Scraps of Darkness Radioactive Kit

I know that it has been quite a while since I posted any of my projects because as the saying goes 'life is what happens when you're busy making plans'.



On saying that I have been making lots of things that I have really loved making all because of the fantastic Martina Downes and her coming across Kathy Orta of Paper Phenomenon fame!!!  My creative side of life thanks Martina for letting me know about her however not my wallet!!  I swear I can hear my Paypal account crying along side my hubbie :)




Now as I bought a few tutorials initially, I love the way she writes them and I bought the class video annual subscription to get a feel of how she thinks and works.  The woman is amazing!!  I love how she makes the most detailed and seemingly impossible creations and then breaks it down to little building blocks so anyone can do it.





She has a really infectious laugh and the way she interacts with everyone is funny and she makes it feel like everyone is her best friend.

I've been making up a storm and loving every minute.


Now I made this from the from the Scraps of Darkness Apri Kit of which I always get at least the Main Kit and the Embellishment Add-on.  I love the kits Melinda makes up every month and I also started with her Scraps of Elegance Kits and Add-ons as well as she is inspired in her choices.





But I have to say hands down that this has been the most amazing kit that I have EVER seen in my crafty live ever!!! I love, love, loved everything and once I found out what collections the papers came from I bought 2 of every paper collection.  That is they were American Crafts Amy Tangerine Plus One, LemonLush from Studio Calico, Bo Bunny my Li'l Monster and Printshop from Studio Calico.


I decided to start off with something easy and even though I can't tell you how it's done, I did do my own thing in regards to size of the pages which were 5.5' x 7 and could hold over 100 photos or mats.


I made it for my niece and she was blown away!!


Well I hope you like it and love how fresh and vibrant the papers are.  I'm already working on a new project with these fabulous papers.

Let me know what you think!!

((Hugs))

Celina

Kathy Orta Paper Phenomenon Tutorial
I used American Crafts White Cardstock, Amy Tangerine Plus One Paper Collection
Studio Calico Lemon Lush and Printshop Paper
Bo Bunny Li'l Monsters Paper
Tim Holtz Idea'ology Documented Alpha Parts Framed, Distress Inks, Picked Rasberry, Peacock Feathers, Green Meadow, Squeezed Lemonade, Marmalade.
American Crafts Plus One Collection Paper, Washi Tape, ribbon, magnetic binder clips, thickers phrase, flair buttons.
Prima Flowers, Bloom Chipboard Pieces, Stamp
Silver Chain from my stash to make oramental closer with the binder clips
Martha Stewart Punches
Radioactive Add -on colours

• Shimmerz - Dazzlerz Paint - Dreamscicle
• Shimmerz - Dazzlerz Paint - Grape-tastic
• Shimmerz - Dazzlerz Paint - Lemon Drop
• Shimmerz - Dazzlerz Paint - Sour Apple

Lindy's Stamp Gang February Color Challenge

Embossing Powder - Starburst Spray

Starbright Gold Green - Opal Sea Oats

Midnight Teal - Tibetan Poppy Teal

Razzleberry Plum - Cheshire Cat Cherry

Silver Moon Turquoise - Silent Night Silver

I think I seem to have craft dies from most company's and so many that I haven't even begun to use a fraction of them in my cards, alterables or scrapbook pages.  I started out collecting Spellbinders ones first, then Memory box, Simon Says Stamps and Sizzix.  I freely admit I have gone way overboard on more than one occasion.

So I decided to really challenge myself and try to make a nice card without using my dies and use chipboard pieces so I didn't cheat ... well ... me!!

At the moment the whole less is more trend is something I'm struggling with.  It's difficult to keep the bulk of a card white or neutral so I did this card as a study of sorts to find out how difficult it is to do a minimalistic looking and make it aesthetically pleasing too.  I like how it turned out considering how it was made up of a 3inch strip of lots of dots pretty much.

My passionate love affair with the fabulous LSG starburst sprays is ongoing, because they are two-toned (three tones really) sprays.  Not only do they have the main colour i.e. Cherry but also a mica that is golden and an extra more subtle shimmer too.

Their embossing powders have fantastic coverage and are two toned.  I love them and they are my go to embossing powder.  There isn't a colour I don't love.

Supplies

Centura Pearl Card (non-pearl side)
Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray Tibetan Poppy Teal
Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray  Cheshire Cat Cherry
Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray Silent Night Silver
Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray Don't Eat Yellow Snow

Lindy Stamp Gang Embossing Powder Angel Wings Mauve
Lindy Stamp Gang Embossing Powder Razzleberry Plum
Lindy Stamp Gang Embossing Powder Silver Moon Turquoise

Lindy Stamp Gang Glitter Gag Me With A Grey Spoon
Lindy Stamp Gang Glitter Pretty in Pink

Cosmic Shimmer Black Detail Powder
Just Rite Everyday Vintage Stamp

Versamark Frost Ink Pad
ArtGlitter Dries Clear Glue
Brilliance Pearlescent Yellow Ink Pad
Wycinaka Chipboard Hummingbird Swirls

1. Cut and trim centura pearl card to 20cmx20cm and leave to the side
2. Cut 3inch width x 20cm length and using the starburst sprays unscrew the cap and flick drops onto the 3" strip of card on the reverse side of the card and dry
3. Repeat with the Cheshire Cat Cherry and dry and then the Silent Night Silver
4. With the Don't Eat Golden Snow Spray spritz the whole piece with the spray and then dry

Hello Friend Says It All, Dont You Think?

5. With the chipboard pieces Ink it with the Versamark and pour on the embossing powder (larger piece is Razzleberry Plum and the smaller piece with the Silver Moon Turquoise) It took 2 layers to get the right amount of powder on them.
6. While the pieces cool I took the little chipboard flowers and put a layer of glue on each of them and then applied half of them in Gag me With a Grey Spoon Glitter and the rest with Pretty in Pink Glitter
7. Ink up Hello Friend phrase and stamp directly to the lower right of the 20x20cm piece of card
8. Edge the 3inch strip with brilliance pearlescent inkpad and adhere it onto the middle of the 20x20inch card
9. Glue the large Razzleberry embossed Chipboard to the middle of the coloured strip and place the little glittered flowers
10. The smaller swirl is glued under the phrase and the remaining glittered flowers affixed to the rest of the card.
11. Layer the card onto holographic mirror card to finish



Try making a card like this and don't be afraid of empty spaces.

((Hugs))

Celina