January Kit Release - Project #1 from Julia

Hello & Welcome Scrap Shotz fans!

The January Kit reveal is finally here and it is totally worth the wait.

This month's kit features the Documented collection from KaiserCraft - its perfect for looking forward or back. The kits includes 9 pattern papers, 1 specialty die cut paper, 8 cardstock, 1 full pack of die cuts, a full size stamp set, mini ink pad, a pack of Thickers, a 6x6 stencil and twill.

Look at all those goodies!

I decided to use one of the professional photos taken for my son's graduation from high school. I figured since he was now halfway through his 3rd year of university that it was time. ;)

The layout is based on the January Sketchy Gallery from Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine.

1. I started with a 12x12 sheet of Bazzill cardstock - color is Smoky and inked the edges with

 Black Soot Distress Oxide.

2. The pattern paper is called Measurement and is from the Documented paper pack - i trimmed this down to 11.5"x11.5".

3.I used my Tim Holtz Distress Tool and went around all 4 sides.

4. I inked the edges with Black Soot Distress Oxide; making sure to make small tears and curling up the edges in a few areas.

5. Next I added some stenciling - I used the Kaisercraft Mini Ink in Bark with the Corrugated Lines stencil from Stencil Girl Products.

6. I added some more stenciling - this time I used the 6x6 Stencil Words from Kaisercraft included with the kit with Dylusions Black Marble Paint.

7. The January kit also includes 2 pieces of twill - I took the Kaisercraft ink pad and gently ran it along the length of the twill I was using to frame the upper top left corner of my page. I used some strong double sided adhesive to attach this to my page and wrapping it around the edge .

8. A January Kit add-on is a spray bottle of Charcoal KaiserMist - I added splatters by removing the bottle top and gently shaking the nozzle over my page. I also added some white splatters with some watered down gesso and my Tim Holtz Splatter Brush.

9. Another January Kit add-on are these Mini Wooden Cogs & Gears. I used my Ranger Emboss-it Dabber on my gears before poring on the gorgeous new embossing powder from Seth Apter & Emerald Creek. Watch for the entire line of Baked Texture to be available at Scrap Shotz Online store very soon. For the gears I used Rocky Road - a beautiful chunky ep with black, browns and silver. I did 2 layers of ep to get a nice thick layer and good coverage.

10. My final step was to create my focal point using the paper ephemera from the Documented Collectable pack that comes included in the January Kit. I grunged each piece up with some stamping and inking before arranging and layering on my page with some elements being popped up by foam square adhesive.

Thank for checking out the Scrap Shotz Snap Shotz blog today!

Come back tomorrow for a couple more projects I made using the January kit.

November Kit Reveal - 2nd Project

Hello Scrap Shotz fans! 

It's Julia here and I am back to reveal my 2nd project using the November kit.

Here is my finished project - 

I started with an 8x10 canvas that I painted with dark brown and black paint. My focal point is going on the reverse side of the canvas.

I took some burlap and used hot glue to adhere it to the edge of my frame. I used pieces bigger than what I needed then trimmed it to fit once glued down.

I chose the pieces from the kit that I would use for my focal point. I also used Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder from Emerald Creek. This is my fave ep and yes, it's available from Scrap Shotz!

Thanks for joining my this month for my November Kit project reveals! 

Watch for more inspiration to come from Virginia, Sylvie and Katelyn.

Products Used for this project:

Scrap Shotz November Kit

Emerald Creek Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder

Distress Ink: Ground Espresso

Art Glitter Adhesive

Canvas; Black & Brown Acrylic Paint; Burlap: Unknown

Cabin Fever 12x12 Layout

Hi! It's Julia here today to share a layout I made using the Simple Stories Cabin Fever Paper Pack & My Favorite Things Die-Namics Stitched Clouds.

The finished layout -

Here is a quick step-by-step: 

Step 1: Inked the edge of a sheet of pattern paper with Forest Moss Distress Ink
Step 2: Spritzed Ground Espresso Distress Marker

Step 3: Drew some loose lines around the edge with my XS Pitt Pen

Step 4: Repeated steps 1-3 with another piece of pattern paper trimmed to 9x9

The Stitched Cloud die cuts worked so well with my photos.

The small stickers that came with the pattern paper pack made great embellishments.

Thanks so much for joining me today! Be sure to check out the Scrap Shotz store for the products used in this projects and so many more great things!

Products used:

Simple Stories Cabin Fever Pack
My Favorite Things Die-namics Stitched Clouds
Distress Ink - Forest Moss, Walnut Stain
Distress Marker - Ground Espresso