AmiraInOz

Hi everyone, I have been looking forward to receiving the July Kit from Scrapping Fun Kits because the July theme is Harry Potter inspired and we are a bit 'potty for Potter' in this house as we are just about to finish reading the Deathly Hallows. Check out the unboxing HERE I was so inspired by the papers that I wanted to make a canvas that my son could keep in his room to remember the 18 months it took us to read all 6 books. I started off by cutting the papers into 3" x 3 " squares and finally decided on this formation with a long skinny brick wall pattern paper that measured 2" x 7.5". Next, I grabbed some texture paste and 2 of my stencils and created some bricks and stars on the canvas. I was thinking of leaving it at this stage and adhering the papers on top but dared myself to go that extra step.  So I did.  Firstly, I coloured in the bricks with acrylic paint.  The colors I used are :  ...

Hi everyone, Welcome to the July Kit! All about winter and all the lovely things that come with winter!! Simple Stories does winter so well with this snow lodge themed paper collection called "Sub-Zero".  I'm in love with all the snow men, the actual snow lodge, the signs and plaques and all the extra little characters (play bear, moose and penguin! ) and all their snow equipment. Lots of fun and opportunity for fussy cutting here! For our mixed media crafters, we have Shimmer Powder in the colour "Atlantic Burst" from Nuvo and a 6" x 6" stencil by Echo Park. For our stampers, a Hero Arts set of Winter ink cubes in a beautiful blue palette as well as a beautiful woodland silhouette stamp by Darkroom Door Stamps. For embellishments, we have : Neat And Tangled Sequins Mix - Winter Wonderland. Prima Metal Trinkets Flowers And Vines. Scrapberry's - Winter Joy metal embellishments. All this! #andtheskyisgrey Check out t...