Candy's Handmade Creations

Hello everyone welcome to another monthly challenge from  Scrap the Girls We had a colour mood board for the August challenge Love the colour scheme, just my colours The photo is of my daughter Tracy. She lived in Darwin for 10 years and caught loads of Barra but hadn't ever caught a Queensland one. So this is her very first Queensland barra she was so excited. Her WISH came true This is the coulour mood board Products used White cardstock Coulture Creations Sea Breeze Collection - Setting Sail - Sea Shells on the Sea Shore - Secrets of the Ocean - Deep Sea and Whirling Winds - Blue Netting Kaisercraft interlock circle die Prima and hessian flowers from my stash Black sticker letters Distress stain walnut stain Thank you for visiting xxxxx Candy

This layout is for the  Scrap the Boys  challenge. Using  a tantrum or unhappy photo.  Well this photo is of my cat. Didn't really appreciate me putting the beanie on its head. Oh poor puss wasn't inpressed at all. Here is the challenge Products used Kaisercraft white cardstock Cocoa Vanilla  Love always collection - Note to self paper - chipboard stickers - die cut ephemera - embellishments, bow, camera and blue doily Star mesh Black letter stickers white gesso black distress ink Thank you for visiting xxxx Candy

Welcome again to another month.  I am again going through the photos from my friends daughter. This is another 8x8 inch layout for you all and the layout is for   Scrap Africa A little bit of mixed media on this one I still wanted to keep things fairly simple And here is the mood board no 77 Products I used White cardstock clear gesso, texture paste and a circle mask Lindy's Tea pot purple spray Watercolour pencils black and purple watercolour brush Bo Bunny Primrose collection - tags, jewels and embellishments Assorted flowers from my stash Thanks for visiting xxxx Candy

Hello again my second on many challenges I want to finish for the month of August. This layout is using the mood board from Funky Flairs they also sell beautiful flair buttons and little embellishment kits. Really lovely and beautiful  This mood board has taken me right out of my little box today as they are colours I do not use orange is not my strong point. But I have created this layout using a lot of orange, so here goes.... And here is the mood board from Flunky Flairs. You also had to use the word Forever on your page Product used White cardstock Some scraps from my mighty growing scrap box June Taste of summer kit Lindys red hot poker orange spray Script stamp and black ink Thank you for visiting xxxx Candy

Nearing the end of August and I am on a mission to get as many challenges done as I can. My first layout is using the sketch from Kitaholics they sell beautiful monthly kits a must for your stash. For this layout I have used only what was in the kit didn't add anything else.  And here is the sketch Product used from the kit Cocoavanilla Love always collection Bouquet, class act, twin set, note to self and frolic papers Chipboard pieces die cut ephemera embellishment pack wooden camera, flair button, flowers and skeleton leaves Kaisercraft spearmint cardstock Flourish with a bling rhinestones Thank you for visiting xxxx Candy

Hello another month has quickly gone by nearly the end of August already wow.... I am sharing with you all my layout that I have completed for  Memory Maze a little Queensland chipboard company form Hervey Bay. Firstly I have started with some pattern paper and cut this down half inch two sides, then using the martha stewart border punch, punch messy around your edges. Then tape this to the white cardstock. I mixed some white gesso with water and brushed the background as I wanted to calm the background down a bit. I have used Patina texture paste and the mask and applied onto the layout. Let this dry well I used a heat gun and made it bubble. You know how I like the texture thing going on. Now for thr oval frame, heart pieces and the word Sunshine coat well with the white gesso. I used the Merci Beaucoup embossing powder on the oval frame and heart pieces. Then the Silver Moon Mistletoe embossing powder on the hearts and the word Sunshine. Glue all thes...

Wow how the year is flying it will soon be Christmas before we know it. So I have decided to try and get ahead and do some tags for some special people in my life.  This weeks Christmas tag tutorial is for  Memory Maze I have dived into my mighty stash and found some Christmas decoration and Merry Christmas chipboard words. All the tags are 6 1/4 x 3 1/8 inches and I have used my christmas stash. Firstly paint all the chipboard pieces with white gesso. Tag 1 Using the bauble decoration and the Merry Christmas word. I squeezed some red, green and gold kindy glitz onto a plate then using my finger daube all over the chipboard pieces. When that is dry use some white opal liquid pearls and daube around the outside of each bauble etc.Even on the Merry Christmas word. I have used some green cardstock cut to the size required then some Christmas paper, embossed white cardstock, fancy border and a stamped frame to complete the tag. Tag 2 Using the raindeer / tree de...