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Imaginarium Designs December Creations

Hi Everyone!

Today I am sharing my final projects for Imaginarium Designs.

I have been on this amazing DT for 2 years now, and have loved every minute of it!

With an enormous 2017 ahead of me though, it's sadly time to say goodbye!

So before I get all sentimental & misty eyed, here's my December creations.....

First up, I am sharing this pretty layout,

"You Are Amazing"

Prettiness overload!

I have used the stunning new Pink Paislee collection, 'Moonstruck' and combined it with our favourite chippies to achieve this delicate and girly page!

So soft and dreamy!

Here's a closer look.....

SO many elegant and pretty chippies here!

My sweet butterflies have been treated with Faber-Castell Gelatos in white and cotton candy pink, I blended them together a little to get colour variations in each one.

Those intricate flourishes have been coated in white Gelatos too! I have layered them over a couple leaf stencils adding more texture, depth and interest.

I adore the precision cut words and phrases, and this title is just exquisite!

I've coated mine in a classic, matte Gold ink - here's another view.....

It really is divine, huh?!

The gold also adds warmth to the right hand side of the page, and completes the rule of three triangle with the orange watercolour in the base paper.

Here's another view of the butterflies.....

So very pretty, indeed!

A gorgeously girly page for my darling daughter!

Imaginarium Designs Products:

9 Butterflies in a board

Kerri Flourish Small

You Are Amazing

My next project is quite different from my usual style, and serves as a bit of a thankyou to the team at Imaginarium Designs for helping me to grow.....

"Grow" Sentiment Tag

Wow! Told you it wasn't my 'usual' style ;)

Very shabby, and quite a bit edgy for me!

Lots of awesome chipboard and techniques to share too!

First up, I coated my large size chipboard backing tag in Lindy's Stamp Gang: Starburst Spray in Golden Oats, then while it was still wet, I rubbed some Lindy's Screamin' Black Banshee Magicals all over.

It looked just like my intricate butterfly......

I left the butterfly with the Gold & Black treatment - it really looks amazing, don't you think?!

I then coated my backing tag in a rough coat of gesso, and once dry I ran it through a bricks pattern embossing file.

My tag was then roughly sanded back to reveal some of the Lindy's treatment, as well as a few raw sections too!

The final treatment for my large tag was a good splattering of black ink!

Next up, I added the window frame - which is just treated with black Archival Ink, as are my sentiment words.

Then embellished with the butterfly, leaves, and blooms.......

Such a gorgeous little off the page number!

Imaginarium Designs Products:

Backing Tag - Set of 2

Window Frame - with Lattice Shutters

Intricate Butterfly

Love Grow Hello words

And there you have it!

My final DT projects for Imaginarium Designs!

Thankyou to Jane, Natalie, the team & to you my loyal supporters,

Much love,

Have a wonderful Christmas & Best wishes for 2017,

Happy Arty Days,

Amanda xo

Mixed Media Layouts with Imaginarium Designs!

Hi Creative Friends!

Time for a little chipboard love!
Today I have two very different, but both really inspiring, mixed media layouts to share!
So without further ado, here's this month's DT creations for Imaginarium Designs....

First up, I am sharing this super cool boy layout,

"Right NOW"

Awesome, huh?!!

I absolutely adore this boy, and this layout just captures his personality perfectly!

Bold, bright colours, exciting, energetic and fun!

I've used the Dear Lizzy: Saturday collection (incl. the coordinating stickers & veneer numerals) combined with some fabulous chippies to create a really cool look!

1. Just for fun, 2. just love. 3. right now 4. life is now

Love this!

Let's take a closer look.....

Both the phrase, 'Right NOW' & the pie chart chipboards have been inked in Staz On in black. I wanted to create a cut file background look with the pie charts; so I paper pieced the sections, and used them to layer my photo onto.

Love how this turned out.....

To enhance the piecharts, and really make them 'pop', I also created a circular Gelatos design beneath them. I also added some watercolour splats for fun too! Cool effect!

The piechart peg from the Dear Lizzy collection coordinated with the chipboard perfectly & was the inspiration for my layout's colour scheme. The crosses chipboards have been inked in complimentary Red, Lime & Saffron Yellow inks.

Such a super cool page for my super cool boy! Love it!

Chipboards Featured:

Right NOW

Nat's Pie Charts

Loolabelle's Freeky Peep Crosses

My second mixed media layout is very soft, delicate, and feminine - much like my subject!

Here's my layout,

"Beautiful"

Swoon! I love how delicate and pretty this is!

I've used embellishments from the Cocoa Vanilla Studio: Colour Me Happy collection, as well as watercolour paints, cotton and our favourite chippies to create this stunning page!

Let's take a closer view......

Super pretty! That divine frame, and title, 'Beautiful' have been given a light spritz in Lindy's Stamp Gang: Straburst Spray in Golden Oats.

Love how delicate that golden finish is! Soft gold with a hint of warmth - simply beautiful, literally!

The flourishes are all embossed in white, and those sweet little hearts are inked in Versa Ink: Petal Pink. They're just divine!!!

Those flourishes are really intricate!

Pretty!

Chipboards Featured:

Beautiful

Denise's Flourishes Small

Phillis Frame

Nat's Hearts 2

I hope you feel inspired by my layouts today!

Thanks for visiting!

til next time,

Happy Arty Days,

Amanda xo

Lindy's Stamp Gang & Imaginarium Designs Blog Hop!

It’s time for a Blog Hop!
Come and join the fun with the amazing Design Teams from Lindy's and Imaginarium Designs … combining their creative forces for a massive blog hop and it's starting

RIGHT HERE and RIGHT NOW!

Winners will be drawn randomly from among blog comments.
Local and international entries are welcome - this hop is worldwide - a bit like our Design Teams!

There are prizes galore and so many stunning projects to inspire you! It's so easy to play along and be entered into the draw. All you need to do is leave a comment on the Lindy's Blog and then hop on over and check out each of the designer blog posts (please leave them all a little love as they each work incredibly hard to bring you all amazing projects!) and finish over at the Imaginarium Designs Blog by leaving a comment there.

Prize Winners will be announced everywhere on October 30th - check back in to see if you are a WINNER.

Hop on over and check out these stunning projects using Lindy's and Imaginarium Designs products from our super talented Designers.

Lindy's Stamp Gang - https://blog.lindystampgang.com/

· Marta Turska-Grochocka

· Amanda-Jayne Baldwin

· Natalie May

· Tanya Palamarchuk

· Cindy Brown

· Leonie Neal-Dawson

· Djamila Khiter

· Sonia Thomason

· Miriam Haggar

· Ekaterina Zenevich

· Karyn Schultz

· Solange Marques

· Sue Smyth

· Carol Theng

· Caroline Elliam

· Louise Nelson

· Belinda Spencer

· Kareen Brochu Harvey

· Leeann Pearce

· Yulianna Efremova

· Chitose Nakamae

· Tracey Fowler

· Kate Palmer

· Sandi Spink

Ends: Sunday 29th, October 2016 - at the last stroke of midnight!

Winners Announced: Monday 30th, October 2016

There are 5 x $25 Gift Vouchers available from Lindy's Stamp Gang and 5 x $25 Prize Packs from Imaginarium Designs to win!

To celebrate this awesome event, I have created this stunning layout...

"Delightful"

So stunning, huh?! A beautiful layout for my beautiful girl!

The combination of Lindys products & Imaginarium chipboards is truly a match made in heaven!

I used Lindys Stamp Gang Starburst Sprays in

Canna Lily Burnt Orange &

Opal Sea Oats

And...

I also used Lindys Stamp Gang Magicals in

Ramblin' Rose Pink &

Screamin' Banshee Black

And

Imaginarium Chipboards:

Nat's Hand Drawn Leaves

Twigs

Backing Tag Set

Delightful (Words)

That incredible background has a few layers to it!

I started with mixing a lil Ramblin Rose Pink into my gesso and rubbed it into my woodgrain pattern paper. Next up, I squirted Canna Lily Burnt Orange into my texture paste, and applied that gorgeous Peonies stencil. The remaining layers are a combination of painted & splattered Screamin' Banshee Black, and Ramblin' Rose Pink Magical. LOVE the result! I may need a life time supply of Screamin' Black Banshee - it's just the most striking colour!!!

Here's a few close ups of my chippies, and how I treated them too!

These chipboard tags had quite a lot of love!

The larger one was sprayed in Opal Sea Oats, & while it was still wet, I scraped a tiny amount of powdered Screamin' Banshee Black Magical across it with a palette knife. Once dry, it was run through a bricks pattern embossing folder. The smaller tag was sprayed in Canna Lily Burnt Orange and embossed in a flourish pattern.

Here's another look at those gorgeous tags....

That sweet tiny title has also been sprayed in Opal Sea Oats. Love it!

Both the leaves and twigs have been inked in Archival Ink in black.

The Twigs have also had a quick spray in Opal Sea Oats to add a little golden sparkle to them.

Soooooooo very pretty!

Love it!

Hope you feel inspired by my layout!

Thanks so much for hopping by!

Don't forget to leave a comment to go in the draw to win a prize, & good luck!

Next in the hop line up is the incredibly talented Natalie May - click here to see her aahmazing project!

til next time,

Happy Arty Days,

Amanda xo

Imaginarium Designs: October Creating & A Tutorial!

Hello Friends!

Welcome back for more Imaginarium Designs chipboard inspiration!

Today I am sharing a quick tutorial that demonstrates some really effective ways to dress up your chipboard. I'm also sharing a special cultural page dedicated to all my Japanese friends too!

With so much wonderfulness to share, I better get straight into it!

Here's my first layout,

"A Moment In Time"

Naww! I {heart} this moment! My heart is full, indeed!

I've used the delicate and soft Cocoa Vanilla Studio: Love Always collection and teamed it up with some of our favourite chipboard designs, & Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals to create this wonderful page.

Let's take a closer look.....

So much chipboard prettiness!

How awesome is that delicate title?!

And how about that sweet lil birdy?!!

I mean, can it get any cuter?!

Wanna know more?

Well, here's a step by step process of how I created this page.....

I start by playing around with my photo, papers and chipboard til I come up with a 'base' plan.

I like to have a good idea of where I am going before I start getting messy.

You'll notice that the frame I use is actually the Family Snap Shots Frame with the inner removed. I plan to cover the cut out word with pattern paper.

I glue my heart, as well as the frame, onto my pattern paper. I cut out the design with a craft knife, and then file down the edges with a sanding tool.

This is the result. Love it! Papering over chipboard is such a fun way to dress it up!

I decide to use white embossing powder for that pretty heart - I love the gloss finish that heat embossing gives to your chipboard!

And lastly, I apply my favourite juicy inks to the remaining chipboards. The colours are Silver, Petal Pink & Seafoam.

Now time to assemble the layout.....

I start by applying gesso and Lindy's Magicals in Tiffanylou's Blue, with a palette knife in a circular fashion.

I also add a few watered down drips and splatters to soften the gesso shapes. Allow to dry.

I assemble the smaller RH corner embellishment cluster first.

I glue the papered heart down, and then layer this chipboard with a tag, that sweet little seafoam bird and an accent vellum shape.

I add the tiny hearts for balance.

I decide it looks unfinished, so I dress the papered heart with a sentiment and add a little thread too.

I move onto my photo cluster now. I layer my photo onto a few of those pretty Love Always pattern papers. I slide my embossed heart into the pattern paper layers and glue everything into place.

Next, I attach the frame to my photo. I dress that frame up a bit more with a sweet flair button and an acrylic bow charm - also from the Love Always collection.

I embellish around the frame with some Cocoa Vanilla Studio Die Cut Ephemera and Bits n Pieces. I love the tassels that come in the Bit n Pieces pkt!

I also glue down that tiny, silver title, "A Moment In Time" just beneath my frame. Gorgeous!!!

Here's an extra look at that sweet title....

Love it!

I decide to add a little more thread - just beneath that ephemera cluster. I then attach those darling little hand drawn hearts by Natalie.

You'll notice that I position one of the tiny hearts onto the embossed heart - this time layering my chipboard with more chipboard. Love this look!

To complete my layout, I add a few Accessory Stickers and those incredible silver Sparkles-Enamel Dots.

Voila!

One very pretty layout packed full of ideas on how to dress your chipboards!

Hope you enjoyed my process / step by step layout!

Imaginarium Designs Chipboards:

Family Snap Shots in Photo Frame Rounded Corners

Bird Heart & Heart In Board

Nat's Hearts 1 (12 in board)

Four Birds In Board

A Moment In Time (Tiny)

My other layout that I am sharing today is really special.

My daughter recently undertook an inquiry into the history, and culture of Japan. It was a wonderful learning journey and included a day where she wore this aaaahmazing Kimono and shared her discoveries about the Cherry Blossom Festival. Naturally I took lots of photos!

Here's the resulting layout,

"Fairytale Life"

I know, how special is this?!!

Loving everything about this layout!

That cherry blossom paper is just perfection for this page!

And take a look at those divine blossom chipboards!!!

The culture of Japan really is a beautiful story

Here's a closer look at those pretty chippies.....

That title! SO exquisitely cut that I needed to do it justice.

I inked it in ombre pinks, and then coated the lighter word 'Fairytale' in Glitzin Glamour Hot Pink. Love the glitter shimmer!!!

I used the ombre technique on the smaller blossom too, and then finished it with a rose gemstone.

The branch with leaves chipboards have both been heat embossed in white. The smaller one has also been embellished with some tiny blossom stickers. So very pretty!!!