Sunday 1 February 2015

February 2015 Challenge 22
A Romantic & Ethereal Mood Board by Tatiana Sidorenko!






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Hello everyone!   Helen here is what you call the first post of the month! 
Our new February mood board !! Tusia will bring you the mid-month reveal
 on the16th of February, where the other half of our Design Team will inspire you!!

We present you with an amazingly beautiful & romantic mood board for
February, the month of love!  The images are not your typical Valentine's
 ones, but you know how we like to mix it up here at SATW, to  keep your 
creative juices flowing!!  Thank you to Tatiana Sidorenko from Belarus, 
for creating this original & thought-provoking board.


There are so many ways you can be inspired by this board!   The soft colors - 
 Beige, brown, white, teal &  shades of green & yellow. Or how about the
textures -  from the metal elements, rust, weathered & worn wood, sand, 
wood grain / panels, foliage, swirls & the  softness of a head full of curls? 

Images that catch my eye are gentle  flowers, rhinestones, and bokeh blur
 effects, stripes, ombre, grass, leaves, wood image, flourishes, bridges, 
boats, oars & anchors. Aaaaah ... I could go on and on ...

Here is Tatiana & a reminder about her details...

Belarus Ambassador <br> Canvas Specialist

"Hello, my name is Tatiana & I live in Belarus. 
I get inspiration from everything & everyone,  but primarily from my children
 & friends.  I like to create  different types of projects - layouts , mixed media 
scrapbooking & albums.  My style is mixed media freestyle.

You can find a lot of layers & embellishments on my projects.
 I love to learn different techniques & experiment with  them as well as
 playing with different textures. If you would like, you can visit my blog here .
You can also find me on Pinterest Faceboook & YouTube

Now let's see how our first half of the team dealt with this mood board!




Tatyana Sidorenko   {Belarus}





Helen Tilbury {South Africa}





Tanya Dudkina {Russia}





Jelissa Mei {Singapore}





Pascale B {France}






Terhi Koskinen  {Finland}





Di Garling {Australia} Video HERE







Marianne Johansson {Norway} Art Journal Page






Zuzia Bodakowska {Poland}





Heather McMahon  {Australia}





Jaya Raghuvanshi {India} Canvas




Karita Vainio {Finland}







This year we are wowing you with TEN merit-based prizes
 each month as well as ONE random prize PLUS a Followers
Competition Prize too! 

12 PRIZES EVERY MONTH!!

WE ARE ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR 
FOLLOWERS/FACEBOOK/COMPETITION PRIZES
so anyone looking to promote their products please 
get in touch with us via our Scrap Around The World
Facebook page.  

 All our prizes always include international shipping! 

Not only that, but we also offer a Guest Designer Position to our
winner each month too, which comes with plenty of exposure
in your own special post as well as an exclusive GD badge.


Please remember that in order to be eligible for our random prize each 
month you do need to share your project on our Facebook Wall.
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This is REVEAL ONE.  We now have a MID-MONTH REVEAL that goes LIVE
 on the 16th with another full set of inspiration from the other half of our team!


Save yourself a copy of our mood board now!!



Now onto our AWESOME PRIZES!

ALL OUR PRIZES ALWAYS INCLUDE FREE INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE!!

1ST PRIZE



$50 worth of chipboard 2Crafty Chipboard!
{Below is only a sampling - you will receive
 a good selection of latest designs!}




2Crafty chipboard Australian owned & operated and wholesaler 
Laser cut chipboard products, located in Sydney, Australia. We were
 in operation since October 2006, and more than 1,000 projects on offer.
We are proud that the quality of products, which are universal and up to date 
market trends, as well as offering unsurpassed customer service, 
with the rapid turnover of jobs large and small. Visit our website  HERE .

We are pleased to quote for personalized jobs, whether it's a single title  for 
buyers, or large jobs for retreats, classes, etc. If you are a retail business 
And would like to stock our range of unique products, please contact us
 for more information. Please see more details on our blog  HERE !

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2nd place

OVER $ 35 worth of product  7 Dots Studio !

EXACTLY as shown below




7 Dots Studio was born from a dream and dreams. 
We scrapbooking European manufacturer of  high 
quality  scrapbooking products - paper, stickers, die-cuts,
 collage sheets,  6x6 blocks, collecting sets and chipboard.

Our collections are amazingly talented artists - 
from pure, graphic designs in a mixed media collage grungy look. 
The fact that you can always be sure of are high quality and thickness
 our newspapers,  which makes them ideal for all types of media.

 Among our products you will find a clear stamp sets coordination 
our collections to make them more interesting and versatile.
We surprisingly happy and feel very blessed to see how many
 our products  like craftsmen and artists from around the world!

If you would like to see more amazing inspiration from  our design team
Please visit our blog  HERE , our Facebook page  HERE  and follow us on
Twitter  HERE , Pinterest  HERE  and Instagram {7DOTSSTUDIO}.

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3rd place

$30 gift certificate from  Creative Embellishments !



Creative Embellishments is a family-owned company, established in
September 2013, by Michael & Nicole Kramer, a husband & wife
 team, who design & produce unique, high-quality chipboard, 
wood, rubber stamps & flairs.

Their mission is to offer fun & inspiring products that can be added to
 any project to bring out your inner creativity!  In the near future they will 
be expanding into other media such as acrylic products, stencils, etc!

 They custom cut for individual orders & have a wholesale shop for stores, 
kit clubs & orders for classes.  Find their website HERE ! If you have a
store sign up for their wholesale  division HERE . Check out their
blog  HERE  & follow them on Instagram  HERE  & Youtube HERE .

GIVE THIS FANTASTIC NEW COMPANY YOUR SUPPORT!!

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4th prize

$ 25 worth of Product from  UmWowStudio !
{You will receive a great selection of latest product -
image is for visual purposes only & not identical to your prize!}



UmWowStudio is an innovative embellishment company located in
 Las Vegas, Nevada. With chipboard, flair & stencils currently in
 Their  Product line (& more fun things on the way!) They span across
 All bits  of paper crafting, Including memory saving, Card making,
 tags,  stamping, Mixed Media, art journaling & more!

Shop with us HERE , follow Our Blog  HERE  & LIKE us on Facebook
HERE ! Our follow boards on Pinterest  HERE  & Youtube  HERE !!

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5TH PRIZE

$ 20 worth of product from  13arts
{Image for display purposes only -you will 
receive a random selection of luscious stuff!}



13arts is a Polish manufacturer specialising in scrapbook papers, 
embellishments & artistic mediums. See our store HERE where
we ship worldwide!  Our blog HERE is full of inspiration & we
 have a monthly challenge where all our welcome!

Follow us on Instagram HERE, Twitter HERE & Facebook
 HERE & remember to follow us on Pinterest HERE too!!

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6TH PRIZE

$ 15 worth of Product from Studio75
{Exactly as shown below}




Studio75 is a Polish manufacturer of scrapbooking papers & items 
such as  chipboard albums, Notebooks, spiral bindings & magnetic sheets.  
We have Our ​​own Online store  HERE , A Bustling Facebook Page  HERE
 Highly inspirational & A Blog  HERE  - Come & visit us - Let's Connect!

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7TH PRIZE

15 Euros worth of Product from Scrap-Unlimited
{You will receive a surprise selection of BEAUTIFUL goodies!}





Scrap-Unlimited is a craft supplies manufacturer from The Netherlands,
creating & selling the most amazing selection of embellishments for the
crafting industry. We offer shabby chic, vintage & steampunk inspired 
embellishments, ribbon, flowers, metals, mini-books & mini novelty items.  

Check out Our Online store  HERE  SO MUCH MORE for!  
LIKE us on Facebook  HERE  & follow Our Highly
 inspirational Blog  HERE  & Our Pinterest board  HERE .

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8TH PRIZE

15 EURO gift voucher from Mixed Media Place






Mixed Media Place is a treasure chest of different media for creative minds,
carrying a wide variety of embellishments & tools to get your projects going. 
The World of Mixed Media is A PLACE of limitless Possibilities - 
 we are here to help you to spread your wings & fly! 

Find Our Blog  HERE , LIKE us on Facebook  HERE , follow our boards
 on Pinterest  HERE  & do your shopping  HERE !

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9TH PRIZE

17.50 Euros worth of products from Danafix, France. 
{Choose your set of 5 + 1 copics HERE!}


www.copicmarqueurs.com  is an Online store 100% dedicated to all 
Copic products. All Copic products made & assembled by the European
 importer are available in stock & we offer fast, international delivery!

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10TH PRIZE
Over $ 15 worth of product !! 
Courtesy of Our design team! 
{This month from Tusia Lech }



Pocket Life Kit from Art Workshop Kit Club. Worth 24 EUROS!
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RANDOM PRIZE

Scrapbook Kit from Scraps OF ELEGANCE KIT CLUB

Random Winner will always receive the previous month's kit
from Scraps of Elegance, valued at a whopping $ 36.95 !!






Scraps of Darkness & Scraps of Elegance  are monthly Scrapbook Kit Clubs
 That  cater to scrapbookers WHO are looking for an alternative to what Other 
Kit Clubs  Offer.   Our kits are designed for Artists WHO Wish to Take scrapbooking
 to A Level  beyond.   We Strive to include the latest & Greatest Items on the Market
 That Will  enable you   to create not "just A Layout", But A work of art. 

Visit Our Blog  HERE , Our Store  HERE  & Sign up for Our kits  HERE  &  HERE !
Please LIKE us on Facebook  HERE , follow Our boards on Pinterest  HERE  ,
Subscribe to Our Youtube channel  HERE  & Find Our tutorials  HERE !!

We would LOVE to connect with you !!!

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APPEARS IN OUR GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT FOLLOWERS GADGET 
RIGHT AT THE TOP OF OUR LEFT HAND SIDEBAR.

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THEN YOU NEED TO COMMENT ON ANY OF OUR BLOG POSTS THIS MONTH!
ONE WINNER PER MONTH WILL BE CHOSEN FROM OUR BLOG COMMENTERS
BUT FIRST WE WILL CHECK THAT YOU ARE ALSO AN OFFICIAL FOLLOWER!

THIS IS A WAY TO WIN WITHOUT EVEN ENTERING OUR CHALLENGE!
SIMPLY BY SHOWING YOUR SUPPORT & COMMENTING!!


SaCrafters offers variety of chipboard,sturdy wood products (suitable for mixed media), 
stencils, embellishments& alterable items.  We cut our own product to ensure great quality
 & affordable prices! . Every month we come out with exciting new products, perfect for
 scrapbooking, card making, mini album making, mixed media & altered projects.

 If you would like to customize your order, please feel free to contact us via our Facebook 
page.  Visit our blogYoutube channel, Facebook page, & Facebook group (a community 
full of amazing crafters) to share your creativity & be inspired!  Shop our store HERE!!


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The deadline for this challenge is SATURDAY 28th FEBRUARY 2015.

Enjoy February & Happy Scrapping!


Come back on the 8th to see who will WIN our January Challenge!

From now on we will always have our top 10 Wall of Famers
{our winner plus our 9 finalists} PLUS 10 Honourable Mentions,
 one random winner AND a Followers Competition Winner.

THAT'S 12 AWESOME PRIZES EVERY MONTH!!

Leave us a comment if you love 
Scrap Around The World!!!




Wednesday 28 January 2015

Video Tutorial by Lydie Denis - Lilibleu
{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 Lydie Denis
from France. Lydie was inspired by our current challenge here.

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

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


Lydie created this beautiful layout based on the mood board
 below. She was inspired by the lovely soft colors, the flowers &
the frames. Lydie will share her creative process with us in her video.


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


"Hello everybody ! My name is Lydie Denis, aka Lilibleu. I’m 42, married 
& a mother of 2 boys, aged 8 & 6. I live in the South of France, in a lovely
sunny region I love, named Provence.  Together with my husband, 
we run our own e-shop, called Ysandel, selling fantasy jewellery.

I discovered scrapbooking during early 2009, after my second son was born.
Now it's a real part of my everyday life ! My kids, daily life & the beauty of
nature are my main sources of inspiration. I love to give volume to my
 creations,using inks, modeling pastes & flowers. 

You can take a tour into my colourful world through my blog 
as well as on my Facebook page.  I look forward to your visit :)

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







Now for a few close-ups . . .


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


You can be sure there will always be flowers on Lydie's projects! 


Here is Lydie's stunning finished page!


 Here are the products Lydie used :-


SUPPLIES LIST

Paper - Prima
Gesso, modeling paste & gel medium - Pebeo, Cultura & Ranger
Various mists - Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist & Chalkboard Mist
Alphabets - Websters Pages & American Crafts
Flowers & embellishments - Prima, Petaloo
Ink - Aladine & Versafine
Stencil/Mask - Prima
Gauze, lace & wooden frame - stash

Please leave a comment for Lydie 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.

COMPILED AND POSTED BY HEATHER MCMAHON






Saturday 24 January 2015

Photo Tutorial by Jaya Raghuvanshi
{Design Team 'Moment To Shine' }




Hello everyone!  Heather McMahon here with you today to
 share our January photo tutorial by Design Team member 
Jaya Raghuvanshi from India. Jaya is sharing how she created
 this stunning canvas, inspired by our current challenge HERE.




Jaya was inspired by the colours, blooms, clock images
 & metal elements of the current mood board. 



A reminder about Jaya & her bio:-



"Hello everyone! My name is Jaya Raghuvanshi & I am from India.
 I am 27 years of age & a dental surgeon by profession. 
Crafting, painting & pencil sketching have been my hobbies since childhood. 

I discovered paper crafts in 2012 & have been hooked on them since then.
 My style is a 'mixed bag' & I love to try anything new that comes my way. 
 I started with scrapbooking & began making canvases only recently. 
I find canvases the best way to express myself.

I'd love it if you stopped by my blog here & Facebook pages here & here."

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 1. Apply a generous coat of Mod Podge to adhere your
 patterned paper to the canvas. Let it air dry or use a heat gun.





2. Apply gesso on the base & heat dry.




3. Use your chosen stencils with your texture paste, 
to create some background texture.  




4. Adhere all your embellishments on the canvas. 
Once everything is in place add more stenciling if you feel it is required.  






5. Coat the embellishments with a generous amount of gesso. 
Use crackle texture paste around the flower clusters & edges of the canvas.






6. Use your mists & sprays to cover the embellishments. 
Repeat with alternate coats of gesso & sprays, as many
 times as necessary to achieve the desired result.  



Here are some close-ups...





Jaya created these amazing 3D dribble effects
 by using her hot glue gun.Pretty cool huh?!




The texture & detail in Jaya's work is incredible & canvases are the perfect 
place to have fun with flowers & embellishments without worrying about bulk.





Here is Jaya's finished masterpiece!




Products Used :-



SUPPLIES LIST

12" x 12" canvas - art store
Patterned paper - Kaisercraft Base Coat
 White heavy gesso & texture crackle paste - Prima 
Texture paste - Ranger
 White gelato - Faber Castell
Vibez - Shimmerz white mist
Stencils - Art is & Reverse chicken wire - The Crafter's Workshop
Sprays - Lindy's Starburst Hottie patottie hot pink, 
 Rambling rose red, Cotton candy pink & Shabby turbine teal
Magicals - Lindy's Autumn maple crimson & Queen of hearts red
 Embellishments -Shabby chic oval resin frame, Typo bulbs, 
Ingvild Bolme plate & Finnabair bottle cap - Prima
Other metal embellishments & flowers - stash

Please leave a comment here for Jaya if you found this tutorial inspiring!

There is only 1 week left to get your entries in for this month's challenge! 
There are 11 awesome prizes up for grabs so 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 a week!!
You could win a $25 gift certificate without even creating a project!



COMPILED & POSTED BY HEATHER MCMAHON.







Tuesday 20 January 2015

January Guest Designer Olga Ryzhkova from Russia






DON'T FORGET OUR FOLLOWERS COMPETITION HERE!
It closes at the end of the month & you could win a $25 gift certificate!!


Hello everyone!  Nicole Doiron here with you today!!
Here's to hoping that 2015 is treating you very well so far
with loads of creative endeavours & endless inspiration.
  
Speaking of which,we have some awesome inspiration
 for you today from our January Guest Designer!

Please view our current challenge *HERE* & our
 mid-month reveal based on the same challenge *HERE*.

Without further ado, let's welcome back the winner of our
November 2014 challengeOlga Ryzhkova from Russia,
as our Guest Designer this month.
 


Let's get to know Olga a little better!

"Hello, I'm Olga Ryzhkova. I live in the north of Russia, in Murmansk.
I'm a happy wife, mom of 2 daughters & grandmother of 2 granddaughters.
My family is my inspiration! I love to take pictures of my loved ones 
& these photos are always a source of inspiration to me.
I have loved scrapbooking for 5 years & now it's not just a hobby but
 a lifestyle.  I am grateful to scrap because I have made many friends,
 including from other countries.  If you want to get to know me & my 
creativity better - welcome to my blog at: http://lekinamasterskaya.blogspot.ru"



Here is Olga's gorgeous take on this month's mood board, as seen above.

 
Olga was inspired by the overall vintage mood of the board
as well as the clock, the beautiful frames & the delicate flowers.

 
Olga's choice of patterned paper couldn't match the mood board more beautifully!

 
The stenciling & stamping work that she added to her background 
also accentuates the shabby chic feel of her page so well!
 

Thank you Olga for such a pretty & inspiring layout!

Please leave Olga some comment LOVE if you feel inspired by her layout 
& make sure to create your own take on January's Shabby Vintage mood board!

We have AMAZING PRIZES up for grabs again this month
so please join us & link your entry as soon as you can!

Challenge closes Saturday, 31st January!

Compiled & posted by Nicole Doiron, SATW Guest Co-ordinator

Admin Team - <br>Guest Manager<br> & Canvas Specialist