Tuesday 24 June 2014

Photo Tutorial by Anna Rogalska {Design Team "Moment To Shine"}





Hi Everyone!  
Starting this month on the 24th & 28th of each month we will be highlighting 2 
members of our Design Team in a series call " Design Team Moment To Shine".
We hope to inspire YOU in a BIG way through this series!

 Today we have a step-by-step photo tutorial by Design team member 
Anna Rogalska, from Poland, inspired by our current challenge HERE.



Hello! My name is Anna Rogalska. I live in Poland & work as a garden designer.
I've been scrapbooking for nearly 6 years. My scrapping style is romantic,

 a little shabby & I love mixed-media.  I am definitely a flower addict! 
My favourite forms are layouts, cards & tags. I love to collect inks, paints, 
mists & masks to use in my work. You can find my blog here.


For the June reveal I only showed you a sneak peak of the layout
 I created from Di's June Mood Board so  here is THE FULL REVEAL!


Now I will show you how to achieve this for yourself :)

STEP 1
Cover your page with a thin layer of gesso &  let dry
 naturally or dry off using your heat/embossing gun.
Choose papers & layer them in the order you want them to
 appear on your page. Glue the papers. Use stamps randomly.
 

STEP 2
 Using your mask apply a thick layer of texture paste randomly, in various
 areas on your page & let it dry, either naturally or using your heat gun. 
To apply texture paste you can use an old credit card or similar.


STEP 3
Start applying yellow mists randomly. 
Add water if desired & allow the colour to spread & form patterns. 
Add green chalk ink to chipboard. Allow to dry completely.



STEP 4
Once dry, add small splashes with black & white gesso. 
Add a few paper flowers.
Wait for everything to be thoroughly dry or dry off with your heat gun.



STEP 5
Start adding your chosen elements:-  photograph, more flowers,
 leaves, chipboard 'Love' title, wire heart & embellishments.


STEP 6
Apply text stamp randomly.  Don't use a stamping block as
 holding the stamp in your hands makes for a freer look.
{stamps come from 7Dots Studio - Cold Country Collection HERE}

(7Dots Studio is one of our 2014 Major Sponsors.  You can find a list
of retailers on the 7Dots Studio site & purchase from your nearest store
OR directly from them IF there is no supplier in the country you live.)



STEP 7
Add more yellow color using a mist & yellow paint with white gesso.
 You can blot off excess with a paper towel. Add stickers with subtitles.



STEP 8 
Complete your layout using more flowers, chipboards
 (butterflies), pearls & adding more mists if desired.


Your layout is done!


A few close ups . . .



You can see that I love lots of detail!



{Oh my goodness I just adore Anna's work don't you?  WOWZERS!!}


What do we need?
 A photo :)   papers, stickers, flowers, embellishments, chipboard,
 inks, gesso, modelling paste, mists, paints, mask, & stamps.


Supplies List

Papers - My Mind's Eye -Follow Your Heart
Word Stickers - 7 Dots Studio - Illumination  
Stickers - Papirdesign 
Pearls - Papirdesign
Chipboards- Scrapmatts 
Chipboard 'Love' - Wycinanka
Clear Stamps - Kaisecraft
Clear Stamps - 7 Dots Studio - Cold Country
Resin Embellishments - Prima
Mask/Stencil - Prima
Chalk Inks - Ingvild Bolme - Prima
Black Gesso - Claudine Hellmuth Ranger
Gesso- 13arts 
Acrylic Modeling Paste - 13arts
Pastel Mists - 13arts

I have also prepared a slideshow for you
 to watch, with more pictures HERE.

I hope you enjoyed my page & if you follow my tutorial please leave
me a comment on my blog so I can come & visit you to see how
yours looks!!  Anna x

Thank you so much Anna!
You certainly inspired ME & many others

of that I'm sure!  Please leave Anna some
comment ♥ if you are feeling inspired right now!




Sunday 22 June 2014

Surprise!! Unsung Heroes of the Epic Event {10 Honourable Mentions}





Welcome to a special post here at Scrap Around The World!
You can view our current challenge *HERE*

After finally having time to go through EVERY entry for our
Epic Event I felt SAD that there were just SO MANY
wonderful takes on my mood board {which made me
really happy of course!} but that there could "only"
be 10 winners!  So I decided that each year
we will award an "Unsung Heroes" badge 
to our 10 Runners Up!  It doesn't come
with ANY material prize but it DOES
come with LOTS OF KUDOS & 
lots of love!!  So here they are!
 

We have also made a special badge just for these remarkable artists!


In no particular order we thought that these awesome entries deserved a special mention !
And just a quick reminder of our Epic Anniversary Mood Board designed by me!!





 



 


 



 



Zeneva Kovic {Australia}






  



Tanita Shmigun {Russia}






Heather McMahon {Australia}

 



Arnlaug Koppang {Norway}
 



Lilibleu {France}

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Congratulations ladies!
Your efforts did not go unnoticed!!

And once again THANK YOU to all who took part!!!

 Please leave some comment love for these wonderful creative ladies!
The Unsung Heroes of the Epic Event, 2014!!



Friday 20 June 2014

June 2014 Guest Designer Fiona Paltridge of Australia!





Hello to you all!
Please view our current challenge HERE & our 
2nd reveal based on the same challenge HERE.

Today we welcome back the winner of our April 2014 Challenge,
Fiona Paltridge of Australia, as our June Guest Designer!

  
Hello! My name is Fiona. I live in a small country town in South Australia.
 I am an Early Childhood Educator by profession & recently my two adult
 children have both moved away, so I'm finding I have much more time 
on my hands to spend in my studio. 

When I'm not there I can often been found in a bush camp somewhere with our
 camper trailer - scrapbooking!  Layouts are my preferred projects but I also
 enjoy creating "Beyond The Page" projects from time to time.

 I am a lover of watercolours & texture & recently I've enjoyed experimenting 
with layering.  My style is a tad messy as is my work space!
 You can find my blog  *HERE*


Fiona has used our current mood board HERE for her inspiration


I love the grey background Fiona has used!
 It really makes her other elements pop!!


Just look at those gorgeous layers!!!


Fabulous use of textures too...


Brilliant page!
Thank you so much Fiona for creating such a wonderful
page especially for Scrap Around The World!

Please leave some comment love for Fiona.

I hope Fiona has inspired YOU to get working on our June
mood board, today - time is running out & we have amazing 
prizes up for grabs so get creating & upload your layout soon!

Challenge closes on Monday 30th June 2014

**Have you entered our FACEBOOK giveaway yet?**
We have a HUGE prize up for grabs over there!!


Monday 16 June 2014

Design Team Mid Month Reveal {June 2014 challenge#14 by Di Garling}





Hi there! Today it is time for our mid month reveal!
Our Design Team created some gorgeous projects to inspire YOU!
We hope you will love Di's June mood board &
 join us this month - check HERE for full details.

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Welcome to REVEAL TWO of Challenge FOURTEEN, 
hosted by Design Team member Di Garling from Australia! 


Di has created this sunny & optimistic mood board
to give you some summery atmosphere.


Feel free to interpret the mood board in any way you like,
 using one image, several of them, all of them or even just
 one aspect of an image, using ANY COLOURS!  

To be eligible for judging:-

You need to follow our 10 Golden Rules found HERE, which include :

1)  Sharing the mood board image.

2)  Mentioning Scrap Around The World {in full - not just 
SATW} & LINKING BACK to the current challenge.

3)  Mentioning HOW you were inspired by our mood board.

4)  Linking back to your SATW blog post NOT YOUR ENTIRE BLOG.

If receiving comments from some of our Design Team members is important
 to you please ensure that you have WORD VERIFICATION TURNED OFF.

Riikka Kovasin {Finland}








Alexandra Polyzou {Greece}




Amy Voorthuis {Netherlands}





Anna Rogalska {Poland} Sneak Peek {Photo Tutorial coming up soon!}




Tusia Lech {Poland}




 Kasia Bogatko {Poland}




Kim Ewins {Australia}




Pam Ellis {Canada}




Rachael Funnell {Australia}





Tatyana Sidorenko {Belarus}







Zuzia Bodakowska  {Poland}


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1ST PRIZE


 $50 worth of 2Crafty Chipboard!


2Crafty Chipboard is an Australian owned & operated manufacturer & wholesaler 
of laser cut chipboard products, located in Sydney, Australia.  We have been
 in operation since October 2006 & have more than 1 000 designs on offer.
We pride ourselves on quality products that are versatile & up to date with 
market trends, as well as offering unbeatable customer service, 
with quick turnaround of jobs large & small.

We are happy to quote on personalised jobs, whether it be a single title for a 
customer, or large jobs for retreats, classes etc.  If you are a retail business 
& would like to stock our range of unique products, please contact us
 for more information.  Please see further details on our blog!


Image depicts a sampling of 2Crafty's latest products & is for illustration purposes only. Prizewinner will receive an awesome selection of 2Crafty Chipboard to the value of their prize.

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2ND PRIZE

$40 worth of goodies from Gauche Alchemy!



Here at Gauche Alchemy we offer mixed media paper craft supplies
 for those artists that like to create outside of the box, inside of
the box & those that like to rip the box a new one! We 
specialize in Punchinella, authentic ephemera & found 
objects perfect for any style or level of crafter.



Your prize will include a Gauche Alchemy Kit to the 
value of $40 & will not be identical to this image. 
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3RD PRIZE

$30 worth of Green Tara products & flowers!



Green Tara are an Australian based company & are importers & wholesalers
 of fine handmade & milled mulberry papers,beautiful ribbons,both fabric & paper 
 flowers, washi tape, etc. They are continually adding to their collections of high
 quality products & provide papers with rich colours, wonderful textures & beautiful patterns!


Image depicts a sampling of Green Tara's latest products & is for illustration purposes only. Prizewinner will receive an awesome selection of Green Tara products worth $30.

Blog:  http://www.greentara1.blogspot.com.au/
Website:  http://www.greentara.com.au/home.php 

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4TH PRIZE

Fabulous Darkroom Door background stamp worth $22.95 AUD




Darkroom Door is owned by photographer Rachel Greig &  graphic designer 
Stewart Yule, who combine their talents to design a unique range of rubber stamps
 &  papercraft products suitable for card making, scrapbooking, invitations, collage, 
mixed media & altered art. As the name suggests, Darkroom Door products
 have a strong photographic element in their design.




Check out the Darkroom Door website to see their full product range
 along with a gallery full of projects and ideas!

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/rachelgreig

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5TH PRIZE

 $15 worth of product from 7Dots Studio!



7 Dots Studio was born from dreams & for dreams. 
We are a European scrapbooking manufacturer of high 
quality scrapbooking products – papers, stickers, die-cuts,
 collage sheets, 6x6 pads, collection kits &chipboards. 
Quality of our products is our top priority. 

Our collections are created by amazingly talented artists - 
from clean, graphic designs to mixed-media, grungy collage look. 
What you can always be sure of are high quality & thickness of our papers, 
which makes them work perfectly with all kinds of media.

 Among our products you will find also clear stamp sets coordinating 
with our collections to make them even more interesting & versatile.
We are amazingly happy & feel very blessed to see how much
 our products are loved by crafters & artists around the world!

If you would like to see more awesome inspiration from 
our design team please visit our blog or Facebook fan page.


{Image depicts a sampling of 7Dots Studio products & is for illustration purposes only. Prizewinner will receive an awesome selection of 7Dots Studio product worth $15.}

Blog/website: http://7dotsstudio.com/

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RANDOM PRIZE

$25 gift card from The Flying Unicorn Online Store!


Flying Unicorn...Your Passion. Your Art. 
Their on line store has an incredible selection of products for all paper crafting artists. 
Their Kit of the Month is filled with the latest & greatest ~ including 
an off-the-page project to keep your creative muse flowing!
Be sure to check out the Flying Unicorn forums, a hot & happening place 
which includes monthly challenges, tips, techniques & friendships that last! 


They also have a blog &  Facebook page where you can find loads of inspiration!


ALL OUR PRIZES ALWAYS INCLUDE FREE INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE!!

The deadline for this challenge is  WEDNESDAY 30th JUNE 2014.

Just 2 weeks left to go now!

Remember to leave some comment ♥ for our hard-working designers!