Easter brooch cards by Sarah

Hello crafty friends, Sarah here showcasing some of the gorgeous new Easter acrylic pieces by Memory Maze.

For these simple Easter brooch cards, using Helmar quick dry adhesive, I adhered the Memory Maze brooch pins to the back of the coloured acrylic piece. Have you seen the amazing range of acrylic colours from Memory Maze? Be sure to ask your reps all about this.

The pieces used for these cards are the acrylic cross, the Bunny Easter Rabbit, and the Easter egg. Let's take a closer look;

The cards are a Kraft base and have been stamped in grey ink using the Memory Maze easter stamps - Easter Blessings and Happy Easter.

I hope you enjoyed this project and will try the Memory Maze sentiments to add value to your crafty projects. If you are interested in any of the Memory Maze products, be sure to contact your local craft store or Memory Maze for your local stockist where we can place our local sales reps in contact with them.

Product Highlight: Stars, dots and spots

Hello crafty friends! What would be one of the most versatile shapes to use on your crafty projects? Stars! Whether they are big, small, made of different materials, they are one shapes that stands the test of time!

Today we take a look at some of the most popular products that Memory Maze has involving stars....well also dots and spots, but mainly stars! The image above is the round rubber stamp (37x37mm) designed by Memory Maze. Let's jump right in....though I should mention that there are many more products online here.

In regards to stencils, we have the 100x100mm pocket stencils, all the way up the 13x15 inch star stencil, suitable for the largest of gel plates. A multi photo star frame is a popular choice - great for a full page layout or an off the page project.

Another option for your projects is a background star stamp and some chipboard, wood or acrylic stars, as pictured below. These are great for cards, layouts, off the page projects etc.

If you are interested in any of the Memory Maze products, be sure to contact your local craft store or Memory Maze for your local stockist where we can place our local sales reps in contact with them.

New Product Release: Pocket Pieces

Hello crafty friends,well the children are well and truly back to school now and I bet you've got some 'Back to school' or First Day photos to scrap...right? Well check out the new Pocket Pieces release from Memory Maze.

The Pocket Pieces range was designed especially with pocket scrapbookers in mind. For Project Lifers, the search for pieces to go with their layouts is often difficult and themed products are often sought after. This first release of Pocket Pieces is a school themed kit and we are please to say any of the acrylic pieces can be made in an array of new colours now in stock! The Back 2 School piece shown above is in Fushcia....it's it gorgeous! Lets take a look at the other pieces in this release;

In addition to these amazing pieces, we have acrylic numbers which flow right on with the school theme. For example, Grade 5 or 2018 spelt out with these acrylic numbers. These can be purchased online here. The numbers are 100mm high and are great for card making and off the page projects also.

If you are interested in any of the Memory Maze products, be sure to contact your local craft store or Memory Maze for your local stockist where we can place our local sales reps in contact with them.

Fun in the Sun Mixed Media layout with Sarah

Hello crafty friends, Sarah with you today with a fun scrapbooking layout using some gelli prints and this amazing title, stencils and stamps from Memory Maze!

This layout is of my youngest son at the beach when we were holidaying at Mallacoota. Whilst the day was sunny but not particularly hot, he enjoyed wading in the rock pools and playing on the sand with his brother. I just love this photo. The title 'Fun in the Sun' can be found online here. I painted this black and applied Dimensional Magic to create a shiny finish.

If you haven't seen gelli printing before, be sure to google it and check it out. There are many YouTube clips demonstrating the fabulous projects you can make. Using a gel plate which enables you to create a unique mono print with out a printing press.For this layout I used an 8X10 inch plate. You use various paints on the gel plate with stencils, stamps etc and make prints on paper. Once of my favorite papers to print on is deli paper and this is what I've used for this layout.

Deli paper is a semi-translucent, thin paper that works well with layers and on various projects. As I use my gel plate, I use deli paper to roll my brayer on to off load any excess paint. As you can see by the pictures below, I have created quite a stash of it.

These papers are delightful on their own as you layer (and brayer) the colours on. They are also fabulous torn up and used on layouts, cards and in art journals. Some of my favorite Memory Maze stencils used in designing the paper for this layout are the All Hearts, Checkerplate, Skin 1 and Diamonds. The range of these 8X8 inch stencils can be found here.

I tore pieces of the deli paper and adhered it to my background cardstock using Gel Medium. It is important to put gel medium on to the background cardstock, position the piece of deli and then put more gel medium on top of the deli paper - thats what helps it have a translucent effect once dried. I also used some Colour Blast paste through the Glass Bits stencil.

Once dry, apply stamping with black ink to create further texture to the background. I used Memory Maze background and composition rubber stamps - the range can be sought here here. Some of my go-to favorite background stamps are the Grunge xxx, spots, Vintage background spits and spots and Vintage peace.

Lastly I mounted my photo on to black cardstock and adhered it to the layout. I hope you enjoyed this layout tutorial and will give gelli printing a go - all you need is your Memory Maze stencils, stamps and a gel plate! If you are interested in any of the Memory Maze products, be sure to contact your local craft store or Memory Maze for your local stockist where we can place our local sales reps in contact with them.

Shabby Chic Clock by Suzanne Franin

Hey Everyone Suzanne here

I created this Shabby Chic clock using the Vintage Bird Cage from the Memory Maze store (check with your local store and make sure they stock them)

I created a YouTube video of the process so please give me a thumbs up and if you haven't subscribed please do I'd really appreciate it xx

I love shabby chic it's so feminine and pretty and of course i get to use flowers 

I used Ranger Oxides to paint the little flowers and leaves on the Prima frame just to give a little bit of colour 

Well I used Ranger Oxides to colour everything from metal to the stenciled heart on the background board 

  

 

Product I used -

Vintage Bird Cage

The oxide colours I used were -

Tattered Rose

Squeezed Lemon

Peeled Paint

Mermaid Lagoon

and the bird cage was coloured with White Gold Art Alchemy Wax

Thanks for visiting and I hope you will come back soon xx

New product release: Easter range

Hello crafty friends, have you seen the new Easter release from Memory Maze? Wow! The coloured acrylic is now in stock and is looking fabulous!

The range can be found online here. As pictured above, the new Easter eggs, cross and bunny are great for card making, Easter craft activities, scrapbook layouts etc. Upon ordering on the website, you can easily select which colour you would like to purchase. The new drop down boxes on the site now make this simple! Let's take a look at the new acrylic range.

Aren't those little chicks adorable! Memory Maze also has a new Paw Prints stencil and Easter bunny paws (available in chipboard or wood) for all your Easter crafting needs. The bunny paws are great for putting on the flor, adding powder or flour to and the image of the 'easter bunny' being in your home becomes real! They are also great for painting, decorating and using for Easter layouts and projects.

If you are interested in any of the Memory Maze products, be sure to contact your local craft store or Memory Maze for your local stockist where we can place our local sales reps in contact with them.

Elegance-by Leanne Nankervis

Hi Everyone!
Leanne here to share another project with you today from Memory Maze Chipboard. I'm sharing a layout with you today, a little mixed media vibrant red page. With this gorgeous ballet photo of my friends daughter, such a cutie she is! and I love all the props they use in their end of year photo shoots.

Elegance

I have used a Memory Maze chipboard frame in behind my photo, I embossed in white and cut the frame in half. And I staggered it either side of my photo.

Close up of the Elegance title, I embossed in the same white powder. I then water coloured the bottom of her dress and added some lovely red beads along the bottom of the dress.

Memory Maze supplies used:

Vintage small frame

Title Elegance

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

cheers
Leanne Nankervis

Memory Maze Design Team 2018