Saturday 25 October 2014

SATW + Sketchy Boards Challenge

Last week, I finally broke the seal on Kaisercraft Christmas Basecoat 12X12 paper pad...... and had a zillion layout ideas rushing through my head. I was feeling a creativity slump and hence no blog post in the last few weeks. I started with the idea of making a traditional Christmas scrapbook layout and retired for the night with ipad in hand and settled in, to visit my favourite blogs and challenge sites.

A few minutes later, I was back at my desk and made this ...... not really..... it took many layers and hours to look like this. ....... old habits die hard , ended up using gesso, gel medium , matt mutli-medium and so much more.


Its not hard to see how this moodboard at Scrap Around The World influenced my layout - watercolour effect, chevrons, glass glitter and beads......

Anyone who would have seen me that day would have thought of me as insane. I felt possessed by the paints and was working so furiously, even forgot completely about my kids for an hour or two. The saying in the moodboard is so apt for the times I wander away into my own world of colours and imagination.

The sketch used for this layout is from Sketchy Boards. Thank you Lizzy Hill for finding this new blog :) They have a sketch and a colour palette.



 
 

 
 
and to finish off, a few close ups
 
 
 
I wish you a lovely day, dear reader. Thank you for visiting me today.

11 comments:

  1. Ah! Kripa ur mixed media talent is incredible :) love this beautiful layout !!

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  3. I'll try again! The top pic shows how perfectly you've interpreted Rachael's mood board - it fits to a tee & I adore the pops of different colours you've used & if I was the judge, I'd declare you the outright winner....you fit the Sketchy Boards challenge sooooo well:) GORGEOUS!!

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  4. This is GORGEOUS, Kripa! I always feel so inspired by your work and I adore all the beautiful elements you've combined. You've got a great eye for texture and color and it's a joy to see the latest masterpieces your mind has thought up!

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  5. Wow !! Beautiful work, I love this !! Very nice background ! Thank you for playing at SATW :)

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  6. Oh, so stunning! Love all the different mediums and colors in the page! Thank you for joining us at SATW this month!

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  7. Wow! The colour effects on this are stunning! Thanks for playing along at SATW!

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  8. The color combo is AMAZING! :) Thank you for playing with SATW :)

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  9. One word! STUNNING! I love this. Everything about it! Awesome job on the Mood Board! All the best from SATW! :)

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  10. This layout is SENSATIONAL...Thank you for been inspired & playing along @ SATW this month!! :)

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  11. This is stunning, Thanks for joining in with Sketchy Boards this month too.. and love your blog.. new follower here!

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