Purr-fect | Lou Thompson | Stamping

This month is all about showing how you can really make stamps an integral part of a layout. With this in mind, I thought a monochrome theme might work really well.

I therefore began with some white cardstock. As I wanted to use a picture of my cat, I thought this black and white sheet went well as it reminds me a little of paw prints. I cut a triangle and use tape to stick this to my cardstock

I then used another white paper with a subtle marble effect on to back my photo. I inked this with black memento ink and stuck them at an angle.

I then stamped across the diagonal using some embossing ink and added a glitter embossing powder and heat set it 

To the bottom left of the page I then added lots of different stamps and stickers. I also added some music note stamps around the frame as well as a camera and stars stamp above the frame. 

I decided at this point that the embossing was too much so I added some more triangles of paper of this and a clear word sticker. The sticker was put onto one of the papers and fussy cut to make it stand out from the background and added some cardboard to the back of the sticker. 

I hope you like the layout and will consider using more stamps in your layouts.

XOXO | Kirei Baldwin | Monochrome

Hi Scrap Addicts!

It's Kirei here with my first layout for UKSA, I am really thrilled to be here and look forward to sharing my projects with you each month!

For this month's monochrome theme I decided to go for black and white with gold accents. We had the option of just using shades of the same colour OR black/white and one other so that was my option.

I dug into my Crate Paper Maggie Holmes stash and pulled out all of the black and white papers from the various ranges but ended up just using two! A spotty one as a frame for my layout and the other I fussy cut flowers from it. Without realising it I had used similar papers to Amy who shared her fab layout earlier this month!

I went for a diagonal effect, with my photo as the central point. I layered up the photo with a chipboard frame, a glittered frame and some chipboard stickers and stickers. Then I stuck down the fussy cut flowers and curled the edges to add dimension.

Next I went through all of the Crate Paper Maggie Holmes ephemera and stickers and pulled out anything that was black & white or gold and added those in amongst the flowers.

To finish off I added a simple gold sticker title, journaling and a few precious splatters of gold Heidi Swapp Color Shine.... I can't believe it has been discontinued!

Why don't you give monochrome a go and share your scrappy creations over on our UK Scrap Addicts Facebook page. Don't forget to tag us on Facebook or Instagram!

Happy scrapping!

Dude ! Dude! / Jackie Ashton / Monochrome

Hi Scrappers, Jackie here with my blopgost for May - and going with this months theme for monochrome - I chose to use the blue as my base.  

As you can see from my layout below, my initial idea was to use black and white and add a touch of blue to my page, but my page didn't turn out like that.

I started the page by using the packaging technique with Tim Holtz Oxide ink in Broken China over the white cardstock. I also stamped some circles and messy-stitched circles to the background paper.

I then selected a selection of blue patterned papers and cut into different sizes, an did a simple cluster of paper stacked under my photograph.

I added some additional details by die cutting some star, and a die word and arrow from the same patterned papers I'd used for my paper stack.  

I also added a small cluster to the top of the page.

Why not give our monochrome theme a go, we would love to see what you come up with, you can upload to our Facebook page here.

Thanks for stopping by, see you next month.

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

Believe | Karen Moss | Monochrome

Hello, it's Karen here with my first page for UK Scrap Addicts and this month's theme is monochrome.  For this page I chose to add mint green to black and white and used a black and white photograph to emphasise the theme.

I predominantly used papers from Kaisercraft's Mint Wishes, which is a Christmas range, for this page as I had two sets of the sticker sheets and some left over pieces of paper.

I used the UK Scrap Addicts free cut file to make a stencil and added crackle texture paste to give my page dimension.

I chopped up the phrases from the sticker sheets to make a non-Christmassy phrase for my journaling and as you can see I splattered some mint green ink over my page.

My page was finished with some chipboard and stickers and the title 'Believe' with a few green gems.

I have a video of how this page came together on our YouTube channel here.

So until next time 'Happy Scrapping' and pop back soon to see what the other UKSA designers have been up to xxx

Time To Fly | Lisa-Jane Johnson | Monochrome

Hi there scrappy friends!  It's Lisa-Jane from Pretty My Page here with my layout for the monochrome challenge.  This one was quite tricky for me to begin with as I tend to use papers and collections with lots of colours on so initially I was a bit lost!  Once I got started though I was really happy with the way it was going and I went on to complete another few layouts in the same colourway - happy days!

I firstly picked out a few photos that had plenty of black and white and a bit of another colour that I could focus on.  I knew the sort of placement I wanted and I'm on a bit of a white background / painty smoosh kick at the moment so I knew I didn't need much in the way of patterned paper... so I decided to hit my scraps.

I blew the dust off the oranges / yellows box and found all sorts of awful bits and bobs that I'd saved for many years.  However I did find the perfect bit of dark orange to back my photos onto.  I also used some tissue paper for another layer.

For the background I got into a bit of a mess...  I used two colours of Dylusions Ink Sprays and tried to blend them together so I could smoosh them onto some 12x12 acetate and then onto my white cardstock.  However it all went a bit wrong so I grabbed a rando cosmetic sponge to clean it up with.  Then I wiped that off onto a piece of scrap and realised it could actually work a lot better than I had intended!  I rubbed the mop-up sponge over the background and it gave me just the right amount of colour and opacity for what I wanted.  Serendipity in art - I love it!

Once it was dry I added a few splats with the darker orange and then stamped a couple of butterflies to peak out from under the photos.  I layered up some white die cut butterflies from a cut-file in my shop, added some enamel dots and my title (Amy Tangerine Thickers, very old Halloween letter tiles) - job done.  I'm really pleased with how it turned out, especially as I wasn't sure where I was headed to begin with.   

We're loving seeing your takes on the monochrome challenge in our Facebook Group and on Instagram so please do keep sharing and use the hashtag #ukscrapaddicts so we can come and say hi.

Bye for now

x

Right Now | Elaine King | Monochrome

Good morning Everyone

Thanks for joining me on my first blog post since becoming a member of the UKScrap Addicts Creative Team.

Today I am bringing you a layout using a monochrome colours. There was some discussion in the team as to how we would define Monochrome, but essentially we all agreed that using just one colour, regardless of how many tones there were, and, if you would like to, adding in a tiny amount of black in amongst the colour was the definition. I hope that helps?

So, here is my layout.

For this I decided to use one of my all time favourite collections from Kaisercraft that I originally sourced from Merly Impressions, one of the leading Kaisercraft suppliers in the UK. This collection is called  Indigo Skies and, of course, is predominantly blue! Lol

To start my layout, I used a starry stencil using texture paste that I had added a little denim coloured distress ink too. 

I then used a 3" piece of the collection paper to pace at the left hand side where I then added two further strips of paper too. I then set about fussy cutting several flowers from the patterned papers and created a cluster at the bottom left of the photo and added a tag and some strips of paper on the right.

I added several enamel dots and a twirl of blue and white bakers twine in amongst the cluster and added a couple of wood veneers that I had coloured with distress ink too. 

One of my favourite 'techniques' and one that gets overlooked a lot, is to literally take a few 'chomps' of punched edge from the sides too. Once I had done this I trimmed the paper down to 11" x 11" and backed it onto a piece of blue cardstock too. 

I do hope you will join in our challenge this month..especially as we are in the month of National Scrapbooking Day too! Go on! Have some fun and do let us know what you've been up to. 

The Last Jedi | Giselle Homer | Monochrome

Hello everyone,

Giselle here with my first Blogpost for UKSA, I'm really pleased to have been chosen to join the team and I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone who visits the blog!

Following this month's monochrome theme, I have used a white base and then different tones of blue for my page. I used a cut file from the Silhouette store and placed a couple of stars on the base before spraying it with Heidi Swapp Colour Shine Ocean.

I also sprayed a spare piece of card with differing strengths of blue and used it to back fill some of the stars in the cut file. The other stars were backfilled with coordinating patterned paper.

I placed a couple of tags behind the photo, plus some enamel stars and dots to highlight it. I tucked a double circle tag behind them for the date and place.  

Finally I added the title using a Pinkfresh Studio puffy alphabet in navy blue.

I hope you're all enjoying the monochrome theme and hope you'll join in and share your layouts with us on our Facebook page.

Happy Scrapping!

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