Creating a Brickwork Effect with Lou Collins

Today we have a wonderful tutorial for creating brickwork from design team member Lou Collins.

Here's Lou...

Here's how I created the brickwork effect on my "Your Beautiful Smile" layout...

Firstly I lightly spritzed a cream section of the Parkdrive "Park Views" sheet of paper from the LE kit with a brown glimmermist. I then cut 1/2" strips into it.

Next I cut these strips into pieces approx 1" long. The more varied the lengths the most realistic it looks.

I then used a small pair of scissors to round off the corners of each 'brick' and to roughen up the edges. I cut out small chuncks from some to make them look old.

Lastly, I inked the edges of each brick with a foam applicator and brown distress ink. This helps the bricks stand out and look dimmensional.

When placing them on my page, I used foam pads to raise them up, for even more depth.

Using Masks and Screens with Delaina Burns

Design Team member Delaina Burns is sharing how to layer your background with masks and screens.

Here's Delaina...

Pam added a gorgeous SCREEN to the LE Kit this month. I simply used my ink pad over the screen on random areas of my page to create a subtle back drop of black color to the page...



Here I used a Mask from my stash and added Modeling Paste to create this textured layer behind my photo on this page...

We Have a Winner!

Hi and happy Monday!  We had such a wonderful time reading each of your comments on Friday's reveal and giveaway blog post.  The love and support that you show for My Creative Scrapbook is truly appreciated!

On to the giveaway winner... :)

The lucky lady whose name was drawn out of the basket to win the above pictured prize package from Webster's Pages is...

Congratulations, Stephanie! If you would please email Pam at MyCreativeScrapbook@gmail.com with your full shipping information (please put Webster's Prize Winner in the email subject line), she will get your prize right out to you!

We hope everyone will stop by again tomorrow when we roll out October's tips and techniques from the design team!

Reveal Time and A Chance to WIN and a New DT Member...

I can hardly believe it's time to reveal the October Kits. This has been one fast moving year. First I'd like to share our beautiful Kits and then....I want to show you a Gorgeous Websters Pages prize that you will have the opportunity to WIN!

Octobers's Main Kit... Teresa Collins, Vintage Finds Collection....

October's Creative Kit...Bella Blvd...oh yeh, It feels like fall!

October's Limited Edition Kit...Beautiful Websters Pages...

October's Album Kit...Fabulous Teresa Collins, 7 Gypsies...with lots more...

October's Flower Kit...Beautiful!

Now....Let me tell you how you can win this awesome prize pack, pictured below, from Websters Pages. Leave us a comment right here and follow us...We will choose a winner by random draw and announce the Winners post on Monday, Oct. 8....Good Luck Everyone!

Please help us give a warm MCS welcome to our newest DT Member. She will surely inspire you with her beautiful talent. We are so excited to have her join our Team.

Lou Collins

'Hi, i'm Lou (almost 30!) from Suffolk, UK where I live with my two beautiful children, Izabelle,7 and Oliver,4. I have been card making for 8 years, and scrapbooking for 4 years and am lucky enough to also work in my Local Scrap Store, Papermaze. I currently design for The Scrapbook Magazine, Simply Cards Magazine, Papermaze and Scrapology blog. I have just recently finished a term as Guest Designer for The ScrapCake too. 

My style varies depending on the products I am using, although I love to work with girly flowers, bling and gems. Unlike most scrapbookers, my passion is not just for paper...in fact, I have fallen for the many metal and chipboard embellishments on the market at the moment, and I am starting to get into playing with paints and inks. I really look forward to being part of the MCS team.

 My Blog: http://prettypaperandchipboard.blogspot.com

October Kit Sneak Peeks!

Happy Monday, happy October, and happy Sneak Peeks!!!

The October Main Kit sneaks:




















The October Creative Kit sneaks:
















 

The October Limited Edition Kit sneaks:




















The October Album Kit sneaks:










 

What do you think? :) Come back on the 5th for the full reveal!