a photo so I could remember what I wanted to do - I liked the layout flow.
I used the blue doilies as a background behind the torn paper holes.
I matted the photos on Peach card stock, same as the cardstock background I am
going to mat the completed page onto. I distressed the edges of the page and the photos.
Used the brown ink to to chalk the edges of the page, tears and photos, with a blending
tool.

I then used Lindy's Starburst sprays to colour the background and follow the flow of the
flowers and embellishments. I sprayed a little water on the paper and then added the
different  Starburst spray colours as listed above, using a paintbrush and spreading and blending the inks.

I  then coloured the different flowers.
On the flowers I used the Starburst sprays to colour them with a paint brush.
I either used the spray as is or mixed a little with white gesso  to create a lighter hue,
 I also used this method with the foamarin flowers to dry brush the colour on as I did
not want them fully coloured. I used the Starburst sprays to colour the clay embellishments.

I glued down the matted photos (used cardboard to lift them slightly) and the flowers,
embellishments and moss.

I covered the photos and created splatter with white Gesso (diluted slightly with water)
dried this with the heat gun to keep it white. If you leave gesso to dry naturaly, it will
absorb the colours underneath if there are any. White gesso is great to lighten dark areas
if you feel the colours are too dark. Dry brush white gesso and leave to dry naturaly -
it absorbs the colour underneath and makes it lighter.

I then used Lindy's Cape cod coral spray to stamp onto the paper - I used an acrylic
block to hold the Spray ink and a stamp, I used my fingers to stamp (no block) this
creates different pressures, creating strong and faded sections of the stamp.

I then stamped some sentiment word stamps on the page: Baby love (new love /
amazing relationship in its infancy), Live and Laugh - as I wish them lots of happiness
in their lives together.

I then mixed some Artsy stones with Gel medium and placed them in the clay lock
embelishments and a few slightly around the clay embellishments. Once this was dry I
used a paint brush and coloured the stones with Lindy's Cape Cod coral spray, and dry
brushed some over the clay embellishements as well to highlight the features.


Here are some close ups -

I hope you enjoyed this and found it inspirational.

I have entered this layout into two challenges: I was inspired by the colour challenge - Pastels
and the word Baby as this is a new relationship - still in its infancy and still so exciting -
so much to learn about eachother.
The colours inspired me to create the layout, as I had these beautiful photos with these orange/
yellow hues. The green blended so well and broke the yellow/orange effect so subtly.

More than words monthly challenge: 
click on the link above for amazing inspiration and join the challenge

Lindys Creative Gang - Monthly challenge
Click on the link above -
The creativity of the projects are amazing - check out the inspiration and please join in.

These colours went beautifully with the photos.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you join in the fun challenges and try new
and creative projects.

Happy Scrappin'

Loves
Candace

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A Snapshot

Hello Happy Crafters

Hope you are haveing a wnderful time with the weather warming slightly in the UK.

Today I am sharing my layout I created using a photo of my adorable Big Boys.
We went to Poole and had such fun at the water park and this photo was a snapshot
of our day there.

Products:

Die cuts
Chipboard embellishments
Paper flowers
Honeycomb stamp
Flutterby Background mesh stamp
Word/phrase stamps - various
Flat back Black gems - small
Lindy's Starburst sprays: Clam bake beige, Sea grass green, Whale watch blue,
My mojito green, Blue hawaiian blue.
Lindy's Gag me with a spoon gray shimmer spray
Nuvo embossing powder - Jade , Serenity blue, Hot chocolate
Papermania embossing powder - Seafoam white
Clear Gesso
Texture paste - Platinum crackle
Modeling paste - white
Stencil
Clear embossing powder
Copper embossing powder


Process:

I began with painting the patterned paper with Clear Gesso - make sure it is dry before
the next step.

I then added stenciling with paste - parts with modeling paste and parts with Crackle paste.

I then added Lindy's sprays to the page

While the spray inks dried, I created background paper.
I used scrap paper and sprayed it with the different colour Lindy's sprays.
I dried it with a heat gun and then stamped each background with a different stamp.
I then embossed the stamps with either clear embossing powder, Copper embossing
powder or White embossing powder.

I then coloured the paper roses with Lindy's Sprays

I then placed the background papers, embellishments and flowers on my page.
I adhered everything down, added some cotton and then stuck down the photo

I think the colours came out amazing and there is such a beautiful shimmer that
has been created with Lindy's sprays.

Here is a close up:

I have entered this into into Lindy's March colour challenge:
Please click on the link below to see the amazing creations and the competition details.

I hope you enjoyed the post and thank you for visiting.

Wishing you a happy Scrappy weekend.

Loves
Candace

Winter Wonderland

Hello Happy Scrappers

Hope you are all well.

Well, with the one night of snow fall we had in Milton Keynes, I created a Double page
layout of the last winter we had ... it snowed four times in MK through the winter months.

This is my Beautiful Winter Wonderland......

Family and snow

Products:

Foamiran flowers (handmade)
Texture paste
Tear drop gems
Die cut embellishments
lace
Embossing pad
White embossing powder
Scraps of paper

Process:

I stencilled some shapes on the patterned paper and glued down scraps of paper

 I then stamped Snow flake stamp with embossing pad and added white embossing podwer and
heated

I made the Foamrin flowers and decided on the layout

I added my embellishments, flowers, lace, die cuts and gems and glued them down

I did this for both pages

Some close ups

Added my photos and this is my Winter Wonderland

Thank you for visiting and I hope you create your Wonderland.

Loves
Candace