Last days for our Creative Team guest spots ...

   

Don't forget we are currently on the lookout for guest designers for coming months.

 

Submissions close 31st January

 

 

We'd love to see you and your work on here with us so please consider putting an application in.

All details are HERE

Winners, an announcement and more January inspiration ...

Time to announce our December winners ... drum roll please !

Our overall winner by popular Creative Team vote is Lizzy Hill.

Curators Choice for December is Olympia.

Our Random Draw winner this time around goes to the lovely Dale Tiernan.

Our special prize donated by Creative Team member Sarah Rogers goes to the delightful Liz Hocking.

Our Creative Team winner this month is Shazza Bishop.


Congratulations everyone.  If all these winners could please email your postal details I will see your prizes get out to you.

Announcement - We are implementing another prize category this year.  Each month we will be selecting someone from amongst our entries to be a guest designer for one of our upcoming challenges. This invitation certainly isn't mandatory but should you choose to accept, it will give you a chance to highlight yourself and your work.  You will have the opportunity of introducing yourself via a brief bio and include two examples of your work as well as showing us your submission along with the ARTastic team for that month. 

.... and now some more wonderful inpiration from our creative team based on our January inspiration,  My Blue Angel by 3D chalk artist - Jenny McCracken.

Criteria – the use of chalk or the addition of wings on your entry

or be adventurous and use both :)

Elaine

Shazza

Julie

Jane

Please link your creations using our inlinkz gallery at the left.  

Don't forget we are currently on the lookout for guest designers for coming months.  We'd love to see you and your work on here with us. 

 All details are HERE or just scroll down.

ARTastic is looking for Guest Designers ...

This call is open from 5^th January through to 31^st January, 2013.  We will happily take INTERNATIONAL applicants.  Both novice and experienced papercrafters are welcome to apply if they meet our basic requirements.

We are looking to fill Guest Designer slots each month over the period of the next 6 months – each Guest Designer will be allocated their month after the selection process is completed.  First slot will be for February.

  

Within these positions we are looking for designer who can create traditional layouts (paper or digital), mini albums, cards, altered items and/or off the page items - basically if you scrapbook, make cards or enjoy creating off the page items you are most welcome to apply.

  

What will be required:
Your submission for your allocated month based on criteria supplied in advance.
Voting on our entries for that month.
Commenting on entries for that month.

Promoting of ARTastic via your blog and social media.

Applicants MUST have a blog (or Facebook), which they actively update with their work – please provide a link with your application.

What we can do for you:

A chance to highlight yourself and your work  - We’ll have one blog post dedicated to introducing you, with a brief bio and two examples of your work plus your piece for ARTastic for that month.
An opportunity to inspire others in your love of Scrapbooking!

What you need to do: 
1. Supply a short bio and photo of yourself (one you are happy to have published on ARTastic) including a brief summary of your design team experience and any current commitments you may have.

2. Tell me why you would like to be considered as a Guest Designer on ARTastic.
3. A link to your January entry on ARTastic. 
4. Two example layouts (created within the last 3 months) which you feel best depicts your typical style.

 
Email the above to Jane at  jjjustjane@bigpond.com  no later than 31^st January, 2013  11.59pm. Successful applicants will be notified within 48 hours. 

Welcome to 2013 - a new year and a new challenge ...

January inspiration comes to you from ...  My Blue Angel by 3D chalk artist - Jenny McCracken.

 

Criteria – the use of chalk or the addition of wings on your entry

 or be adventurous and use both :)

 

A little about 3D chalk art

 

3D chalk art is also known as pavement art, street painting, anamorphic perspective, optical illusions and sidewalk art.

 

3D chalk art is traditionally produced directly on the ground. Images and footage of the artwork continue to spread a message online well after the work has been washed away. Traditionally it is a temporary art form but these days permanent artworks are produced on the ground and walls too.

 

No question - Chalk art is a crowd-stopper – a great choice for a centrepiece at all kinds of festivals! 3D chalk art can be supported with public are workshops and competitions.

 

3D illusions can be produced directly on the ground, on canvas, or other surfaces. When canvas is used the artworks can be used for multiple events. Posing in 3D artworks for photos is engaging way to interact with an audience and to reach a larger audience.

 

 

 

For more information on Jenny …

 

International Chalk art tour

 

Jenny McCracken talks chalk

 

 

and now some wonderful inspirational work from the first half of our amazing Creative Team members ...

 

Helene

 

Debi

 

Amanda

Sarah

 

 

Please upload the DIRECT link to your actual entry with the link tool on the LEFT by midnight on January 31st, 2013. We'd love to see your paper, digital, card or off the page submissions but please remember we appreciate original entries (you may combine with a sketch).

 

 

But wait there's more ..... please pop back oover the next week or two for some exciting announcements.  Things are happening on the ARTastic blog :)

 

 

 

November winners and some Christmas wishes ...

 

Congratulations to our November winners - this past month what we lacked in quantity we made up for in quality with some amazing layouts. 

 

Main winner (as voted by the team) - Maja Stokk

Curators Prize - Polly Libby

Random Draw - Di Hasthorpe

Creative Team (as voted by the team) - Julie

 

   

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank my brilliant Creative Team for all their beautiful creations this year and for their dedication and commitment. ARTastic would not function without them.

 

I'd also like to wish Chantelle all the very best as she is stepping down from the team this month. I am sure we will continue to see her amazing work popping up here and there. Thank you Chantelle for sharing a small piece of yourself with us.

 

Thank you also to our wonderful supporters - you make what we all do worthwhile. The Creative Team and myself wish you all a safe, happy Christmas and wonderful things for 2013.  Please come back and support us next year.

Introducing the lovely Sarah ...

Hi there,

 

I am a mum of 3 beautiful and busy children and wife to a Defence Force member which makes our lives very interesting, moving every 3 -4 years. We are living in the beautiful city of Adelaide at the moment which we call our home but come January we are off to Sydney for a couple of years.

 

Scrapbooking has become a great way to meet new people when I move around, and develop wonderful friendships.

 

I have now been scrapbooking for 11 years, since my first son was 6 months old. So much has changed in the scrapping world since then and I too have changed how I decorate a page. I, however, am still a very simple, little fuss scrapper. I love patterned paper and using it on my page, mixing the patterns and colours together to make the photos I take really stand out. Scrapbooking to me is about telling the story of the photo you have taken so when I am long and gone my family will have a pictorial record of the lives we lived. Most importantly I like having humour in my pages, putting a smile on some ones face who is looking at it, is a great reward.

 

To all the ARTastic Design Team and followers I thank you all for all your lovely comments you have left me over the year and I wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a fulfilling new year.

 

Sarah xxoo

 

http://lawlessrose.blogspot.com.au

 

 

 

Bloom where you are planted

 

Freeze Frame Liam

 

Short Story

 

 

I hope you can find time in this busy month to join us in our love of bright and bold patterned paper.  We'd love to see your creations.

 

 

Now how did that happen? It's December!

Our December inspiration will come to you from canvas and body artist, Emma Hack, and is hosted by our creative team member Sarah.
 

Added Criteria - large, bold patterned paper or paint
 

A little about Emma Hack
 

Adelaide-based artist, Emma Hack, has been exhibiting extensively throughout Australia since 1999. Through a combination of painting on canvas, body painting and studio-based photography, Emma's works evoke a rich array of visual narrative and magical realism.

Emma's recent collaboration on Gotye's 'Somebody That I Used To Know' has seen her profile skyrocket with the single in UK, Europe and US charts and over 100 million hits on YouTube.

http://www.emmahackartist.com/artist.php

 

and now some beautiful inspiration from our creative team ...

 

Sarah

 

Chantelle

 

Elaine

 

 

Helene

 

Amanda

 

 

Shazza

 

 

Debi

Julie

Jane

 

 

Please upload the DIRECT link to your actual entry with the link tool on the LEFT by midnight on December 31st, 2012. We'd love to see your paper, digital, card or off the page submissions but please remember we appreciate original entries (you may combine with a sketch).

 

Due to my imminent departure for a family vacation the winners for November will be revealed a little earlier this month on the 9th December.  Please pop back and see us then.

More November inspiration and announcing our October winners ...

We'd love to see some more entries - come on ladies this really isn't hard.  Fabric can be ribbon, a scrap of material  or even a store bought fabric embellishment.  Stitching can be as simple as sewing on a button or putting some running stitch around your photo.  Give it a try !!


Some more delightful November inspiration from our talented team ...

Elaine

 

Julie

 

 

Shazza

 

Jane

 

 

 I hope these lovely pieces inspire you to create an entry for November.  All details for this months challenge located HERE and to the top left.

 

Congratulations to our wonderful October winners.  Please contact me with your postal details so I can arrange for your prizes to be sent to you.

 

Our November inspiration ...

comes to you by the very talented fabric artist Kay D. Haerland with her gorgeous art quilt Under the Canopy.  (yes people, this is a quilt!!).

 

Additional criteria - fabric and stitching

 

 

A little about Kay D Haerland

 

"We have a very International household. Growing up in unspoiled New Zealand, I developed a strong love of nature, which I share with my Norwegian-born husband Bård. We have lived in several European countries, and in Pennsylvania, USA, for 20 years. That was where my quilting journey started.... and it is now well into another phase with our family move to Australia, continuing our International lifestyle. Our son David was born in England, and is now here in Australia with us.
Nature is a constant source of inspiration for me. There I find endless variety of shape and texture, all with its own innate logic of geometry and coloration. My quilts are often intricately realistic in detail, and require a lot of research.

After more than 20 years of quilting, - this whole field is more fascinating than ever. It even seems to change faster all the time, with new ideas and means of expression,- stretching the borders and embracing the entire creative spectrum.

Art Quilts are my passion today, and my development has taken me from traditional quilts to pictorial quilts, miniatures and abstract, with an emphasis on surface embellishment. I have no formal art or textile training, but I sure have been to a great school of experience. I also enjoy teaching, which is remarkably rewarding."

If you would like to see some of Kay's quilts up close and personal, she is holding a solo exhibition at the Gosford Regional Art gallery from December 1st until January 9th.
 

Gosford Regional Art Gallery
36 Webb St,
East Gosford, NSW 2250 (1½ hrs North of Sydney)

 

For further information please see Kay's website.


And now some wonderful inspiration from the first half of our Creative Team ...

Helene

 

Sarah

 

Amanda

 

Chantelle

 

Debi

 

 

Please upload the DIRECT link to your actual entry with the link tool on the LEFT by midnight on November 31st, 2012. We'd love to see your paper, digital, card and off the page submissions but please remember we appreciate original entries (you may combine with a sketch).

 

Don't forget to pop back on the 15th when we will reveal more inspiration from our talented team and also announce the winners for October.

 

 

Until then ... Happy scrapping!

 

More inspiration ...

from our Creative Team.

Shazza

 

Mixed Media Flower Tutorial

 

Elaine

 

Elaine used layered fabric and paper to create her flowers.

 

 

Julie

 

Julie used stamping to create her flowers.

 

 

Jane

 

Yo-Yo tutorial

 

 

 

 

Many congratulations to our September winners.

 

Angie Budden - Scrap Therapy Voucher

Chris Sexton - Curators Prize

Jacki Edwards - Random Draw Prize

 

Julie - Creative Team winner

 

Could you please contact me with your postal details so I can arrange for you to receive your prizes.

 

 

 

 

Introducing the delightful Chantelle ...

Hello,
I'm a mum to four boys and wife to a wonderful man. We live in Busselton, a pretty sea-side town in Western Australia. My family provides me with inspiration to scrapbook - their handsome faces will often grace my pages. I enjoy the whole process: from taking the pictures, to planning the page, to playing with pretty papers and embellishments. My style has evolved over the years. I love seeing the new styles of papers that come out and enjoy keeping up with new techniques. I like to tell the story behind my pictures, but also really enjoy the arty side to scrapbooking - my pages will include paint, ink, mist and texture. My style of scrapbooking often depends on what challenge I'm playing along with or collection of papers I'm working with. I love to share what I create - you can view all my work at: Chantelle's Creative Space
 

Scrapbooking provides many opportunities and I've met some wonderful people who inspire me. I'm fortunate to be on a few design teams and I love the challenges they provide.

 

Here is a sample of my scrapbook pages:

 

 

 

 

Please join Chantelle and  ARTastic creative team in this months challege.  You might like to view her wonderful step by step tutorial to see how she put her gorgeous mixed media piece together and create your own to share with us.

 

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Our October inspiration ...

will come to you from mixed media artist, Liza Posar and is hosted by our creative team member, Chantelle.

Criteria - handmade flowers

 

 

 

A little about Liza Posar.

 

Liza was born in Melbourne in 1960 and studied Fashion/Textiles at Strathfield School of Textiles, Sydney 1984-87, and for a number of years worked in the fashion industry. She then started exploring different mediums and found that it gave her the freedom to express herself on canvas using a visual language that brings together drawn images of fantasy, reality, collaged images and the written word. When creating she uses watercolours, acrylics, fabric, chalks, inks, oils, markers, decorative paper, stickers, glitter and found objects and many more. Her funky, shabby artwork is based on everything that inspires her everyday: people, nature and life. Liza's work has been published in various Australian papercraft magazines and has exhibited in a number of exhibitions.

http://www.artsconnect.com.au/artists/mixedmedia/lizaposar.htm

 

And now some wonderful inspiration from our talented ceative team.

 

Chantelle

 

Please see Chantelle's step-by-step tutorial on how she put this amazing canvas together HERE.

 

  

Sarah

 

If you would like to see how Sarah made these delight flowers please view her tutorial ...

 

Amanda

 

... the handmade flowers are easy peasy, basically just layer a dyed doily with paper flowers and add a blingy centre and voila ,a gorgeous flower.

 

 Helene

 

... My handmade flowers are doodled and covered with paint.

 

 

Debi

 

 

I have used a Prima Mixed Media canvas album.

I gesseod my album, then glimmermisted with two colours, drying between each layer as I wanted a soft muted effect. Then I added some colour sprinkles for a touch of extra pink.

 

I certainly had fun adding my embellishments, including my handmade flowers. I watched the tutorial below, and this technique is what my flowers are based on. 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xDyPJ1xjy4
 

I had purchased a scrap of lovely fabric long ago, but I actually don’t know what it is…slightly heavier that chiffon, but still flowy & soft, and using the heat gun on this was so easy. The edges of the fabric melted so quickly, using my trusty pliers made things easier. I have added a photo of the goodies I used as well. I stitched only 2 or 3 layers together, as they were gloriously curled& looking lovely!

 

Please upload the DIRECT link to your actual entry with the link tool on the LEFT by midnight on October 31st, 2012. We'd love to see your paper, digital, card and off the page submissions but please remember we appreciate original entries (you may combine with a sketch).

 

Happy scrapping!