Winter Wishes | Sheena Rowlands | Embossing folders

 Hi there UK Scrap Addicts x

It's Sheena here again and for our challenge this month we are using embossing folders. To be honest my first challenge was actually finding my embossing folders! I'd had a big tidy up in march & put them somewhere safe, isn't that always the way!

Winter Wishes.

For this page I started first with the embossing folders, knowing I wanted to make a wintery layout I dug out a snowflake one and a camera one.

Firstly I ran vellum through which gave a lovely crisp embossed look. Then I rubbed an ink pad on the inside of the embossing folder and ran white cardstock through it. Finally I ran damp tissue through the camera embossing folder too. To see these techniques check out the Youtube video at the end of this post.

Armed with my embossed items i set about making a grid format layout using mainly Simple Stories - Freezin' Season and Crate paper - Snow and Cocoa paper ranges.

I particularly loved how the inked cardstock turned out and just added a few stickers to finish off that  "card". I used Distress Oxide - speckled egg ink.

From the embossed tissue I cut out a single camera to use as an embellishment as part of a cluster. I enjoyed raiding my Christmas stash looking for embellishments to go with the photos and story I wanted to tell.

Before attaching the cards down I added some mixed media in co ordinating colours to the background.

I hope this inspires you to dig out your embossing folders. 

Do check out my process video on our You Tube channel too.

We would love to hear from you over on our FB group or tag us on Instagram #UKScrapAddicts if you have played along this month?

Till next time x

Wanderlust | Claire (ScrappyNerdUK) | Large Photo

Hey everyone.

It's the start of a new month which means a new theme and this month we are focusing on scrapping using larger photos. We're not talking just a little bigger than normal - we are going really big!! A4 in fact!!

I decided to scrap a photo that had lots of "white space" in order for me to be able to use this space to add my embellishments to. This is important when working with larger photos so you are not limited by the small amount of space you will have left once you have added your photo to your background paper or cardstock.

I used some Thickers from Vicki Boutin that had a black outline to help make the title stand out on the busy wordy background paper and lined them up vertically along the side of my photo. 

This works really well as the words on the background paper were a mixture of horizontal and vertical orientation already so this really fit well with the style of the patterned paper. And it worked best for the space for my title.

Next I set to work on the embellishment cluster. I used the "white space" within the photo to be able to embellish. I used the Go The Scenic Route collection from Paige Evans for this layout as it is travel themed but decided I would use the floral ephemera to build up behind the big globe chipboard piece. 

From there I added some puffy word stickers underneath and stopped when I got to the horizon of where the sea met the sand in the photo. 

I love how the cluster interacts with the title but doesn't distract from it and the embellishment cluster really links the photo into the title into the patterned paper. 

And here is the finished layout. I really love how this all came together. There is a process video over on our YouTube channel and would love if you would go and take a look there too. 

Be sure to also head on over to our Facebook group where you can join in the monthly challenges! 

Thanks for reading

Claire x

Family Photo | Karen Moss | Using A Monochrome Palette

Hello, hello - it's Karen here with my October page for UK Scrap Addicts and this month's theme is Monochrome.  I subscribe to a kit from Scrap Circle which is delivered every three months and I have combined two of the kits to make this page which had elements in black, white and lime.

I started by adding a little mixed media to my page in the top right and bottom left corner, using Infusions sprayed with water, I have so many of these that are unused and gathering dust in my craft room,  I was pleased to find one in a lime colour.  Once I had done this, and before the Infusions had dried I added some texture paste through a 'bubble' stencil.  As the Infusions were still wet the texture past took on their colours. 

I cut out two circle/flower die cuts from green card and added these onto the two mixed media corners.

Next I added a 4 x 4in photo and arranged card and vellum ephemera to the two mixed media areas.

The final step was to add my title and a couple of die cut hearts.

I have a short process video showing how I made my page here

We would love to see your pages using a monochrome pallet and you can see what the other ladies have made this month on the blog, our Instagram feed or our Pinterest board.

Stay safe 

Karen

Gorgeous| Zoe Hailey| Multi Photos

Hi Everyone

Welcome to October and our theme of multiple photos for the month. I hope you enjoy creating some layouts and taking inspiration from what the UKSA ladies have come up with.  I love trying to get more than one photo on a page, as it helps me catch up (whatever that is) with my scrapbooking!

I've created my layout using some photo booth images that I had from a friends wedding that we went to in June. I had four pictures but a friend photo bombed us in one, so I left her out!

I worked with some of the last of my Unforgettable stash from Cocoa Vanilla Studios, trying to pick up the brown from the frame in the images with the background wood grain paper. Yet again I ended up cutting out loads of those beautiful flowers. 

It is not often I design a layout with multiple images vertically down my page, it took me a while to find a composition I was happy with, but I got there in the end!

Other than the Happiness collection, I have managed to use some Tim Holtz tiny word stickers (which I adore), some Nuvo drops, a freckled fawn foam word and the amazing 'Gorgeous' from Bramble Fox.

Thanks for reading and look forward to seeing your multiple photo layouts in our UK Scrap Addicts Group on Facebook. 

Zoe (find me on instagram Zola28)