Wish - Mixed Media Layout ~ Creative Embellishments February Challenge

Hi Scrappy Friends! It is February 1st, which means a new Challenge on the Creative Embellishments Blog! The challenge is as it typically is....be inspired by at least one element in the picture below and please let us know what you were inspired by in your post. The twist is white space. Do not forget to read the revised guidelines at the end of this post.

I was inspired by the circles in this month's photo and have used the Rings For So Many Things chipboard circles as a major design element in my layout. The circles were painted with a Jacquard Lumiere metallic acrylic paint in Halo Blue Gold. The title "Wish" (painted with Art Anthology Velvet Dimensional paint in Lagoon and then dry brushed with the Halo Blue Gold paint) is from the Dream Word Set - and I chose this title because my son is about to blow the fluff off the dandelion in this picture - which we always call making wishes.

I've used 13 Arts Faces of Spring papers and stickers for this layout and did some masking with a mixture of fibre paste and iridescent medium. I added some fine grit by 13 Arts in places and used 13 Arts pastel mists in turquoise and lime around the picture matting and to splatter the layout. 

Here are some close-ups and different angles!

Challenge Rules:

• Create a NEW project layout, mini album, tag, card, canvas, etc….as of February 1st 2016.
• Please add your entry to our InLinkz box below to be eligible for the prize. You have until the last day of each month 11:55 pm eastern time to enter.
• It is required that you mention in your blog post that you are playing along at Creative Embellishments together with a link back to our blog. Please make sure to reference our challenge. Please no back linking.
• Combining with other challenges is permitted.
• We would love to see you USE AT LEAST 1 CE product on your project but it isn’t required to play along. However everyone that does will get and extra chance at winning.
• WINNERS will have 2 weeks to claim their prize. The winner will be announced on this post the day after the challenge ends. Keep an eye out to see if you are a winner.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today - and I hope you'll play along with the February Creative Embellishments Challenge!

Winter - Mixed Media Layout

Hello Scrappy Friends! Today, I'm sharing a 'just for fun' layout I created using a kit I bought from the Flying Unicorn. The December 2014 kit included gorgeous papers from the 13 Arts "Cozy Evening" collection, along with some beautiful coordinated embellishments. I've paired these with some mixed media elements and flowers from my stash to create a snowy, winter layout - featuring an older picture of my son on the first snowy day of 2013.

Here are some close-ups! 

Thanks for stopping by for a peek at my layout! 

Happy Scrapping!

Little Treasure ~ Imaginarium Designs

My second project for Imaginarium Designs this month is a mixed-media layout that was inspired by this tutorial by the wonderfully-talented Aida Domisiewicz. I find myself using more and more mixed media on my layouts - it is so much fun - and the Imaginarium Designs Chipboard are perfect for this type of crafting since they are such good quality and stand up so well to multiple medias! I have called this layout Little Treasure - and the title piece is one of the Imaginarium Designs new release chipboards.

For the chipboard elements for this layout, I have used the title, the Tulip Flourish and one corner of the Anna Frame. I coated the chipboard with a light coat of gesso and then let it take on the colour of the media added to the layout. The pink tones on the flourish/corner are from Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals in Bodacious Blush and the darker grey on the title is from Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals in Midnight Rendezvous (both in the Totally '80s Magicals Pack). I also did some misting on the layout with Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Mist in Wild Honeysuckle Coral. The splatters are Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Mist in Cheshire Cat Cherry and diluted Distress Ink (re-inker) in Black Soot. Once I finished the misting/painting with the colours, I dry brushed some gesso on top of the chipboards and lace to help them stand out. Here are some close-ups:

I am entering this layout in the March Color Challenge at Lindy's Stamp Gang; I've used the top three colours in the palette part of this layout!

Imaginarium Designs Chipboard Used

Little Treasure - New Release Title

Anna Frame - IDFR0013 

Tulip Flourish - IDFL0007

Other Products Used: Patterned Paper -  13 Arts All is Love and Frosted Life collections; 13 Arts All is Love Stickers; Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso; ProArt Gesso; Lindy's Stamp Gang Starbursts - Cheshire Cat Cherry, Wild Honeysuckle Coral; Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals - Bodacious Blush, Midnight Rendezvous; Distress Ink (re-inker) - Black Soot; Lace - Tresors de Luxe Etsy; Tissue Paper; Golden Heavy Gel Medium.

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Thanks so much for visiting my blog today! Don't forget to leave a comment on my post on the Imaginarium Designs blog for a chance to win some fabulous Imaginarium Designs Chipboard!

Sweet {Kitten}

I have a new layout of our new kitten to share with you today. After the loss of our 18-year old cat  Teezer this month, we decided to get a new kitten and found this beautiful grey tabby, who we have named Sherlock. I took this picture of Sherlock on the day we brought him home and couldn't wait to scrap it - he is such a little sweetie! I am playing along with the challenge on the 13 Arts blog this month and used 13 Arts All is Love papers and lots of mediums to create this layout!

The 13 Arts Challenge was to use two different stamps, two different mediums and this sketch:

I kept my layout pretty close to the sketch and used Molding Paste with a Prima 12 x 12 stencil, Luminarte Sparkling H2O watercolours (background), black mist, soft lead artist pencil and three different Prima stamps designed by Finnabair. Here are some close-ups of the different elements included on the layout.

And here is a close-up of the photo cluster - so can you can see just how sweet our little Sherlock is!

I also used this layout to kick off my team's Round Robin this month at the Scraps of Darkness Forum!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I appreciate your visits and comments so much!

Perfect 10 ~~~Imaginarium Designs~~~

Hi There! Today I'm sharing the first of three projects I created this month for Imaginarium Designs (ID). Be sure to check my blog in a few days for details/close-ups of my other June projects for ID. First up is a layout, which I have called "Perfect 10". I've been meaning to scrap a picture of my son's precious little baby feet for years (he is nearly 3) - and finally got it done with this layout! Is there anything cuter than tiny baby toes?!?!?! I used the gorgeous 13 Arts "Frosted Life" collection for this layout -  I've been hoarding it and decided to finally use it. I love the combination of the soft tones of this collection with the black & white picture. This layout was also created for the June Round Robin at Scraps of Darkness (stop by the forum and join in on the fun - you don't have to be a kit subscriber to play along in their challenges).

I started out the layout by using a Crafter's Workshop 12 x 12 Template (Cubist) with some gesso in the centre of the base page. Then I did lots of layering of different "Frosted Life" papers. In addition to the ID Chipboards, I've used some bits of cheesecloth and some flowers from my stash as embellishments. I dabbed the flowers/leaves with gesso to mute the colours to blend with the overall muted tones of the layout.

I used half of the ID Criss-Cross Frame and did some trimming of the ID Cross-Hatch Heart and ID Lou's Heart Shapes to frame the picture and embellish the layout. I was so happy with how the chipboard pieces on this layout turned out - an experiment gone right (trust me I've had a lot go wrong....). First, I painted the chipboard with black acrylic paint, then I splattered them with watered down gesso, and, finally, I rubbed them with three different colours of gelatos to get the multi-toned effect.Here are some more close-ups of the ID chipboard pieces!

Imaginarium Designs Chipboard Used

Criss Cross Frame - IDDL0008

Cross Hatch with Centre Heart - IDDL0009

 

Lou's Heart Shapes - IDDL0015

 

Main Letter Set - Upper Case - Small - IDA0006

Numbers - IDN0001

Other Materials Used:  Patterned Paper - 13 Arts "Frosted Life" Collection - Found Sky, Cold Wall, Found in the Sky; Gelatos - Buttercream, Cotton Candy, Bubble Gum; Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso; Folk Art Acrylic Paint - Black; Crafter's Workshop 12x12 Template - Cubist; Flowers - Prima(?); Cheesecloth; Aleene's Tacky Glue; 3D Foam Adhesive

That is it for me today - I hope you liked my layout. Also, don't forget to stop by and leave a comment on my post on the Imaginarium Designs Blog for a chance to win some fantastic Imaginarium Designs Chipboard! Thanks for visiting my blog today - I appreciate your visits and comments so much!