Monday 1 December 2014

December Scrap Around The World

Well hello there. It's the start of a new month and that means there's another amazingly yummy mood board up at Scrap Around The World! This one was designed by the incredibly talented Anna Komenda. I'm a big fan of her work so of course I love her mood board! Here it is:


As soon as I saw the colour scheme on this I was reminded of a new release range of papers by Kaisercraft called North Pole so that's what I just had to use. I was also inspired by the cold, wintery theme.

Here's my layout:


I was quite captivated by these red berries hidden under snow on bare trees in Japan. They added such a splash of colour to the otherwise bleak landscape.

On the white cardstock behind the photo I used a number of different products and techniques.


First I stitched irregular lines with silver thread. I then dribbled diluted Dusty Attic paint and let it run then added a few snowflake eyelets. I then ran lines of glue on the same horizontal plane and added a variety of clear beads. The tiny ones that you can barely see are called Frickles are really look like the snow piles in the photo.


I covered some Dusty Attic chipboard letters with silver Beck BT's Tinby Designs Metallic Melts to create the first word of the title and used red Simple Stories letter stickers for 'berries"


I used lots of that silver thread but it was terrible to work with! It kept twisting on itself which made it hard to use in the sewing machine. I do like the effect though!

I hope you're able to join in the challenge at Scrap Around The World this month. You can take a look at some of the amazing work some of the design team members have come up with here.

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2ND PRIZE - $50 worth of goodies from DT Member Pam Ellis!
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Prize consists of :- 13 patterned papers & 2 die-cuts from the Kaisercraft
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3RD PRIZE - $30 worth of prizes from DT member Pam Ellis!
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Prize consists of :- 9 Patterned Papers from Bo Bunny Mistletoe Collection
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5TH PRIZE - $20 worth of goodies from DT Member Rachael Funnell
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BONUS PRIZE for BEST PROJECT USING STUCK?!SKETCHES
December 15th sketch {see above} combined with our mood board!

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The deadline for this challenge is WEDNESDAY 31th DECEMBER 2014. I sure hope you can join in!




Happy scrappin'!

Heather

17 comments:

  1. Wow wow wow!! This is gorgeous! I loveeeeeee the colors and the little beads!!!!!!

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  2. I love this layout Heather! The colors are perfect to the winter! Congratulations!
    Hugs!

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  3. Wow, Heather.Your use of negative space and textures here is spectacular. I just love the layout you made with this mood board! And I also want to thank you so much for your kind words that you left at my blog. You really touched me! Thank you!!!!

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  4. Beautiful layout Heather! Love all the shimmer and shine!

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  5. Just gorgeous. Love the photo. Layout is great. Love all you have done with the embellishments .
    Great inspiration. x

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  6. This looks amazing Heather, really love the beading you have used and those papers really are good for the scheme too.. love this one.. Happy December!

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  7. LOOOVE this....love that you've kept the focus in the corner...those beads are SUBLIME...& the silver thread....well worth the struggle, I reckon!!!

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  8. Fantastic LO,loving your style and the thread was worth the effort along with the beads

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  9. Stunning LO - fabulous papers, and those embellishments are gorgeous!! TFS

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  10. Such a great design on this page! Love the berries and the beautiful papers! Just fabulous!

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  11. This would have to be my favorite colour combo for Christmas......such a pretty layout! I have similar photos of snow and red berries taken last year in Canada. The stitching is awesome too. Have a great weekend!

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  12. Beautiful page and I love that picture.

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  13. A stunning page with the bright red berries in the snow. I enjoyed reading how you created the look with the beads and the thread. I know what you mean about metallic thread - very difficult to work with. But you got it to play nicely. :D

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  14. What an absolute stunning page...love the red of the berries against the white of the snow...and I love the metallic thread and those beads are just an awesome touch.

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  15. Such a pretty layout Heather! Love the beautiful background! The little beads add great texture and interest! Happy Holidays!

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