scrappassion

Playing with paints and gesso...

and inks and mists and this is the result:

 

 

It's based on Creative Scrappers' sketch #143

I started out with painting with acrylics on the canvas, then I used Heidi Swapp's mask with Glimmer mist Graphite, then I attached the photo, sewed the ribbon under the photo, mounted the canvas on a light blue cardstock, stamped a bit around the edges and under the title with Studio 490 stamps (LOVE THEM!),added some gesso for more texture, sewed some more, stamped the circles on coordinating cardstock and mounted them with foam squares. For the title I used some old letter stickers (as you can see, I didn't have any upper or lowercase "e"s left so I used the number 3 upside down) and WeR Memory Keepers chipboard letters which I also painted with Jenni Bowlin's acrylic dabber (Soap Powder).

Here are a couple of detailed shots of the texture:

the splatter is obtained blowing with a straw on the little puddle of glimmer mist that I shook on the layout from the mask

 

All the stamped circles but one are attached with foam dots to give more depth and variation

 

An award and a layout

I have to thank Jamie for this beautiful award:

There are so many talented scrapbookers and crafters to whom I could give this award that it's impossible to choose. So I won't even try:) But I'm happy Jamie thought of me.

Here is my latest layout:

It's about Kristina and Matteo. I was taking pictures of them and happened to catch one where they are really true to themselves: always playing around and teasing each other.

I used Creative Scrappers  sketch #142 and  The Color Room's palette #47

Here are the the sketch and the color palette

 

   

 

 

I also enter this to The Studio's challenge where you're supposed to use a frame. My frame is the outer circle which is from Karen Russell's Narrative line for Creative Imaginations. 

Because you are mine

I had such a blast doing this layout. I'm in love with canvas and all the different medias you can use on it: paint, gesso, alcohol inks, stamping, stitching, misting. Endless possibilities. And it doesn't warp like cardstock sometimes does.

Here's the layout about my sweet kids (well, they are sweet... most of the time, LOL) who I love dearly.

I'm participating in the following challenges:

The Creative Type where the challenge is Love songs + something musical on the page. I used Nat King Cole's "Because you're mine" in my journaling and stamped musical notes with Staz-On Dove (grey) on the bottom of my page.

Beary Sweet Challenge #20: the theme is Winter Blues and your project can be inspired by the terms winter, winter blues or blue or by something you do to chase away the blues. I scrapbook when I'm feeling low.

Harmonie's Feb challenge: you have to use 3 or more photos on your layout.

Scrap Our Stash Feb challenge : the theme is love. 

Sketches in Thyme Open challenge # 4 : the layout has to be based on a sketch. I used Sketchy Thursday's sketch 

 

Piccolo grande amore

è il titolo del mio layout che ho fatto per la sfida di febbraio su Scrappando Carta e Ricordi.

Il tema era l'amore e c'erano degli elementi obbligatori da includere nel layout: brads, parentesi graffa e cuori fatti da noi.

Ho dato libero sfogo all'artista in me, LOL, e ho utilizzato tecniche imparate al Pacs di Parigi a novembre. Prima ho coperto il fondo con l'acrilico rosso, poi ho spalmato un po' di gesso con una vecchia carta di credito e poi ho timbrato il fondo con Archival Ink sepia. Poi era la volta dell'acrilico nero diluito con l'acqua (non trovavo l'inchiostro nero che so di avere!) con cui ho schizzato il fondo. Con l'ausilio di un rotolo di carta igienica ho timbrato dei cerchi neri. A questo punto volevo un po' di colore in più e ho aggiunto un po' di acrilico giallo. Poi ho passato alle cuciture: ho cucito i nastri, i 5 cerchi rossi di carta velina e poi ho cucito il tutto su un cardstock nero. Ho timbrato con dei vecchi timbri di foam la parentesi graffa e la foglia con Archival Ink nero e ho aggiunto le brads gialle. Ho scritto il journaling su una tag che ho coperto con Distress Ink e l'ho nascosta sotto la foto. Alla fine ho messo il titolo e attaccato il cuore che ho preparato con il fil di ferro nero. L'ho poggiato su un foglio di dizionario (notare la definizione "love"), riempito di Glossy Accent e fatto asciugare per 24h.

Ecco un dettaglio del cuore:

Con questo layout partecipo anche alla sfida di febbraio su Cocoa Daisy.

 This is a layout for two challenges: Scrappando Carta e Ricordi and Cocoa Daisy.

I played with paints and gesso and inks and stamping and stitching. For the Scrappando challenge the theme was "love" and we were required to include brads, a bracket and a handmade heart. I made the heart with black wire twisting it first into a heart shape, placing it on a dictionary paper (note the word "love") and filling it to the brim with Glossy Accent which I let dry for 24 hours.

The Cocoa Daisy challenge consisted of a layout with journaling - mine is hidden behind the photo. It's about my son and how I hope that he will be in his teens as affectionate and "smoochy" as he is now. In the detailed shot you can see the tag peeking from behind the photo and the glossy accent heart.

 

Painting and stitching

This layout is for Get Picky sketch #5 challenge. Since I'm not yet very familiar with this site (this is the first time I'm joining in one of their challenges), I'm not sure if my layout with only one photo is accepted, but I'm playing along anyway.

I flipped the sketch and interpreted it this way:

Loved playing with paints and stitching. 

Remember those carefree summer days

playing at the beach building sand castles and rivers and dams. Such innocent childhood days.

This is my entry for Sketchalicious LO challenge #13. Splashed black acrylic paint on the background as well as stamped with some bubblewrap. The embellies are all old: Basic Gray buttons, 7 gypsies photo arrow, Scenic Route chipboard and SEI and MM rubons.

 

No shower?

I created this layout for  Cocoa Daisy's Feb sketch lift challenge.

this is the skecth

I whitewashed an old Prima paper which I used as my mat for the photos, I misted, stamped and painted and sewed the chipboard piece and the lines where I wrote the journaling. At the end I added a couple of rhinestones on the painted circles to mimic water droplets.

These photos were taken back in Sept 2006 in Crete where my friend's crazy neighbor created piles of problems to my friend: amongst other things we couldn't use the shower. But drastic situations call for drastic measures and so we solved the problem without too much fuss: we either used other friends' showers or showered with the hose on the yard for the joy of all the neighbors:))) 

A little Valentine's card...

for my son Andrea.

I got the inspiration from here. She made a beautiful canvas and I just took the heart and made a card. I stamped with Tim's ATC stamp on cardstock with Adirondacks's Snow white pigment ink, dried it and used Distress Inks (Spun sugar, Worn Lipstick and Aged Mahogany).  I learned the white pigment ink resist technique from Wendy Vecchi and it's one of the requirements of Making Art! challenges on the EWV board hosted by Lori. I'm planning on jumping in on the challenges there, but I just had to try this technique right away.

Buon anniversario Amore!

which means Happy Anniversary Luv! It's our 29th. And we're still going strong. Aren't I a lucky duck?

This is the card I made last night... well, it was almost in the wee hours of the morning because I spent all last night reorganizing - yes, once again - my scraproom since darling Hubs brought me another tabletop in there. And I kinda f-o-r-g-o-t about the card °_°

Anyway here it is completely inspired by Heidi Swapp. Thanks Heidi! I was watching her web show on Thursday and thought that this would make a lovely card.This is the simpler variation of the heart book.

 

closed

 

open

and the inside "flaps" of the heart

I had Little Yellow Bicycle's love line from two years ago - yeah, still using the old stash - which was just perfect with the stickers and quotes. I also used some Am Crafts black felt letters to write my sentiments.

Franco was happy, at least he was smiling the whole time he was reading it - with the help of Andrea who translated the parts in English:)

 

And this is the rose he gave me + he worked the whole day in the garden pruning and trimming and changing vases and preparing the flowerbeds. Lovely! I can feel the spring!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Yet another sketch challenge

This is once again for Sketchy Thursday's challenge.

I had these photos of Andrea and Valentina and found them perfect for this sketch.

I used Nathalie Kalbach's paper for VIP Sultane to back my photos + a Studio 490 background stamp. I sprayed with glimmer mist and colorwash and stitched around the background paper. The words that compose the title are also from Nathalie's paper. The ampersand is Making Memories.

These photos were taken a year ago when Andrea turned 12 and was already as tall as Valentina. Now he's outgrown me too...