A great start to the year with Sandi's Inspirational Designs



Hi everyone, it's great to be back to share some more of my art and to inspire you to try some new ideas. 

Over the Christmas break I looked at my beautiful family and realised how much my girls have grown up. With these thoughts in mind I went searching for some old and new photos. 

The chipboard pieces I used on this layout were painted with Dina Wakley Heavy Body Acrylic Paint 'Lime', 'Magenta' and 'Lemon' because of their vibrant colours and great coverage. The paper and die-cut elements  I used were from '7 Dots Studio: Peeled Paint' collection. The cheese cloth was dyed with Lindys Stamp Gang inks and the ephemera behind the photos were old Australian children's story magazines.




The chipboard I used on this layout were:

Chris small arrows and shapes board. IDDC0001

Circle border 8 inch IDB0008

All grown up IDP0027

My second share is a magical moment between an Auntie and her niece; my daughter and my beautiful grand daughter 6yrs ago. I just love the beach and sea, the colours on a summers day are glorious and one of my favourite shades of blue. 

The background was created by using a roller to spread Dina Wakley Turquoise and Sky acrylic paints over the white cardstock with a thinned white paint dripped down the centre of the colours. The chipboard was painted with matching colours from the photo with the heart being painted in Magenta and blue hemp cord to frame the photo. The square frame piece behind the photo is cut from the 'Travel shots' chipboard piece.

IDP0196 Sun sky sea sand

Lous heart shapes IDD0070

My favourite travel photos IDW0061

 The third and last piece I'd like to share is a little different where it doesn't physically have chipboard attached onto it's surface instead I used it as stencils and stamps. I needed another art pouch to hold my Dina Wakley paints so I thought I'd make it uniquely mine.



Using my Dina Wakley paints I rubbed different colours over the surface allowing each to dry so I didn't accidentally end up with brown instead of these vibrant colours. Using the cut out section of the heart, crosses and arrow chipboard I used a makeup sponge to add colours. Adding thinned black and white paint in a fine tipped squeezy bottle around the shapes and in scribble writing adds depth and definition to the finished pouch.

IDDL0015 Lous heart shapes

Loolabelles Freaky IDDOO50

Loolabelle's nested Arrows IDDL0018

Nats hearts 1 IDD0042

Loolobelle's nested hexagons IDD0017

It was great sharing my first creations for the year and I'm looking forward to seeing every ones creations this year with our amazing Imagination Designs.

Thanks

Sandi

Its not a layout!!! LOL :) :) :)

Hello Hello :)

Today I would like to share with you some PL inserts and cards that I created recently using the fabulous Imaginarium Designs Chipboard :) :) :)

With these smaller PL inserts I had a lot of fun creating them using some left over acrylic paint skins; they help make the chipboard POP! The chipboard itself has been coloured with Ink and paint.

Next up I am sharing some Christmas cards and tags that I created for StencilGirl. 

The chipboard on these cards and the tags have been finished with embossing powder.

This particular Christmas tree is one of my own designs :)

That is it for me Cheers and Happy Creating!

Louise :) xxx

Hello Hello :)

Today I would like to share with you some layouts I created recently for a class that i thought at my LSS demonstrating the mono printing technique.

All of the chipboard pieces used have been finished with either white gesso spray or Dylusions Acrylic paint.

You may have notice are all featuring selfie photos LOL :) Sometimes you really do need to create a layout about YOU!!! and make them positive and self affirmative! :) Give yourself a lil Love :) :) :)

Well that is it from me for the moment! I do hope that you have loved all of the June Inspiration from the fabulous Team!!!

Cheers and happy Scrapping :)

Louise :) xox

February Inspiration with Leonie Neal-Dawson

Hello and welcome, Leonie here today sharing my February layouts.  I have three scrapbook pages to show you today using a wide variety of Imaginarium Designs chipboard starting with a page about friends, to everyday family snapshots and a travel themed page. 

Seriously, Create, Art, Inspire

Who doesn't love a good crop or retreat to connect with and share our passion for scrapbooking and art?  So thats the theme of my first page today.  A photo of a retreat I attended last year.

The script words Inspire, Create, Art, Seriously were perfect for this page.  I decided to use all four of them and designed my journalling around them fitting them into the couple of sentences I wrote for this photo. 

The words have been painted with Dina Wakley paints and then I applied a clear embossing powder while the paint was still wet. 

As the theme for this page was all about creating and arty stuff I took a little creative license with the Star Burst Chipboards designed by Louise Nelson.  I thought that I could double them up as paint splats in line with the paint and mists splats already added to the background.  What do you think? Star Bursts or Splats, Success or not?  I guess depending on which way you look at them they could be either, so for today I'm interpreting them as paint Splats. ;))

Your Smile Lights Up My Life

Next up is a page about one of my 13 year olds (I have twins).   He was dared by his Auntie to grow his hair down to his shoulders!  Well he likes it so much it's now way past his shoulders and off he goes to school each day with it in the man bun!   It suits him and his personality so well.

I've framed my photos top and bottom with these linear chipboard designs by Louise Nelson.

Painted with Dina Wakley paint.  The background stencilling is also using Dina's paints. 

This lovely title has been painted yellow and embossed with clear embossing powder to add some shine to it. 

                   
                                               

                                          

World Traveller

Lastly I have my World Traveller page.  As you can see I've cut one of Nat's large bubbles chipboard in half and used it to bracket the title.  I used Tim Holtz Broken China Distress Paint, to colour all the chipboard on this page.   

As I wanted to include several photos on this page I used a blocking design and filled the gaps with chipboard pieces.  Some Cogs,  a Flourish, teeny tiny little chipboard Stars and some cute little Callouts. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Are you feeling creative today? Perhaps there's something here that's lit that creative spark in you?  Let me know in the comments. 

Cheers til next time,

Leonie Neal-Dawson.