July Challenge: Summer

Hello dear crafty friends!

We're happy to welcome you to our July challenge: Summer

In this challenge you need to create any summer project! Use summer theme embellishments, colors or wording.

You can create any project you want: layout, card, canvas, art journal page or OTP project.

Please make sure to follow ALL the rules of the challenge to be eligible for our fabulous prizes!

The rules are:

* You need to use at least one product from the Scrap and Craft store 

* Link that product to the Scrap and craft store.

Click here for all the challenge rules 

We have Three amazing prizes for you:

First prize: 25 Euro voucher for shopping

Second prize: 20 Euro voucher for shopping

Third prize: 15 Euro voucher for shopping

Before we share our design team's inspiring creations let's announce the winners!

The winners are:

First Prize: Sharon
Second Prize: Nancy Hill
Third Prize: Suzi Mac

Congrats! Please contact us so we'll send you the prize!

Here are the fabulous creations for the June challenge from our very talented Design Team

Emilia

Supplies:

White cardstock 30x30 cm (https://scrapandcraft.eu/…/732-white-cardstock-30x30-cm-.ht…)
LemonCraft - Stack of basic scrapbooking papers -Yesterday (https://scrapandcraft.eu/…/2001-stack-of-basic-scrapbooking…)
LemonCraft - Pad of scrapbooking papers- Yesterday 6x6 (https://scrapandcraft.eu/…/1999-pad-of-scrapbooking-papers-…)
Misz masz Set of bubbles - chipboard (https://scrapandcraft.eu/…/1396-misz-masz-set-of-bubbles-ch…)
Brush art script - Dream (https://scrapandcraft.eu/f…/1284-brush-art-script-dream.html)
Pink Cherry blossoms, 5 pcs. (https://scrapandcraft.eu/…/1926-pink-cherry-blossoms-5-pcs.…)
White pearls

Monika

Supplies:

Violet Love 12x12 https://scrapandcraft.eu/…/1722-studio75-violet-love-12x12-…

and yellow foamiran 
https://scrapandcraft.eu/…/1069-foamiran-lemon-yellow-06-mm…

Lynne

Supplies:

Always Together 12x12 paper set https://scrapandcraft.eu/…/1850-always-together-12x12-paper…

Tracey

Supplies:

Studio75 ~ Violet Love 6x6 Paper Set
https://scrapandcraft.eu/…/1969-violet-love-6x6-paper-set.h…

Studio75 ~ Violet love 12x12" Paper Pack
https://scrapandcraft.eu/…/1722-studio75-violet-love-12x12-…

Studio75 ~ Blank Cards - 15x15cm , 20 pcs
https://scrapandcraft.eu/…/1925-blank-cards-15x15cm-20-pcs.…

Studio75 ~ Organza Rose Trim - Ecru
https://scrapandcraft.eu/la…/697-organza-rose-trim-ecru.html

Mulberry Paper Magnolia Flowers x 5 ~ White
https://scrapandcraft.eu/…/322-mulberry-paper-magnolia-flow…

Mulberry Roses ~ Ivory - 10 mm
https://scrapandcraft.eu/41-roses

Agateria ~ Unmounted Clear Stamp - Grille
https://scrapandcraft.eu/136-unmounted-stamps

Agateria ~ Unmounted Clear Stamp - Grille 3
https://scrapandcraft.eu/136-unmounted-stamps

Scrapiniec ~ Confetti - Hearts
https://scrapandcraft.eu/confetti/1685-confetti-hearts.html

Misz Masz ~ Butterfly Die Cut Chipboard
https://scrapandcraft.eu/…/1216-butterfly-die-cut-chipboard…

Anemone ~ Fabian Ornaments
https://scrapandcraft.eu/anemone/866-fabian-ornaments.html

Anemone ~ Gaja ornaments
https://scrapandcraft.eu/anemone/1019-gaja-ornaments.html

Bambino Glue ~ 45 Gram Tube
https://scrapandcraft.eu/101-glues-adhesives

Simona

Supplies:

https://scrapandcraft.eu/…/1318-6x6-pad-of-scrapbooking-pap…

https://scrapandcraft.eu/…/1931-blank-cards-14x14cm-5-pcs.h…


The challenge ends on July 29th


Have fun creating!

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"Dream of Being More" featuring Craft O'Clock Morning Dreams II with Tracey

Hello dear Scrap & Craft friends!

It's Tracey here with a new project for you. I created a two in one piece. It's an oversized mixed media graduation card, reinforced with an extra layer of 110lb cardstock so it can be placed on an easel to brighten up a mantel or desk. Rather than using a congratulations or graduation sentiment on the front, I stamped this inspirational sentiment that is perfect for a home decor piece as well as an encouragement to the graduate.

Tips and Techniques

The sweet floral cluster includes Magnolia Flowers, and Pale Pink Mulberry Roses from the Scrap & Craft Store. The gorgeous background paper is from the Craft O'Clock ~ Morning Dreams II Paper Collection. I also fussy cut flower images from the collection to layer under the cluster. The background and borders are stamped with Grille and Grille 3 Stamps from the store. I added a touch of teal pastels around the edges as well.

Bambino Glue dries clear and is just perfect for adhering texture with Prills and microbeads along with sequins, half pearls, and flakes of teal mica scattered onto the background.

From this angle you can see Pearl Stamens from the store that I tucked in under the rosebuds. I just adore the chipboard from Scrapiniec's Doily Lace Corner Set that I heat embossed in teal, then topped with another layer of blue glittered embossing powder. 

I collect odds and ends to use in my paper crafting from a variety of different sources. The decorative crystal and pearl stick pin is for wedding decor. I also tucked in a couple seashells I found at the shore on one of our vacations as well as a few flowers from my stash. A while back I crocheted some sweet little flowers and came across them recently. I couldn't resist adding one at the edge of the paper flowers.

The sentiment is stamped with permanent black ink onto watercolor paper. Once dry, I spritzed with water and brushed with watercolor paint, then tore around the words to expose the creamy white paper edges. Foam squares are used to raise up the sentiment so it sits nicely over the twine wrapped around the card.

I used light molding paste with the Studio75 Small Brick Stencil to add texture and when dry spritzed with color mist, then spattered with white ink.

I got artsy with these sweet summery dragonflies. They're stamped onto watercolor paper, then colored with blue and teal watercolors. It was a bit of extra work to fussy cut them, but well worth the effort! I wanted something shimmery, so added teal seed beads to the long slender bodies with Bambino Glue.

Scrap & Craft Products
Craft O'Clock ~ Morning Dreams II 12x12 Paper Set
Studio75 ~ Pearl Stamens - Pearl White
Studio75 ~ Stencil - Brick, Small
Mulberry Paper Magnolia Flowers x 5 ~ White
Mulberry Roses ~ Pale Pink - 15 mm
Agateria ~ Unmounted Clear Stamp - Grille
Agateria ~ Unmounted Clear Stamp - Grille 3
Scrapiniec ~ Doily Lace Corners Set
Bambino Glue ~ 45 Gram Tube

I hope you've been inspired to grab your Scrap & Craft supplies
and create something beautiful today.

~ Blessings ~
Tracey

Dream Forever card with LemonCraft

Hello everyone!

Emmy here today with my first post for July. Can you believe that we are already half way through the year?!
For today's post I designed a card using the wonderful papers from LemonCraft and Scrapiniec chipboard.

Products used to create this card:

LemonCraft - Stack of basic scrapbooking papers -Yesterday

LemonCraft - Pad of scrapbooking papers- Yesterday 6x6

Scrapiniec - Brush art script - Dream
White cardstock, 30x30 cm
White Pearls
Mulberry Paper Magnolia Flowers x 5 - White
Pink Cherry Blossoms
Double Sided Tape 12 mm
3D foam cubes

Take a 30 x 30 cm white cardstock and cut off a 21 x 15 cm stripe. Fold it in two to create the card card base. Cut a 10 x 14 cm and 9 x 13 cm panels from pattern papers from the Yesterday basic scrapbooking papers pack. Distress their edges using a paper distresses and a paper piercing tool and adhere them to the card base.

Die cut a paper doily from the pattern paper and adhere the chipboard sentiment on top using glue dots.

To decorate my card I used pink and white blossoms and die cut leaves. 

As a final touch I added self adhesive pearls.

I hope I managed to inspire you today!

Have a wonderful creative week!

Curiosity...Mini Inspirational Journal with Simona

Hello everyone and happy Sunday! I'm Simona  and I want to show you my latest project for Scrap & Craft DT...a Mini Inspirational Journal...
I have decided to create this little Art Journal in order to store in one place those pieces of cardstock that I use to practice new techniques or test new products...Then the idea to add a lovely quote to each page turned this 'practice journal' into an Inspirational Art Journal !
The structure itself is really basic...used black thick cardstock as a base for each page, then cut a 1" wide piece of cardstock and scored in half to create an hinge...everytime I have a new page I simply stick it to the black cardstock with double sided tape, and add a new hinge. Easy peasy!

To create this grungy and yet romantic little spread I added texture and interest with stamping, stenciling and washi tape...used brown and black inks to add depth, then splashes of white to highlight. Added a couple of die cut gears and the  beautiful MiszMasz Daisy frame chipboard that I have embossed with new embossing powders from my stash.
Stamped the focal image onto a sheet of Cherry Blossom 6x6 paper, distressed the edges and added shadows and colour with markers.

These are the supplies used from SCRAP & CRAFT STORE:

- Studio75 Cherry Blossom 12x12 paper set

- Studio75 Cherry Blossom 6x6 paper set

- Studio75 Zigzag small stencil

- MiszMasz Daisy frame die cut chipboard

- Agateria 'Grille 3' stamp

That's it...hope you enjoyed this project... See you next time!
Kisses&Hugs!
Simo.

Wedding exploding box

Good morning everyone

It's Monika here with this wedding exploding box.

To make it I used 10cm exploding box base and The Peony Avenue paper collection, as you can see the are few chipboards and 3D wedding arbor in the centre of the box.

Because the wedding wishes ware very long I decided to created this scroll and tied a red ribbon around it.

Steampunk Tags with Einat

Hi dear crafty friends!

Einat here with a new project to inspire you!

Today I'm sharing two steampunk tags I created. When you want to create a project with a steampunk theme it doesn't have to be with lots of fancy techniques. A few key ingredients and you can achieve the steampunk look in no time.

The three main things you need to add to your project are: brown colors, industrial embellishments like cogwheels and metal and a vintage or old looking photo or focal point.

Supplies used:

Steampunk - Flying hearts - XL elements

Steampunk - Flying hearts

Use Your wings

Cherry Blossom 03

Have fun creating!

Lavender Morning fairy layout by Lynne

Hello dear crafty friends! I just received a box of wonderful new papers and other goodies from Scrap & Craft this week and I'm thrilled to have these beautiful papers to create with! The photo is of one of the wire fairies sculpted by Fantasywire, and you can find out more about them HERE. I love the images and have used several on layouts.

I used a couple border punches randomly around the edges and tore the areas in between. Stenciling was done with homemade texture paste, and the circles were diecut. The fussy cut flowers are from the paper pack and were popped up with foam adhesive, and the Lemoncraft butterflies were a gift from a friend. That fabulous piece of lace is from my stash, and I believe it came from another friend who passed some craft supplies along to me when she moved overseas. the chipboard title is from Gypsy Soul Lasercuts.

I just love the vibrant, feminine colours of these gorgeous papers! Thanks so much for stopping by , and I wish you a vibrant and colourful week! xx

Studio75 Lavender Morning 12x12 paper pack

"Life is Wonderful" Tag with Tracey featuring Studio75 The Peony Avenue

Hello dear Scrap & Craft friends!

 It's Tracey back to share a shabby mixed media tag featuring Studio75 The Peony Avenue Collection along with stamps, chipboard, flowers, and trim from the Scrap & Craft store. A product list can be found at the bottom of this post.

I've also included a handcrafted Foamiran rose.

A DIY video tutorial for this flower can be viewed HERE.

  

Tips and Techniques

 

 This beautiful focal rose is one of the first flowers I created with Foamiran. You can view my DIY video tutorial with tips on working with this fabulous product HERE.

 

 I tucked in a couple paper roses from the store. along with one trimmed from Studio75 Organza Rose Trim. I also fussy cut flower and leaf images from bonus sheets in the Studio75 The Peony Avenue Collection paper set. I adore mixing up textures and included real feathers along with one molded with paper clay and brushed with white gold art wax.

 

  The gorgeous Craft Molly Floral Corners Chipboard is heat embossed with shabby pink embossing powder. I've also added texture with pearls, Prills, microbeads, glitter shards, mini chipboard butterflies, and sequins.

 

 I stamped the background using stamps from the Scrap & Craft store.

The background was stenciled with transparent crackle medium, then brushed with green and rose color mist. I also added spatters with white ink then distressed the edges and colored with PanPastels.

Scrap & Craft Products
Studio75 ~ The Peony Avenue - 12x12" Paper Pack
Studio75 ~ Organza Rose Trim - Ecru
Paper Roses ~ Pink - 17 mm
Mulberry Roses ~ Ivory - 10 mm
Crafty Molly ~ Floral Corners Chipboard
Agateria ~ Unmounted Clear Stamp - Grille
Agateria ~ Unmounted Clear Stamp - Grille 3
Foamiran peach, 30x35 cm
Bambino Glue

I hope you've been inspired to grab your Scrap & Craft supplies
and create something beautiful today.

~ Blessings ~
Tracey

Best Wishes card with Cherry Blossom

Hello everyone!

Emmy here today sharing my second creation for June - a stylish Best Wishes card featuring the Cherry Blossom collection from Studio75.

Products used to create this card:

Studio75 - Cherry Blossom - 12x12" Paper Pack

Studio75 - Cherry Blossom - 6x6" Paper Set

Blank cards 10x15 cm white
White Pearls
Double Sided Tape 12 mm
3D foam cubes

Take a 10 x 15 cm white card base. Pick two pattern papers from the 6x6" Paper Set and cut five 2 x 14,5 cm stripes. distress their edges using a paper distresser and adhere them to the card base.

Die cut a paper doily from black pattern paper and another doily from white cardstock, adhere them in the middle of the card and add the sentiment on top of them using mounting foam tape.

To decorate my card I used fussy cut pink cherry blossoms and white pearls. 

I hope I managed to inspire you today!

Have a wonderful creative week!