Aussie Scrap Source

weekend inspiration: webster’s pages

 

Leeann says she’s not much of a fussy cutter but was keen to have ago and Webster’s patterned papers provide you with the most gorgeous fairlytale like images.  Leeann has used mainly the Ladies & Gents line of patterned papers and embellishments. It was just a matter of fussy cutting out everything and then arranging and layering. The fabric blooms are gorgeous and add a beautiful softness to the page.

 

 

The combination of muted tones in the Webster's Pages "Clean and Simple" line and the bright romantic patterns in the "Classic" line provides a crafter with the perfect mix of background papers and elements which can be hand-cut and layered. Aussie Scrap Source designer Iris Uy who is also a member of the Webster's Design Team shares with us a layout featuring the classically beautiful and romantic "Everyday Poetry" collection. You can also see here some of the new embellishments from Webster's.

 

 

Here is another layout from Iris Uy this time featuring the stunning, recently released (currently on preorder!) "Girl Land" collection.

 

Stacey Michaud is part of the "Clean and Simple" design team for Webster's Pages. Here she shows us how to make a stunning page with the new "Palm Beach" line with a clean and simple approach to design. She loves to use Webster's journaling cards and she started building the layout using this embellishment. She then added the chevron pattern to give the layout some moment. Thank you Stacey for this great idea on how to make simple yet stunning pages with Webster's pages products!

 

 

 

 

Someone who knows exactly what to do with Webster’s patterned papers is this amazing lady Brit Sviggum. She is so incredibly talented with a very unique style.  All of her pages are like fairly tale stories starring her children and each page is filled with detail and layers. Thank you so much Brit for letting us share some of your amazing pages. You can see more of her work here.

 

Gabrielle Pollaco created a stunning work of art with the new "In Love" paper collection. Soft colours, beautiful patterns, romantic embellishments - all in one artfully designed page.

 

 

Finally, feel free to gape in awe at this gorgeous layout by Webster’s DT member, Emma Trout.  (We might have!)  She has created a tutorial for this subtle rainbow page over on the Webster’s blog, here.

weekend inspiration: tattered angels

 

 

Louise N really enjoyed creating lots of colourful visual texture on the background of this layout. The white resist freestyle pattern was first created with gesso, and then the graded colour was created using three shades of the Tattered Angels Chalkboard Glimmer mist; Inchworm, Valencia, and Polka Dot Pink.

 

 

Janine used several techniques while creating this LO to showcase Tattered Angels products.  Firstly, she used a mask and sprayed Seven Seas Chalkboard Glimmer Mist onto a sheet of sticky backed canvas. While the mask was still wet she quickly flipped it onto a sheet of white cardstock to get a "stamped" image of the mask at the top of her page.  Once the canvas was dry she cut around it for the striking fabric layer in this design. 

 

 

 

This amazing canvas  [from Canvas Corp], was created by the wonderful talent of Vicki Chrisman. 
Vicki used  Pop Rocks, Turquoise Blue, and Cupid Glimmer Mists to create the delish colour toning on her canvas.  Thank you Vicki for sharing your wonderful canvas with us.

 

This book was created by the wonderful talent of Lene Vibstad Neby.  The book cover is altered using gesso, snow paint, laces and Glimmer Mist; Dragonfly, Chalkboard Grape Ape, Glimmer Mist Pop Rocks, Glimmer Mist Wheat Beer. Thank you so very much Lene for sharing your wonderful creativity.

 

This lovely layout was also created by Lene.   She has created a bright funky background for her photo using glimmer mists. Isn't it gorgeous!  Again thank you Lene.

k&co smash! iris babao uy

Iris totally fell in-love with the idea of having her K&Co Smash book to hold an inventory of her art supplies. She currently has an on going love affair with art mediums and goes crazy over the discovery of a new one.  Often on the look out for supplies, she sometimes has a hard time remembering certain colours that she needs. 

 

 

 

This Smash system will work for her because she simply needs to carry this book with her on her shopping trips and will then be ready with an actual record of the stuff that she already has and those which she needs to buy.

 

Iris lightly covered the first two pages of her K&Co Smash book with gesso to prepare it for the various art mediums she wanted to layer over this spread. This page represents what motivates and inspires Iris in her art... her two girls. In this page you will see a lot of mediums used such as acrylic paint, gel mediums, glass bead gels, distress stains, pigment powders, mists, and pan pastels.

 

A sample page of her work with distress stains.  A fun way to record Iris' collection of distress stains and an effective way to have a sample of the actual colours on paper.

 

This page holds notes about Iris' favorite art mediums.. the ones she has, the ones she intends to stock up on, and the ones on her wish list!  She has used one of the Smash pockets to hold them.

 

 

Iris has a growing collection of smooch inks. She loves to colour stamped images with it as well as add colour detail to her embellishments. The first page shows a sample of an artwork and the opposite page hold a small envelope where she keeps a list of the inks that she currently has.

 

 

 

 

 

This spread contains a small Smash pocket where Iris inserted the colour diagram of her pan pastels. At the opposite page is a sample of her work where she used the pan pastels. This system makes it easy for Iris to have a look at her colour collection as well as provide an inspiration for her whenever she wants to start on a project using this medium.

 

A page showcasing the effect of vintage glass glitter, Tattered Angels Glimmer Glaze and Glam.

 

Finally, Iris stamped small postage stamp images and colored it with her current collection of distress markers. Each image is labeled making it easy for Iris to identify the colors that she has right now. This way, she will not make any duplicate purchases in the future.  A great use for her Smash book - beauty and function combined!

readers challenge–design

 

Welcome to Week 2 in our Design Principles Readers Challenge.  Each week we’ll be posting information about a different design concept, together with sketches from Becky Fleck at Pagemaps, and our design team, that work to demonstrate the concept.  We’d love you to join in by creating your own layouts, either using the sketches OR creating your own design that showcases that week’s design principle.  This week we are looking at rhythm and repetition in design. 

Please '>email your pages or cards to us by next Tuesday 31 May to appear on our blog.  Please try and use products supplied by Aussie Scrap Source brands (you’re quite spoiled for choice there!).  Our favourite layout each week (as voted for by our design team) will win a prize pack of Aussie Scrap Source goodies!

 

 

Welcome to Week 2:  Rhythm and Repetition

Repetition is exactly as it sounds, the repeating of one or more design elements to add consistency to a design.  It can add visual interest and often reinforce an idea within your page. These elements can be as simple as the repetition of colour, the space between elements or a texture or shape. This repetition creates a rhythm and reassuring predictability to a design.

 

  

 

Sue had a wonderful time creating this page using the Becky Fleck sketch.  Using a sketch takes all of the hard work out of designing a page!  Sue stayed fairly true to the sketch which surprised her as usually her pages end up looking very different from what she begins with.  The repetition of hearts on the page add a lovely softness to complement the photos of Sue's daughter, Lily.  Sue has used Prima Fairy Belle papers and flowers to create her page and also added texture with the use of hessian and washi tape.  The stitching, sequins and beads finished off the look Sue was trying to achieve.       

 

 

 

 

 

Chris went for a repetitive pattern and colours on this card. She stamped the Heidi Swapp Foam Dot Stamp with the different coloured inks onto white cardstock then punch them out with a circle punch and alligned them in columns on the card. She then stamped the letters with the corresponding colours to create this very effective card.

 

June 2009 Cardmaps

 

Chris says that working with the Becky Fleck CardMaps sketch certainly makes creating easier.  Becky had done all the hard work by putting together the design for this card and all Chris had to do was decide on some patterned paper, a sentiment and a little bit of embellishment!  In keeping with the repetition theme Chris went for all the same pattern, polka dots and she also went for a repetitive sentiment.

 

The obvious repetitive design Chris used on this card is circles. There are also little repetitions within the circles, Chris has used triangle wedges, diamond patterns and semi circles.

 

Chris spotted these great examples of repetition design in the following two cards from Cecilia Hsieh.  In this card Cecilia has used the repetitive pattern of the four panels of cardstock and she has also stamped the butterfly from the Antique flowers and butterflies stamp and frame cut set repetitively over the cardstock panels and as the main embellishment for the card.

 

In this next card by Cecilia we see more repetition in the design.  Cecilia has again used repetitive panels and butterfly embellishments.  3 of everything on this card!  Cecilia has used Basic Grey Picadilly pattern papers to create this well balanced, repetitive design.  Thank you Cecilia for sharing your lovely creations with us.

design: balance – reader’s challenge

We thank all the following fabulous scrappers who have participated in our Design Challenge for Week One.  We looked at balance, symmetry and asymmetry, and loved hearing how these design concepts might help you pay more attention to where elements might go in your scrapbook pages.

Congratulations to…. (drum roll!) Sue Althouse for her layout ‘Gateway Arch’!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

introducing: bella blvd

 

Bella Blvd is so bright just like a rainbow! Leeann had so much fun in creating this page. She really made those papers pop by using it against the white cardstock.  Leeann has used the Sunshine and Happiness paper collection, journaling stickers, miniatures and buttons from the button market.

 

 

 

Leeann could not stop at one page and decide to whip up another. She adores this picture of Jorja colouring. Here she used the Bella Blvd chevron washi tape to create a quick and simple border. She made a few banners from patterned papers and journaling spots. simply layered them and added a few of the miniature tags. She finished this page of with those market buttons which she totally adores.

 

Iris had so much fun creating this layout of her daughter playing with clay on a warm summer afternoon at the park. The Bella Boulevard papers and embellishments were a perfect complement to the colourful world of a child. She only used stickers here and embellishments and was still able to complete the look of the page.

She used a mistable paper as base and applied pastel colours to create a colourful base for the stickers and embellishments.The edges were then texturized with texture paste and coloured again with pastel colours, paint, and gold metallic pigments.

 

 

The Bella Blvd collection doesn't have to be all about baby creations.  Here Chris has decorated one of the new Jenni Bowlin Chalkboard Easels for her daughters bedroom.  Chris fussy cut around the cupcake image and used 3D foam tape to adhere it to the chalkboard.  She also did the same with the stickers from the Baby Girl miniature stickers and formed them into a garland.  The chalkboard easel comes with it's own chalk pencil for writing reminders or little notes on the board.

 

You could be forgiven for thinking that the background of this card was stamped, but alas, it is the gorgeous pattern paper from the Bella Blvd Baby Girl collection.  So soft, pretty and easy to create with!  Chris fussy cut around the elephant image and added one of the divine crochet flowers embellishments to the image.

 

Chris saw this cute little monkey image in the Baby Girl collection kit but didn't want to fussy cut around the edges of the image, so the solution was to use the Sizzix fancy label die cut to cut around the main parts of the image and create this adorable baby girl card.

 

Chris found it hard to stop creating cards with the Baby Girl Collection.  This time she also combined the papers and stickers with some twine from Jillibean Soup.

 

This bright and funky page was created by Kim Watson. You can see her published frequently in magazines and craft books and this page with it's crisp lines and rich details show us why her pages are loved by so many. This page was one of her creations for her guest designer spot at Bella Boulevard.

 

Our very own Kim Arnold is also a design team member For Bella Blvd and she jumped at the chance to share these gorgeous layouts using the Baby Boy range with our readers!  Kim says that the chipboard icons in this range are super cute and along with the papers are a match made in heaven - such a versatile collection.

 

 

Kathy Martin is a design team member for Bella Blvd and has created three very gorgeous cards. We adore how happy and bright they are. Thank you so much Kathy for letting us share some of your cards.

 

Lia Abdulah created this masterpiece of a monogram for the product swap and blog hop of Bella Boulevard and Maya Road. She created fun and colorful embellishments with the Bella Boulevard Papers and came up with a design that will cheer up and corner of the room.

weekend inspiration: prima

 

Prima is one of those brands that you can’t help but fall in LOVE with. Leeann adores everything that prima brings out. The one item that Leeann adores the most is the fairy tale roses. Leeann has used a mixed of roses, vines and lily’s and created a cluster under the photo. She also used a couple more of the roses and created smaller clusters around the page and finished off by adding the resin birdhouse. The base pattern paper is also by prima and adds a touch of lovability to this layout.

 

What is there not to love about Prima Songbird collection?!  Jane is in love with this range and has created this card using the 6x6 paper pad, trinkets, pixie-vine, Kennedy vintage flowers and she adores the black wrapped genie stones!

 

Jane used one of the Prima Songbird 6x6 papers that looks like a patchwork, she said it saved time in not having to cut and arranging them yourself! She then stamp the Songbird branch numerously in the top left-hand corner to add more detail and then collated a spray of flowers and trinkets over it.

 

Here we have two amazing pages created by Stacey Young who also happens to be one of the many talented designers for Prima. Stacey puts a lot of work into each of her pages; there is an enormous amount of detail and technique. Thank you Stacey for letting us share some of your amazing creations.

weekend inspiration: american crafts

 

Suz Doyle chose to play with the latest Dear Lizzie Neopolitan range.  She found some old photos of Phoebe still at toddler stage, getting into her scrapbook supplies, that she’s been wanting to scrap for aeons which suited the colour palette and theme of the papers perfectly.   Her favourite thing right now is playing with Thickers and combining fonts, colours and textures in the one title.  The embellishments in the Dear Lizzie range are just beautiful and unusually Suz wanted to use them all – cut out mason jars, fair ribbon accordion flowers and she finished it off with  a big beautiful splashy Prima flower.

 

Janine had so much fun with this versatile range by Amy Tangerine for American Crafts. She adored the combination of grey and orange in the range and decided to accent with touches of the green for added impact. There were wonderful elements to hand cut out as well as totally cute stickers to finish off the design, all the while keeping the focus on that cute little face of her youngest boy!

 

Leah Farquharson has a stunning tutorial on the American Crafts blog showing how she created the above canvas using the Dear Lizzie Neopolitan range and Mister Huey’s Spray Mists.

 

 

 

Thank you to Leslie Ashe for sharing these amazing cards created from the American Crafts Amy Tangerine range. Leslie shows how a touch of funky elegance can be achieved with these cool papers mixed with some vintage lace.

 

Check out this super-pretty card by Melissa Mann from the American Crafts design team.  She has used the 6x6 paper pad and the gorgeous pinwheels, stamps and trims from the range.

k& co smash! leeann pearce

Leeann was super excited to receive her K&Co Smash Book and though it was a little intimidating to start with, the products are just fun and accessible and it wasn’t long before she got stuck in.

 

 

Once she started smashing into her album she soon realized what she really wanted to do. Leeann decided she wanted this album to be completely free and random having no rulz or guide lines. “It’s all about being totally random quirky and fun.” Leeann now carries her smash album with her at all times (stashed in her handbag) so that she can “smash it” any where, any time!

 

Leeann has an assortment of favourite photos that she just carries around. Now this is the perfect place to have them. Leeann used a heap of leftover scraps on these two pages. She used some of the K& Co Smash embellishments you can get to help fill your album. The washi tape is super colorful and fun. The tabs help flip pages and divide sections in your book and come in a few different designs.

 

 

 

These are fun completely random pages made with scraps from here and there. Leeann added a simple doodle border using the pen that also comes with the album and on the other end is a glue stick. This makes Smashing instant! The other bonus was already made pockets. Leeann cut out a few extra mason jar shapes and has them stashed in there. She really loves the pockets as they are perfect for all your extra scrappy stash, ready to smash later.

 

Once again another pocket this time filled with photos ready to be smashed!

 

 

 

 

Another fantastic idea are the zip locked doodle bags. How cute are they! Leeann used hers like a memory jar but in this case a memory bag.  Fill with glittery flakes and a photo and finish of with a tag and button, you can’t help but love these K&Co Smash products!