Hello World .. tis me Janet ..

Its been a while, how are you ?

Life has been a roller coaster of changes, interruptions and patience building exercises for the past 2 years but I am dipping my toes back into the blogging world. I have missed it.

I am still scrapbooking and playing with mixed media and resin.  Albeit, the resin making is now purely for my own work and not for sale. I have soo much that needs a new home but am short on time and would rather spend that time creatively than fulfilling orders. In fact, if your after some FREE resin embellies, send me a message with your details and then I will provide an address so you can a stamped self addressed envelope with another inside it that is addressed to you and also stamped with $4 of stamps (no bigger than A5 size please) - so I can send you some goodies back - for nothing but some stamps! .. you dont need to tag me in your creations, but I wont say not to being able to see what you use it for. Open for Residents of Australia Only and offer closes 30th November 2020.

In my hiatus I have discovered a LOOOVE of kits, and how they all look some wonderful and blend so well. I may or may not (shhh) have purchased a few in the recent Cocoa Vanilla sale for NSD Day. To go with the ones I had from the Scrappery and Kitaholic Kits. If you have a super efficient way of storing them that wont cost me as much as a kit, drop me a comment below. Right now they are all stored seperately in 12" plastic envelopes.

In the meantime, I will get back to the safety of my covid-safe world and play with some paint today. I hope to share a few layouts over the next few days depending on how the weather goes for taking the pics.

Cheers

Janet

Product Post!

I figured it was about time that I started showcasing The Resin Rainbow's product line in my blog making it even easier for you to see and purchase rather than going to a seperate website to do so.

yes I know I could create a seperate blog that is just for this purpose but by having it all in one, you can see how I have also used the products making it more fun and interesting for you and less work for me by having to keep 2 blogs running!

There will be a tab at the top of the blog that says STORE.. and in here you will be able to see almost everything that can be purchased available.

More than happy to take requests and custom orders. I am working on a way to add variations to each product as your purchasing to add colour so you dont need to me to send you a message asking what colour/s you would like!

For now, you can also view & purchase The Resin Rainbow's products on Etsy. 

 

cheers

Janet

White ..with 1 challenge .. Creative Team Entry .. Teal Sequins

It's halfway through the year already! .. so much to do, so little time. 

This layout almost made itself, I wanted to do a layout based on my daughter and her best friend. They are inseparable and spend not only each day together at school but cheating on messenger every day after school. They are 2 peas in a pod and we are lucky that they have found each other. This is friendship that will exist for their lifetimes, no matter what the future brings.

Along with the colour of Teal  Sequins for this month, we also had to incorporate a sketch!
I didnt follow the sketch exactly but thats the whole idea, to use it as a guide! You can see the similarities between the sketch and my layout - cant you?

Urrrgh! the colours on this layout look amazing when your seeing the original, but taking a picture of it was an absolute nightmare! .. after 12 attempts and some photoshop fixing - i gave up!  The below cropped images of the layout are very true to colour but it just wasnt working!

Items Used:

Celtic Lace Border (cut in half) from The Resin Rainbow.. 

Resin Flowers from The Resin Rainbow.. 

Alphabet letters from The Resin Rainbow.. 

White bespoke flower 

Hashtag or plant leaves from The Resin Rainbow.. 

Heart Shape from The Resin Rainbow.. 

butterfly from The Resin Rainbow.. 

various cards etc from my stash. 

Wood pieces from Corbett Creations

Have a great June!

SUYS Feb Design Team Entry

Welcome to February! .. had lots of fun playing with the challenge at Show Us your Stuff for this month!

 

I started with a swipe of silver paint using a brayer, then I added some 'sunshine' colourblast texture paste over the top using a very vintage HS dots 'mask'. Did some searching for a pattern paper with a cute border edge that I added on. 

Somewhere in the middle of the night, I had the idea to add some silver/grey crepe paper as a sewn ruffle border to the side. 

After that the colours just came just happened. I went for a pastel pallete with baby pink, lemon, mint, cream and a pop of colour using a white/black spotty card. All cards came from my stash of ephemera. 

I received a new mold for The Resin Rainbow .. just as I was starting this layout and knew I was going to incorporate it somehow. So I cut up a part of the bespoke flower and pushed them into spot. 

Items Used:

Bespoke Flower layer in white (cut up) by The Resin Rainbow.. 

Cabbage Flowers by The Resin Rainbow.. 

tiny resin roses by The Resin Rainbow.. 

cream Bow by Rainbow Splendour

Black/white enamel dots by The Resin Rainbow.. 

Hexagon Clip by Rainbow Splendour 

Silver grey heart by The Resin Rainbow.. (from the happy birthday alphabet range)

paper flowers all by D-Lish Scraps. 

'Sunshine' colour paste by ColourBlast Australia  

 

That's about it for now .. be sure to check out what the rest of the DT have done with this seriously fun challenge this month - and get yours in, you still have 2 days!

Rainbow Splendour are the sponsor this month so you dont want to miss out on your chance to win some of her amazing handmade products!

Happy Scrapping
Janet
xx

White .. with 1 January - Princess Pink

Happy 2017!

What a gorgeous colour 'princess pink' is and how nice it is to use such a easy colour! 

Wasn't a hard task choosing an image his month, given the plethora of pics I have of my girl!

Products used on this layout
Pink Waffle Heart
Pink Camera
Mini Blooms Kit
Mini Cabbage Roses (black)
Bubbles Layer (cut up in black and clear)
Scallop Border Layer
Pink Bow 

IN OTHER NEWS::: 

In case you haven't heard (or you have been living under a rock made of resin, like I tend to do). The Resin Rainbow has proudly become a major sponsor for White..with 1. Each month a mystery kit plus the matching alphabet will be given out as a prize to a lucky entrant of the challenge! ..

This is what is in the January Kit, they are still available for $10each inc post in Australia if you would like one.

Now that you have seem mine, go and check out the rest of the Creative team's work and get started on your own so you can go in the running to win a FREE Kit of Resin Embellishments from The Resin Rainbow .. 

Happy Scrapping!

WW1 December Creative Team - Green Flash

It wasnt hard to work out what I was doing with this amazing green!.. it is the exact colour as my sons soccer uniform and I hadnt got to documenting his soccer addiction until then!

 

 

Items used:
Green Tree Layer from The Resin Rainbow
Green Camera from The Resin Rainbow
8mm Black/White and Green/White striped dots from The Resin Rainbow
Green Ball Chain Beading from The Resin Rainbow
Hashtag Chipbaord from ScrapFX.
Cross Background Stencil from Craft Giraffe


Now that you have seen mine, you still have plenty of time to get your entry in and to see what everyone else has been doing with this amazing colour!

Merry Christmas & Happy Scraping!
Janet
xx

White .. with 1 November Creative Team .. Niagara

I had a ball playing with Niagara this month and had the perfect image for it.

Its a pic of someone I love very much doing his amazing job as a photojournalist for the defence force. For security reasons (much like a dentist lol) I had to blur his face out but you get the idea still. He looks damn handsome in his service dress uniform. Pic was taken earlier this year in Belgium at the Anzac Day celebrations to comemorate 100 years since WW1. You can see some of his amazing work on the defence force you-tube channel if your interested.

A quick breakdown of the embellishments used:

Clear Hexagon Layer by The Resin Rainbow

Blue Resin Frame by The Resin Rainbow

Blue Resin heart (part of a set of 7)  by The Resin Rainbow

Blue Resin Cabochon Flower  by The Resin Rainbow

Blue Resin Alphabet  by The Resin Rainbow

Blue Resin Picket Fence by The Resin Rainbow

Flowers from D-Lish Scraps

Doily part of the last d-slish scraps 'just add paper" kit 

Now go and check out the rest of the Creative Team and get your crafty hat on to start on yours!

Have a super Month!

Cheers

Janet xx 

White.. With 1 October 2016 - Creative Team submission - cayenne.

Had such a ball playing with Cayenne this month. It was a great shade of red which leant perfectly to this image of my daughter on her last day of school a few years ago before we moved states/schools.
She was not a happy little reindeer at all.

The colour for this months challenge is .. 

Items used are:
parts of the Resin Border set by The Resin Rainbow
Red Sprinkles by The Resin Rainbow
Black/White Stripe Dots by The Resin Rainbow
Red Spotty Heart Pin by Rainbow Splendour

Now go and check out what the rest of the Creative Team have done this month and get some inspiration to work on your own!

Cheers
Happy Scrapping
Janet
xx

September SUYS DT layout ..

Welcome to September! .. This year is just flying by way to fast! .. 

This month we are using this super easy sketch, designed by Krisy, along with mixed media in our DT layouts. Not that mixed media is much of a challenge for me. 

Also don't forget to include your handmade item!

The winner of the challenge for September will receive an awesome prize pack from DT member Krisy! 

Have 

Krisy shares her art under the name Popleopod. You can find her on Facebook and Instagram.

Here is my contribution, it started with some gesso on the background, then I added some gorgeous minty thick washi tape and flowed some jade acrylic paint in swirls on the background. Added some chevron acetate and lots of goodies from my real/mint stash. 

I then layers plenty of resin craft embellishments from The Resin Rainbow in teal to make the picture pop. Don't ever be afraid of mixing your colours, sure they were not all the exact same colour, but they are all part of he green colour family so they all blend in beautifully! 

Here are the supplies from the page:

Lace Inspired set of 2 resin borders by The Resin Rainbow (cut up)

Jewelled Shapes in diamond, heart, tear drop and triangle pattern by The Resin Rainbow. 

Wooden heart pin by Rainbow Splendour

Paper Flowers by Delish Scraps. 

Now that you have seen mine, go check out what the rest of the DT have done and have a go yourself.

Have a super month & happy scrapping! 

Janet xx

WW1 August Creative Team Layout ..

I'm not sure if you know this .. But I LOVE yellow. It's such a gorgeous happy colour. It's so easy to use and works so well with so many other colours (grey, silver, blue, red, teal). I literally jumped and clapped like a child when I realised that this month we were using Yellow Up!

The sponsors for this month are 

 And here is my contribution.. 

Items used:

Background is Colourpaste 'Sunshine' By Colourblast Australia. 

With grey/black inked smoothed over it. 

Yellow hexagon resin border sheet (cut up) by The Resin Rainbow

Yellow Medium Doily (cut in half) by The Resin Rainbow

Yellow Stars by The Resin Rainbow 

Yellow diamonds from the Jewelled shapes pack by The Resin Rainbow

yellow roses by The Resin Rainbow  

White happy cloud button from my stash

Black sprinkles by The Resin Rainbow 

Chipboard hashes by Crafty Chipboard

have you taken a look at what the rest of the creative team have done with this gorgeous colour? .. click on this link and go check them out and then submit your own! 

Enjoy your month! .

Happy Scrapping

Janet 

xx

White.. With 1 August challenge - magenta purple

I will start by saying I'm not a fan of purple at all. Too dark for me. I'm all about the bright colour's, lots of layers and plenty of texture! .. 2 out of 3 on this layout was there!

So to rid myself of the darkness, I rolled on a layer of burgandy paint mixed with gesso, then i toned it down with plenty of white paint mixed with golden gel mediums 'glass bead gel' mixed into it. It came out a messy, grundy, bumpy mess. 

Then it was time for some tyre track circles using big circular hand sweeps on the page & Flutterby Designs black acrylic paint and i have added plenty of layers using bits from my stash and my store - The Resin Rainbow.

Items used: (click on the words to go straight to that product in the store/s)

Black picket fence by The Resin Rainbow

Burgundy resin stars by The Resin Rainbow

Celtic lace resin border (cut into 3 parts) by The Resin Rainbow

8mm size black/white resin dots by The Resin Rainbow

Hair clip by Rainbow Splendour 

Wood veneer happy face in the 'mixed emotions' kit by rainbow splendour 

Thanks for looking, now don't forget to go checkout the rest of the amazing creative teams August work here and get cracking on your own challenge entry!

Happy Scrapping

Janet

Xx 

SUYS July Challenge - blue / winter

This month at SUYS took me a long way out of my comfort zone!  .. I don't work with Blue on a big scale like this - ever!  so this one had a me little bit stumped until I figured out i could make it my own!

So this was the challenge this month! 

and this was what I came up with!  .. certainly no snow or cold weather when we took this picture of us all in the pool in Malaysia earlier this year!  - hence the title 'no snow here'.

 

Products used: (click on the link to go to the items or website)

Curves & Swirls White resin border (cut in 2 peices) by The Resin Rainbow

Snowflake Decals are a cut up Heidi Swapp mask from at least 10 years ago. I misted with them and then cut them up to use as well. 

Dark Blue Flowers by The Resin Rainbow

Stick Pin by Rainbow Splendour in her mixed emotions kit

Now that you have seen mine, go check out the rest of the DT's amazing work and get cracking on your own!  you have 16 days left to enter!  

Happy Scrapping!

Cheers

Janet

White .. with 1 July Challenge - Island Paradise

Hello Everyone

Welcome to July!  .. how did that happen so fast ??

I absolutely love the colour for this month 'Island Paradise' it makes me think of sunshine, water, swimming and all things summer. It sure doesnt feel like summer right now in Brisbane Qld Australia with a high of 16deg! ..

 

The pics are of my youngest on a recent family holiday to somewhere very warm (Penang, Malaysia). He became a steam pork bun addict in no time at all and even figured out how to say it in Malaysian so that the sellers at the macaan stalls would give him an extra one for free!

Supplies Used:  (click on the link to go straight to the website to grab yours!).
Resin Scallop Border by The Resin Rainbow
Small Teal Rose is from The Resin Rainbow
Clear Camera is from The Resin Rainbow
Flair Button is from Funky Flair Studio

Now that you have seen mine, go check out what the rest of the incredibly talented team have done with this gorgeous colour!

Have a safe and warm July!
Happy Scrapping
Cheers
Janet
xx



 

SUYS March Challenge ..sponsored by Rainbow Splendour

I admit that this challenge at first had me a tad stumped. not for long though. I just needed more than 5 seconds to look at the challenge sketch and look at my images printed to find some that worked!

The sponsor this month is the amazing Rainbow Splendour! .. You can see all their amazing goodies here. 

As always I have gone with my own bright funky style using some paint and gesso with the TH 'faded dots' mask along with TH stains in mustard seed, blueprint sketch and cracked pistachio. 

I tore up some bright pink tissue paper and kinda roughly applied it with gel medium down the sides in a very rough way. In real life it's really bumpy and not at all smooth. The paper has a white star pattern through it but it didn't come out so well on scanning it.

The title is done with Thickers by Amy Tangerine in 'momento' font. I love how the teal colour pops with all the big stain splashes. 

Clear Triangles, teal flower and orange heart are by The Resin Rainbow (facebook & etsy store)

The Chevron Rainbow clip is by Rainbow Splendour.

The Red bird was also handmade many moons ago by Leanne Pearce from 

http://thepaintbrushgoesspottie.blogspot.com.au back when she had an etsy store. 

Well now that you have seen mine, show me yours! .. You can go to the Show Us Your Stuff blog for all the details and to upload your entry:) 

Enjoy Your Month! 

Cheers

Janet xx

WW1 March Challenge - lavender

When my girl and her bestie decided to go as gothic fairies for Halloween last year. I knew that this shot would be used eventually! .. It worked out perfectly for the lavender challenge this month!

Items listed are:

hand poured asterisk, butterfly, flowers, letters for 'gothic' and ball chain in lavender by The Resin Rainbow

Background flat layer scroll sheet, white heart, scroll at top and white bow are also by The Resin Rainbow

Paper flowers by D-Lish Scraps

Halloween Flair by Funky Flairs Studio

Now that you have seen my creation using this gorgeous colour, why dont you take a look at what the rest of the Creative Team have come up with!

Enjoy your month and happy Scrapping!

jx

White.. with 1 January Challenge–Treetop

Happy 2016 to you all!
This colour reminds me of sunshine and rainbows and Kermit! .. maybe its the green, its a very frog like green isnt it? The Rainbow Connection even.

As soon as I got saw colour I KNEW it was going to lean towards a nature/tropical type image and these ones from our last trip to Penang where we stayed at Golden Sand Resort at Batu Ferringhi were PERFECT!

Lots of fabulous pieces from The Resin Rainbow have been added and some diluted gelatos were used for the big green splash on the background. 

Click on the link for the direct link to the products in my store .. you can request whatever colour/s you like from the drop down list on each link.

• Continuing Circle Layer  (I cut it up to use on the page)
• Green Stars
• White Daisy
• Black Stars (from personal stash)
• Green Washi Tape (typo)
• Polaroid Frames (craft section at K-Mart)

Have you had a chance to check out what the rest of the CT have done with this amazing colour yet? here is the link so you can and then give it a shot and upload your own challenge entry too!
Cheers
Janet xx