Best Crew | Scrap the Girls March Challenge

Hi everyone! 

I am here today to share my take on the March challenge at Scrap the Girls. This month, Krisy has put together a challenge inspiration called "Don't Mess With Me" and it looks like this...

And here is my take on it...

I went a little bit left of field for this one and created a canvas panel instead of a traditional layout. I also twisted the colour slightly, opting for a hot pink instead of the red in the board. The image of the woman in the board said "girl power" to me, so I chose to document a photo of the 2017 crew at the Scrap and Chat retreat. (This retreat is nothing if not a gathering of girl power at its finest. I am already counting down to this years retreat!)

To create my canvas, I started by sticking down some background texture using some torn pieces of old music paper. Then I started adding my background colours over the top using Dylusions acrylic paints, which I love for their vibrancy. I began with yellow and then built my other colour layers from there.

Next, I added some stamping using my favourite Brick Background stamp from Viva Las VegaStamps and some stencilling. I used a Dusty Attic Squared stencil with a sponge dauber and some ink; then used a Dusty Attic Crosshatch stencil with some Colour Blast Royalty Colour Paste. 

Once all the background layers were dry, I added some lace paper doilies from D-lish Scraps, before mounting my photo on top. My title was a mix of Cocoa Vanilla Studio alphabet stickers and American Crafts Thickers.

I then added the heart image to the right hand side of my canvas. This was an image I had stamped onto tissue paper using the Squiggle Heart stamp from Viva Las VegaStamps. I used a matte medium to adhere it then rubbed some gesso onto the centre of the heart with my finger.

To finish off my page, I added some Flutterby Designs wood veneer stars (coloured black with a Sharpie); and then added some white stencilled and doodled detail around my page using paint pens.

I hope I have inspired you to join us this month. We have the fabulous D-lish Scraps supporting us again, so make sure you get those entries in for your chance to win!

If you would like to see what else the rest of the team created for this challenge, head over to the Scrap the Girls blog HERE
Until next time, happy scrapping! X