BW2 September Mood Board

Totally gorgeous colour palette

 this month from

 Black With 2.

 

Certainly a Mood Board

 to go out with

 a bang on!

 

Yes, this is my last

 Design Team

 project for

BW2!




Eve is the wonderful owner/designer

 of Black With 2, and it

 has been a pleasure to design

 for her using the

Monthly Mood Boards,

 and certainly a challenge!

 

I can't believe that has

 been a year!

 

My first BW2 layout was

 in September 2013.

 

Time sure flies past.

 

So with that,

 here is my final layout

 for

 Black With 2.




Sadly, on translation to Blogger,

 the shocking pink I

 have used looks

 red!!




The background stencil is from

 Crafters Workshop

 "Mini Snakeskin".




Scraps of paper from

 Sassafrass Lass

 (really old!).




The Prima flowers were not

 quite the right colour,

so I painted them!

 Hee hee.

With bright pink

 acrylic paint.




Yellow leafy swirls cut from

 Heartfelt Creations

 "Belle Rose",

then run through

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

 "Herringbone".




Certainly one of the brightest

 layouts I've made!




So, it's goodbye to

 Black With 2

 from me.

 

Have enjoyed the journey Eve.

 

Hugs

 

August Mood Board Reveal at Black With 2

Welcome friends.

 

It's the 1st of the month.

 

That means a new

 Mood Board Reveal

 at

Black With 2.

 

Such a stunning palette this month,

 and beautiful against the

 required black background.

 

Ice Blue & Grey.

 

The word prompt is

 now optional.

 

Here is this month's

Mood Board.

 

You just have to play along

with this one!

Here is my interpretation.

A too cute photo of me

when I was 2!

 

Flowers from Prima.

 

Grey sparklets from Kaiser.

 

Ribbon from stash.

I have tried some stencil work

 with this one. Totally

 out of my

 comfort zone!

 

The stencil is from a company

called Dutch Doobadoo

 "Burlap".

 

Some blue acrylic paint,

covered the whole stencil,

and voila!

 

I like it.

The frame around the photo

 is from Spellbinders

 "Mystical Embrace"

die cut from black

 American Crafts

 cardstock.

The grey trellis pieces are

 Heartfelt Creations

 "Ornamental Add On"

die.

A reasonable attempt at

mixed media....Lol!

 

Nah! Just not my style.

 

But, I do like it.

 

Now there's a contradiction.....

 

It will run its course this craze.

 Everything does!



OK. Now head on over to the

 Black With 2 Blog,

 and see what my fellow DT

 have done with this gorgeous

Mood Board.

 

Now, most of my team mates

 fully embrace this craze for

Mixed Media.

And, boy, do they rock

 the boat with it!

 

Well, half of the team anyway.

 

Eve has decided to post half

our layouts today and the

other half of the team

 will have their layouts

 posted on the

15th of the month.

 

So you will just have to wait

 for the full amazing reveal.

 

Remember we have fantastic

 sponsors every month.

This month we have three.

So lots of prizes up for grabs.

 You just have to take part.

Good luck!

 

See you soon.

 

Thanks for dropping in.

 

Hugs



 

July Mood Board at Black With 2

Welcome again friends!

 

1st of the month means

Reveal Day

at

Black With 2

 

This month's Mood Board

Orange & Grey.

 

A gorgeous combination against black!

 

 

My interpretation of the

 Mood Board....

 

 

I think most of us used

 photo's of sunsets - such

 a perfect choice

 for these colours.

 

This was a photo I took

 back in 2003,

 when we lived in

 Perth, WA.

Using American Crafts

cardstock, and a wee bit of

 Kaiser patterned paper from

 the "Curiosity" collection.

The title alpha's are

Basic Grey.

A Prima stencil,

 gesso and a wee bit

orange paint.

All my elements are orange,

 but I did use a wee bit of grey

 - the Kaiser Sparklet in the centre

 of the Prima flower, which is

 from the

"Caribbean Monster Collection".

So, I finally tried my hand

 at stencil work.

 

 Will certainly have another go.

 

Maybe with a bit more on

 the page - baby steps....lol.

 

Now you must head on over to the

 Black With 2 Blog

and see the stunning layouts

 from my fellow DT girls

 - they have some amazing

 mixed media interpretations.

 

Then, join us in the challenge.

 There are prizes to be had

 every month and also

 featured layouts which are

 displayed at the head of

 the BW2 Blog.

 

Just remember to start with

 a black background,

 use the word Tropicana in your journaling

and the two colours this month

 orange and grey.

 Follow the sketch and use

 the beautiful photo on the

 Mood Board for inspiration.

 

Most important rule of all -

 

Have Fun

 

Hugs

 

June Mood Board Release at Black With 2....

Welcome peeps....

 

We're into June, and that means

 Reveal Day

 at

 Black With 2!

 

This month's Mood Board is totally yummy...

 

Using the colours

Chocolate

 &

 Raspberry!

 

The required word is

 Sweetness.

 

 And the sketch is

 sweet too!

 

All on a black base!

My interpretation...

As soon as I saw the colours

 on the Mood Board I knew

 exactly what papers I was

 going to use -

 "Bittersweet"

 from

 Basic Grey.

 

This collection was one of my

 first 'to die for' collections

when it was released,

and I still have a

 ton of it!!!

I have used sweet photo's

 of youngest Granddaughter,

Emma, and repeated

 the photo twice!

A few buttons for embellishments

 (too sweet) and the

papers do the rest!

I hope you will have time

to join our challenge

 over at

 Black With 2

 this month.

 

Over at the Blog my fellow

 DT girls have some stunning

 takes on this month's

Mood Board - me thinks I

might have to give

 mixed media a go!!!

 

Next month I am going

 to use stencil's!

Watch this space

 - aaaaaargh.....

 

Thanks for dropping in

 

Hugs

 

Mood Board Reveal for May at Black With 2!

 

Hello everybody....

 

May already!

 

The 1st of the month means

 Reveal Day

at

 Black With 2!

 

And, boy, is there a lot

happening over at

 the

BW2 Blog

today!

 

It is the announcement of our new DT!

 

But before you go and

 meet the new girls on

 the team, here is my

 interpretation of the

 May Mood Board.

 

The two colours this month are

Soft Grey & Dark Slate

the word to use is 'Life'

and there is a sketch to follow.

 

May's Mood Board...

We also have these gorgeous

new frames on the blog

to showcase our layouts.

 

 Designed by fellow DT girl

 and good friend

Annette Gearside.

Love the font!

I must admit, I did struggle

 a bit with these colours,

 or lack of colours!

 

But, happy with the

 final outcome.

Pretty obvious where the

photo is - hubby and

 the Sydney Harbour

Bridge.

 

Certainly one of

 Life's Moments!

The border punch,

which I thought emulated

 the Bridge, upside down,

 is a

Tonic punch

 'Voile Valance Border'.

Chippies from

 Kaiser

 and

Twiddleybitz.

Tattered Angels mask.

and

 American Crafts black cardstock.

Remember, we have

monthly sponsors at

 Black with 2.

 

For May we have

 Anna's Craft Cupboard.

And our continuing sponsorship

 from

The Scrapbooking Hut.

 

 

Now, head on over to the

 Black With 2 Blog

 and meet the new DT girls,

 and see their awesome work

 with this month's

 Mood Board.

 

You're in for a treat.

 

See you there.

 

Hugs