WOW's August Challenge | Colour combination

This month at Words Or Whatever we are having a colour challenge! The pallet is shown below:

AQUA    PURPLE    CREAM

Here is how YOU enter:

• Create a layout using the challenge colours...aqua, purple and cream, and include at least one piece of WOW chipboard.
• Post your layout on your blog, then enter your projects via the linky below.  Be sure to share the actual blog post address, not your home blog address. 
• There will be 2 winners. One voted on by our DT, and a random draw.
• Remember to go to your local scrap store and grab some WOW chipboard and have a go at this months challenge.
• Entries close Friday 14 September 2012 at midnight.

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Here are the WOW Design Teams example layouts…

 

“Shazam” – By Susan Longman 

 

“Forever” - by Wendy Smith

WOW Products used: Date plaque, mini heart banner, peacock feather, ‘Forever’ title

 

"Cherish" by Lisa Warren

WOW products used: Mini Dragonfly C1053 and Cherish chipboard title C571

 

 

“Beautiful” by Sandra Henderson Staples

 

 

“Content” by Kellie Moore

 

 

Cuppie Cake by Kerryn Fry

 

 

“Perfect friends” by Emma Allen

 

 

" Live All Your Dreams" Monique Follett

 

WOW products used:  Altamatz - 12" Clouds, Mini Cog Set, Lower Case Block Alphas





Here's those challenge details again:

Here is how YOU enter:

• Create a layout using the challenge colours...aqua, purple and cream, and include at least one piece of WOW chipboard.
• Post your layout on your blog, then enter your projects via the linky below.  Be sure to share the actual blog post address, not your home blog address.
• There will be 2 winners. One voted on by our DT, and a random draw.
• Remember to go to your local scrap store and grab some WOW and have a go at this months challenge.
• Entries close Friday, 14 September 2012 at midnight.

So get into it, and have a go…hope we inspired you

happy Scrapping….from the WOW Team x x x

August New Release–Susan Longman

Susan Longman has created this lovely layout using our New Release …bird on a flourish called “Cute Birdy on Branch (WOW1589)”. She has altered the chip by spritzing it with mist and then using a Signo White gel pen has added a little detail with some line and dots.

 

New Release WOW1589 Cute Birdy on Branch.

 

“Clean and Warm” by Susan Longman  

thanks for looking

Susan xxx

One into two

Hi Susan here…
I have to be blunt I am not the greatest fan on big chipboard pieces … they really don’t suit my style of scrapping at all… I find they tend to dominate my pages and draw the attention away from the photo… SO… this week i have decided to challenge myself … and prove to those of you who are of the same opinion as myself about larger chipboard that it can really work well with a little alteration… well not alteration in the tradition sense… more trimming.
For my 2 layouts here I have used the same paper range (a 6”x6” pad actually), photos from the same day and one piece of chipboard… to create these 2 very different layouts.
The WOW chipboard piece I have used is the ‘Cog border C1202’ which in its unaltered state is 12” long… I have trimmed it down into 2 pieces …so I hope it has given you food for thought as it is very effective on white space layouts and great value for money to use it this way too.. which is always a good thing.
On “Grandads tracks” I have also used ‘MINI BUTTERFLY PACK C1052’…

FLOURISH ORNAMENTAL

It’s Susan … and I have a little technique for altering your chipboard to share this time.
For my layout I have used the FLOURISH ORNAMENTAL - Product Code: C176 and have used a reverse embossing technique. To get the same effect you need follow these steps.
1. Colour your entire chipboard piece in permanent ink or pen (I have used a permanent marker in black for mine.)
2.Run your chipboard piece through the Cuttlebug (or simular machine) I have used a large polk-a-dot embossing folder for mine… use this upside down so the dots are pressing in rather than raised.
3. Using versa watermark ink cover the raised area with the medium and then sprinkle over with clear embossing powder
4. Melt the embossing powder with a heat gun and set aside to dry.
5. Spritz with Calico Shine (Mr. Hueys) and wipe over with a rag to expose the glossy areas.
Hope you like the technique it is super fun to do and gives your chipboard an aged effect. Here is my layout and a couple of close ups for you… and YES it is an old school negative strip on the page circa 2003ish…if you have one I challenge you to use it on a layout soon.

Frame it...

Hi, it's Susan here. For my blog post this month, I thought I would share a step x step post on how to utilize some of the gorgeous frames available from WOW. I have kept my layout quite simple so as to accentuate the Ornamental Oval Bird Frame (RWL100014)  I have used.

Step 1: Separate all the pieces of your chipboard. WOW ensures your chipboard wont be damaged by leaving it attached at a couple of points to the backing board when cutting its images... so you will need a craft scalpel or knife to cut these areas and release your design.

Step 2: I have coloured my chipboard pieces using markers (any brand will do so raid your kids textas if necessary). This piece has gorgeous ornate designs lightly etched into the wings so I have highlighted them with the black for effect.

Step 3: Cut around your photo to fit the frame and stick them together. I used a hot glue gun but any other adhesive will do the trick.

Step 4: Decorate the background of your cardstock with stamping ( I have used my favourite stamp the Kaiser texture grid stamp… I have 4 of them) then spritz over the top of your stamping with a spritzer tool and marker. Stick the frame down slightly to the right of the page.

Step 5: Embellish your page with some flowers concentrating the cluster close to the bird to tie the layout together… add a title and date and you are done.

Close up: Here you can see the gorgeous design on the wings of the bird and how the 3d effect is created by the layered chip pieces.

I hope this has inspired you to try a layout without patterned paper and letting this gorgeous chipboard be the focus of your layout.

- Susan Longman