sea breezes

Supreme Scrap Tournament, Final Challenge

For the first part of the challenge we had to choose four sheets of paper and at least ten different items of 'trash', objects that would not be found in a craft store

I chose nautical papers and beach treasures, I was hoping to make a layout about Whitstable but for the final challenge we were given the title and the subject "This Is Me", luckily I have a lot of photographs of me at the beach so I was able to carry on with my nautical theme.

These were the rules:

Step 2 

Layout size: 
two pages of 30,4cm x 30,4 cm

Theme: 
This is me!

Number of photo’s: 
Minimum of 4 differents photos in total

You must use:

* Title: This is me!

* All the objects that you choose in step 1 must be used on the project, no other embellishments are allowed!

* All the sheets that you choose in step 1 must be used on the project, no other paper is allowed!
(at least half of each sheet you choose needs to be used by you!)


You may use:

* White gesso only, as long (part of) the objects and paper are visible

* All techniques that you like (but no ink and paints and so on!)

* Selfmade embellishments made out of your objects and/or papers

* A pen or marker for a journaling (max 20 words) - you dont have to do a journaling!

* glue, 3d tape, gluedots


You can not use:

* No other embellishments then the ones you choose in step 1
* No other papers then the ones you choose in step 1
* No ink, paint and so on
* No stickers, thickers, rubonons
* No glitter glue and so on

This is my layout

We had to write numbers to show where we had used all of the elements we had previously chosen

I diluted gesso and sprayed with it, added some splatters and stamped with it.

1. Piece of cardbpard box
2. Plastic netting from packaging
3. Twine from the garden
4. Netting from an old bag I cut up
5. An old toy compass
6. A napkin with music design
7. Spiral paper clips
8. Sea glass from the beach
9. Pebbles from the beach
10. Shells from the beach
11. A piece of old costume jewellery (not sure if it was a necklace or bracelet)
12. Brass rings (no idea what they are for!)
13. Driftwood from the beach
14. Cork from the beach
15. String from packaging
16. Old tickets

My papers are by Nostalgique "Anchored" collection

D. Enhancement
A. Guide
B. Tranquil
C. Sailing

Some close ups, I cut the cork into slices and made buttons

 

 

 

The Grand Finale!

I scraped through to the final ten contestants of the Supreme Scrapboook Tournament! I didn't expect to get this far at all and it's really got me back into scrapbooking.

The final test is in two parts, this is the first:

1. Collect at least 10 different materials/objects that you would normally throw in the trash!
So collect stuff that you can’t buy in a store as a craft element/embellishment.
Examples are: labels of clothes, paperclip, aluminium foil, napkin, piece of cloth.
2. Collect a minimum of 4 sheets of scrapbooking paper size (30,4 x 30,4 cm)

We don't know what the second part is until we have posted photographs of our collections, it was tempting to make a whole pile of stuff but what if the rules say we have to use it all? What if I haven't chosen enough paper? We don't know if its a single or double page layout, should I have chosen some cardstock too? Aarrrggghhhh, I hope I have chosen enough and not too much! Even as I type I am resisting the urge to run (well OK, walk quickly) back down to my studio to choose some more papers...

I collect a lot of 'treasures' when I am beach combing so I have gone with a nautical beach theme for my kit, it's a gamble because if they tell us to use photographs of something completely different I am snookered! 

My found objects are:

• Piece of cardbpard box
• Plastic netting from packaging
• Twine from the garden
• Netting from an old bag I cut up
• An old toy compass
• A napkin with music design
• Spiral paper clips
• Sea glass from the beach
• Pebbles from the beach
• Shells from the beach
• A piece of old costume jewellery (not sure if it was a necklace or bracelet)
• Brass rings (no idea what they are for!)
• Driftwood from the beach
• Cork from the beach
• String from packaging
• Old tickets

My papers are by Nostalgique "Anchored" collection

• Enhancement
• Guide
• Tranquil
• Sailing

Scrapbook Tournament - round four!

I made it through to the fourth round of the scrapbook tournament, each round fifty percent of the contestants from each group stay on for the next challenge. This time it was a double page layout, at least eight photographs, at least three hidden elements on the page, no ink (including spray ink and misting ink), no paint of any sort, no stamps, no gesso, no chalk. I think I missed ink and chalk the most in this round, I like to define the edges more on my paper elements but I can always add them after the contest.

I decided to use photographs of our grandson, he was one recently. The close up photographs were taken my my very talented friend, Cheryl, she owns Feelgood photos and kindly let me use them in my layout. She also took the photograph of Bobby with his camera smile!

I have made all of my layouts this year from supplies I already own, I would have liked to use some little boy papers but I managed with what I had. All of the bunting was hand cut - I don't think I will be using any more for a long time!

The fist hidden element is under the left hand photograph, when you pull the tab at the top a photograph appears at the top and bottom on a sliding mechanism.

The second hidden element is a pull up flap under the two smaller photographs, there are two more photos that pop up underneath.

The third element is under the right photograph, it has a pop up birthday cake, tiny bunting and a photograph of Bobby opening his present from us.

I would like to get through again, obviously but if nothing else it has made me scrapbook again and I am thoroughly enjoying myself.