Memorable Moments by Elisa Ablett

Hi Crafters,

Just sharing my latest creation for Memory Maze Blog!

My turn on the Memory Maze blog today with a mixed media layout featuring loads of awesome products from the Memory Maze shop.

To start my page I used a great stencil that has combined butterflies with flourishes, always a great combo to be used on a feminine layout. I used modelling paste through the stencil to that I could apply colour over the top but still have the texture and depth of the paste underneath.

For the colourful background I used the new Lindy's Magical Shakers which as soon as I saw I knew I just had to have - as easy as spraying your page with water then shaking your colours onto the page and watch them spread!!

Here are some close ups of the major pieces used from the Memory Maze shop - 

A gorgeous doily and title - Memorable Moments

A butterfly panel - 

Floral flourish template and inverted brick template - 

Butterfly chipboard piece.

Let's take a closer look at the Memory Maze products that I used for this layout - 

Butterfly Panel

Wire Butterflies

Memorable Moments

Floral Template

Inverted Brick Template

Thanks for stopping by the blog today, make sure you leave some love :-) 

Elisa xx

'Never Stop Creating' by Elisa Ablett

Hi Krafters,

It's that time again over at Kraft Plus Challenge Blog!

The new challenge is up for March - its a revolution .... a Denim Revolution!

Click on the link for the criteria and to add your layout for this month.

Here is my design team layout for the first of the month reveal, featuring modelling paste lace, a hand made wire tree and baby wipe embellishment, printing on denim, hand dyed cotton printed on with colour blast paste and old silver bangles turned into unique denim embellishments. Phew!!

Loads to look at!

Here are some close ups :-) 

Thanks for stopping by the blog today, make sure you leave some love.

Hugs xx

Elisa 

'Chase your Dreams' by Elisa Ablett

Hi Crafters,

My turn up on the Shop and Crop blog today with my take on the February Tic Tac Toe challenge for Shop and Crop Scrapbooking Store.

Here is the challenge if you haven't caught it so far! 

Tic Tack Toe

Pick a Line and Create ; can be vertical, horizontal or diagonal has to include items in the line (you can include other things on your layout but we must be able to see the line you picked).

Please note this isnt a colour challenge !

Click here to visit the Inspiration Group on Facebook - this is where you load your challenge entry into the February Album.

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NOW FOR MY DESIGN TEAM TAKE ON THE CHALLENGE

 I chose the bottom line of the challenge, Watercolours, Doilies and Stencils.

I chose to complete a Mixed Media Tag using Lindy's sprays and magicals as my watercolours, a handmade doily using modelling paste (oh yes I did!) and a Dusty Attic Stencil with modelling paste. If I get enough interest I will do a tutorial making modelling paste embellies, so let me know in the comments or contact Kylie if you would like to see it happen :-)

 Materials used from Shop and Crop Scrapbooking -

Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals - Yellow Rose of Texas

Link - https://www.shopandcrop.com.au/products/lindysstampgang-magicalset-prairiewildflowers?lshst=collection

Lindy's Stamp Gang Fabio Flat Spray - Danny Zukos Denim

Link - https://www.shopandcrop.com.au/products/dannyzukosdenim-fabioflatspray?lshst=collection

From my stash - 

Modelling Paste, Gesso, Dusty Attic Stencil, Stamps, Versafine Ink

And introducing a couple of RAW Mixed Media Tags from Memory Maze Chipboard that I helped design, which is super exciting! 

These tags are heavy weight chipboard with custom made 'fancy tops' and they will withstand copious amounts of mediums. Perfect fancy ATC's or just mixed media tags. 

Here they are in their RAW state, ready for artsy fartsy stuff and things 😝

Plenty more designs available with more on the way. If you want to get your hands on these beauties, contact Kylie at Shop and Crop for a special customer order.

Here is the link to take you to the Mixed Media Tags at Memory Maze that were inspired by my Designs.

That's it from me today, 

If you haven't already, make sure you have a go at this month's challenge, pick a line, complete your layout and head over to the facebook page and link it up! 

Also don't forget there is a Design Team Callout for Shop and Crop at the moment as well.

Hugs

Elisa xx

Relax - Karma Cleanse by Elisa Ablett

Hi Crafters,

February already! 

Life is travelling fast at the moment but why not slow it down a little and participate in the February Challenge over at Kraft Plus Challenge Blog.

The February challenge is live over the blog along with my fellow design team members gorgeous projects.

Here is my layout..

Here is the cool sketch by Em Stafrace from the Nifty Pixel.

It doesn't have to be a beach layout, just be inspired by the sketch the the colour scheme down the side of the graphic above.!

Here are some close ups of my layout :-) 

Well that's it for today, hope you pop over and give Kraft Plus a go this month!

Elisa xx

Mixed Media Canvas by Elisa Ablett

Hi Crafters,

Another gorgeous Summer's Sunday here where I live on the coast, what's it like where you live today??

Just sharing my blog post which featured on the Colour Blast Blog today - 

It's a bit of a sad post today because it's my last for Colour Blast for the moment as I take a step back to let some different ladies inspire you all. I'm sure I will see you all around on social media, don't forget to visit my blog - http://2crazycrafters.blogspot.com.au/ to subscribe and keep up to date with my next ventures. Thanks for all the love over the last year xx

Now onto my final post, you know me always creating something different so I decided on a Mixed Media canvas showcasing the Colour Blast Pastes on Acetate and other mediums!!

Here is my Canvas - 

Tutorial Time !! 😀😀

Step 1 - Grab your fairy wing stencil (or chosen stencil, my one is a Crafters Workshop Stencil) and a couple of awesome Colour Blast Colour Pastes ( Deep Water and Fire Engine) spread your inner colour paste first using the palette knife and then the second colour to finish. Wait to air dry (for acetate) then cut around your acetate wings, ink around the edges in black ink and put aside.

Step 2 - I hand dyed a few pieces of medical gauze available from any pharmacy with Colour Blast Shimmer Dust in Lollipop, make up a diluted solution of the Shimmer Dust with water, then dip your gauze in and squeeze liquid out, Let air dry :-) 

Step 3 - Die cut a frame out of white cardstock, spray the frame with Colour Blast Colour Shimmer Spray in Just Blue and then using a paint brush while the frame is wet, add a bit of the Colour Blast Shimmer Dust in Navy with a paint brush, I just added the Dust undiluted to the wet parts of the frame.

Step 4 - Using small amounts of diluted Shimmer Dusts (Lollipop, Navy and Peacock) on a craft mat, stamp butterflies onto watercolour paper, do several layers of colour on each butterfly image. Wait to dry then stamp the butterfly images again over the top in Versamark Black Ink, dry then cut them out.

Step 5 - I used a small canvas which was already prepped with gesso. I sprayed the canvas with water the using a paint brush I started to add my chosen base colour - Colour Blast Shimmer Dust in Peacock. Keep adding colour and spray with extra water where needed.

While it was still wet I added my two extra colours  - Navy and Lollipop Shimmer Dusts

To get an extra depth of colour, I added a small amount of Shimmer Dust crystals directly to the wet surface of the canvas using the end of pointy palette knife, you do not need to add too much but it will give you gorgeous patterns and vibrancy of colour.

Step 6 - Once your canvas is dry, stamp onto your canvas with versamark black ink pad and your chosen stamps, I also inked around the edges of the canvas with the black ink.

  

Step 7 - Once your stamping is dry, you can now add your first layer of stenciling (circles) with Colour Blast Colour Paste in Deep Water

Step 8 - Second layer of stenciling ( lines)  - Colour Blast Paste in Dusty Charcoal

Step 9 - Third layer of stenciling (small dots) in Colour Blast Colour Paste in Fire Engine and some lovely black splatters of Colour Blast Colour Spray in Roadbase

Step 10 - Last step is to add splatters of watered down Heavy White Gesso

Let your canvas dry thoroughly before adding your last details.

1. Glue down your torn up gauze and extra threads

2. Glue your blue frame to the bottom left hand corner of the canvas

3. Glue the middle of your acetate fairy wings to your photo and then using 3D foam dots to glue your fussy cut photo to the canvas situated over the blue frame.

4. Glue your butterflies to the canvas i situated mine over the top of glued gauze

5. Add your quote or saying

6. I also added some lovely teal dots with Nuvo Crystal

Here are some close ups!!

And you are finished! 

Thanks for stopping by the blog today, make sure you leave me some goodbye love :-) 

Don't forget to visit my blog http://2crazycrafters.blogspot.com.au/ to subscribe and keep up with my future posts and ventures.

Thanks again.

Elisa xx 😍😘

Caution: Extreme Awesome by Elisa Ablett

Hi Shop and Croppers,

Elisa here from the design team for Shop and Crop Scrapbooking with a second layout using the awesome boy collection from Simple Stories called 'So Rad'. This layout featured on the Shop and Crop blog on the 7 January 2017 and i wanted to add it here as well!! 

Such an awesome collection for all boy layouts. Loads of papers and elements to use!

This time around i wanted to add a few more mixed media touches to my layout, including adding Colour Blast Dusty Charcoal texture paste and splatters of Tangareen Dream and Deep Water Colour Blast Shimmer Sprays.

Here are some links to the shop

Shop and Crop Scrapbooking So Rad Collection

Shop and Crop Scrapbooking Colour Blast Products

Here are some close ups for the extra detail!

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.

Elisa xx