'The Block'- Scrapbooking Top 50 Australia Super Challenge

Welcome to Week 1 of 'The Block' Super Challenge at Scrapbooking Top 50 Australia.

I was inspired by the colours on the mood board and wanted to do a minimal effect with at least 50% white space. Hope you like my take on the Week 1 Bedroom.

'Don't forget to smile' is about my youngest daughter's celebratory first photo without braces on her teeth.

Scrapbooking Top 50 Australia Super Challenge- 'The Block'

Items I used included:

•  Imaginarium Design Chipboard - Loolabelles hearts, 
• 12" x 12" white card stock 
• DecoArt Crackle Paint- white 
• Semco Acrylic paints; Blue, red oxide, yellow oxide, sienna
• Kaisercraft 6 1/2"x 6 1/2" paper pad collection 'Miss Empire' 
• Black cotton 
• Black gesso 
• Matte Gel Medium -'Ranger' 
• Black cardstock for photo backing
• Hessian and corrugated cardboard
• Flowers- 'Little Birdie'
• Glossy Accents -'Ranger'
   
  
  
  
  1. Using a spatula I smeared the crackle paint over the centre of the page
  2. When dry I lightly sprayed the crackle with water
  3. Using some watered down Yellow oxide acrylic paint and a thick brush I added colour to the crackle area using more spray when I needed it to move and act more like a watercolour paint.
  4. I tore a single piece of Kaisercraft paper pad into a long strip and glued it over the painted crackle.
  5. Mixing black gesso and matte gel medium into a small nosed squeezy bottle with a little water, I used it to make random swishy lines across the long strip and left it to dry.
  6. I made a stack of hessian, cardboard and more Kaisercraft paper
  7. I painted the Imaginarium Design Chipboard heart pieces with blue and the centre heart red. I used Glossy accents to cover the pieces to give them a 3D glossy effect.
  8. Finally I added splats of watered down - yellow oxide and sienna and black gesso before adding my black cotton, photo and paper stack, the heart pieces and the flowers.

 Here are some closeups for you to checkout-

Can't wait to share next weeks Week 2 mood board and room. Catch you then and hope I've inspired you to explore some new techniques and ideas and join us at 'The Block' Super Challenge over the next 6 weeks.