Out and about - oh so much fun!

I have been getting out and about lots lately and just before you think that’s it I have some new dates and locations to share!  It is a bit of a list so you might want to grab a cuppa!  I'll also have a share below of some fun I've been having with one of my design teams!

Werribee VIC Saturday 8^th November

In just under 2 weeks I will be doing a local day of classes on Saturday November 8th.  I really didn’t want my local ladies to miss out on all the fun I have been having around the traps.   As it is local they get an extra special deal too – one can’t complain about that! 

We will be doing 3 classes over the day and the choice is yours as to how many you book into – how neat is that!  BUT and yes… wait for it… if you book into all 3 not only do you get a discount, but you will also go into a draw to win an amazing set of all the share dies we will have been using over the day!  That is over $200 worth!! 

Spots are filling quick, so if you are interested please e-mail me to secure your spot!   Classes are $35 per class or $100 for the full day! 

Here are some pics and information for the classes:

 Pheonix Arizona USA

Yes this time I’m not teaching, but will be learning lots!!  I am SO excited to be heading off to America with Spellbinders for their annual Design team retreat.  I pinch myself every day that this is happening and can’t wait to head over there again, learn lots, experience new things, squeeze in some sightseeing (hoping), get to know and bond with my team mates, and come back all inspired.  Must start getting packing seeing it is only 2 weeks away now! 

Sale VIC Saturday 22^nd November

When I get back from the US, the busy doesn’t stop.  Scrappy Chat Designs along with Sassy Scrappers are bringing me to Moe to teach another full day of classes!   The ladies attending will be spoilt with the opportunity to get their hands on some yummy products from the Sassy Scrappers shop while being inspired, learning new techniques and having fun with me in the classes.  Again we will be doing a WONDERFUL giveaway thanks to Spellbinders wonderful support for these events.  All you have to do is attend all 3 classes on the day to go into the draw to win a wonderful bundle of Spellbinders dies!    

Cost for this event is $40 per class

Sunbury VIC Thursday 27^th November 7pm

On a Thursday I will head to Bella Carta in Sunbury to teach a scrapbook page class (details will be coming shortly).  We will be having fun with some different techniques as always.  I really enjoyed being down there for their Opening Day and being invited back to teach a class.  So I hope all my local followers are excited for this treat, especially those out that way.    Class cost $35

Keysborough  VIC Sunday 30^th November

For those that love making cards I have another class happening, this time at Little Bits in Melbourne’s east.  I am SO excited to be teaching for the wonderful community of ladies that frequent this store.  We will be making 3 possibly 4 cards (details will be coming shortly) on Sunday November 30 – please call the store if you would like to book in.  Class cost is $35

I will also be doing a demonstration of Beck BT’s Tinby Designs Metallic Melts after the class, so be sure to pop in for that if not for the class as well. 

Ok….. now I can take a breath!  I sure have been busy getting out and about and I am looking forward to exciting new dates that are already been planned for next year!  I will be having a bit of a break from the teaching side over December and January for what is always special family time in my house.  So if you are not wanting to wait until next year to come to one of my classes, have a look as the dates above and contact to book in. 

If you are unsure of any contact details or simply want more information, just email me at orders.scrappychatdesigns@gmail.com and I will put you in touch if it isn’t myself taking the bookings J 

Now before I go… I want to share my take on this month’s D-Lish Scraps inspiration board.  I truly loved this board once again.  I love how it pushed me a little out of the square colour wise as well as with the fun products from the D-lish store.

And here is the inspiration board!  You still have time to play along so head here for all the details

how cute are these little bows you can get from D-Lish!  I adore that wire too!

 so many cute little flowers, perfect to accent my page.  The texture paste stencilling with The Crafter's Workshop stencil is such a beautiful detail

I hope to see you along somewhere where I'm teaching over the next month and in the mean time hope you enjoyed my take on the latest D-lish inspiration board.

Thanks for stopping by

& Happy Crafting!

xxxBeck

Hi it's Beck BT here today and I am so excited to be sharing another project for Ruby Rock-it.  I had so much fun creating this off the page project.

I really needed a clipboard for my classes and I thought, a beautifully decorated one would be JUST perfect!  Obviously I couldn't put too much on it as it would be handled and also needs to be flat to write on, but the Heritage collection papers were perfect for this adding interest without lots of bulk.

This is the clipboard I started out with - pretty plain and boring but at just over $3 I wasn't complaining as I got to turn it into something beautiful.

The wood decorative element really finished of this piece with the wood veneer, ribbon and bling trim and droplets, not to mention the stunning flowers!  I love that the collection had the perfect matching twine too to hold my pen to ensure it doesn't get lost

Ruby Rock-it Supplies used:

'Heritage' paper collection

'Country Cookin' twine pack

'Heritage' wood veneer

'Heritage' paper – Pretty Floral & Passing Time

Bella Floral – black lace and bling border

Bella Floral black and grey flowers

'Country Cookin' Droplets

I hope you enjoyed my share today and I have inspired you to create something a little different today to brighten up your world

Happy Crafting!

xxxBeck

Fun with Chameleon Color Tones pens

Recently I was asked by Chameleon to create some projects for them using their very exciting new pens.  For someone like me who is no image 'colouring' expert, I found blending a breeze with them!
As usual I've taken them a little 'out of the box' and used them on a card in a different way than colouring up an image.

Here is the card I made:

I love how the soft blending really accents this card!  

I created a video so that you can see the pens in action for yourself.  

Products used:

Chameleon Color Tone Pens used:

RD4 - Crimson Red

OR4 - Seville Orange

YL2 - Summer Sun

Spellbinders Dies used:

SCD-008 - Pierced squares

S4-428 Feathers

Tsukineko StazOn - Jet black

Paper Smooches sentiments stamp set

Bazzill Cardstock

Twine

Here is a detail pic so you can get up a little closer to my project today 

Check out more info on the pens on the website here

Also there is lots of inspiration up on the blog already here

Hope you enjoyed my share today and I've inspired you to create today

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

Stencil fun with The Crafters Workshop temlates

As promised, here I am back again with ANOTHER share!  This time for The Crafter's Workshop.  I really had so much fun creating this layout.

I created this project with lots of different elements and even took video of me creating it so that I could share a process video to you.

Head on over to The Crafter's Workshop blog for a link to the video.

Be sure to subscribe to the channel so that you can ensure you don't miss it when I add new videos.

Hope you are having a super crafty day or busy creating treasured memories.

Happy Crafting!
xxxBeck BT

Wedding layout - Spellbinders inspiration

Hi Everyone,

Seeing I have lots of posts going live today I thought I would share them all in one day - so you get to enjoy multiple posts!

This project I created for Spellbinders.  I am so excited to be sharing this new die set with you all.  It really is ANOTHER example of the beautiful dies that are Spellbinders.

Head on over to the blog post here to see how I created it with the help of step pictures.  Would love you to leave a comment letting me know what you think over there once you have had a read!

If you think that is all the shares for today... you are wrong... I will be sharing ANOTHER project WITH a video tutorial as well.  Stay tuned!

Happy Crafting!!

xxxBeck

Tutorial Tuesday: Friends Scrapbook page

Hi it's Beck BT here today and I am so excited to be sharing my very first Ruby Rock-it project today!  I am probably most well known for my Scrapbook pages, so I thought that would be perfect for today's tutorial.  I also thought I would spoil everyone with a video showing exactly how my page came together and some tips and hints along the way.

I fell in love with the 'Handi Scandy' collection as soon as I saw it and I knew it would be perfect for a picture of my friends and I recently taken when we went out for dinner :)  This collection was so easy to work with, especially how the decorative elements such as the flowers have a soft white outline making it VERY easy for fussy cutting!

 

Please enjoy a video tutorial watching this layout come together.  To ensure you don't miss when I post new videos, be sure to subscribe by clicking the 'subscribe button' - you can do this during the video as well.

Ruby Rock-it Supplies used:

'Handi Scandy' paper collection

Preferred Partner supplies used:

Spellbinders Basic Lattice die set S5-151

Spellbinders Font One Uppercase S6-009

Other Supplies Used:

The Crafter's Workshop Stencil - Alhambra

Tsukineko Versa Magic ink Pad in 'Night Sky'

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial today and I have inspired you to create and document those special memories.

Happy Crafting!

xxxBeck

Scrapbooking Memories cover!

Well it almost seems like old news now but I was SO excited and honored to see my layout featured on the cover of Scrapbooking Memories and I'm just getting a chance to share that with my blog followers.

And I wasn't the only one!

Here is a VERY excited boy who spotted the magazine at the local supermarket

I couldn't have been happier with how it looked all photographed and added to the cover of the magazine.  I can't say that I have submitted many layouts that 'fit' the cover criteria, as I don't usually scrap a photo 5 x 7" in size, but this photo felt perfect for that size and I'm now so glad I did.  You NEVER know what they are going to like/accept so you just have to give it a shot - which is what I did.

This layout was also our feature layout from the Snap shot kit, so if you would like to create your own version, I have a couple of kit left in the online store here.  The kit explores using Beck BT's Tinby Designs Metallic Melts, The Crafter's workshop templates and Imagine Crafts irRESISTibles in fun ways.

Here is the layout that was featured on the cover so you can see it a little more clearly

Hope you enjoyed my share today.

Happy Crafting!!
xxxBeck BT

D-lish Scraps monthly inspiration board challenge

I'm a little late sharing this one - lets just say it has been a VERY busy month!  I also have some very exciting stuff that has happened in the last few months that is timely I shared as well!  

To start though I thought I would share my layout I did for D-lish's Monthly inspiration board challenge with enough time to hopefully inspire you to have a go!

I just adore how this layout came with this mood board as inspiration:

I had fun playing with the products from D-Lish scraps i used the most beautiful paper bags in the most vibrant of colours you can get some of these in a variety of colours here.  I also used some of the sweet petites flowers that were just a perfect combination for this inspiration board and some
daisy beads as well.  You can find these products by clicking on them in the text but you can find many more divine products over at the website:  D-Lish Scraps

Of course I teamed up the above product with some of my favourites as well.

Firstly I used some Tinby Designs Metallic Melts in Pink Sorbet on the die cut circles for a little added texture

I used some of my favourite Spellbinders dies:

As well as a beautiful stencil from The Crafters Workshop Labyrinth 

Some other favourite products I used (told you it was a page full of favourites!) 

Bubbles background by IndigoBlu and also some Dandelion Fireworks by Imagine Crafts

Well I hope you enjoyed my share today and think about giving the challenge a go.  I also want to say a thank you to my friend Caroline who allowed me to take this picture of her adorable daughter!  

To head over to the challenge and link your entry up click here or on the inspiration board picture above.

Happy Crafting!

New post on The Crafters Workshop blog

Hi Everyone, quick share from me tonight before I head out to dinner with some dear friends!

Today I have a new post up on The Crafter's workshop blog complete with a video of the layout!  Head on over to check it out :)  link below

You'll have to head on over to the blog post HERE for the full layout picture - hope you enjoy learning some easy stencilling techniques!  

Oh and don't forget I'll be at Melbourne Paperific Expo August 29 - 31 at my Scrappy Chat Designs Stand and I'll also be teaching classes on stand, come past pick up a kit, do a class (limited spots available) or simply say hi - Would love to see you there!

xxxBeck

Spellbinders Design Team 2014-15

WOW I am so over the moon excited to share my amazing amazing news that I get to design for Spellbinders for another year.  It has been such a wonderful year of learning that I have cherished so so much, seeing my abilities grow beyond my belief.  It has gone WAY to quickly, so to be chosen to stay on and continue on this journey I can feel nothing but blessed to be one of the 10 designers working along side Spellbinders blog team who ALWAYS blow me away with each and every creation they make.

Over the next week Spellbinders are introducing the Design team one person a day.  All I can say is oh my goodness what a line up of amazing designers that I get to work with, be inspired by and get to know a whole lot better.  They are amazing each and every one of them.

Yesterday, the first designer was announced - Teresa Horner.  Not only is she the sweetest person you could meet, she is an amazingly talented artist that crosses all facets in our industry, she has such a beautiful style and I was fortunate to get to know her very well sharing a room last year at the retreat in Arizona in the US where we were spoilt with LOTS of fun, learning, product and tools, setting us up for an amazing year ahead.  So head on over to her blog to see her beautiful creations.  Also stay tuned on the Spellbinders blog for announcements daily featuring each designer for the year ahead.

Today I wanted to share with you a layout I created that really came to life with Spellbinders dies and my favourite Faber-Castell mediums.  I never thought I would have used these dies on a boy layout, but just seemed perfect for the feel I was going for. It is funny now as the dies used on this layout are some of my all time favourites!  I also created this layout while travelling in our caravan on summer holidays, and another reason why I LOVE my Spellbinders dies so so much, they give me embellishments when all I have on hand is paper to make them with!

I created a video which I haven't yet shared, so scroll down to see how the layout comes together!

Click 'watch in You Tube' to see full screen

I hope I have left you with some added inspiration today :)

If you are wanting to catch me in the flesh, keep scrolling to see where I'll be teaching over the next month in Melbourne Australia.

xxxBeck

Upcoming events

Lots have been happening at Beck BT HQ and wanted to take a moment to share some events that are not long away now.

I want to give a big shout out to Spellbinders and Scrapmatts who are generously sponsoring ALL the classes below - so if you want to come along and play with their yummy products, please book in!



Melbourne Paperific Expo

VERY limited spots are available in the classes below at Paperific which is only a few weeks away now, so if you are wanting to come along and have some fun with me, please get your bookings in. 

Mixed Media Fun Scrapbook layout

In this class we will be creating a mixed media layout full of layers and using some fun products including Faber-Castell Gelatos, Whipped spackle, Tinby Designs Metallic melts and more!   I will assist you in incorporating the right colours for you photo which does not matter about it's orientation and while I have used a 6 x 4 photo, a 5 x 7 photo would look divine too!  

Head on over to the Paperific website here for more details about the class as well as to book in (you need to scroll to the bottom for the booking form.

• Cost: $35
• Class Time: 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. daily
• Duration: 2 hours
• Further info: orders.scrappychatdesigns@gmail.com

Colour Your World Technique Filled Canvas Art 

In this class you will learn lots of mixed media techniques using products such as gel medium/decopage/modge podge, heavy bodied acrylic paint, Faber-Castell Gelatos, Whipped Spackle and transfer techniques to name a few.  You incorporate the colours you wish onto this one and there will be a few different examples for inspiration.  This is a free-style class where you get to drive your learning as well! 

Head on over to the Paperific website here for more details about the class as well as to book in (you need to scroll to the bottom for the booking form.

• Cost: $20
• Class Time: 12:30 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. daily
• Duration: 1 hours
• Further info: orders.scrappychatdesigns@gmail.com  

LOVE YOUR SISTER

Click here to know more about this amazing story and fundraising event.

WHEN: Friday 29th August - Sunday 31st August 2014
WHERE: Alpine ash mountain retreat - Toolangi, Victoria
COST: $320 per person - includes all meals and accommodation for 2 nights.

I will be teaching the scrapbooking page class above where you have a choice of colours to input into your page.  This is a wonderful cause that affects so many people that I am honoured to be given the opportunity to donate my class to, so I'd love some amazing support to help us raise lots of much needed funds!

EVENT DETAILS:

Alpine ash is on the northern edge of the stunning Yarra Valley, less than an hour’s drive from Melbourne.

This retreat is a Love Your Sister event aiming to spread the word about breast cancer, raise funds for the Garvan Research Foundation and provide the most rewarding scrapbook retreat possible!

Connie will be joining us for the weekend to share her story, scrapbook and have some fun! The retreat will start at 4pm on Friday 29th August and conclude at 2pm on Sunday 31st August. There will be loads of giveaways, competitions and great prizes.

Join in any or all of our free activities over the weekend, attend an exclusive scrapbooking or card making class with Beck Beattie or Kylie Obst or simply come to scrap and chat

I will also be joining ART is You mixed media Retreats - Mixed Media Roadshow in Melbourne:

Novotel Melbourne St Kilda - VIC

August 20 - 24th Teaching this wonderful mixed media canvas

I will be teaching a mixed media technique focused class along with the Lovely Linda.  Linda will be taking you through many techniques creating tags that feature each and every one of them, then in the afternoon you will join me to create a mixed media canvas learning to create texture and interest as well as leather embossing techniques.  You can even choose the beautiful MDF decorative window frame to finish off and feature your beautiful Art Piece.

Class cost:  $165 + $20 for the window frame if you wish to purchase it, which includes a special day of inspiring segments, divine lunch and personalised gift from Art-Is-You themselves!  

Book in by following this link here 

I hope you get to come along to one of these events, they are going to be SO much fun!
So for now, Happy Creating everyone!!