Video Tutorial by Elena Ovchinnikova {Design team 'Moment To Shine'}

Hi everyone! It's Heather McMahon back with you today to welcome
you to another video tutorial in our Design Team 'Moment To Shine' series. 

Today we have a beautiful layout with a unique story behind it by 

Design Team member Elena Ovchinnikova from Spain. Elena 

was inspired by our current challenge here.

We saw a sneak peak of Elena's layout in the mid-month reveal & 
now she is sharing a video of how she made her stunning project.

Elena was inspired by the colours of the mood board & the text in the circle. 

She wanted to create something spiritual, with a global meaning. 

The word "journey" made her think of the musician Estas Tonne 

so she created her layout & video around him.

Let's learn a little about Elena:

"Hi everyone! My name is Elena Ovchinnikova. 
In the scrapbooking world, my nickname is Elena Arts.

I was born in Russia but I have been living in Spain since 2000. I'm married 
& I have a little daughter who is my main source of inspiration. In 2012 I discovered scrapbooking & my world changed. I love creating beautiful things, especially with mixed media. I love textures, gesso, modelling pastes, paints, sprays & combining fabric with paper. I am very happy when I am creating & I feel full of energy at these times.  I am very proud to be a part of this fantastic design team!

You can visit my blog, personal facebook or my artist page in facebook, 
my youtube channel, pinterest or instagram."

Elena also says, "I am so excited to share my enthusiasm for Estas Tonne, the 
famous Russian guitarist, with you. I feel so alive & happy when I listen to his 
music! You can see him in the photo I used. 

I have created this video tutorial using Estas Tonne's music in the background.

 This music is from his album Bohemian Skies. I hope you enjoy it!"

Click on the link below to watch Elena's video

Here are some close ups showing the gorgeous details on this page.

Elena has created layers using a mix of products.

The metal embellishments work beautifully!

The variety of colours seem to blend together effortlessly.

Elena's love of texture shines through her work.

The finished project:

Here are the products Elena used:

Supplies List

Patterned paper - 7 Dots Studio Messy Head

Tags -  7 Dots Studio Thought Keeper
Stencil & Stamp- Prima Marketing
Sprays  - Prima Marketing Color Bloom
Primary Elements & Modeling Paste - Mixed Media Place
Finnabair Vintage Mechanicals
Washi Tapes, White acrylic paint, lace & crocheted flowers

Please leave a comment for Elena if you enjoyed her tutorial

& remember every comment you leave puts you in the running

to win our $50 FOLLOWERS' PRIZE from The Dusty Attic!

Remember - there are only 3 days left to enter this month's challenge!

To be in with a chance to win 1 of our 11 amazing prizes you'll need to be quick!

You can find the challenge details HERE.

Complied & posted by Heather McMahon

Video Tutorial by Jelissa Mei {Design Team 'Moment To Shine'}

Hi everyone! It's Heather McMahon back with you today to welcome
you to another video tutorial in our Design Team 'Moment To Shine' series. 

Today we have a beautiful layout by Design Team member Jelissa Mei
 from Singapore. Jelissa was inspired by our current challenge here.

We saw a sneak peak of Jelissa's layout in the June reveal post & 
now she is sharing a video of how she made her stunning project.

Jelissa was inspired by the colours, the paint strokes in the chevron motifs, the 

cracked egg edges & the quote about how we make our own happiness 

(Jelissa makes her own happiness by spending time with her children).

Here's an update on Jelissa:

"Hello! I'm Jelissa & I live in sunny Singapore with my 2 boys & loving husband. 

I picked up scrapbooking when my eldest was born in 2010 as a way of 

recording his childhood. It gradually became an outlet for expression for me while I 

balanced my personal life & my previous job as a forensic scientist. I love 

experimenting with different styles & mediums. I'm now awaiting the arrival of our 

3rd child & am conducting scrapbooking workshops both at my LSS & at home.

My blog is here, Facebook is here, Pinterest is here & Instagram is here."

Jelissa has prepared a step by step video with instructions to guide you through 

how she created her background as well as the layering. Sit back & enjoy!

Click on the link below to watch Jelissa's video

Here are some close ups of Jelissa's gorgeous work showing the beautiful intricate details. Jelissa has created texture with pastes, burlap, gauze & paper tearing.

Jelissa has used a beautifully decorated chipboard piece as a photo mat.

Lots of detail is created using stamping, sand grit, texture paste & layering.

Try using a chipboard piece as a title instead of the usual alpha stickers.

Here are the products Jelissa used.

Supplies List

Paper - 13@rts Mental Vacation

Mediums - magic powder, metallic turquoise paint, turquoise matt paint,

raspberry matt paint, gold pearl paint, modeling paste, gesso, gel medium,

pink sand grit, microspheres & gold mica flakes - 13 @rts

Distress paint - Ranger Victorian Velvet

Brown Gelato - Faber-Castell

Chipboard - Blue Fern Studios Crossing the Lines

Flowers, Thin Dies - Prima Marketing Inc.

Please leave a comment for Jelissa if you enjoyed her tutorial

& remember every comment you leave puts you in the running

to win our $50 FOLLOWERS' PRIZE from The Dusty Attic!

Remember - there are only 3 days left to enter this month's challenge!

To be in with a chance to win 1 of our 11 amazing prizes you'll need to be quick!

You can find the challenge details HERE.

Complied & posted by Heather McMahon

Video Tutorial by Pascale B. {Design Team 'Moment To Shine'}

Hi everyone! It's Heather McMahon back with you today to welcome
you to another video tutorial in our Design Team 'Moment To Shine' series. 

Today we have a stunning layout by Design Team member Pascale B.
 from France. Pascale was inspired by our current challenge here.

We saw a sneak peek of Pascale's layout in the mid-month reveal & 
now she is sharing a video of how she made her stunning project.

(Photo : Yair Hazout)

Pascale was inspired by the turquoise & neutral 
colours, the timber effects & the rustic, beachy feel.

Let's learn a little more about Pascale...

"Hello sweeties, my name is Pascale. I live in France near Tours with my 2 teens.

 I started scrapbooking in 2010. I found it's a great way to combine my two hobbies - photography & handicrafts. It enables me to express my creativity & showcase my photos. Flowers have always been a part of my layouts & I have gradually started

 to use mixed media as well. My style is best described as free vintage shabby. 

My blog is here Scrap Made in Touraine & you can find me on Facebook here."

Click on the link below to watch Pascale's video.

Here are some close-ups of Pascale's beautiful work. 
Pascale used a combination of products to colour the flowers. 

Pascale used different mediums on the 
chipboard to create that gorgeous crackle effect.

Pascale varied the products she used so she achieved both a
 high & low gloss finish on her chipboard embellishments.

 The embellishments were put up against a background
 of cheese-cloth to add a natural, beachy feel.

..

Here is the finished layout!
 Pascale has done an amazing job of continuing the sea
 & the jetty from her photo into her layout. Wonderful!!

These are the products that Pascale used to make her project:

Supplies list

Papers - Maja Design

Primary Elements & Twinkling H2Os - ColourArte

Vibez - Shimmerz

Stencils - Prima, Um Wow Studio

Chipboards - Scrapmatts, Dusty Attic, Um Wow Studio

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Stamps - 7 Dots Studio

Crackle Accent & Archival Ink - Ranger

Glass Glitter - Art Ingredients - Finnabair Prima

Crackle Paste- Art Extravagance - Finnabair  Prima

White Heavy Gesso, 3D Gloss Gel
Soft Matte Gel - Art Basics - Finnabair  Prima

Cheesecloth

Please leave a comment for Pascale if you enjoyed her video
& remember every comment you leave puts you in the running
to win our $25 FOLLOWERS' PRIZE from Sa Crafters!!

Remember - there are only 3 days left to enter this month's challenge!

To be in with a chance to win 1 of our 11 amazing prizes you'll need to be quick!

You can find the challenge details here.

Complied & posted by Heather McMahon

Video tutorial by Tiphanie Barbreau {Design Team 'Moment To Shine'}

Hi everyone. It's Heather McMahon back with you today to welcome
you to another video tutorial in our Design Team 'Moment To Shine' series. 

Today we have a gorgeous & unique project by Design Team 
member Tiphanie Barbreau from France. Tiphanie was 
inspired by our current challenge here..

We saw a sneak peek of Tiphanie's art journal page in the mid-month 
reveal & now she is sharing a video of how she made her stunning project.

Please let Tiphanie know what you think by leaving a comment!

Tiphanie created this simply stunning page using the mood board for her

 inspiration. She was influenced by the clean, minimalist images, 

the blues & yellows, the soft, flowing lines of the twine & 

horse's mane, the drawn lines & the Sunshine quote.

There's so much inspiration on this mood board!

Here's an update on Tiphanie:

"Hello eveybody. My name is Tiphanie & I live in France. I began my artistic journey 
as a cardmaker but I soon became addicted to scrapbooking. I love adding 
texture to my work & having my hands covered with ink & paint! My other 
passions are drawing & colouring in stamped images.

I hope you like my video!"

My blog : https://sunshineandscrap.wordpress.com

Click on the link below to watch Tiphanie's video.

Here are some close-ups of Tiphanie's gorgeous project. Tiphanie used pens with 
different point sizes for her doodling. They are Uni pin 01, 02, 05 & 07.

Tiphanie suggests that drawings like this should be drawn freehand. 

Don't be afraid to let your hand & heart wander freely!

Tiphanie finished her project by colouring with Copic markers. She loves these 

markers because there are many colours which makes shading & blending easy.

Tiphanie's beautiful doodled art journal page.

Here are the products she used to make this project.

SUPPLIES LIST

Drawing Paper

Copic "Sketch" &  "CIAO" Markers from Danafix

Pen "Uni pin fine line"

Pencil & eraser

Please leave a comment for Tiphanie if you enjoyed her video!

Remember - there are only 3 days left to enter this month's challenge!

To be in with a chance to win 1 of our 11 amazing prizes you'll need to be quick!

You can find the challenge details here.

Complied & posted by Heather McMahon

Video Tutorial by Athanasia Papantoniou {Design Team 'Moment To Shine'}

Hi everyone. It's Heather McMahon back with you today to welcome 
you to another tutorial in our Design Team 'Moment To Shine' series. 

Today we have a video tutorial by Design Team member Athanasia Papantoniou

from Greece. Athanasia was inspired by our current challenge here.

We were lucky enough to see a sneak peek of Athanasia's layout in the mid-month 
reveal & now she is sharing a video of how she made her stunning project.

Please let Athanasia know what you think by leaving a comment!

Athanasia created this incredible layout based on the mood board

 below. She was inspired by the beautiful green shades, the ethereal photos &
the quote. Athanasia will share her creative process with us in her video.

Let's get to know a little about Athanasia...

"Hello!  My name is Athanasia (it means 'immortality' in Greek)

& I'm very happy to be on this great team! I live in Greece & I 

am a music teacher in elementary school.  In my spare

 time, when I am not playing the piano, I love making handicrafts,
 felting, altering things & of course scrapbooking!

 I love scrapbooking because it combines such a vast range of media types,
 not only with memories of my life & my family, but also with emotions & ideas
 that I have in my head & want desperately to express!!

My inspiration always comes from the photograph I use & the limitless
 choices & combinations of mixed media techniques. I love to use gesso,
mists & stamps. Through scrapping I have found the best way to
express myself & fulfill my artistic desires. You can find my blog HERE"

Watch the video below to see how Athanasia created her layout!

Here are some closeups showing Athanasia's gorgeous details...

Athanasia has used a range of beautifully textured
 products to create her amazing background.

Athanasia likes blending different media to create a mixed media 
background. You can be sure there always be a lot of gesso, 
mists, watercolors & stamps on her projects!

She loves to alter the chipboard pieces with embossing powders like she has 
here, or with other media such as sprays, stamps & inks.

Athanasia also likes to use many different textures & material like lace, thread, 
buttons, flowers, chipboard pieces, stickers & flowers on her projects.

Here is Athanasia' s stunning finished page!

SUPPLIES LIST

White cardstock

Stickers - 7 Dots Studio 'Nature Walk' 

Chipboard - Imaginarium Designs 'Butterflies'

 Flowers - Petaloo 

Stamps - Prima 'Songbird', 

La Lettre 'French Script' & butterfly

Stencil - Prima 6x6 'Hollyhock'

Embossing Powders - Lindy's Stamp Gang 'Angel Wings Gold' 

& 'Midnight Pewter'

Mists - Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist 'Key Lime Pie' & 'Black Magic

 & Tattered Angels Chalkboard Mist 'Fern'

Watercolors - green 

Ink - black StazOn

Permanent pen

A decorative dried leaf

Thread

Market findings - lace, buttons & flowers

Please leave a comment for Athanasia if you enjoyed her video!

Remember - there are only 2 days left to enter this month's challenge!

To be in with a chance to win 1 of our 11 amazing prizes you'll need to be quick!

You can find the challenge details here.

We also have our monthly FOLLOWER COMPETITION running HERE
so don't forget to enter if you haven't already. It also closes in 2 days!
You could win a $25 gift certificate without even creating a project!



Complied and posted by Heather McMahon