'Perfect Memory' layout by Marta + VIDEO tutorial

Hello there,

It's Marta here today. I am back with new layout for September and video tutorial.
To create this project I used Prima and  Bo Bunny Paper Pad.
To create backround I used Prima stencil and sprays from Lindy's Stamp Gang.

Some beautiful embellishments are flowers from Petaloo,  Wood Flourishes Clam Shell
and Petaloo Paper Doilies.

I added some mosaic glass stones and mini shells. As for final touches I added summer chipboards.

Here is a complete step by step tutorial created specially for you.
I hope you will enjoy it :)

Marta xx

'Smile more' scrapbooking layout by Marta

Hello there ;)

It's Marta here with my first August inspiration for you.

We have received some fun kit ths month. Orange colours and Halloween theme.

Paper used as my base is from Tim Holtz Idea Ology.

I cut our flowers from Graphic 45 Paper pad 8x8 An Eerie Tale.

You can see some sewing, great way to build up your backround on the page.

The butterflies are embossed with Lindy's embossing powder.

I added string from my stash, it's my recent favourite embellishment. 

Small dots are made with liquid pearls.

Cute music note is from Prima lyric shaped paper metal clips.

Yellow modeling paste was mixed with Lindy's Stamp Gang magicals. These are wonderful powders that could be mix with water, paste etc.

I hope you have enjoyed my work. If you would like to know how to create mixed media page like that here is link to my previous work with video tutorial.

Sending you hugs,

Marta x

Art Journal Fun Day

Hello lovelies!

Hope you are well and surviving the heat today.....I think my art supplies have even started to melt!

This is my second project for July.  I wanted to create an entry for my Finnibair Art Journal by Prima.  It has been neglected for months.  So I welcomed the chance to play with it :)

I started with a double spread by using old book pages, matt gel medium and a watered down coat of white gesso.  I then added some blue coloured paint to top of one page and bottom of other.  The alternative had some Prima papers added, also by Prima, from Finnibair.

I added loads of random strips of washi tapes in different blue tones, splashes of blue spray, Lindys Stamp Gang in Bayou Boogie Gold, and the yellow is by Winsor & Newton.  I die cut some stars and used a prima tag to create a mat for my instax photo.  I painted the wooden prima lady with the above Lindys Spray and Silks.  The blue colour was done by painting with Tattered Florals Glimmer Mist in Splash.

I finished by adding embellishments, enamel dots, more paint splashes, painted Prima chipboard, flowers and Heidi Swapp words.

Hope this helps inspire you and thank you for visiting.  See you all soon with my August creations.
Mandyxx

Vintage layout by Marta

Hello my friends.

It's Marta here with my second May project.

I would love to share with you my vintage layout.

As a base for my layout I used beautiful paper from Tim Holtz Idea Ology. The lovely roses that you can see where originally on the paper. I tried to show the beauty of the papers by not covering it but to integrate it with my design.

The whole layout is stiched around by sewing machine. 

I also used stamping and stenciling on the backround.

All the paper pieces were inked on the edges. 

Under the flower you can see Chipboard Backround Lattice. I covered it with Prima Chalk Edger.

Added flowers were from my stash. The butterfly was cut out from the same paper. This is a great idea if you don't have much embellishments. Try to find on the papers some designs that could be cut out and used as your very own embellisment. Here is the photo of those paper butterflies.

Another stunning addition to the project was Prima Marketing Shabby Chic Treasures Resin Railings. I distress it with black ink and Prima Marketing Chalk Fluid Edger Pad Dark Rust.

I hope you have enjoyed this project. If you didn't see my vintage cards please check them out here :)

Love, Marta x

Seaside Layout by Marta new Design Team Member

Hello everyone,

It's Marta here with my very first design team project for Cardz 'n' Scrapz

I must say it was a great pleasure to create this summer layout with all fantastic embellishments.

The whole project is stitched around and in the middle too.

I need to admit that sewing machine is recently my best friend.

To create this work I cut out lots of paper strips and squares. All the papers are from 8x8 double-sided Graphic 45 By the Sea Collection. I inked all the paper edges so they could stand out. 

The best to use is Distress Ink (black, brown) and inking tool.

I also used gorgeous Graphic 45 By the Sea stamps. I stamped few images on the seperate white card and then cut them out. In this way I created picture embellishments. Here are few close-ups.

Starfish:

 

Shell:

Ship steering wheel (cut out with craft knife):

Lighthouse and beautiful decorative fish net. You can cut the net and decide of it's size that will suit your project.

 I also added cute little shells:

I also stamped some wording:

Materials used:

 

I hope you have enjoyed this creation and I will see you soon for more seaside inspirations.

Have a great day everyone and create ! :)

Love,

Marta xx

Final Projects from Joanne for March - Altered Item and LO !

Hi there - Joanne here with my final projects for Cardz n Scrapz using the Cartographer Range by Prima!
Seeing as spring is in the air - I decided for my first project to 'alter' an empty bottle into a beautiful vase !

Of all the projects I have created for this site - this has to be the fastest and simplest - the way I think they should be - as I know how busy everyone is these days !  So simply clean out an empty bottle or use a jam jar or any used glass container.  Using a stripe of Cartographer Paper - I stuck it onto the bottle using double sided tape.  Next I added some of the prima embellishments and flowers I had left over from my previous project (the baggage case mini album) - and stuck them on using Glossy Accents.  Finally I wrapped a piece of twine around the neck and stuck on a Prima wooden butterfly element - and there you have it - all finished !!!

Closer look at the bottle and detail on it.

And of course because its March and that time of the year- I had to add a few daffodils from my garden into it!  Now it really feels like Spring !!!

I couldn't sign off without doing one last LO!  I got creative again with one of my favorite products this year - gelatoes ! I rubbed on 'snow cone' on the top of the page - sprayed it with water and watched it run.  Next I added some glimmer mists and it created all sorts of patterns for me on the page! Using a sheet of paper from the Cartographer range - and stamping the back of another page with the cartographer stamp - it formed the basis for my LO.  I added in a variety of embellishments - from paper clips to Heidi Swapp lettering, to tags and Tim Holtz washi tape !

As a mark of appreciation I made the above LO as a huge THANK YOU to Cardz n Scrapz for having me as one of their designers for the past few months.  I have loved the experience and the joy of taking on so many new challenges - it has definitely increased my creativity and my passion for scrapbooking - so thank you again.  May I also wish the new designers the same enjoyment I got from this whole experience and I can't wait to see your wonderful creations !

Thanks for looking  

Joanne x

DT 

Products used:

Prima Cartographer Range of Papers - 6 x 6 

Prima Cartographer - Crystals

Prima Cartograher - Stamp

Prima Cartographer - wooden elements

Tim Holtz - Ideology range and Washi Tape;

Ranger - Archival Ink - Black

Glossy Accents

Glimmer Mist - Dragonfly

LuminArte - Blushing Rose

Gelatoes - Snow Cone

Chevron stamp;

Heidi Swapp - Vintage Chic - Buzz Words 

White and Black Card Stock;

Range of Paper Clips and clean glass bottle;

Joanne's DT 2nd Project for January 2014

Hi there - Joanne here again !

This is my final project made with the kit that was sent out for January.  I decided to create a LO / mixed media canvas that would sit on my desk for the year ahead so I used a small 6 x 6 canvas I had bought from Cork Art Supplies.

 Rather than stamping directly onto the canvas - I decided to stamp onto a sheet of watercolour paper first of all - using the new Kaisercraft Clear Stamps (Rocks) . I then distress it using different Ranger distress inks.

 I then stuck it down onto the canvas and started to place my embellishment on it using brads to keep some of the bigger elements firmly on and Gel Medium for the rest of them. I then added in a photo using a Tim Holtz clip and the reason I did this is so that you change the photo when you want, creating a very different look each time.

New photo !  Finally I stuck the canvas onto a small stand and there it is - all finished !  Doesn't the 'rock' stamp in the background make it - and up close it looks even better !

Just before I sign off - just thought I would make a quick 'scrappy' card using the Kaisercraft  'Rock' stamp as the background.  So I simply stamped it, stuck on a few bits of paper and washi tape I had on my table and seriously it turned out so lovely - I even did the envelope !

Thank you all so much for looking - hope this inspires you to get crafty !!! Enjoy !!!!

Materials used:
Kaisercraft - Clear Stamps - Rocks
Junkyard Findings - Prima Marketing
Mini Vintage Alphabet - Bottle Cap inc;
Small Epoxy Dots - Bottle Cap inc;
Prima Mechanical Roses and brads;
Selection of Prima Flowers
Prima Wooden Elements
Ranger Distress Inks - Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade, Fired Brick, Vintage photo;
Ranger Archival Ink - Black
Canvas - 6 x 6
Plain Card, washi tape, buttons, SNAP paper; Gel Medium;


Joanne x 

Christmas Calendar and goodie bags !!! DT

Hi All -

Joanne here to show you my finished projects with the beautiful new Tim Holtz idea-ology range called Merriment.  Honestly when I opened the papers I couldn't believe the stunning designs / pages and while some was very Christmassy - some were designs that you could use all year around - clever idea I thought ! Which gave me the inspiration to create a 12 x 12 Calendar for 2014. Our calendar is like 'gold dust' in our house - if its not up on the calendar - its not happening !  I have been making them for the past few years - using 'blank' ones - so I loved the idea of starting one from scratch !

So I first of all pulled the paper pad apart and using my 'bind it all' - I was able to insert a 'Spiral Ring' to hold it all together.  If you don't have a binder - simply punch holes along the top and use small metal rings to hold it together.

 

Next I printed out 12 'blank' calendar pages on A4 sheets of white paper - as I wanted to fill in the dates myself and put the name of the month above it.  I used up all my old lettering - but you could of course print them out too.

On the top half of the calendar I did a layout using photos I had taken during 2013.  Here are a few samples:

 

 I even added in some embellishments to the corner of some for the 'date' pages - like here;

And finally this is what the calendar looks like hanging up !  I love the idea of making something that not only is beautiful but which has a very practical use !  Looking forward to 2014 already !!!!

Materials used :

Tim Holtz idea-ology 12 x 12 paper pad - Merriment (2013)
Tim Holtz idea-ology trimmings - Merriment (2013)
Tim Holtz Collection - Layering Stencil - Holly bough;
Selection of Prima Flowers and Leaves;
Ranger Archival Black Ink;
Prima wooden flowers;  Studio Calico - wooden embellishments;
Ranger Distress inks - Black and Worn Lipstick;
Prima white chalk;
Lettering - mainly  the 'thickers' range - and lettering that dates back to 2007 !
Bind it All - and spiral ring binder 5/8";
And pages I tore out of an old book !

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Goodie bags !!!  I think everyone loves a gift that is thoughtfully wrapped and presented - no matter how small the present - its often the thought that counts !  And this is where these bags come in.  I simple stamped some clear plastic bags I had lying around using Tim Holtz Christmas Stamps with Archival Black ink - let it dry - popped a few treated into it - tied it off with trimmings from the new Tim Holtz idea-ology range - attached some  Prima Flowers and leaves and honestly they looked so expensive - I made 10 of them and in minutes !!!!  Makes a nice change from the selection boxes !!!

 

And I even made one using a paper sandwich bag !

 

Hope you enjoyed the projects I have made and that they might inspire you to get creating over the Christmas hols !!!  Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas and the very best for 2014 !!! 

Joanne x
Design Team