Scraps of Darkness - Sunflowers

Welcome!

A new layout for the August 

Scraps of Darkness Sparkle & Shine Kit.

I love sunflowers, they grow in my garden almost by themselves.

I used the paper sheet 'Stone Quartz' from Prima's Rose Quartz Collection, a wonderful contrast to the yellow flowers. So you can find in my layout only three colours black, yellow, white and metalic gold. I always love to use some products from 'older' SOD kits too, for instance chipboards, flowers and leaves.

I have also used a stencil from Kaisercraft with white modeling paste and golden metalic wax  in background it looks like some grasses.

The circle chipboard from Blue Fern Studios was in older SOD Kit.

some close up's

 leaves are cutting dies - Thinlits Sizzix - surrounded with Gold Calligraphy Paint Marker

'Today' cardboard sticker stamped with a crackle clear stamp from Kaisercraft

 If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate :-)

I hope you like this inspiration

and all the other wonderful projects of our teamies!

Have a nice day my friends!

  Kerstin

Scraps of Darkness - Fly

Welcome!

Kerstin is back with a new layout for the August 

Scraps of Darkness Sparkle & Shine Kit. 

Today  you can see how easy it is to create with our month kit's.

The Kit's are so arranged that all the components fit well in color and style.

I used a Prima Marketing background paper from Prima's Rose Quartz Collection, stickers, black tags and the beautiful roses from this collection.

In our Elements Add On Kit you will find book pages Ephemera: Music, an amazing crochet trim, cardstock stickers and this awesome feathers, which I also used in my last layout 'Smile often'.

some close up's

Have you seen the 'Grace' sheet from Rose Quartz Collection, perfect for cutting out, or?!

together with some deco elements a wonderful addition to a black and white photo.

 

I still had a rest from this delicate feather and so I used a puffy sticker butterfly and the feather for a new smart highlight on this layout.

Happy crafting!

x Kerstin x

Scraps of Darkness - Smile often

Welcome!

Today I want to share with you a new layout for the August

 Sparkle & Shine Kit

 I was inspired from the amazing marble effects on the background papers from Simple Stories contain in the Main Kit,

very delicate colours, which are also used in this layout together with the filigree Papermania Wild Rose Crochet Trim and the pink feather from the Elements On Kit.

some details

 Simple Stories Beautiful Bits & Pieces Diecuts are very suitable, beautiful colors and shapes

a very soft feather as background and a metal butterfly from my stuff

and have you seen the new washi tapes from Prima Marketing, a wonderful addition

 

I used an another paper from Simply Stories collection to cut out some beautiful flowers as layer

under some paper flowers, it gives an amazing 3D effect!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kerstin 

DT Scraps of Darkness - Wanderlust

Hello everyone!

Kerstin is back with another vintage inspired layout. 

Have you seen this wonderful resin frame from Prima in our July Wayfarer Elements On Kit,

beautiful or?!

Together with this background paper and the printed chipboards from the Wanderlust collection a perfect opportunity for me to make a travel theme layout.

I colored the frame with a Glimmer Mist Spray, a really simple method to give the frame an altered look, the new paper dolls from my stuff were a wonderful addition

chipboard was highlighted with an marble (black + copper) embossing powder 

some emphera pieces from our Main Kit were very suitable for this 'Travel' theme

I'm always in love with this amazing flowers from 49 and Market, also contain in the Main Kit

Thanks for your visit!

Kerstin

Scraps of Darkness - Let's get lost

Hello!

A new inspiration for our  

Scraps of Darkness July Wayfarer Kit

Friday is a nice day, because weekend is comming. Enjoy nature, stroll along the water, walk through the forest with our dog, that's relaxation pure for me.

The new background paper from Blue Fern Studios from the Main Kit was the perfect frame for my nature photo.

I worked with a spiderweb stencil,some fern leaves chipboards, emphera pieces from Prima Marketing, the new layered die-cut ebellishments from 49 and Market, all elements are very suitable for a forest layout with nature feeling.

some close up's 

 a wonderful wooden frame from the printed chipboard shapes - Wanderlust with some die cut embellishments

fern leaves chipboards colored with acrylic paints and highlighted with some little glass beads

 a spiderweb stencil from my stuff as background

Happy crafting!

DT Scraps of Darkness - Bon Voyage

Hello!

 I want to share my latest summery layout with our

 new July 'Wayfarer' Kit

I was inspired from our latest holiday trip.  The 'Hanse Sail' shall take place once at year 

on the Baltic Sea. 

You can see there very impressive windjammers, traditional ships and museum ships. 

IT's really a highlight for me and my vintage soul, because I'm a big fan of old sailing ships.

 I used a wonderful background paper from 'Wanderlust' Blue Fern Studios Collection, a printed chipboard shape and some stickers and elements from our last month kit.

some close ups

 some chipboards from Blue Fern Studios were colored with white acrylic paint 

and embossed with 'Whirpool' Glitter Powder

printed chipboards are very stable, but I cuted this piece in two halfes, it's also possible

 I took some brown cardstock and stamped some nautical motifs with Stazon 'Spiced Chai'

I fussy cut them out

and glued only on some places stamp motif Flag banner

for a 3D effect

I hope you like this inspiration

and all the other wonderful projects of our teamies!

Have a nice day my friends!

x Kerstin x

DT Scraps of Darkness - Seaside ATB

Hello!

today a new inspiration for our month  June SOD 'Seaside Kits'.

As mentioned in my last post, I'm a big fan from this amazing

 'Sand and SEA' layered die cut embellishments. 

I'm not only a traditionell scrapbooker, my great passion are also projects for home decoration, always in mixed media style.

 So I decided to make an Artist trade block - ATB, easy and quick and now 

our new eyecatcher in bathroom.

 

I used an old square wooden block as basic. I take a brush and apply a thin layer of white 'Antiquing cream' from DecoArt. Then add some areas with white texture paste, mostly on edges. Let it dry and now you can use a Distress Crayon 'Salty Ocean' for some blue shades over the texture paste. 

Then you can start with decorating your project.

I also used some word stickers from the new Kaisercraft collection

 an amazing little tiny starfish, some Ice Queen Prills, a piece of  Coral Mesh Netting and some small dragonfly metal embellishments, all that materials can you find in our various month kits

which you can find here 

  

The flowers and leaves from 49 and market are really wonderful, I thought it would be a beautiful 

'headdress' for this sea inspired ATB. 

Finally I colored all pieces and sides with a soft blue acrylic paint and added also some shells on the top of the flower. 

Together with a circle chipboard, decosand and some pearls it was very suitable for me.

Simon says stamp Monday challenge

Get in shape

Creative Artiste #28 Anything goes 

Mixed Media & Art July Thematic challenge 'Blue sea'

Happy crafting!

x Kerstin x

DT Scraps of Darkness Tutorial 'Seaside Kit'

Welcome everyone!

today I want to share with you an inspiration for a new home decor piece

 or as a little gift idea.

You can use it as photo frame or with a wonderful phrase.

I choose this saying from Emerson, it was on the 'Set Sail' paper from Kaisercraft

in our Main Kit.

I can promise you it will be easy and fast.

I worked with some of our June SOD 'Seaside Kits'.

I was very impressed from this new layered die cut embellishments from the new 'Sand and Sea' Collection from 49 and Market in the Element On Kit 

and as I saw our Scraps of Darkness Creativity Add On, 

I thought, yes that's the perfect combination - a wooden altered frame and this new 3D sea inspired embellishments.

 and here you can find an easy tutorial how I made this

How do a Mixed Media Frame 

and some details from the finished piece

 

I love this awesome 3D effect, it adds so much dimension and life into your project.

I can only recommend you to try it yourself!

Simon says Monday challenge 'Distress it'
I used Distress 'Walnut Ink' together with some clear stamps (crackle, distress edge)
suitable to this old photo
Frilly and Funkie - In the good old summertime 
sun and fun on the beach,
 swim in the sea and discover all the mysterious creatures
Creative Artiste #28 Anything goes

Thanks for your visit!

x Kerstin x 

DT Scraps of Darkness Fly a kite

Welcome!

my second layout inspiration with our

 June 'Seaside' kit

I was so amazed as I saw the new layered die-cut embellishments from 49 & Market 
from our Elements Add On kit.

 I'm in love with the delicate colors and 3D effect,

I could not wait to try them out.

The sand on the Baltic Sea is a perfect building material for castles and waterworks and there is always room to play football, fly kites or play beach ball. 

 As we were children, we often put the ear at the kiteline

to hear the wind sing. That is because the line is vibrating by the wind.

I used the wonderful background paper 'Seafoam' 

from the awesome new collection 49 & Market 'Sand and SEA'

chipboards (frame from a kit last month) were colored with white acrylic paint 

and embossed with 'Whirpool' Glitter Powder

finally highlighted with a cool starfish from the new 3D embellishment collection

for photo's I used cutting dies (gear and circles from Sizzix), some stickers from the new Kaisercraft High Tide collection, they are so very suitable and easy to use

from all these beautiful sea inspired embelli's can you make an amazing beach and underwater landscape, it's very easy and simple

here can you see an awesome 3D effect, it adds so much dimension to your layout

and an adorable seahorse , I love it!

in background you will see a coral stencil from my stuff

I used glimmer mist ('Coral' Tattered Angels) as paint with brush and sponge

 but also sprayed them over the LO

It was a simple and fast making layout

but it was really a lot of fun!

I hope you like this inspiration

and all the other wonderful projects of our teamies!

Have a nice day my friends!

x Kerstin x