Imagine Anything

Hello again! I have a confession to make - I made a bit of a boo-boo with my posts. I accidentally published my two Scrappy Chat Designs posts early. As soon as I realised my mistake I took them offline but if you think you've seen these before, then you might have!

Anyway, I had a whole lot of fun playing with my new 'Imagine Anything' kit from Scrappy Chat Designs. I adore this kit - it's full of gorgeous vintage papers and cool embellishments. They're all perfectly co-ordinated to help you get your pages done and into your albums.

Here's my first layout:

I fiddled with my photo a bit to give it a vintage feel and added some Thickers and a bit of spray to the background. Everything else came in the kit!

For my second layout I chose a photo from the same fun night but made a very different page.

I've used the doily in two ways in this layout. I've also used the dolly peg that was in the kit in a technique on my background. Scrappy Chat Designs members will receive a Tech Sheet with step by step instructions showing how I made this page.

Are you a Scrappy Chat member yet? If not, here are the details:
Joining Scrappy Chat Designs is like doing 3 classes each month - all in the comfort of your own home!

Each premier kit comes with:

• Video AND instructions to complete the three layouts and feature many techniques with product to be used well after the life of the kit. (With all of our kits you will have plenty of product and knowledge to add to future projects)

• Photos of each project including close up detail pictures.

• All the product needed to complete the project with a list of additional basic items used such as ink/ paints/gesso/texture paste and colour sprays you will need out of your supplies.

The kits focus on how to use various products teamed up with some pretty paper to compliment them, so there is always less or non-consumable products in our kits, to not only help you complete some beautiful projects, learn many techniques and ways of using the different product as well as taking them well beyond the kit projects.

Kits are $45 + postage and come out monthly. Please e-mail us at orders.scrappychatdesigns@gmail.com if you would like to order this kit

For more kits and other products visit our website www.scrappychatdesigns.com.au

Scrappy Chat Designs Kit club Membership (e-mail us to purchase):
This lasts for 3 months is $149 and includes 3 kits at OVER 10% off!!! and postage for all 3 kits INCLUDED (they are released monthly). As a member you also get ‘insider’ info on what is coming up in the next kit – sometimes even a pic! You get additional 'Technique sheets' showing you more techniques you can nail with the product in the kit from the talented Arty Chic's. You are also guaranteed the kits which do sometimes sell out VERY quickly. If you are interested in membership, you need to pay the membership fee by the 30th of the month prior. So to commence in February (next kit to be released) you need to have your membership fee paid by 30th January. Just email for this deal orders.scrappychatdesigns@gmail.com

Just email for this deal orders.scrappychatdesigns@gmail.com 

Happy scrappin'!

Heather

Dusty in November

Hello scrappy friends! I'm back with you today to share a layout I made using the stunning November Dusty Attic mood board.

I am so lucky - a box of brand new Dusty Attic products arrived at the post office for me last week. It was chock-a-block full of new release chippies and stencils and some top-ups of paints and varnishes. It was like Christmas!

I used the new Leaves Stencil to create the leaves on this layout. Here's how....

Lay the stencil on cardstock and dab a baby wipe in Dusty Attic's Jungle Green paint. Dab the baby wipe through the stencil. By using a baby wipe instead of a brush you will get a much crisper image.

Cut out the stencilled images when dry and you have gorgeous leaves that co-ordinate with the paint on the chippies.

For my background I applied gesso through a new Scribble Circles stencil (I can see this one becoming a fave!), then added stamping and some Tinby Designs Colour Crush for a punch of colour.

I painted the Ivy Corners #2 chippie, cut it up and placed it around my photo. I added some small Flower Layers #5 and some punched and die-cut dragonflies.

Here's the stunning November mood board. Don't forget the winner receives a $100 Dusty Attic gift voucher! You can find the challenge here.

I used the colour combo of course but I also incorporated dragonflies and painting from the mood board into my layout. The fresh blues and greens of the mood board inspired me to use an outdoor photo. 

The Dusty Attic products I used are:

Scribble Circles Stencil DA 1608

Leaves Stencil DA 1492

Ivy Corners #2 DA 1454

Flower Layers #5 DA 0889

Dusty in Colour paints in Jungle Green,

Forrest, Storm Cloud and Navajo White

Happy scrappin'!

Heather McMahon

November Challenge at More Than Words

Oh my - have you seen the new challenge over at More Than Words? The challenge is to be inspired by the word "Special" and to use at least one item from the quote "Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Something Blue". Now this might make you think of weddings but if you're like me and don't have a recent wedding to scrap, think outside the square! I used a photo of my daughter with her Special blue hair and used all four elements of the quote in my work.

I think my daughter has tried just about every hair colour now. She's a very determined and individual young lady.

Here's the challenge board:

You only have to use one part of the quote in your challenge but I used all four: the title is made with old alphas, the blue is from my brand new set of Tinby Designs Colour Crush, I borrowed the quote from the internet (ok - that one's a bit of a stretch!) and well, there's no doubt I used blue!

I spy another Dusty Attic Mini Heart Button. I'm finding I'm putting these on almost every project lately.

I had fun making that background with stencilling on book paper and lots of Colour Crush.

I even coloured my flowers with Colour Crush so they matched my page perfectly. I left all the chippie untreated - I liked the way it worked with the blue.

I sure hope you can join in the challenge this month. You can find it here.


Happy scrappin'!


Heather

October Mini Challenge at More Than Words

I love Mini Challenge time at More Than Words! Here's what I made for this month's challenge.

No prizes for guessing what the challenge word is this month! Yep - it's "Boo"! Although this word is often associated with Halloween, we don't celebrate this much where I live, so I chose to put the word to an alternative use and I made this into a birthday tag.

I used metallic paint through my fave Dusty Attic stencil (which you can find here) to create the background. I coated the word in Tinby Designs Metallic Melts for that gorgeous glossy shimmer.

Are you going to join in the challenge this month? Be quick- the challenge runs for one week only!

Happy scrappin'!

Heather

My Dusty Journal

Hi there and welcome to my blog! I'm back today with another art journal page for The Dusty Attic..

How cool is that stencilling? Dusty Attic's Webbings #2 Stencil is my fave stencil ever! It gives such an awesome textured, mottled effect.

I love using old books as my art journals. I thinly coat the pages with gesso first to allow the text to partially show through in places.

This chippie is also one of my faves. On this page I've coated it with Tinby Designs Metallic Melts then used it to tether my 'heartstrings' to!

I added Mountain Meadow paint randomly through a Circuit Stencil for gorgeous subtle splashes of colour on the background. I placed my journalling along the 'heartstrings'.

I tethered my 'heartstrings' to the tags around the photo of my son.

There's that Mini Heart Button again! There are very few projects that I've made lately where I haven't used this chippie! I've coated this, plus the other chippies, in Metallic Melts again.

The Dusty Attic products I've used are:

Wrought Iron Design Set DA0574

Mini Heart Button DA0682

Heart Attack Panel Small #1 DA1203

Webbings #2 Stencil DA1497

Circuit Stencil DA1322

Dusty in Colour Paint in 

Mountain Meadow DA0916

You can find all these products here.

Happy scrappin'!

Heather 

Dusty in October

Hello and welcome back! I have an art journal page for The Dusty Attic to share with you today.

All the paint on the background is from The Dusty Attic. I just love the colours!

On the right page I've predominantly used Dusty in Colour Cashmere paint. I adore this colour - it really speaks to me. I've used paint pens to create the journaling and doodling. Doodling is so much fun!

I've coated the Swirly Heart with Tinby Designs Metallic Melts for that cool, grungy finish. Underneath the heart I've used a Dusty Attic butterfly stencil to help create movement across the page. The angular white highlights are created using gesso through a Dusty Attic Crosshatch stencil.

I made this page for the October mood board challenge. There is a $100 Dusty Attic voucher up for grabs! Are you going to give it a go?

The Dusty Attic products I used are:

Twirly Hearts DA0455

Butterflight Stencil DA1493

Crosshatch Stencil DA1475

Dusty in Colour paints in Dusty Pink,

Sugar Plum, Cranberry, Cashmere

and Mountain Meadow.

Happy scrappin'!


Heather

October More Than Words Challenge!

Hi there! Yep, another month has flown by and it's time again for the new More Than Words challenge!

Here's what I made:

The Word Challenge this month is "Change" and the Creative Challenge is "Ombre".

Hmmm, this conjures up all sorts of ideas, doesn't it? I realised that the greatest change in my life recently was the fact that I joined my local Fernwood gym and completed the 12-week challenge. I lost 12 kilos in 14 weeks (I kept going for a couple of weeks afterwards) and I feel so amazing! It has improved my health, fitness and confidence enormously.

I wanted to use the gorgeous Dusty Attic feathers (which you can find here) and decided to highlight them by making them the only colourful items on the page, with the exception of the gold. To colour them I used Tinby Designs Colour Crush, my newest fave product. I just blended them with water, gradually diluting them as I went to create the ombre effect.

We had to take before and after shots for the challenge so I used these on my page. It also seemed appropriate for the title.

I used the diagonally cut paper to write my journalling along.

The frames around my photos are just made from multiple stamps.

I sure hope you can join in the challenge this month. You can find the challenge here. There are heaps of amazing prizes up for grabs!

Happy scrappin'!

Heather