How'd I do that?

I have been asked if the skeleton on this page is in the kit.  And so I thought I would write a simple explanation about how I created the look of the skeleton sitting.

First, yes I did use the skeleton that is in the kit, but that skeleton is standing straight up. To get the effect of sitting down, I simply:  (1) duplicated the skeleton layer, (2) on original layer I erased the bottom half of the skeleton, (3) on the duplicate of the skeleton layer I erased the top half of the skeleton, (4) I rotated the legs at a 45 degree angle to appear in a sitting position, and moved that layer until it looked as natural as I could make it.  Simple and easy!

Spook-tacular

A first for me, I have never done a Halloween kit. So I wanted to do a kit that someone could use for more than just one holiday, so many of the elements can be used for a variety of pages, cards or journals.  The kit is called Spook-tacular and it comes with twelve papers in both 12x12 and 8.5x11 inch (which is great for cards, then shrink to size).  There is a separate wordart and cluster packet as well.  Here is the kit and some fabulous inspiration:

http://www.oscraps.com/shop/Spook-tacular-Kit.html

The papers are fun!

The Clusters are spooky thanks to Cheryl!

http://www.oscraps.com/shop/Spook-tacular-Clusters.html

And the WordArt appropriate for the season!

http://www.oscraps.com/shop/Spook-tacular-WordArt.html

And here is the best part....the inspiration from my marvelous team of artists: Cheryl, Gina, Hayley, and Judy ...and even something from me!

Autumn Harvest

Autumn is here and what could be more appealing than falling leaves, pumpkins and gourds?  Here is Autumn Harvest, and some fabulous inspiration by my amazing team, Judy, Hayley and Cheryl!

http://www.oscraps.com/shop/Autumn-Harvest.html

Under the Sea

Frolicking under the sea, there are fun and fascinating creatures just waiting to play with you!!  Here is my latest kit, Under the Sea, with a variety of unique elements and papers, clusters, wordart and journal cards. This kit is available in a Bundle for cost savings if you wanted it all, or you can buy them separately:  The kit, the Clusters, the WordArt and the Journal Cards. I love what the girls created with this kit below!

And here are just a few pages that should entice you to play!

By Hayley

 

By Judy

By Gina

 By Cheryl

Journal Cards by Gina

By Lynne

Pins and Needles

A new release called Pins and Needles, is a fun kit that contains your basic sewing elements, as well as some room furniture and young ladies.  I will be adding future kits that will allow you to build onto the 'room design' idea, making it fun to create a fabulous array of pages. 

And in accordance with my never being completely satisfied before product release, I included some Clusters and window views to add more variety to the kit! The window views fit well behind either of the window PNGs to give the appearance of looking out the window at a vista or your drive. Add your own photos for a more personalized look and feel!

Sixteen Papers to go with both traditional style, journaling and collaging! These come in BOTH 12x12 and 8.5x11 inch.

And of course I always have to include WordArt, so Pins and Needles WordArt and Brushes was created as a separate kit for those just interested in the wordart or brushes. Short and simple phrases that can go with any kit, plus a lower case alpha in an ancient script.

And here are a couple of inspirations to show you some exciting ways to use this kit.  

Gina created this  fabulous sewing room, lovely with all the sewing materials and elements ready for use, the children in the back playing, and the kitten stealing the yarn!

Hayley took a different approach putting the kitten on top of the rocking chair, with a fabulous cluster of flowers and the antique mannequin, lovely and refreshing!

Judy created a sewing album, adding a different mannequin and changing up the colors to coordinate with her own color scheme! She used the vellum cutouts as wall hangings and applied the overlay in a green color to give the page some grit.  Fabulous creativity!

Using the little girls in the kit, Cheryl created a playful page of fun and frolic in the sewing room.  She used the alpha (included in the kit) cleverly as pinups!

In this page I included one of the window views (photos for outside the window) and the wall panels, making the room to appear as if it is high in the mountains...I can almost hear the sound of music...

Why don't you see what you can come up with, and have fun!

How Did You Do That?

I have been asked how some of the artwork has been created,  so thought I would start posting some "how to" pages to share with you the process I or others have gone through to create our art. 

Supplies are: Sophisticated Ladies, white tissue paper, re-positionable spray adhesive, candle, grease-proof paper, and heatgun.

 Hope you enjoy.

Garden Journaling

Hi! It's Natasha here with the latest "goings on" from "The Brambles". "The Brambles" is the unofficial name for my garden and I'm sure I do not need to tell you why! 

I've been journaling my garden on The Brambles blog since June 2013. The style of my journal has evolved over that time and no surprises, but I'm currently scrapping booking it :)

It all starts with me each week taking a note of what I've seen in the garden and the little stories of the "goings on". When the flowers are out I like to take photos of them, and the birds and wildlife if possible. Luckily flowers are not as camera shy as birds and squirrels :) Some weeks have more "goings on" than others! These range from the rubber ducks in the pond ending up on the garage roof to the friendly Ms Blackbird that keeps Steve, my partner, company whilst he is out cleaning the car! She's really got it sussed though and knows she'll get some extra mealworms :)

Here are my top two tips for journaling gardens:

1. Journaling Tip - keep a notebook handy to write down what you see, so you don't forget.
2. Photography Tip - make sure your camera is ready go with charged batteries and an empty memory card.

I find that scrapbooking is a great way to create my journal with. For times when I am short of photos or journaling I add more scrapbook elements. I use kits that fit with the time of year and the elements are therefore a great match.

I create my log book layouts as 8x8 inch size as this size works for printing out on an A4 printer on A4 card (and then trimmed to size).

It's fun just to try out different ideas and when I find something I like I alter it for the month. This gives a little consistency to my log book but also the freedom to change it too for each new month.

To create last weeks Brambles page I've really mixed and matched Lynne's amazing kits, using the following:

• Shutterbug
• Journey
• A Scrap of Yellow
• Back to Basics
• Tatty Treasures

As always we'd love to see what you've been creating with Lynne's kits, so don't forget to share a link in the comments and we'll be sure to pop over and take a look. It's bye for now, I'll be back soon, Natasha :)

P.S. If you'd like to catch up with my blog "The Brambles" hop over to it here: The Brambles, a tale of a garden.