Madison ~~Prima~~

Hello My Friends,  This is a layout of my niece's dd Madison.  I had some old Prima papers and thought they'd be perfect for this sweet photo.  It's so nice having a little girl in the family to scrap!!  I used some Dusty Attic chippies that I altered and there is a close-up below with the details.  Thanks for taking a peek, hope you all had a wonderful Halloween!!

Close-ups and techniques for flourish on "Madison"

This is a close-up of the Dusty Attic Flourish that I altered.  I used a tutorial from Natasha's (My Moments of Tranquility).  First I painted the chipboard white and let that dry.  I then ran it through my Vagabond using  a Tim Holtz Texture Fade.  After that I added some Smooch (Pink) and then rubbed away the excess.  After that I put a heavy coat of Tim Holtz Rock Candy.  I did the same for the three butterflies.  Thanks for looking and I hope you enjoy!!

Tutorial for Memory Glass & Frames

Hi Everyone,  I thought I'd do a tutorial about the Memory Glass pieces I used on my "SteamPunk Butterfly" Reverse Canvas.  These are so fun to work with!

Here's a photo of the items you'll need for this project:

Step 1:  Use some Embossing Ink on your stamp and place it where you want it on the piece of glass.  Then use some Embossing Powder and use a heat tool to set it.

Step 2:  After the stamping is dry I decided to give it a more grungy and aged look so I misted it with some Smooch (Orange).

Step 3:  After letting the mist dry I also dapped some Tim Holtz Distress Stain (Vintage Photo) to complete a more aged look to the glass.

Step 4:  After the glass is completely dry it's time to put the glass into the frame and tape the frame.  I used the 1/4" tape.

Step 5:  After taping the foil around the frame I used some Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks to color the foil.  I used a cotton pad on my ink applicator and inked it with a few drops of each color and then dapped the foil with the pad.  I did this several times, letting it dry between applications.

You can also use a small photo, dye cut, or whatever you'd like.  I used a small die cut from Graphic 45.

Thanks for taking a peek, this is really a fun embelishment to work with because they're so small that you can add them to a page with ease!!

SteamPunk Butterfly ~~Graphic 45~~

Hi Everyone,  So I had to get my SteamPunk fix and decided to do another reverse canvas.  I used lots of texture and techniques for this one and had lots of fun creating a couple of Memory Glass items for the canvas.  I have a tutorial posted at Scraps of Darkness,  and will be posting it here this afternoon.  There are some close-ups and details below about the steps I took for the frame and chipboard.  This is an image by Coleria called "Caribbean Steam @ Steampunk Deviant Art.  Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoy!!!

Close-ups and techniques For SteamPunk Butterfly

Here's a few photos, sorry about the quality.  I first started by using Gesso really heavy on the reverse side of the canvas.  I then took a sponge and dapped for some texture.  After drying I misted the frame and let that dry.  Then I used some Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Gathered Twigs) to ink some more brown where I wanted.  For the Dusty Attic corner flourishes I used some Distress Embossing Ink and then adhered some Mica chips.  For the grungeboard flowers I first applied some Tim Holtz Distress Paint (Antiqued Bronze) and then applied some Shimmerz Paint (Sparklious) and put the heat gun to it.  I also used that process on the small Dusty Attic corner pieces.  I have a tutorial posted about the Memory Glass piece on the forum at Scraps of Darkness .  TFL!!

New Design Team Members at Scraps of Darkness

I'd like to welcome 2 new Design Team members here at Scraps of Darkness!!

Karolina Stopyra aka Drycha and Rachelle Sigurdson aka Rachie Babe.

They're work is incredible and it's wonderful to have them on our team now!!  To see and learn a little bit about them you can go to Scraps of Darkness Blog.

I know you'll all enjoy their work!!

Coming Home

Hi Everyone,   I thought I'd take a little break from Halloween and do a layout for my niece Marci in Afghanistan.  This is a photo of her (in the middle holding the Flag) and her truck crew after their LAST MISSION!!!  She and her hubby will be home before Thanksgiving!!  Our family couldn't be prouder or happier that she's coming home!!!  I used the Bo Bunny Liberty Collection for this.  The Dusty Attic Skelton Clock Face was altered.  I first painted it with white Gesso and then I used a script stamp in blue to match the script in the Constitution paper in the background!!  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy!!!

Love Potion #9 ~~Scraps of Darkness~~

This is some more DT work for Scraps of Darkness using our spooky Halloween kit "All Hallows Eve"!!  This kit is so versatile, so many ways to create with it!!  This is an image from an artist at Creative Souls that I thought went perfect with the Moxxie "Midnight Dreary" potion papers in the kit!!I I used lots of TH Holiday Distress Inks and Stains.  I did a lot of fussy cutting with the potion bottles.  The webs I used are from the Halloween cartridge on my Cricut along with the dripping candle on the tag!!  Thanks for looking and I hope you enjoy!!!

Love Potion #9 Close-ups ~~Scraps of Darkness~~