Mood Board Challenge - Fitzy

Ah... The love of an animal..

This is my recently dearly departed soul mate. We all have one cross our paths in this lifetime.

I go to extremes recording memories of my happy moments with the people I love, this time it was a moment I love with him.

I got to use the Fabulous Colour Blast products and  my shipment of 13@rts new release papers arrived in time for this one. Here's a quick few process pics.. 

I put some Colour Blast Gesso White onto a piece of plastic wrap and misted it with water. I used that as a stamp to give me a nice clear area to work with in the middle. I also used Caribbean and Grape Colour Sprays in the same manner to meet the rules of the Moodboard Challenge. 

Using my Aall & Create stencil I used the Colour Paste to create my texture. I used two swipes through on the same stencil to soften the tones in the paste. I used Dusty Charcoal and Envy.

Check out the difference in colour from Wet to Dry!

I repeated the same process with the Singing The Blues Colour Paste and created a  frame for my focal point. 

Next I added some drippage with the Colour Spray bottles by using the applicator to the page and misted lightly with water to help it run.

I love this Fairy from Dusty Attic.. I often have her blowing some Fairy Dust across my pages.. I used a Vine Chipboard from Little Birdie and Netting from Dusty Attic to build the collage. I used my Colour Blast Shimmer pen over my chipboard to give it a sparkle. Done!!

I used some Cheesecloth and some Flowers from 49th & Market with the Ephemera elements from 13@rts to finish off. The beads came from 'Which Craft Do You Do?'. 

Abela Artistry

If you enjoyed this project. Check out our Mood Board and join in on our challenge this month.. Here are the rules.. 

Mood Board Challenge Rules

Please use our mood board as inspiration to create an art journal page, a card or a scrapbooking layout. Use the mood board however you want but you must add a butterfly on your project.

As these challenges are sponsored by Art and Soul Studio please make sure that you use at least one product that is available from the store.

There are 3 x $50 vouchers up for grabs!! One will be awarded for scrapbooking layouts, one for cards and one for mixed media/art journaling.

You can enter an art journal page, a card and a layout but you cannot win all three.

You have until the 11:59pm on the 31^st October to enter and then the design team will vote to determine the lucky winners.

Please note that the vouchers can only be won by residents of Australia but if you are from overseas and win the challenge you will be offered a guest design team spot.

August Mood board Inspiration - Kristy Abela

Happy August.. 

I had to admit Amanda had me on my toes with this one... I put my Big Girl pants on and embraced my 'pink'... Hope you get some inspiration from it. 

Kristy Abela - Abela Artistry

Mood Board Challenge Rules

Please use our mood board as inspiration to create an art journal page, a card or a scrapbooking layout. Use the mood board however you want but you must add your own handwriting on your project.

As these challenges are sponsored by Art and Soul Studio please make sure that you use at least one product that is available from the store.

There are 3 x $50 vouchers up for grabs!! One will be awarded for scrapbooking layouts, one for cards and one for mixed media/art journaling.

You can enter an art journal page, a card and a layout but you cannot win all three.

You have until the 11:59pm on the 31 August to enter and then the design team will vote to determine the lucky winners.

Please note that the vouchers can only be won by residents of Australia but if you are from overseas and win the challenge you will be offered a guest design team spot.

Love Magic by Allara Bamforth

Hey Soul Sisters,

I'm up on the blog today with something a little different to what I normally create. When looking at all the fantastic products on the Art and Soul Studio website, I found some beautiful papers by 49 and Market from their Rusty Autumn collection that I just fell in love with and thought I would try and create something a little more traditional and pretty using this collection.

I've chosen the 49 and Market Rusty Autumn collection Blooming Autumn, Captivating and Charming for my base papers and to fussy cut the accents.

I've added the three layers of paper and I've use Clear gesso over the top to adde my mixed media layers.

Next I chose this beautiful chipboard piece by Dusty Attic - Birds on a Branch #3 and coated with some DecoArt Sand texture paste.

Next I coated the chipboard with Prima/Finnabair Art Extravagance Rust effect paste - Mint green. Then I used the same as above in Blue and then again with Brass.

This created a really nice layered rust effect.  I then stamped with white paint over the top to tone them down at bit with a script stamp. I finished this off with some watered down Lindy's Flat Fabio - Carribean Blue to highlight the birds and tie in the blue on my husbands shirt.

Before piecing the layout together and sticking it down, I have sponged through some Distress Oxide - Bundled Sage through a script stencil and lightly stamped a script stamp with Distress Oxide - Vintage Photo.

I've layered all my pieces together with the 49 and Market papers plus a few 7 Dots Studio Dreamscapes die cuts. Added to this was a little bit of left over packaging paper I had in my stash. Next I accented with some Prima Marketing Finnabair Glass Beads and some Faber Castell Glitter paste.

I then added a Kaisercraft Die cut and a Tim Holtz Quote Sticker. And finished off by lightly splattering some of the Lindy's Flat Fabio in Caribbean Blue watered down and then as is. I added the barcode strip from the paper as a quote at the very bottom because I just loved it.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. All the products I have used from Art and Soul Studio shop have been linked. I can't wait to use some of these products again.

Till next time,

Allara xx

Noted by Allara Bamforth

Hey Soul Sisters,

I'm back on the blog today with a last minute inspiration layout for February's mood board. If you haven't entered in the challenge yet - you have 2 days left. There are some fabulous vouchers to be won!

For this mood bood, I was really inspried by the colours, the butterfly and the solitude of music. The 7 Dots Northern Lights Collections I have used is amazing. I love it so much.

Products I have metioned in this post are:-

7 Dots Studio Northern Light CollectionKit
7 Dots Studio - Dreamscapes Geometic Stencil
49&Market Burlap Trim
Colour Blast Paste - Stormy Weather
Dylusions Paint - Chopped Pesto and Black Marble
Distress Oxide Ink - Frayed Burlap, Wild Honey, Vintage Photo
Dylusions Spray - Vanilla Custard
Archival Ink -  Jet Black
49&Market - Pascale's Writing Stamp
Carabelle - Background Stamp Papillions
7 Dots Dreamscapes Clear Stamps
Dusty Attic Archival Board.

Hope this has given you some inspiration.

Till next post,

Allara xx

Moodboard Inspiration - Music was my first love by Jane McNally

hi all

Today I return with another inspiring creation. Created with love, from the

 Moodboard Challenge for February 2018.

My speciality is Cardmaking. 

My Canvas is Cardstock 5 x 7 

I have used Dusty Attic Stencil Script to create 3D effect. My backgrounds are from 49 and Market Vintage Autumn Collection. Cardstock from Art Deco Creations. 

49 and Market, 49 and Market Vintage Artistry, antiquing cream., 
https://artandsoulstudio.com.au/


I hope I have inspired you to create please come and  Join our Challenges 
I love seeing creations and amazed at the Talent entered..


Yours in Craft. 

Jane McNally Designer for Art & Soul Studio