Problem Backgrounds

I was feeling stagnant of creativity last week, nothing motivated me.

I tried to promote a little Mojo flow by creating some backgrounds, 

so, that when I felt creative ,I had something to work with .

Usually I will create up to 6 backgrounds at a time

(you know , while you have all your wet mediums out )

and I had one particular page that needed attention-

that's the blue page above-it already had spray colour-but it was green & purple, 

and purple is not one of my favorite colours to use , 

so i used that rad Prima Finnabair stencil and attacked the page with textured paste 

 then hit it with acrylic sprays and wow what an inspiring background to start with .

 I pulled out the embossing powder, well 2 actually first white ,

 then pewter, and I love the way the pewter marbled over the white embossing powder..

I think it looks awesome 

                                       This layout below started as a bit of a hit and miss background..

I had sprayed the spinning tops rainbow with acrylic paint sprays,

 but it was so unappealing- yes i couldn't believe it either, 

so i then added the Damask stencil

and after drying, sprayed with dylusion mists to pump up the colour...

Hello ,I just Love the effect it created .

Perfect for this photo of Asti that I had edited with a rainbow tint in Pixlr.com/express .

Just  three layouts , but a really productive day , 

with a canvas also on the go and some preparation for this

 weekends lighthouse art retreat with the amazing 

Paula MacMillan Perich 

For those of you of you in Sydney next month ,

 I'm teaching 3 classes at the Sydney Paper Craft Festival in

 Penrith on 1st, 2nd and 3rd of November .

I am feeling a little humbled to be asked ,but I have to say,

 I am super excited to be sharing my own style of scrapping with others .

Here's a link for class booking 

http://dekodamarketing.com.au/events/paper-crafts-festival/sydney-spring-201/workshop-room-1/

WW1 October Challenge

Im Very Excited to be a CT member for WW1 

and as its my first month as CT ,and I'm a few days late uploading .

(hangs head in shame)

I absolutely loved playing with the 2crafty chippy, and what a wonderful vibrant colour ,

hmmmm just the sort of inspiration I needed . 

I hope you will all join in and take up the WW1 Watermelon challenge.

I'm going to have to do another watermelon layout this month, just for the fun and inspiration..

I haven't got the cliche melon shot and , my eldest child is addicted to the stuff.

if we are out and she needs a juice , 

we have to hunt down the nearest juice place so she can have watermelon juice.

There is always a pile of it in the fridge . I have to get the shot with her eating a big slab of it.

I do wonder if anyone else will create that sort of l/o.?

Don't forget to swing over to WW1 and check out the CT's work and all current layouts already submitted.