Journalling

This weeks theme on the Scrapware blog is journalling!
Now this was a slight challenge for me as I, up until this point in time, have not been a journaller! My scrapbooking has been more about the craft side of things then actually preserving the stories.
So I have completed a layout using a small, but absolutely gorgeous, journalling spot.

"Cut the grass"

These Scrapware alphas (AZ08 Antique Lowercase Alphas) have to be the most versatile chippy letters ever!!
They are perfect for every thing from vintage to shabby and right back to funky and modern scraping!
I love them to bits and use them quite a lot as they are my total favourite :) This time I have simply painted them with white acrylic paint and them sprayed them with some Maya Rd mist. I then outlined them with a black fine point pen to define and funk them up!!

The rest of the Scrapware chippies I have used to complete this layout are:

CH465 Foliage Small
JB38 Roundabouts
CH195 Grass MINI
AZ08 Antique Lowercase Alphas


This layout has a bit of a funny story behind it, and the(JB38 Roundabout) flower was the perfect size for me to record just enough details :) I have sprayed the "petals" and leaves with glimmer mist and them coated with Mod Podge. The jouranalling center I painted with white acrylic and journalled straight onto.

Thanks for looking!!
Luv Renee

That sweet time of year!

It's nearly here!! If you aren't sure what I am talking about maybe you need to open your eyes!! EASTER!
The eggs have been on the shelves since boxing day last year and I am sure that most of us have had a few celebratory pre-Easter choccies :)
So I have completed my layout based on the Easter theme. I think it is a "truely eggcelent" layout (hahaha!)

The gorgeous Scrapware items I have used to complete this layout:
CH457 Doily Frame
AZ08 Antique Lowercase Alphas
BS12 Square Button Card
AZ02 Steelfish Lowercase Alphas
I have used my favourite chipboard technique: glimmer misting!!
I than cuttlebugged a few pieces.


I have also stitched through the petals of the flowers which is a really easy way to alter and jazz up your chippies :)

I hope that you have a look back over all your Easter piccies, and scrap some older forgotten ones!
Have a few choccies but be carefully of the addiction and remember Easter is a time for remembering the reason for the season!!!
Luv Renee

Home Sweet Home!

This week the theme, as you have no doubt seen already, is HOME!!
I decided to take that literally and complete a layout using some of the pictures of mine and my husband Tim's very first home :)
I cant believe that we bought this property in December 2001, about 2mths after we had been married! 10 years goes so very fast!


The gorgeous Scrapware goodies that I have used are:
CH197 Home Banner MINI
CH196 Houses MINI

Aren't these lil' houses simply adorable?? (I think they are!) And so very easy to use on layouts, off the page and cards! (Check here to see a beautiful example of a new home card using the mini houses).
I have given the chippy a quick coat of white paint, then put it through the cuttlebug in the swiss dots folder, then inked lightly over the embossing. To create the roof I have used a boarder punch and overlapped the strips. And finally I covered the little door and used a brad as the handle. the result : ooohhh cute!


Isn't this home banner scrumptious?? I have covered the little triangles of the banner and then embossed the letters with some puff white embossing powder and finished them off with a little bit of distressing ink.
So easy to do and it really makes your layout complete!

Thanks for letting me share! Hope you have been inspired to create, take a trip down memory lane like I did and scrap some of those all photos that have great memories attached to them!!
Luv Renee Iveson

Floral Friday!!

Happy Friday everyone!

This weeks theme, as you are probably have all seen on the blog, by the stunning work from the talented Scrapware DT, is flowers.
I have to say that I just love flowers on my layouts. I find that I put flowers of some description on nearly every layout that I complete, (even the male and boy layouts).
And the gorgeous array of chippy flowers that Ange creates through Scrapware are no exception! You can check the wide variety of Scrapware flowers out here online.
So this week I have completed a soft girly layout featuring my absolute favourite Scrapware flower to date - Dawn Rose :)
The picture is of my middle daughter Charlotte and I have used the Girls Paperie pattern papers as I just love the combination of the soft girly florals with the beautiful Scrapware Dawn Roses.



I have used the following Scrapware goodies on my layout:
LW12 Dawn Rose Large
CH04 Chipboard Flourish 1
AZ03 Impact Lowercase Alphas


To create the "sweet" word in my title I have simply covered the Impact Lowercase Alphas with an old book page, inked with Tim Holtz distress ink and then Mod Podged.


The Dawn Roses and the Chipboard Flourish have been inked and the brushed over with a thin coat of Tim Holtz clear crackle paint. I then madly over heated them with my heat gun to cause the paint to blister and bubble giving the "shabby vintage" look.


Hope that are as inspired to create with your Scrapware flowers as I am. And here's hoping that you get some time over the weekend to indulge in some serious scrapbooking!!
Luv Renee

One Cute Critter

Continuing on with this weeks theme of  "Monsters and Critters", I thought I might create a little gift for the newest "critter" in my family - my nephew Ned. My sister (Ned's mummy) is a vintage freak and loves any thing that has that "aged" look.
I am so in love with the Scrapware memory boxes, and have made quite a few as gifts for friends and family.
The memory boxes are simple to construct and perfectly made to adorn with beautiful scraping supplies!
To see how easy they are are to put together check out the online tutorial by Ange here.

The Scrapware supplies used to create Ned's memory box are:

KT61 Mini Shadow Box
AZ08 Antique Lowercase Alphas
CH164 Sea Animals

I thought this cute little turtle was the perfect "critter" to use for this newborn project :)
I have simply painted, inked and then Mod Podged him to get this soft vingtagey or aged  look.The memory box is simply covered with pattern paper, and whipped through my sewing machine (that hasn't really been used for fabric in the sewing sense for years and years now!! LOL) misted and pieced together.
The gorgeous letter "n" completes the vintage feel and has been given a couple of coats of Tim Holts ink.
Off to Perth to visit my sister and my new lil' nephew tomorrow so I will let you know how she likes the gift!!

Thanks for letting me share!
Luv Renee Iveson

Back to school

Good Morning!
Back to school week here on the Scrapware blog.
Need a cup of tea and some tissues?
Like a lot of mums out there I am sending my youngest daughter Charlotte off to school for the very first time today.
I have mixed feelings  about this though! On the one hand - it's only kindy and she is so very ready.
But on the other hand, Charlie is my baby girl, off to the big school with tiny size 3 uniforms, blonde pigtails and a massive school backpack.
I am sure she will love it and demand to go everyday of the week instead of the allocated 5 day fortnight!

If you are a first time mummy having taken your precious little angel off to "big" school, grab a coffee, sit back and  enjoy some blog surfing!


First up I have created a school themed LO featuring my eldest daughter and her teacher from last 2010.
This teacher was the BEST teacher! She was so very good with the kids and I found it hard to say goodbye as well!

The funky Scrapware I have used on this LO is:
CH376 Diva Owl
AZ03 Impact Lowercase Alphas
JB02 Journal Bits - Date Set
PA02 Photo Anchors - Keyhole
PA04 Photo Anchors - Standard

Isn't she gorgeous? I think so! Wise old Diva owl was a must on a school themed LO.
I have simply given her a coat of dimensional magic and a light spray of Maya mist before sticking my journaling letters down..

All the other Scrapware elements such as these LC Impact letters I have gone to town with a black sharpie on! Letting them dry in between  I gave them 3 coats :)

Hope this has inspired you to create some school theme pages, using some funky Scrapware elements!
You could even scrap about how you feel seeing your not so little person off to school on there first day.

Thanks!
Renee Iveson

Summer's Here

And here at scrapware we are celebrating with some summer inspiration.

First up we have this delightful number by the super gorgeous Renee.

I am just so in love with this layout, the gorgeous bright colours and the little creatures just scream summer! And what a fab idea to add some stitching detail to those leaves on the branch.

How stunning does this title look? Renee has embossed them with the cuttlebug, and then over the top with some ink.

Wowsers, these flowers blow me away. They look awesome!

Renee has used:LB27 Marilyn Blooms

LB28 Kylie Blooms
CH191 Branches Large
AZ08 Antique Lowercase Alphas

Next up, Trizzy has given this memory box some summer treatment. A stunning black frame with flourish corner trims, and correboard alphas, then decorated with some fabulous summery embellies.

Here's how Trizzy created her project:

The memory box was painted with acrylic paints, the outside heated till it bubbled and highlighted. The alphas were sprayed with memory mist and silver gilding wax was applied. I adhered some gauze and hot glued glass pebbles, shells and glass tiles to the piece.

KT44 Memory box 10 x 10

Impact lg CB craft alphas

CH404 Natalie swirls

CH329 Swallows

Ch194 mini fence

And lastly my mother-in-law gave me this sweet pic of my husband on holidays with his family some 25yrs ago. It was just screaming for some bright summery treatment.

Tee hee. Just check them out. How sweet!

Here's a close-up of the title alphas, which I sprayed with glimmermist, then applied a light layer of embossing powder.

And for the sun, clouds and bird, I used a white pen to outline the shape, then applied some ink, followed by some glimmermist.

I have used:

JB02 Date Journal Bits

AZ03 Impact Lowercase Alphas

CH329 Swallows

CH328 Sunshine and Rain

Finally Friday!

Yes breathe a sigh of relief because today is Friday! For many of you this day signifies the end of the working week and the beginning of the weekend and family time! But for those of you who are like myself, a domestic goddess, then most days are the same!!

I have been madly creating this week and have completed the "grandparents day" layout. I have had these pictures since the start of the year but I always find it really hard to scrap "school" themed photos!!

I have used:

LW17 Clipboard Small

JB02 Journal Bits - Date Set

AZ14  Impact Lg CB Craft

AZ13  Impact Lg CB White

AZ03 Impact Lowercase Alphas

I have painted the gorgeous little clipboard, (so very perfect for school themed layouts!) then glimmer misted over the top.

With the lettering I have used a mixture of the craft and the white corrugated letters. I went to town on them with a couple of different glimmer mist and then a smudge of the left over white paint. The lettering for the word "day" I painted and then embossed with the cuttlebug and finally I finished them of with a light coat of red StayzOn ink.

As many of you may know my BFF and fellow Scrapware DT gal Gilly Lester, has had a furry little family member pass away this week. So I have created the next project for her family, a sympathy card.

I have used:

KD02 KDD - Clouds

CH330 Scallop Circle Multi (the wings)

I have painted both with white acrylic paint, the wings with a smooth finish and the clouds with a rough finish. I then sewed the "feathers" onto the wings and added Kindy Glitz to give it a sparkle. The clouds I simply inked with some Tim Holtz ink.

Thanks for letting me share my creations using Scrapware chippies! I hope that every one has an awesome weekend and is inspired to create some art with their Scrapware too!!

Renee Iveson

xoxox

Spruce up your space with Scrapware...

Hi Everyone! Lisa Warren here and I'll be hosting the Scrapware blog this week.  Chipboard is not just for your scrapbook pages, and this week, the DT have created both functional and beautiful home decor pieces using Scrapware chipboard! The girls have outdone themselves. I think I might have to try these ideas myself. Enjoy!

First up, Natalie May..."This is a canvas I have created of Miss Jessica. I thought I'd give "Mixed Media" a whirl so I coated the canvas in gesso, added a layer of ripped book pages, added some texture paste, gave it a sprinkle of Micro Beads then painted it with Glimmermist and Making Memories paints! For the CH382 Natalie Frame Large, I painted it in gesso first, then gave it colour with a mixture of Glimmermist and paint then gave it a generous coat of Crackle Paint! The thin inside frame I covered with raw book pages. I think the final effect is great!"

Love the tonal effect on the flourish frame!

Here's a closeup...

Next up, Renee Iveson...Renee has created a gorgeous mirror using the new CH365 Blossom Frame (new product) and CH67 Blossom Stem.

Renee let us know..."This project shows off what I love about Scrapware! You can ink it, sew it, cover it, mist it, grunge it, fold it and use it for a mask all in one project and the result is always fabo!!"

You can see what she means in this closeups...just beautiful!

Next, Gina Rodgers...Gina has created a fun and fabulous blackboard!

"I've made this small blackboard for my daughter's room..and Jem's done a wonderful job helping me with the design (she's an owl lover like me) and choosing paint colours. For the board itself, I've used CH430 Nadine Hanging Large (new product)."

The cute owl is CH372 Joybells Owl and I've also used CH302 Skeleton Leaves small.  AZ08 Antique Lowecase Alphas have been used along with CH427 Mini Marilyn Blooms (new product, coming soon!).

Last, but certainly not least...Hetty Hall... who has created the most gorgeously girl and shabby chic shadow box and coordinating gift box...both of which are new products in the Scrapware collection.  KT62 - Mini Shadow Box Bracket and KT65 - 6x6" Box Kit, will both be released shortly!

The soft pinks and purples are just stunning...

 

Here's a peek inside...

 

Here they are together...perfect for any girls room.

Thanks girls!  Join us again when we showcase a couple of the DT's scrap spaces and some more ideas for dressing up your space with Scrapware chipboard.

Cheers, Lis.

For the Boys..

Hi, its Gina here to start off a new week with some fabulous inspiration from the Scrapware DT!

I'll kick off with this piece I created, which could be framed or made into a wall hanging for a little boys room. With two daughters, I don't often get a chance to do any scrapping with a male theme, so this was a nice change...

I've used a WT09Live/Laugh/Love piece for the title and a few cute MI12Mini Stars. These have all been inked in blue or green and slightly aged by touching up the edges with Versacolor Pinecone ink. I've also stuck some little gold findings onto the stars to make them more of a feature

Next up is this very sweet layout from Renee!

Renee has used: CH303 Funky Robots Large, JB33 Kapow Journal Bits and CH 263 Think Pink Sheet

Renee says "for the robots I have mainly inked them with a few different shades and used a brown American Crafts slick writer, I also have added some vintage glitter glassing, cuttlebugging and some small watch parts to make them a tad bit vintagy!"

The Think from the think pink sheet (not boyish I know!) is coloured in with American crafts slick writer too. I glimmer misted the corrugated letters and also used your masking technique with them too!

The cog window has been painted with Tim Holtz crackle paint and then inked over with stazon and vintage glitterised

Continuing on with the robot theme, Georgia has this fabulous birthday card to share..

Georgia has used funky robots small ch304 and postage frames ch327. She has coloured the robot black using a marker, embossed the star and hands / feet with red embossing powder (using a versa mark pen) and then embossed the whole thing with clear embossing powder. The frame is embossed with the red embossing powder

..and Kim has this very cool layout to share!

Kim says "Addison my three year old is so into TOY STORY at the moment and loves to zoom around with his imaginary wings. I thought the little space shapes from the CH20 Space set was prefect to use to tell the story. I wanted to make the rocket the star so I first inked it fairly heavily around the edge in black ink then randomly embossed it with red embossing powder. I added star dust stickles around the edge to really make it pop. I also added a bling flourish to represent the fire coming out of the engine. For the other two pieces I again heavily inked the edges in black ink then added the star dust stickles around the edge."

..and last but not least, here's Taryn's bright and fun layout!

Taryn has used: AZ03 Impact Lowercase alphas, CH318 Retro Frames Small, CH01 Scalloped Plaques and
MI07 Mini Crowns

WOW!..thanks so much ladies for making my first blog post for Scrapware so much fun to do..and I hope you're all feeling inspired to scrap the boy in your life too! Don't forget to share your creations in the Scrapware Gallery..we can't wait to see them :)

Gina xox