Hello Winter | Mixed Media Tag

Sarah here today with a Festive Mixed Media tag using some of the Lace and Seam Binding over in the Crafty Ribbons Shop.

For my tag base I added some Snowflake Paste and Distress Oxides for some colour and texture to build my layers on.

Over the dried tag base I added a paper doily cut in two and some tulle to add my embellishments over the top.

I layered my lace at the bottom of my tag and added a fussy cut title over the top. Using the same paper I fussy cut a mug and added it further up the tag.

For the tie on my tag I chose two colours of seam binding and knotted them through the top. I added more embellishments and flowers to the tag and some sequins as a finishing touch.

You can watch the full process in my video here.

Thanks for joining me and have a Happy Crafty Day!

Sarah
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Tis The Season

Sarah here with my project for this weeks Winter Fun ribbon release.

 I really enjoyed making this layout of my boy last Christmas opening his presents. The ribbons matched perfectly with the gift bag in the corner of the photo and I chose papers and embellishments that worked around that too.

To make the ribbon stand out I used black cardstock and added white paper paste with splashes of blue and green Distress Oxides for a touch of colour.

 I layered lots of papers under my photo and added the ribbon amongst the layers. I used pops of red and blue to match in with the photo and ribbon.

I found an ephemera pack from my stash with a cute penguin and added a few more festive pieces as well around the photo cluster. Using the vertical ribbon I added a embellishment to the top of my page.

As a finishing touch I added some red sequins dotted around the page and some word stickers around the photo.

You can watch how I created this layout in the video linked here.

Thanks for joining me and have a Happy Crafty Day :)

Sarah

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Christmas Ornament

Sarah here today with a festive ornament using the Unicorn Christmas ribbon.

To create this mixed media star bauble I started out with some gesso to prep the ornament blank. I added layers of texture and crackle paste to add some interest and layers of cheesecloth and tulle.

Then I added mini pine cones, moulded clay shapes and a snowflake again coated in gesso. With some paints and spray in blues and greens I added a touch of colour diluted down with water from a spray bottle.

Once dry I added flowers in pinks and blue to match my ribbon and then coated the ornament in white paint, snowflake and unicorn pastes by Prima to add a frosty effect.

Finally I added my ribbon followed by some pink seam binding in a bow at the top.

You can check out the process in detail in the video linked here.

Thanks for joining me and have a Happy Crafty Day :)

Sarah

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Sparkle | Scrapbook Page for Unicorn week

Sarah here this morning with a layout and process video especially for the launch of the beautiful new Unicorn Christmas ribbon collection.

My layout is not Christmassy at all but with some clever snipping you can use the ribbons anytime of year.  I created my background to match the ribbon using pink and teal sprays through a stencil.  To contrast this I added some navy star paper to the other half of the page with the vertical ribbon as a border. 

Using colours that matched my background I created a cluster behind my photo of lots of patterned papers with foam inbetween for dimension.  The embellishments tucked in easily between the layers and my title fitted nicely along the bottom of my photo.

For more sparkle and to highlight the pink I used lots of sequins dotted around the layout and added more ribbon tucked beneath the paper layers.

Finally I added some splashes of ink and my layout was complete. 

You can check out the process over on my YouTube channel linked below.

Watch Video Here

Don't forget to head over to the Crafty Ribbon Facebook Page to enter the competition to win some lovely goodies!

Have a Happy Crafty Day

Sarah

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Happy Day | Scrapbook Layout

Sarah here today with a scrapbook layout featuring the Colour your Days - Maths ribbon.

I knew I wanted to save this ribbon for my boys first day at school, it works perfectly as the rainbow colour would work with any uniform colour combo. I created a montage of photos as he wouldn't stand still and smile nicely for one good shot!

The colour scheme I chose was black red and white with a hint of yellow to match the school badge. I used black card stock and red acrylic paint through a stencil and extra splashed around the stencilled numbers.

Under my photo I layered up lots of patterned papers with foam in between to add a little height. I distressed the edges for more texture and cut out a calendar and typewriter to use as embellishments.

Amongst the papers I stapled in the ribbon and across the top of the page to really show it off in detail. I added stickers and sequins around the photo cluster and calendar and circled the date and wrote the year in red pen. To brighten the background and tie in the ribbon I added white ink splashes over the top.

You can check out the process video of how I created the layout here.

Thanks for joining me and have a Happy Crafty Day :)

Sarah
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Art From The Heart | Scrapbook Layout

Sarah here today with a scrapbook layout using the Colour your Days Pencil Ribbon.

I created a mixed media background to go with the rainbow ribbon with lots of acrylic paint and a stencil. I created 3 and used the reverse print on white for this layout. (You can see all 3 in my Video)

My picture is of my little boy using my art supplies (under close supervision!!) to make cards. I used lots of torn patterned papers and tissue to create the textured layers and foam in between the layers for added height.

I added some ribbon down one side of the page and then balanced it with a piece tucked in the photo cluster.

For a finishing touch I added black ink splatters and stars that tied my title in with the rest of the page.

You can watch the full process over on my YouTube channel here.

Thanks for joining me and have a Happy Crafty Day :)

Sarah

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Craft Inspector | Scrapbook Layout

Sarah here today with a scrapbook layout featuring the Colour your Days Pencil Ribbon.

I had a cute picture of my kitten exploring one of my boxes of craft supplies and thought the ribbon would work so well for it.

I used some rainbow patterned paper for my background to match my ribbon and added a little dimension with texture paste and blue paint.

For my paper cluster I added layers of tissue, patterned paper and stickers. I twisted together some aqua and pink Ric Rac and stapled it amongst the layers for extra texture and interest.

I added some turquoise gems and white splashes of paint around the edge of my layout and tucked some pencil ribbon behind the top of the photo cluster.

Finally I added some extra ribbon below my title to balance with the piece above the photo.

Thanks for joining me and have a happy crafty day!!

Sarah

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Anchor | Altered Art Project

Sarah here today with an altered art anchor.

I love nautical themed crafts and there are some amazing ribbons over in the shop which are perfect for sun sea and sand projects.

To give my anchor a base for lots of embellishments and paint I gave it a couple of base coats of gesso.

I added nautical themed embellishments, stones and netting followed by some lovely pearly paints.

As it was quite pale and shimmery I added some darker inks to add depth and highlight the embellishments.

I created a paper cluster on a shutter and created a visual triangle around it using flowers and gems.

I added a cute bow and tail to the anchor in thin striped ribbon and draped white eyelash ribbon all around the project.

For more details you can check out my process video here.

Thanks for joining me and have a Happy Crafty Day :)

Sarah

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Find the Beauty | Scrapbook Layout | Fiskars Collaboration

Sarah here today with a layout for the Fiskars collaboration.

For the background of my layout I wanted to add a flurry of butterflies so I fussy cut some from patterned paper and layered them on top of glittered texture paste.

My photo is of my little boy playing in the garden so I added wood patterned paper as well as lots of flowers and the stones ribbon in a cluster around the photo.

I layered some grass ribbon and lace along the bottom of the page with the photo overlapping slightly on an angle to follow the eye line up the page.

In between my butterflies I added punched mini flowers and Nuvo drops to add a pop of colour.

I finished with some splashes of ink spray and a rose gold embossed title trimmed from black cardstock.

You can check out my process video here and enter the competitions to win Fiskars and Crafty Ribbon goodies over in the facebook groups.

Have a Happy Crafty Day!!

Sarah

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Good Vibes | Scrapbook layout

Sarah her today with a Nautical themed scrapbook layout using the Ombre and Seam Binding ribbons.

My background was made using Distress Oxides to create a watery backdrop. I then added Seam Binding ribbons to create waves and secured them with some machine stitching.

I added layers of paper, gauze and hessian to create lots of texture behind my photo as well as some net for a nautical feel.

I added an ombre effect title and bows as well as some small flowers and ephemera pieces.

You can check out my process video here for more details.

Thanks for joining me and have a happy crafty day :)

Sarah

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Brrr! Brrr! | Scrapbook Layout

Sarah here today with a layout using the new Silent Night ribbons. 

First I chose papers to match the ribbon and created a mixed media background using the featured colours.

I layered papers behind my snowy scene photo to match in with the feature ribbon and paper. A touch of gold vellum worked well to match the title and embellishments.

Some Ric rac ribbon in the three focal colours added some extra texture and covered the join between the background and patterned paper.

As always I finshed the layout with a splash of ink. this time using gold Color Shine to tie it altogether.

You can watch the process here on my YouTube Channel.

Thanks for joining me and have a Happy Crafty Day :)

Sarah
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