Getting Messy with Masks, Mists, and Splatters

Happy Monday, Practical Scrappers!  Remember how fun (and messy) fingerpainting was when you were a child?  Well today, our On Trend team is showing you the grown-up equivalent of finger-painting fun to create beautiful layouts.  How?  By getting down and dirty with masks, mists, and splatters!   

Practical Scrapper Wendi Robinson used gesso over her mask.  She then created a second layer by misting over her mask.

Practical Scrapper Mary Pat applied her mists onto a Studio Calico mask to create the large sunburst on her layout.

Practical Scrapper Jenn C used digital splatters on her layout to create a water effect!

Practical Scrapper Charissa used white mists over a triangle mask to create a subtle background on her page.  She then splattered an iridescent mist to add a water droplet look across the layout.

 

Practical Scrapper Julie used modeling paste with her mask to add dimension to her layout.  She then misted her layout with Ranger dylusion ink.

Practical Scrapper Caz Hancock used a Studio Calico mask to make her back ground.  She achieved her colour by mixing an iridescent medium with silver metallic Martha Stewart paint. She then added spatters using her Mister Huey mists from Studio Calico.

Practical Scrapper Malika Kelly used a mask and two different-colored mists.  Then she splattered drops of ink in a third color onto her layout.

Practical Scrapper Audrey Yeager used a mix of watered down mists and dripped them from a sponge brush onto her page.

 Practical Scrapper Nicole Laha went crazy with ink splatters to create the appearance of rain. She also sprayed a bit of mist onto a craft mat, using a paint brush to pick up the ink and color in the stamped image.

Practical Scrapper Danielle de Konink applied a yellow mist to a confetti mask by The Crafter's Workshop to create the background of this layout. This mask has splatter and heart shapes.

Practical Scrapper Marcia Dehn-Nix applied distress ink to jar lids and bottle caps and stamped rings on her background. The grass background was also stamped using the same distress ink. Then she splattered misting spray by uncapping the spray bottle and flicking the ink off of the plastic tube.

Practical Scrapper Lanette used Dylusion  mist with a mask to create her background.  She then added a few splatters to accent the page.

Nautical Layouts

Ahoy Mateys!  This morning, we are setting sail with the Practical Scrappers to see what kind of nautical-themed inspiration they have for us.  No dramamine needed - whether you like your fun on the water to come with a pirate's hat or a pretty sunset, we've got something for you!

Practical Scrapper Mary Pat used a nautical theme for her summertime beach layout.

So did Practical Scrapper Charissa...

and Practical Scrapper Wendi Robinson.

Practical Scrapper Cathy showed us you can use a nautical theme for backyard summer fun.

Practical Scrapper Nicole Laha chose a nautical theme for this sweet baby layout.

Practical Scrapper Caz Hancock used it to showcase this "fearsome" pirate picture.

Practical Scrapper Malika Kelly used a wood veneer anchor on the cover of her beach holiday mini album to give it a nautical feel.

And Practical Scrapper Krissy Clark McKee chose a nautical theme for this layout of her family members sailing on the lake.

Enamel Dots!

Good morning, Practical Scrappers!  Unless you have been living in a remote cave on the side of a steep mountain, you have probably noticed one of the hottest new trends popping up in all the latest collections - enamel dots.  If you aren't quite sure what to do with them, prepare to be inspired by these projects:

Practical Scrapper Danielle de Konink used Enamel Dots from the Lost & Found 3 collection by My Mind's Eye to accent her layout.

Practical Scrappers Wendi Robinson used the MME's Boy Crazy enamel dots scattered on her page.

Practical Scrapper Mary Pat used dots from the I Rock collection from Imaginisce.

Practical Scrapper Nicole used different sized enamel dots as her flower centers.  She also attached them directly to the paper to create an embellishment cluster. The "Love" Enamel Dots are part of the Sweetest Thing Collection by My Mind's Eye.

Practical Scrapper Marcia Dehn-Nix used bright enamel dots from GCD Studios to accent these papers from the Quick Quotes Be Bold collection.

Practical Scrapper Malika Kelly used enamel dots to mix in with her paint splatters to add more color and interest.

Practical Scrapper Caz used enamel dots to create her title

April Showers - Clouds and Umbrellas

It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring...the ladies at Practical Scrappers, however, have been wide awake and busy creating projects in which the precipitation is the inspiration.  Scroll down for a look at today's rain clouds (and umbrellas) which are anything but gray and gloomy!

Practical Scrapper Wendi Robinson made a rainy day card.  She pop-dotted her clouds, used mists to create rain, and then added Glossy Accents for raindots

Practical Scrapper Caz decided to let her pictures be her focal point.
 

Practical Scrapper Mary Pat stamped her clouds.

Practical Scrapper Marcia Dehn-Nix couldn't help but make a baby shower invite with this cute die cut from the Silhouette store.

Practical Scrapper Malika Kelly used chipboard clouds to embellish her layout.

 

Clouds like these are guaranteed to brighten anyone's day - even on a Monday!

Using Sequins

Happy Monday, Practical Scrappers!  We all love things that sparkle - and what's the hottest new trend in sparkling embellishments to add to our layouts and craft projects?  Sequins!  Let's see what inspiration our On Trend Team has for us with these tiny, shiny bits of blingl

Practical Scrapper Wendi Robinson used sequins to add some shimmer at the bottom of her page

Practical Scrapper Caz used sequins to make a shaker page for the front of her latest mini album

Practical Scrapper Malika used sequins to highlight the title on her page.

Practical Scrapper Nicole used sequins to add a few metallic elements on her page.

Now it's your turn!  You know you have a bag or two of sparkly, shiny sequins sitting in a closet or box somewhere.  It's time to pull them out and see what you can create!

A Lovely Silhouette (Cameo)

Happy Monday, Practical Scrappers!  To get your week started off right, we have the On Trend Team, and a few extra helpers, here to show you why the Silhouette Cameo is getting a Perfect "10" from its growing base of fans.  The Cameo is a die cutting maching that you connect to your computer.  It cuts out 12" x 12" papers and the best part is - there are no cartridges to buy - ever!  If you want to stay home in your p.j.'s and order or design your own image at 2 a.m., you can do just that with the Silhouette Cameo. 

 

Grap a cup of coffee, get comfy, and take a look at all the lovely things these Practical Scrappers have created with their Cameos!

Practical Scrapper Caz
 

Practical Scrapper Mary Pat Siehl used the Silhouette to create the title and used a png file to cut the "I love you" die cut.

Practical Scrapper Malika Kelly used her Silhouette to cut circles on her background page and then backed the circles with different patterned papers.

Practical Scrapper Cathy used the Silhouette Cameo for almost every die cut embellishment on her page..the arrows, sunbursts, cloud, butterflies and banners!

 

Practical Scrapper Danielle used the Silhouette Cameo to create the hearts background on her layout.

Practical Scrapper Charissa used her Cameo to cut the heart 4x6 card.  She then used both the positive and negative parts of the shape. Charissa also cut the heart banner with her Cameo.

Practical Scrapper Jennifer used her Silhouette for the background as well as the title and arrows.

Practical Scrapper Marcia Dehn-Nix use the Silhouette to cut her heart and paws background, woof bone, and heart strip as well as the title (using the Lavanderia font) she downloaded onto her computer. The Silhouette makes it easy to weld script fonts!

 

Practical Scrapper Krissy Clark McKee used her Cameo to cut two sets of arrows into her background paper and to create the stars that she used for flowers. 

 

 

On Trend- Triangles

We've seen recent trends in papercrafting using circles, squares and hexagons, it's only natural that geometry has led us to triangles. They started appearing in arrows and banners as pennants, now triangles are all over the page. Don't believe me? check out these great pages by our designers:

Practical Scrapper Audrey Yeager created a triangle starbust pattern in her die cutting software (SCAL2) and then cut the design out of white cardstock and backed with patterned paper.

Practical Scrapper Danielle de Konink made herself a triangle mask with the Silhouette Cameo and misted the background. She also used triangle wood veneer shapes and washi tape with a triangle pattern.

 

Practical Scrapper Kylie used triangular chipboard banners by Teresa Collins and rotated them around various points on her page.  based on a STUCK sketch by Sara Noendeng.

Practical Scrapper Wendi Robinson used triangles to create a pattern running down the page and then overlapped triangles to create an arrow directing viewers to her photo.

 

Practical Scrapper Malika Kelly
used triangles as the mat for her pictures as well as to direct attention to her photos.

 

Practical Scrapper Mary Pat Siehl made triangles to create an arrow.  

  Practical Scrapper Caz used triangular wooden veneers to make sun rays behind her picture.

 

Happy Monday!