Best Day Ever | Lou Thompson | Paint

Today I have a very colourful layout for you. This month is all about celebrating the use of paint on layouts. With this in mind, I decided to choose a black background and keep the embellishments to a minimum. 

I used a Prima Silicone brush to create the painted, textured background.

Paper and brush can be found at:

thompsonscraftsupplies.com

You can watch the process video here:

https://youtu.be/24puqZEBZRc

Here are some close up shots for you to enjoy:

It's All Black and White| Lou Thompson | Monochrome

Hello to all you scrap addicts!

I am so excited to bring you my very first project for UKSA and due to some video issues the first time, I actually have 2 projects to bring you.

The theme this month is monochrome and for my first layout, I did initially think I would choose to do shades of a bold colour like purple or pink as that is very much me, but I thought no lets actually challenge myself to use just black and white.

I am glad I did as I am really pleased with the result and it challenged me to really think about the project and be really creative with how I used items

There are 4 papers used in the layout, 1 for the main sheet and 3 matting the photo. I love the raindrop sheet as it goes so well with the theme of the photo as walks in the UK are sadly often laden with rain :)

I began by using some fabrics to create texture and added water colours on top to give some colour.

I then used 2 stamps to finish the look on the base layer. Stamping is a really great way to easily co-ordinate details on a monochrome layout.

I embossed some chipboard shapes in the same colour scheme, shades of black, white and pearl, and added these as well as stickers, thickers and Bramble Fox Perspective to finished the piece.

Here are some close up shots 

Links to items used in this piece:

Papers and stamps:

http://thompsoncraftsupplies.co.uk

Bramble Fox Perspective:

https://www.bramblefox.co.uk/product-page/currently-andtoday

Unfortunately the video for this layout was not successful so here I have a second project for you.

As I had decided on just black and white for the first project, I decided to introduce a bit of colour for the 2nd attempt. 

I just obtained a set of the Prima Finnabair Impasto Acrylic paints and was so excited to used them I decided to use on this layout

I wanted to keep the overall focus on the black and white as I had really liked that about my first layout, but I also introduced a touch of teal as an accent. I therefore decided to use 3 paints in pitch black, snow white and jade. 

I really wanted to go for texture in this layout so used fabrics, paints, stencil and different papers, art stones and washi to achieve this look.

There's lots of layering and texture to this project so if you have the time I would love you to visit the below link to the video to watch the process I followed.

Most of the items in this project can be found at:

http://thompsoncraftsupplies.co.uk

Youtube Link:

https://youtu.be/GZyUkBmZf4w

Panda Shop | Amy Kattenbelt | Monochrome

Hi, I'm so excited to be bringing you my very first project for UK Scrap Addicts.

This months theme is Monochrome and after much deliberation about what colour i would like to pick i settled on creating a layout that was purely black, whites and greys. I thought this would match the photo of my eldest son with lots of panda cuddly toys that was taken on our holiday last year.

To make up for the lack of colour i knew i wanted to add plenty of layers and texture, in the hope it would create a lot of interest for the eye. Once i had printed my photo in black and white, i trimmed it to keep a white border and then added a narrow black border to make sure the photo would stand out.

I went through some of my stash and selected some black and white patterned paper. I used a striped paper from the Maggie Holmes Carousel collection as a border piece, and paper from Maggie Holmes Flourish collection with a beautiful leave design on as the background for my layout.

Because these papers were so busy, in order to make my title stand out i decided to use a layer of white cardstock on the left hand side. I added some grey watercolour paint and black ink splashes to create interest.

I then added lots of layers behind the photo, including using some patterned vellum and a doily and tag. I created a crepe paper ruffle to put under the photo too. I then added some black and white flowers which i had previously cut out from a patterned paper. I used Amy Tangerine thickers to create the title, i adore these as i think they add such a dramatic impact to the layout. I used Tim Holtz tiny alpha stickers to create a sub title as well as stamping the date the photo was taken onto a label.

I also used some acrylic paint to paint an 'awesome' wood veneer word grey, and added that above my photo.

I then added even more texture to my layout by adding some twine, fibres and ribbon, using my tiny attacher to staple them to the page. I added three small panda puffy stickers to form a triangle around the photo. Lastly i added some grey studio calico sequins in several clusters to complete the layout.

I will leave you with a link to the YouTube process video so you can see exactly how i create this page (i apologise for the bouncy camera work, i promise it improves vastly after the first minute or so of the video)

https://youtu.be/Mw_E9wKxLPg

So Sweet | Terri Morris | Monochrome

Terri here to showcase my version of a monochromatic page. This is one of my favourite layouts of all time. I never really use yellow as a focal point in my scrapbooking so I was really surprised at how much I love this page. Just shows it pays to try something out of your comfort zone.

I used a mix of Crate Paper Maggie Holmes collections and although I'm always surprised at how similar the collections are I do love that the colour palates co-ordinate so well together.

I added some yellow ink to the background using the packaging technique to add more yellow tones as I was limited to a few small embellishments. The page has a mix of cardstock stickers, enamel stickers and puffy stickers.

My little cute pussycat loves to lay outside my craft room and this was just the sweetest picture of him.

Thanks for reading today, don't forget to show us your creations by tagging us on Instagram or Facebook. Have you seen that we now have our own Facebook group to share our passion for scrapbooking.

Happy Crafting!

Siblings forever | Maria La Chica | Black & White photos

Hello lovely scrappers! Thanks for joining me today with a new layout for UK Scrap Addicts.

As you already know, this month's topic is Black and White photos... and I love love love using B&W photos!. The beauty of using pictures in B&W is that you are not constricted with your colour palette when creating your layout, as you know that your colours won't clash with your photo.

And here is my layout!

As you can see, I have gone for a very straight forward layout. I wanted the photo to be the focal point. As it is in Black and White, and I am using a very muted background, I didn't want the photo to be "lost", so I printed it bigger than I normally do!

Again, because I didn't want for the photo to lose focus, I chose not to use any pattern paper under my photo... However, I then went a bit crazy with the embellishments! I did something that I don't do very often and it's to use almost a whole sticker sheet!

Here's a couple of close ups:

Apologies for not having a video for you this month. Life has taken over and I run out of time! Hopefully I'll have a super nice one for you next month!

Thanks for joining me today and I hope you'll stick around for December!

Keep scrapping!

A Girl in Paris / Jackie Ashton / Black & White Photos

Hi Scrappers, it Jackie with my layout this month using a black and white photograph.  I also find that using a black and white photograph is easy because you don't have to think about the colours of the photograph clashing with your choice of patterned papers.

I printed these photos in black and white from my trip to Paris earlier this year.  

I used the lovely collection from Pebbles - Girl Squad.

Thanks for stopping by, and don’t forget to share your layouts using black and white photographs on our Facebook page.

Till next month

Boys will be Boys | Niki Rowland | Black & White Photos

Hi there UK Scrappers! Niki here with you today with a layout and process video. Our theme this month is to use black and white photos.

I often don't use black and white photos becuase I think they lose detail when the colour is gone. I tend to only use them if I have close up portrait shots of faces, rather than pictures of everyday life. I think that black and white can change the mood and tone of a photo, quite dramatically. This is all great, but only on the right sort of photos, so I lean away from converting my photos. BUT I embraced this month's theme of course and didn't have any moody portrait shots available so choose three photos of my little boy, doing boy type things, playing on a play area. The photos look great in black and white and I now officially challenge myself to print more black and white photos!

I started off with my title which I cut on the Silhouette. This cut file is available in the Silhouette Design Store. I stuck it in place and then built the rest of my layout around the title. I arranged my three photos on the right side of the page and then started embellishing.

You can see my process video of this layout below.

 I used the Shimelle Little by Little collection coupled with embelishments from Wish you Were Here by Pretty Little Studio. I added lots of different types of embellishments to my layout so that it had dimension and textures.

I hope you have enjoyed my layout and video - see you next month!

Happy scrapping xx

Find me on my own blog: Being Scrappy and on Instagram as @nikiclaire

Dream | Black & White photo | Sheena Rowlands

Hi there x Sheena here again.

I was so pleased when I saw this months challenge. I really like black & white photos when scrapping as they give you lots of scope to use any colours or paper ranges you fancy rather than being guided by the photo.

Dream.

Using a black & white photo of my Daughter I decided to use a range of paper I'd not used before by Pretty Little Studio - Dream Big. I liked the pink/blue/yellow colour combo. 

This paper range doesn't have any 12x12 papers in it so using inks and the packaging technique I decorated the background white cardstock to co ordinate with the paper range. I love how it turned out but it buckled a little making it very hard to photograph!!

To allow the photo to shine I limited my embellishments to three clusters including a perspective from Bramble Fox, foam thinkers, vintage metal flowers, paper clip and epoxy stickers.

Hope you join us in this challenge.

Till next time x

Make A Wish | Black and White Photo | ScrappyNerdUK (Claire)

Hello my friends!!!

I'm back with my layout using only a black and white photo.

Black and white photos are a great way to use busy patterned papers without fear of the colours clashing. Its also a great way to use a photo that might be poor quality as the black and white contrast really helps to hide the quality issues. 

I found inspiration for this layout from a sketch I found that had pinwheels. I knew I had a pinwheel die and so I decided to try this sketch with my layout. It helped that I was using a black and white photo as I was also going to introduce lots of patterned papers.

I attached the pinwheels using brads - yes thats right, I used brads!!

Next I went embellishment crazy by cutting up the cut apart sheet from the Shimelle Starshine collection. I used patterned paper for the pinwheel embellishments. I also used some ephemera and chipboard from the collection. I concentrated my placement down the right hand side of the photo and used the chipboard piece which says "Make a Wish" to act as my title. 

And my finished layout is here...... Give it a go and get those black and white photos scrapped!!

And the process video is here too - https://youtu.be/T0ZsJANuGbs

See you all soon!!

Cat Nap | Terri Morris | Black & White Photos

Terri here with the first post of the month with our new theme of Black & White photos. I chose to use a photo of me and my lovely little cutie cat Oscar.

I used a paw print cut file and backed it with a patterned piece of paper. I added a few layers behind my photos using patterned paper, ephemera and washi tape. I used a mix of manufacturers and collections.

Tag us on Instagram or Facebook and show us your layouts using Black & White photos. 

Happy Crafting