Hello there! I'm very excited to be sharing with you my photo tutorial in our Design Team 'Moment To Shine' series at Scrap Around The World. I used our current challenge here as my inspiration.
Here's the mood board:
I was inspired firstly by those pink steps in the mood board. They immediately reminded me of the gorgeous steps everywhere on the Greek Islands &, as I have a gazillion photos of these places, I thought it was a great opportunity to scrap them. I was also inspired by the amazing blues in the flower pic.
Here's what I made:Here's the mood board:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSkR0sSmQ1VXmnLziLAMrNdTJ1_pv27f4g1SLBlbRKET8a0PGCsE9LIl3LDoWka9xLmB0iJZc-5qiUbrsvOQJbS0_Q562xZNAeaWJ89UzsVZ3NMAkRf_tUnMR0v0HXaB75KVwh93f85AI/s640/The+Dome+1.jpg)
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1. Stamp a few background stamps onto a good quality cardstock, using StazOn ink so it won't run when water is applied. Draw a few rough circles with pencil.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0yOZhsj-ebugeFhjbGBpaTHDonHsfiEk9cgh2EPo73dn8xWYqH8xMTS1hA1ZBYb1RhiuaTJg-LsWfCkuftkn0_YRtXS0AHx5N9Vw7T8kWF8rNgpIuIWbJ-BFHpg398FRxp1DPktqK-g/s640/Step+1.jpg)
2. Paint inside the circles with the Silks. Add a little water to the Silks first for a more transparent look & easier application.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpBRhrXEiTuJKUqf5ckTz3n2U_v5t0g900CdwedpZ9YMhgG9hPzwgLMN9a7WgQUgaSY2pgSL_dI46TeB9_4_QRcYZ5XAbCC4HYrBoFbL359TbwcVU5gnX3ZumvN53XtmY3SYSNxTo4FY/s640/Step+2.jpg)
3. Spray a very light spray of water over the area you want to colour. Take pinches of Magicals (use gloves if you don't want to stain your hands) & sprinkle them across the wet parts of the page. Spray another very light spray on top of the Magicals. The areas coloured with Silks will slightly repel the water & Magicals, letting the circles show through.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8sJ9PB6QkNGtr1l_YTXNGjvf0r3V_7AEwZYO2diz8zpX7hOU_JNH6f_m6xOn4f-QHA4_8f4y3NSgzw4wQu_ZdtY4LyNvyW4cWt3sdmd925l0NbDlwR3pbOiXrTwG8DLRIIDmRCLSzm8/s640/Step+3.jpg)
4. Stamp a small flourish onto a few places on the background with embossing ink & apply silver Metallic Melts. Heat to set.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52rjRz_X7aCtQkr5Zp7n_Tv8kBxhsTxtTTDALMG-tqI9u5gRpZ8xDvsMAd0PFgBpZjJDoursTWsSc8glRfQGOwQzHmFG8HUSG7WIsAHedsqMwiXmBaOZhpN45lvkkjSObpanTStl290s/s640/Step+4.jpg)
5.If your background has buckled, place it under a heavy weight to flatten it while you
work on the embellishments. Paint the Dusty Attic chipboard flourish with gesso & let dry.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGncaFl8UDj-7-ozqGlcI_BgrMgGTcdOcNv0aF4gSjRzenjNIPnGDYjK6PK8mvBSEU7baIAoJx_ZrosJ0oixvZvKZnw8A8AUaeJsoKl3F2sIQi4sd9iLzAsdDcWH476A9kNoOUc5FOIi4/s640/Step+4.jpg)
6. Paint the Dusty Attic chipboard title with gesso then paint or ink the top half with blue. Add blue Metallic Melts to the top half only and heat to set.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweIFj4WwLqHEEQ7o-ew_jhfXEXw7ukgiVBEDL8QADUm5nFE3NlBeC8NUvS0gW_jtFP4FmVUyHgIBOGjsFkYcxKZClNNis-qgwSlctFnSDIq6Ue1oam0-_BHBnxXU1ZwMIxc8ZadOwxZE/s640/Step+5.jpg)
7. Drop silver and blue metallic threads across the page and glue down the photo, title and chipboard flourish. These will anchor the thread in place.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFFysnbSBWhHcL4miR9GU7WF96FOQE757NxY73X_I_Y_qHA_kKHNhm4D1pRpW5ZF2nrBTlpx01et4OCzpBZ-N0iWY2Zsb2c1g1Nxxhf8neWPXt4GRbeWMn_tW9HtTbNMi5TjxxfkJw6A/s640/Step+6.jpg)
8. Add a variety of blue and silver bling, write in your journalling and ink the edges of the page with blue ink. Your layout is done!
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The more water you use, the more the Magicals will blend together. Try varying the amount of water you use on different areas for interesting effects.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4oWfCe7wuPC-PRtubXSbJeVs60pbabRf8kh37AJMIQi5Xs84dSdr-gS1lC9oO0x_wOn7mfLJeLwjGrIpnnSARC3mhYmspwQ46_KqeLhWl60Eule7g_5rux7uBRpwPGSUhjLESONwSQWXX/s640/The+Dome+4.jpg)
Small details like bling & Metallic Melts can make such a big impact.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMb0fzzRegKVh3pK9v9W_qQ4F4J2iH9OGts4BAXT7hQtdwoglJE-7MQhaKHr4r8MKv1aalOdch2yujL5CMQ6jjIbS7LQ5JDTOR02bM8KnpKkZq4oFeAOJbLIBeFgKtKqzNKkNaHjoQHT_/s640/The+Dome+3.jpg)
On a busy or eye-catching background, you sometimes don't need too many embellishments. A gorgeous flourish & title are all that's needed on this layout.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgy_SqSBHnrgAmAP12RdKc3NGICq5hCU9iTZs6lA2dJkkf6nkIaK9pr7m5VuTks5lm8bP05DdYL3RHI1KyB1fIs502uDwJNLsje36sFSo0h0NeVgFr9Dd6w17i8-WN3KB_W6jN-BJf0jAs/s640/The+Dome+2.jpg)
The products I used:
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Supplies List
Cardstock - Core'dinations Heavyweight
Chipboard - The Dusty Attic - Wrought Iron Design Set & Dusty Curls ABC Set
Embossing Powder - Tinby Designs Metallic Melts - Blue & Silver
Acrylic Glaze - Silks - African Jade
Magicals - Lindy's Stamp Gang - Tibetan Poppy Teal
Gesso - Derivan Matisse
Inks - VersaMark Watermark, ColorBox & StazOn
Stamps - Pink Paislee, Kiasercraft & Bo Bunny
Bling - Bella!, Paper Xtra & Kaisercraft
Thread - Gutterman Metallic
Pen, Pencil
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