#26 years | Sheena Rowlands | Mixed Media

Hi there UK Scrap Addicts x  Sheena here again.

Our challenge this month is Mixed Media.  In case mixed media is not something you are familiar with here is a definition ...
Mixed media is a termed to describe artworks composed from a combination of different media or materials.

This got me thinking that I wanted to create something a little different for this challenge .

#26 Years.

I wanted too make my own college paper.

To start off I gathered lots of patterned papers from Love themed ranges in shades of pinks, reds and blues. I tore them into small pieces and glued them on to a piece of cardstock in a random way.This is very therapeutic and a great way to use up scraps. I added pieces of doily and after letting it dry I added machine sewing to add texture.

From this college paper I then cut a series of hearts to use on my layout. I have plenty left over & I'm already thinking of how I can use it on another layout. I then added a circle of watercolour paint on my background cardstock, added a few splatters and then machine sewed on top of this once it was dry.

I used a sketch by as the basis for this page by Ashley Horton. I finished my page with a Thickers title, stamped sentiments and a few heart embellishments.

I hope you feel inspired to try some Mixed Media on your next layout.

Please share it with us on our UK Scrap Addicts Facebook group.

Till next time x

Love Forever / Jackie Ashton / Punches

Hi scrappers, Jackie here with my layout for this month using punches.  I do have a passion for punches especially circle punches, but I decided to step away from ones that I use on a regular basis, and chose another design, so I choose to use some of my heart punches.

As it February and we have just had Valentine's Day, I decided that I would do a ‘love layout’ of my hubby, son and myself.

I’ve used a heart punch, which I punched the heart shapes out of several patterned paper, and layered them together.  

To give them some dimension I only stuck the paper down in the centre, so that the outside edges could be raised off the page.

I added some hand stitching down the centre and left the ends of the thread trailing down.

I also added machine stitching in gold thread on my white cardstock, behind where I placed the hearts, and added some 'xo' wood veneers and puffy hearts in-between the paper hearts.

I had the perfect title from Bramble Fox prespextive, which I added some patterned paper to the back to allow the word to be more readable on top of my photograph.

That all from me for this month, don't forget we would love to see your layouts using punches over on our Facebook page.

Thanks for stopping by..

Happy scrapping ...

I Heart You / Sheena Rowlands / Tags

Hi there Sheena here again x

This month we are all crafting incorporating tags into our projects.  Using tags on my scrapbooking pages is something I do regularly particularly when paper ranges include them in their ephemera packs and on their cut apart sheets.

I Heart You.

For this layout I used the Crate Paper - Main Squeeze range which had lots of tags already in it. I chose to use the tags as the base of my layout & laid them out & moved them around till I was happy. In fact I wanted a pale tag on the left so using a ready made one as a template I cut one from paper in the 6x6 pad the using punches added a circle around the hole, if I hadn't told you, you wouldn't know it wasn't ready made.

Once I was happy I added some pink ink to my background paper before I adhered all the tags down, some on foam pads, then added my photo over, layered on white tissue paper. I then started looking for embellishments both to co ordinate and add some height to the layout.

For variety I added chipboard, die cut foam, stickers & a bow. I then added a few black and white salts after covering my photo with scrap paper to protect it.

I hope you get the chance to create soon & we would love to see your work over on our Facebook group.

Till next time x

Love | Sheena Rowlands | Sewing

Hi there x Sheena here x

This month we are thinking about using sewing in our crafting. I've always enjoyed sewing and over the years I've made children clothes, curtains & quilts so its no surprise when I flick through my albums that sewing is a common theme. This sewing can take many forms from machine sewing, hand sewing and even faux sewing, where I've joined pierced holes together with pen lines.
When I do hand sew on pages I tend to do the actual sewing of an evening in front of the TV.

Love.

For this page featuring my brother & his wife I cut a cut file on my Silhouette Cameo and hand stitched it down over vellum to my background patterned paper, having first secured it with a few spots of adhesive.

Before I completed the sewing I popped co ordinated coloured sequins under the vellum to act as a shaker element to the page and to remind me of the confetti we threw on the day.

After finishing the sewing I didn't want to cover too much of it so I clustered my photos and embellishments in two areas. I've mainly used Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Gather & Bloom collections.

We would love to see your pages so please tag us on IG @ukscrapaddicts #ukscrapaddicts
Till next time x