Paper Stories - July sketch

Hello everyone & happy weekend to you all :)

It's only been a week, and I'm back to share another layout....yep, miracles do happen!! LOL

Things are starting to get back to some kind of normality (whatever that is) around here, so that means a little bit more scrapping time ....woohooo!

I really love the sketches over at Paper Stories, created by none other than the very talented Em Stafrace...so I love to participate when ever I can.  Anddddddd, giving a little toot to myself, I was lucky enough to win last months sketch challenge....yippeeee & woohooo! LOL


So, anyways....on with this months sketch.
This is the layout I created.....

Using the gorgeous "Attic Door" papers from Lemon Owl 

with some masking & stamping (that I will explain in more detail with some of the close up pics)

 

 

And here is the July sketch

 

 

 

 

And now for some close ups....

 

 

For the background masking I used CW chickenwire template....with my new Gelatos (still loving the possibilities with these things!).  Using an ink blending tool, I rubbed my gelato onto the sponge, then spritzed it with a bit of water from an old glimmermist bottle (these are great to keep for this purpose when your glimmermist is all used up!)....I then coloured the areas I wanted with the blending tool & just reloaded with Gelato & water when needed.  I love that this is a more controlled technique than what misting is....and it gives just as good a result, if not better!

 

I then randomly stamped using Kaisercraft "Crackle" stamp on top of the masking..without using a base holder thing (IYKWIM)...I simply hold the stamp in my hand & that way you get a more random effect, rather than the square stamp image - hope this makes sense!?!

 

 

My small cluster on top of a few handcut paper banners.

 

 

 

Here is some more stamping, using Kaisercraft "Numbers" stamp....which ended up a little bit too dark for my liking, so to overcome this?  I simply used my white Gelato & rubbed it over the stamped ink...and walllahhh, it actually did tone it down a heap, which I like much better.

 

You can also see some 2crafty filmstrip chipboard running across & below my photos, that I lightly inked in black.... and a few My Minds Eye brads & a handmade fabric covered button.

 

 

And my title & journaling....about our little unplanned hike up to Lake Wilks at Cradle Mountain in Tasmania, which was well & truly off the beaten track, but oh so worth the effort!

 

 

 

And another MME brad & one of the cut-outs from Lemon Owl

 

 

Well that's all from me for now....hoping to squeeze in another challenge before the end of the month!

Fingers crossed :)

 

Thanks so much for visiting today....take care xx