Saturday, 9 November 2019

happy craft creations november 2019 anything goes

 hi
hows everyone going with the heat,  or  fires or are you in the colder weather
here today we are sitting on 33 with my fan blaring  out  cool air

Novembers  challenge 
i commented on a  beautiful picture   on facebook, & someone  said that it would be  interesting to create a layout of card with those colours so i did ,  for an example 

seeing i dont have much of burnt orange , at first i thought i would do mixed media, i dont do a lot of this, i mean i have the sprays/  gesso /paints to do it , i just  think i  also  have soo much paper  do it with that and its either off the floor or  out  of the cupboard

i went to  a garage sale of my friends place and there   was some flowers  in a Kaiser pack, and thought , that would look good on a layout with  those colours,
the  layout  i was thinking about  then changed style  lol  also the photo  that i thought i was going to use, i didn't find it  so  found another photo of me  and im in  orange. so my journey begun,
I haven't just used one type of papers but  different company's as you  will see,
PRODUCTS  USED
Amy Tangerine  sketchbook .- like ive had this in the cupboard for years it has 48 papers in the pack i have 8 left yaaa getting down
Creative memories,   patterned papers orange
close to  my heart  cardstock
Kaiser  -  Havana Night collectables,
Kaiser gold  shimmer spray
 Kaiser  poinsettia flower stamp,
Stamping up   botanical boom  leaves
Dernan Matisse high tooth white gesso (purchased at  Kaiser  stores )
darice   wood grain  embossing folder
dot stencil , ( purchased at the crafty chain )
corner rounder
 acetate sheet with  black   circles  ( purchased at  spotlight )
ribbon (if you like
oval chipboard from my stash i think i bought it at a choice shop that has now closed
bling, this was a random act of kindness  ( rak ) from Maureen wood  we are in a group where just randomly you send someone something small to surprise the  receiver, seeing i live close to Maureen, i hand deliver my stuff have a chat if shes not too busy and she  knows i love bling .

 now, with this particular  layout  i had planned to  go a different way,  i start things and then half way though think i should have added  this , so i will tell you from the bottom up lol

my layout is 8 inch by 8 inch, im trying to down size all my 12 inch albums ,of course  once i have a few , i will try to sell, i have tried before  but didnt sell, so maybe like hubby says  bin them..  shock horror , i will  keep for  next year  then drop prices a bit more and see if  someone has a car boot sale on  at one  of the scrapbooking shops

 but for now , lets get started  on creating a layout .....  yours can be 12 inch i dont measure too much i  just  think , ok, i need it smaller than  my base  page but will tell you measurements you can add  both to  yours to make them 12 inch  ( my size i will put in brackets ) lets see if i  can work out in  my head what sizes you require .
starting with your base page  stamp round the edges  with your preferred stamps  leaves  and flowers,  i always use  staz - on  it does not bleed if i need to  colour anything in later on......  this  is   my preference   with the large poinecnta one i stamped in the left hand corner  ,then fussy cut it out and placed the  amy tangerine  paper over that corner to cover where you just took the flower from ,
set aside  your flower we are going to spray it later

i have round cornered all my  papers. and the   base cardstock for something a bit different and it softens the page dont you think .
Amy tangerine yellow  flowers   11 inches x 5 inches (  7 inches x 5 ")
clear acetate                                     10 3/4" x  5 inches   ( 7 " x 3  " ) 
centre  both sheets so the butt in the middle one can overlap the other

   creative memories  patterned  orange paper   cut 2 . this size  you can trim one down later to suit     6 1/4  x    4 1/4        (93cm x  123)
creative  memories   cardstock. 6x4  inch                (85 x115)

now im going to tell you something  that i haven't done before  until today ,
thinking now i want to use  my wood grain embossing folder  thinking  now i will have to get out my machine  like make room on the table ,lets think  what other way can i get my effect done.,  lets try this idea,
now you have to work quickly  on this  especially  like when i have the fan going as its so hot here ,  now , i have got some  gesso on my finger ( i hear you say  noo you can use spatula or plastic  knife, what ever you use for your gesso ,  fingers are easy to clean  lol so place gesso  on one side of your embossing folder ,  add your  4 x 6  cardstock.. close together and rub  over the embossing folder  you dont need it ot go though the machine this is something a bit different   to do, you can wash   it now or  like me i just add  kaiser shimmer mists to the other side of  the embossing folder and my second  cardstock  4 x 6  cardstock ,and again rub with your hand  a few times take out   and go wash your  embossing folder while wet . 
with the chipboard, i have  placed  black  gesso , let dry a little  not too much,  and then placed in my embossing folder and added the gold  shimmer mists close and rub over.  while you have that shimmer mist in your grasp,  spray that  flower   now let dry , they dont take long with  the fan blaring 
while this is drying you can start to assemble your layout
i also ink around all my pages

 add the frangipilly flower paper of  Amy tangerine    or something that has  a flower in bottom left hand corner,  then the acetate sheet to the right  remember to only add the wet glue  to the dark spots not too much you dont want them seeping out although i  use  art glitter ( brand name  not glitter)  glue on everything , it dries clear, i very rarely use double sided tape anymore

 so now , add our  patterned paper & the  dried cardstock to the page . on one you are not going  to see much, depending on your chipboard size  just trim to suit  you might have a square chipboard or  you might like to use dies
 glue  photo to your chipboard piece , glue to  your layout ,
add  bling, then your collectables, sprayed flower the centre of the corner , with flowers , i cut  down  pedals then shape them  so they look 3 dementsial. i bend them and shape them add smaller flowers on top of larger flowers,  here i can go wild, i really have to stop myself so i dont over do it. as i have to think  this  is going into a mini album i may not have the space to  do too high.  add tag  (from the Kaiser   havana  nights collectables to  mention where your photo was taken 
journalling who invented that  but is good  later in life , you  may forget ,( when i  am   90 years old. long way to go yet .  hahaha  ) 

seeing im a left hander,  i always do my flowers  in the shape on the left hand side of the page ,   and to the bottom left  of my page ,  ( in the shape  of a L )  you might like to add it  on the right  or  spreading   down over the top,  this  is your choice,
 hope you have enjoyed creating my layout , love to see  if you create  it





im on Facebook, jacqui mccully
Instagram  happyjac11
thank  you have a wonderful weekend  and  week

 if you are in fire zones stay safe.
in heat like me , keep cool, drink lots of  water , keep  hydrated ,
in freezing weather  keep warm
  i will be next week planning to get myself wet in this heat  to keep cool. 

i will be  back   creating later in the month with more holiday photos  then we get into  the Christmas spirit ..
 do  you have your Christmas  parties  all booked yet,   ???
cheers
jacqui






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