Feb 2020 Blog Calendar

Feb 4 (due Fri 1/31): Stacia TUT/blog post SCHEDULED
Feb  11 (due Fri 2/7): Karen blog post SCHEDULED
Feb  15 (Challenge should be in forum 1/22):  Rikki blog challenge SCHEDULED
Feb  18 (due Fri 2/14): Geraldine Hybrid SCHEDULED
Feb  25 (due Fri 2/21): Jenn - Pretty Pages GSO

Working on a blog post now, will get it done by tomorrow- sorry it’s a bit late, have had very little access to the computer over the past few days...

Inspiration February

Well, I have been craving getting back to good old fashioned, hands dirty scrapbooking.

AND then I remembered that I would have to get out all my old papers, some usable glue, then find some fabric/lace, ink that hadn’t dried up and drag out my sewing machine…

AND yes this would have required a trip to a not very close craft store to find the perfect supplies...

AND then clean it all up again. Sigh – too much work. Now I remember why I got into digiscrapping!

So instead I went and admired others  with far more dedication than I have, and set about recreating the lovely textural look I was after in a digi way!

First the inspiration - I will admit not my current style but they are so eye catching - and the textures always make me want to reach out to touch them -

How gorgeous is this one by Torsa Saha?


and this from Dorota Kopec - the textured and coloured paste is amazing!


Now how to translate this into our digi world?
Lots of paint, stamps, gesso, lace and fabric swatches - all readily available and the bonus is we can recolour each item to suit the page without having to dig out the appropriate ink (confession - I did love doing that when I was paper scrapping - my finger were constantly stained!) Also don't forget lots of stitching and staples. AND the most important element when it comes to incorporating depth in your work - shadowing! Go deep esp with your flower elements!
Try to keep the colours subtle and close to a natural palette for this style as well. Lots of cream, browns, blues seem to work the best.

I gave it a go - not quite as much depth as I was hoping for but it feels like it is on the right track - I esp love layering the paint with stamps for the background and will be incorporating more of that in the future



so go have some clean fun with textures, ink and lace!

This is AWESOME Karen!!! Could you give me the credits of everything you used on your page? I'd love to add those to the post.

Glad you like it Mirjam

The first on by Torsa Saha is found here
https://torsaart.wordpress.com/2018/04/28/a-glimpse-of-you-2/

and the second is by Dorota Kopec - a Polish (?) site that translates pretty well
http://art-dorota.blogspot.com/2017/04/na-dobry-poczatek.html?m=1

This month I created an hybrid page with a template from Get your read get


I love templates.
Some times I wanted to scrap but I have no idea or no inspiration to my layout. Templates are perfects in this caseµ.

I used a white cardstock 30 x 30 as background, and I sprayed some ink drops



I follow the template and I glued two piece of papers
Red paper (So here's the story) and jungle paper (Sprung|papers)


I added a colored paper from No Probllama|elements



I glued a WA strip on the red paper to keep the idea of book





I added two strip of papers near the photo :

black & white paper from Optimistic|elements and WA from Then&Now)


I glued with 3D autoadhesive foam this beautiful typewriter sticker from So here's the story|elements. I love it !



I finished my page with adding a big WA together and two little elements :

Heart bead from No Probllam and arrow was cut inside colored paper from No Probllama
Together WA from XXXX


My page is done !

Fantastic page Géraldine!!!! I found the wordarts for you!

wordarts: Then & Now | Elements, Love Lives Here | Elements, Say Cheese | Elements

Thank you Mirjam