Scrapping Clearly November Sketch Challenge 2015

I used techniques I learned recently at a class held locally by the very talented and creative Finnabair!
I can't say the results are on a par with this wonderful lady's but I had fun!!

http://scrapping-clearly.blogspot.com.au/p/current-challenge.html

It started out following this sketch and then took on a life of it's own!

It is just by sheer chance that this could qualify for the mood board challenge as well, given the colors I used!!
I titled it "believe" because Sarah is a great believer in the power of positive thought!

Scrap Around The World November mood board challenge 2015

  As usual a very inspiring mood board from Scrap Around The World.
http://scraparoundtheworld.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Mood%20Board%20Reveal

I loved the Christmas theme.

 I used the wood grain, white wash effect for the base page, with a touch of black running through it. The colors used are all from the mood board.

The Christmas tree inspired the embellishments used.

 The soup mug, heavy warm mittens and ribbed sweater made me think of a white Christmas. For this reason I used my new Prima Snowflake Paste and stencilled  the base(Prima Harlequin ).
I also embossed the reindeer ( Scrap Matts)and the word Christmas( Kazzazz) with Stamp -It embossing powder "Seafoam White".

The sprays I used were ;
Lindy's Stamp Gang Sassy Sapphire and Sidewalk Chalk. I also used Heidi Swapp Color Shine Gold.

The fussy cut poinsettias and the papers used were from Kaisercraft "Home For Christmas" Collection.

I thought my photo of a summer Father Christmas was a contrast to the winter theme! As you can tell by my kid's clothes it wasn't cold!!

I was also taken by the expression on my daughter's face....she was clearly excited about Christmas, no doubt still believing in the reality of Father Christmas whereas my son looks as if he is well aware it it is all
a charade!!

Here are some close ups!

hope you don't mind all the pictures but I am so happy with how it all came together!!

challenge win!!

I was thrilled to hear that I had won the Scrappingclearly November mood Board Challenge!

below is the winning page

many thanks Scrapping Clearly :):):)

Scrapping Clearly November moodboard challenge

This month's moodboard  was so yummy!
http://scrapping-clearly.blogspot.com.au

I used a technique I learned several months ago from Rikki Graziani using black gesso, stencil and sprays.

I used Lindy's stamp gang sprays, and embossing powder on the chipboard heart(dusty attic), most of the flowers were Green Tara.

Scrap Around The World 2015 October Moodboard Challenge Entry 2!!

http://scraparoundtheworld.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Mood%20Board%20Reveal

I was also inspired by the vivid  colors of Heather's mood board ,and the exotic bird when I created this page.

I used Strathmore 12x 12 Watercolor paper.

I used my Lyra Aquacolor water soluble crayons to make the background, and also on the paper  to cut my dies from.

I then stamped with my Kaisercraft triangles clear stamp and also my Penny Black Slapstick /Cling hearts stamp, using Ranger  Archival inks.
The flowers and leaves are new from Kazzazz,(thanks Zena Melville) and I colored them  with the crayons, the leaves I colored but did not add water.
The Awesome  Arrow is from Scrapmatts and I left that raw.
The butterflies and dragon flies were Kazzazz dies, and I'm not sure which company made the bird of paradise die, or the ornate hearts.

This photo was taken on an AWESOME occasion!!
 My daughter and I had just completed a Short Course Triathlon ( 350 metres ocean swim, 7 k bike ride and 5k run/walk!)and we were pretty please with ourselves!!!

Scrap the Girls October Moodboard (2015)

                                            http://scrap-the-girls.blogspot.com.au/

I was inspired by the bright colors,the pinks and blues, the feathers(seen on  my birds of paradise),  the word awesome, and the butterflies.

I used  12 x 12 Strathmore watercolor paper.

I used my Lyra Aquacolor water soluble crayons to make the background, and also on the paper  to cut my dies from.
I then stamped with my Kaisercraft triangles clear stamp and also my Penny Black Slapstick /Cling hearts stamp, using Ranger  Archival inks.
The flowers and leaves are new from Kazzazz,(thanks Zena Melville) and I colored them  with the crayons, the leaves I colored but did not add water.
The Awesome  Arrow is from Scrapmatts and I left that raw.
The butterflies and dragon flies were Kazzazz dies, and I'm not sure which company made the bird of paradise die, or the ornate hearts.

This photo was taken on an AWESOME occasion!!
 My daughter and I had just completed a Short Course Triathlon ( 350 metres ocean swim, 7 k bike ride and 5k run/walk!)and we were pretty please with ourselves!!!

Scrap Around The World October Moodboard Challenge(2015)

http://scraparoundtheworld.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Mood%20Board%20Reveal

This wonderfully colorful mood board was put together by the very talented Heather McMahon. I was inspired by the vividness of the colors and by the tree.

The theme of thankfulness also inspired me as I feel very blessed to have two beautiful children( now young persons!) in my life.

I can see now that the purple frame is not quite straight, but hey nothing on a tree is straight either!! LOL

I  flicked  Lindy's Stamp Gang Prima Donna Purple across the 12x12 bazzil page to start with, along with some Starburst Bling-y-Blonde.

I downloaded a shape of a tree and cut it out from Kraft-tex paper which I had already colored with Lindy's Stamp gang  starburst Sassy Sapphire. 

I went to sew it with my sewing machine and found the connection between the foot and the machine wasn't happening so had to sew it by hand!! 

The flowers are from Green Tara and Kaisercraft.

 I strung the crystal beads and tucked the strands behind the photos,(thanks to my sister for giving them to me after a beading passion!)

I also  used a Heidi Swapp tree Stencil and Faber-Kastell Whipped Spackle colored with the Sassy Sapphire spray.

I embossed the picture frame, Scrapmatts string circles, the Dusty Attic word" blessed"  and the flying bird with Lindy's Stamp gang Drop Dead Diva set -Purple, along with the wooden owl and butterfly.

The leaves on the stenciled tree on the left were colored with the purple spray and are from Kazzazz.

There are also a couple of hat pins I made with bright pretend pearls threaded onto them!!

The life button was given to me at one stage as was the butterfly die.

Hope you like it!