Layout of the Month

 Last month I got to play with Attitude! collection from Kaisercraft for Merly Impressions. I had the most fun, experimenting with paint and splodge, etc. This was my favourite layout of the month.

I started off with my base paper and had a play with gesso and various stencils.  I think I need to get some texture paste or better gesso.  Anyway,

I then added some textured layers - Attitude! papers, hessian, muslin, etc.   Each layer was pasted, painted and sprayed to varying degrees.

I think the layers of chipboard was my favourite.  I splodged loads of gesso then added some Shimmerz.  Ooh this stuff is lovely.  I love the way that you get different intensities depending on the surface.

I layered some of the Attitude! rub-ons here and there for a little more dimension.

Adding some more embellishments/metal and other stuff I could find lying around.

I love how this turned out and quite different for me, although I have played a few times since.  Thanks for popping in.  I'll be back shortly with my layout for the Scrap365 sketch this month.
 

 There is something in the sky which I haven't seen for ages - I think it might be SUN! WOO HOO!!

I took these photos the last time the sun made an appearance - which feels like ages ago.  I used the stunning Winter's Song flowers from Manor House Creations new collection. The papers are all from Echo Park's Sweet Day collection.

The Winter's Song flower is soft, opaque fabric with glittered texture and beautiful stamens - truly stunning!

MHC Flower - Winters song – fireside glow, Poetry, Sublime, Idyllic.


I'll share another very grungy layout I did for Merly Impressions tomorrow.


Thanks for popping in.


 

Boy oh Boy!

After the longest of time making lots of girl pages, I think I'm going through a more boy and grunge phase. No wonder, as the utterly fabulous Attitude! collection from Kaisercraft had inspired me to go boy mad last month.

For this layout, I let the papers and die-cuts do all the work.  

It's a good idea to ink the edges of the die-cuts well for definition or to add a black liner if needed to help it stand out against the background.

The Attitude! Graffiti stamp is gorgeous.  I stamped along the edge on the background paper to create a border.

The collectable die-cuts are jam-packed with loads of shapes and titles.  They're perfect for sanding and inking.

Pop over to Merly's  blog to see more details about this layout.  You can also see some other boy stuff there first before I post here.

Thanks for popping in.  Don't forget there is still time to enter Sketchbook365 challenge this month where there are gorgeous Kaisercraft goodies to be won!

Boy Mad!

Not literally, well only for my DS who turned 12 last month. He has gone from a tiny baby to being as tall as me in the blink of an eye. He may be tough on the outside, but he is still my little boy!

He can still goof around with the best of them when we're out and sometimes he'll even pose for the camera!  

I thought I would challenge myself to the gorgeous flowers from Manor House Creations  in a grunge/male way.  The Majestic-Gemma flowers already have a blue tinge to them so I could use them straight from the pack.

I made my own barbed wire from garden wire as I love the idea very industrial items mixed with flowers.

A denim ribbon finishes off one my the flags perfectly!

Thanks for popping in.  Be sure to pop back as I have created loads more boy projects with the Attitude! collection from Merly Impressions.