An Off The Rails Tutorial

Hello! I'm back with you today to share how I made my February layout for Off The Rails.

Firstly, here's my layout:

Step 1 
Use a Studio M Designs paint scraper, or anything that creates a corrugated edge, to apply gesso to the right side of the page.

Step 2 

Stamp stars of various sizes around the area with black ink. I used Heidi Swapp stamps.

Step 3

Trim some strips of white cardstock and stamp sentiments on them. Again, I used Heidi Swapp stamps.

Step 4

Cut strips of papers and layer these, plus your stamped strips, under the photo. I used Webster's Pages paper.

Step 5
Colour the Dusty Attic chipboard flourish (this one is called Vintage Flourish) with three colours of paint. I used Dusty Attic white, pink and pale green (the photo below has a colour issue!). Coat them in white, pink and green Beck BT's Tinby Designs Metallic Melts and heat to set.

Step 6
To finish off, trim a centimetre from two sides of the background paper and adhered it to white cardstock. Fussy cut elements from Webster's Pages and October Afternoon papers and back the photo with paper. Add a title and date and you're done!

I hope you can join in the Off The Rails challenge this month. You can find the challenge here.



Happy scrappin'!


Heather

I Made the Front Cover!

Hi there,

This is just a quick share of my layout that made the front cover of last month's Scrapbooking Memories Magazine.

The gorgeous young model is a girl I know with amazing blue eyes. She's so charismatic.

Happy scrappin'!

Heather

Softly Does it

Hello again! I'm back with you today with another project using sensational Dusty Attic goodies!

Before I show you what I've made, don't forget that the winner of this month's challenge at Dusty Attic receives a whopping

$100 GIFT VOUCHER!

How good is that! Can't wait to see your entry.

Here is my new Dusty Attic project:

Although there are so many ways we can decorate chipboard, sometimes it looks perfect just the way it is. I painted the string circle with Dusty attic paint to highlight the photo but otherwise I left all the rest plain.

I painted the background with watercolours and used the same watercolours to paint the Dusty Attic flower so it matched perfectly.

Dusty Attic products I used are:

Branch #5 DA 1183

String Frame Set DA1181

mini Bird Cage #2 DA 1189

Monarch Butterflies DA 0819

mini Seagulls DA 1176

mini Birds on a Wire DA 1173

Dusty in Bloom DA 0806

Dusty in Colour Navajo White DA 0903

Thanks so much for dropping by.

Happy scrappin'!

Heather

A Dusty February

Hi and welcome back to my blog.

Today I have my new layout for the February mood board challenge. I hope you can join in this month. Don't forget the winner receives 

$100 !!!

to spend with Dusty Attic! You can choose from chipboard, paints and flowers. What a prize!

Here's the gorgeous mood board:

And here's what I made:

I took my cues from many items on the mood board - the sunrise/sunset photo, the colours and the moody feel.

I used my Dusty Attic chippies in many different ways. I coloured the butterfly, birds, small vine frame and the flourish with Dusty Attic paints as well as inks. I used a large vine frame as a stencil under the butterfly and sprayed it with black mist. I painted the tile alphas and the Hello World circle with white paint then used a black marker to highlight the letters.

Here are the Dusty Attic products I used:

VinefFrames #1 DA1191

Butterfly flourish DA 0019

Word Disks #1 DA 1195

Vintage Flourish DA 1138

Tile ABC set DA 1119

mini Seagulls DA 1176

Dusty in Colour paints

Thanks so much for dropping by! I look forward to you joining in our challenge.

Happy scrappin'!

Heather 

A Colourful Scrap Around The World

Hello there!

I must tell you about the scrappy holiday I just had. For the first time ever I took my scrapping gear with me on holidays to the beach. The weather often isn't great there so I knew I'd have some spare time.

We rented a house that I had only seen online and it turned out to be the perfect scrapping place! There was a huge room that looked out onto the sea and plenty of cupboard space to store my stash. It was perfect!

Anyway, I had a ball creating layouts and here's one I made for this month's Scrap Around The World challenge which you can find here.

Here's the stunning mood board by Tatiana Sidorenko. I adore it!

I decided to go with the hair theme as I'm constantly amazed by our daughter's different hair colours. Here's what I created:

I'm a bit in love with bling at the moment so some just had to go on this layout. I used Heidi Swapp Color Shine to create the dribbles and to colour the alphas and used Jillibean Soup Mini Placemats behind the photos.

I hope you can join in the challenge this month. there are so many yummy prizes to be won!

This year SATW are wowing you with TEN merit-based prizes each month as well as ONE random prize PLUS a Followers Competition Prize too! That's 12 PRIZES EVERY MONTH!!

ALL OUR PRIZES ALWAYS INCLUDE FREE INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE!!

1ST PRIZE
$50 worth of chipboard 2Crafty Chipboard! {Below is only a sampling - you will receive
a good selection of latest designs!}

2Crafty chipboard are Australian owned & operated and wholesalers of Laser cut chipboard products, located in Sydney, Australia. We were in operation since October 2006, and more than 1,000 projects on offer. We are proud that the quality of products, which are universal and up to date market trends, as well as offering unsurpassed customer service, with the rapid turnover of jobs large and small. Visit our website HERE .
We are pleased to quote for personalized jobs, whether it's a single title for buyers, or large jobs for retreats, classes, etc. If you are a retail business And would like to stock our range of unique products, please contact us for more information. Please see more details on our blog HERE !

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2nd place
OVER $ 35 worth of product 7 Dots Studio EXACTLY as shown below

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Our collections are amazingly talented artists - from pure, graphic designs in a mixed media collage grungy look. The fact that you can always be sure of are high quality and thickness our newspapers, which makes them ideal for all types of media.
Among our products you will find a clear stamp sets coordination our collections to make them more interesting and versatile. We surprisingly happy and feel very blessed to see how many our products like craftsmen and artists from around the world!
If you would like to see more amazing inspiration from our design team please visit our blog HERE , our Facebook page HERE and follow us on Twitter HERE , Pinterest HERE and Instagram {7DOTSSTUDIO}.

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3rd place
$30 gift certificate from Creative Embellishments !

Creative Embellishments is a family-owned company, established by Michael and Nicole Kramer, a husband and wife team who design and the production of unique, high-quality chipboard, wood, rubber stamps flair and products. We have been in operation since September 2013.
It is our mission to offer a fun and inspiring products that can be added to any project to bring out your inner creativity! In the near future we will expand into other media such as acrylic and stencil decorations.
We also custom cut for individual orders and have a wholesale shop retail package clubs and classes. Shopping here ! If you have store sign up for our wholesale section HERE . Check out our blog HERE and follow us on Instagram HERE and Youtube HERE .

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4th prize
$ 25 worth of Product from UmWowStudio !{You will receive a great selection of latest product -
image is for visual purposes only & not identical to your prize!}

UmWowStudio is an innovative embellishment company located in Las Vegas, Nevada. With chipboard, flair & stencils currently in their Product line (& more fun things on the way!) They span across all bits of paper crafting, Including memory saving, Card making, tags, stamping, Mixed Media, art journaling & more!
Shop with us HERE , follow Our Blog HERE & LIKE us on Facebook HERE ! Our follow boards on Pinterest HERE & Youtube HERE !!

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5TH PRIZE
$ 20 worth of product from 13arts {Image for display purposes only -you will receive a random selection of luscious stuff!}

13arts is a Polish manufacturer specialising in scrapbook papers, embellishments & artistic mediums. See our store HERE where we ship worldwide! Our blog HERE is full of inspiration & we
have a monthly challenge where all our welcome!
Follow us on Instagram HERE, Twitter HERE & Facebook HERE & remember to follow us on Pinterest HERE too!!

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6TH PRIZE
$ 15 worth of Product from Studio75 {Exactly as shown below}

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7TH PRIZE
15 Euros worth of Product from Scrap-Unlimited {You will receive a surprise selection of BEAUTIFUL goodies!}

Scrap-Unlimited is a craft supplies manufacturer from The Netherlands, creating & selling the most amazing selection of embellishments for the crafting industry. We offer shabby chic, vintage & steampunk inspired embellishments, ribbon, flowers, metals, mini-books & mini novelty items.
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8TH PRIZE
15 EURO gift voucher from Mixed Media Place

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Find Our Blog HERE , LIKE us on Facebook HERE , follow our boards on Pinterest HERE & do your shopping HERE !

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9TH PRIZE
17.50 Euros worth of products from Danafix, France. {Choose your set of 5 + 1 copics HERE!}

www.copicmarqueurs.com is an Online store 100% dedicated to all Copic products. All Copic products made & assembled by the European importer are available in stock & we offer fast, international delivery!

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10TH PRIZE
Over $ 15 worth of product !! Courtesy of Our design team! {This month from Tusia Lech }

Pocket Life Kit from Art Workshop Kit Club. Worth 24 EUROS!

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RANDOM PRIZE
Scrapbook Kit from Scraps OF ELEGANCE KIT CLUB Random Winner will always receive the previous month's kit from Scraps of Elegance, valued at a whopping $ 36.95 !!

Scraps of Darkness & Scraps of Elegance are monthly Scrapbook Kit Clubs that cater to scrapbookers WHO are looking for an alternative to what Other Kit Clubs Offer. Our kits are designed for Artists WHO Wish to Take scrapbooking to A Level beyond. We Strive to include the latest & Greatest Items on the Market That Will enable you to create not "just A Layout", But A work of art.
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We would LOVE to connect with you !!!

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TO WIN OUR FOLLOWERS COMPETITION YOU NEED TO BE AN OFFICIAL
BLOG FOLLOWER - TO DO THIS SIGN UP SO YOUR THUMBNAIL IMAGE
APPEARS IN OUR GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT FOLLOWERS GADGET
RIGHT AT THE TOP OF OUR LEFT HAND SIDEBAR.

It looks like this...

THEN YOU NEED TO COMMENT ON ANY OF OUR BLOG POSTS THIS MONTH!
ONE WINNER PER MONTH WILL BE CHOSEN FROM OUR BLOG COMMENTERS
BUT FIRST WE WILL CHECK THAT YOU ARE ALSO AN OFFICIAL FOLLOWER!

THIS IS A WAY TO WIN WITHOUT EVEN ENTERING OUR CHALLENGE!
SIMPLY BY SHOWING YOUR SUPPORT & COMMENTING!!

SaCrafters offers variety of chipboard,sturdy wood products (suitable for mixed media),
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If you would like to customize your order, please feel free to contact us via our Facebook
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The deadline for this challenge is SATURDAY 28th FEBRUARY 2015.

Happy scrappin'!

Heather