Love ~ Featuring My Cat Malcolm

I created this layout based on the Prima June BAP and using the Lindy's Stamp Gang June Color Challenge Palette. I promised myself I would start using up some of my stash - so I've used an older Prima paper collection, Tea Thyme, to create this mixed-media layout featuring my cat Malcolm. Here is my layout and the Prima Sketch and Lindy's Stamp Gang Color Palette that inspired it.

I've used Lindy's Stamp Gang Starbursts in  Cheshire Cat Cherry  and Shabby Turbine Teal, as well as Glitz Spritz in Steel Shimmer. 

I used a Prima Stencil and modelling paste as well as Finnabair's Matte Soft Gel mixed with two colours of Prima Finnabair Glitter on the background. I also added random stamping with two Prima stamps. I did lots of fussy cutting of the Tea Thyme papers, punched/cut out circle shapes from the paper as well as cut some random squares/rectangles. I then enhanced some of the cut out circles using glass beads. Here are some close-ups of the layout!

Thanks for stopping by for a peek at my layout! Happy Scrapping!

First Day of School - C'est Magnifique October Sketch

There is still time to participate in the C'est Magnifique October Sketch Challenge - be sure to stop by the C'est Magnifique blog for some more inspiration from the Design Team? Here is this month's sketch and my take on it using the C'est Magnifique October Kit. I used a photo of my son from his very first day of kindergarten this September!

Created using the Main Kit, Embellishment Add-on and Magnifique Mixed Media Kit.
Items from Stash: Prima Banner Paper-clip, 3rd Eye Leaf stamp, Burlap, Twine, Book Page, White Gesso, Black Archival Ink, Distress Ink - Vintage Photo, Dylusions Ink Spray - Black Marble.

Here are some close-ups!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!

You and Me ~ C'est Magnifique September Sketch

The September Sketch has been revealed at C'est Magnifique! The Design Team has done an amazing job creating some truly stunning layouts based on the sketch to inspire you - so be sure to stop by the C'est Magnifique blog to see the team's creations with this sketch.

Here is my layout based on the sketch using items from the September C'est Magnifique Kit, Embellishment Add-on and Magnifique Mixed Media Kit. I also used some blue mist (13 Arts Ultramarine Chalk Mist) and a Prima Brad from my stash.

And here are a few close-ups of my layout!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and I hope you'll join us at C'est Magnifique and play along with the September Sketch!

Remember ~ Scraps of Darkness

This is my first layout with the gorgeous Scraps of Darkness Perfectly Stunning Kit for June 2014. This will also be my last kit designing for Scraps of Darkness - I have had an amazing year with SOD and can't say enough about how wonderful Melinda (the owner) and the SOD/SOE Design Teams are - they have made my DT experience truly fantastic!

Now, to share my first layout - based on Suepup's Sketch for the June Kit. Here is my layout, using the kit's fantastic Marion Smith Designs Nirvana papers, Prima flowers and embellishments (Main Kit, Flower Add-on and stash) and the Art Anthology media included in the Colour Add-on.

And here is the June Sketch:

Rather than using paper for the large circle element in the background, I started out by masking a large clock face using a The Crafter's Workshop 12 x 12 Time Travel  template with the Art Anthology Velvet Dimensional Paint in Kona. I used the Tim Holtz Clockwork layering stencil (previous SOD kit) with the same paint on the right side of the layout. Once that had dried, I used the Prima Stain 12 x 12 Mask and misted the background page with the Art Anthology Mocha Colorations Spray. Then I started layering my torn and distressed papers along the bottom, adding in some drywall tape and pieces of Tim Holtz Tissue Tape (Sketchbook pack). Once that was in done, I did some more masking in a few places using The Crafter's Workshop 12 x 12 Well Rounded template with the Art Anthology Stone Effects Dimensional Medium  in Sandstone and then some stamping with black ink and a mesh stamp. The last bit of layering was the distressed matting for the photo and the fussy-cut clocks. As a final touch I did some splattering using Liquitex Ink in Carbon Black. To complete the layout, I added the photo, the Prima Flowers and Embellishments and included a chipboard heart from my stash that I painted with the Kona paint. Here are some close-ups!

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today - I appreciate your visits and comments so much.

Happy Scrapping!

You ~ Imaginarium Designs and Page Drafts

Imaginarium Designs has teamed up with Page Drafts as a sponsor for the One of a Kind Challenge for the month of May and, as an Imaginarium Designs DT member, I got to play along with the challenge reveal.

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CHALLENGE CRITERIA

Its all about celebrating that

'ONE OF A KIND'

extraordinary someone, something, experience or event!

THEME

You can of course scrap about your beautiful mother, the experience and wonderment of motherhood or maternal bonds that are the glue that keeps your family together, but lets keep that optional. You may instead want to scrap about something extraordinary or that special something because its unique and there is nothing else quite like it. Or alternatively you could include the phrase 'ONE OF A KIND' in your title work, journaling and or quote.

PICK A TEMPLATE

You must use one of the 5 sketches from the 'ONE OF A KIND' Page Drafts Release #30.

You may rotate the sketches any which way your heart desires however your creation must remain as close as possible to the original sketch design. 

NB: You are more than welcome to submit more than one page, digital, traditional, cards and canvasses are all welcome so long as your project clearly shows a sketch has been used from release #30.

FOR FULL Challenge Details and to see ALL the sketches - visit the Page Drafts Blog!

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Here is my layout for the challenge and the sketch that inspired it!

I've used a combination of Kaisercraft Basecoat and Art of Life papers, as well as some Timeless Tags Collectables on the layout, along with some crumpled sewing pattern paper for texture/dimension. The Imaginarium Designs chipboard pieces were first painted with white (banner/butterflies) or black (Title) gesso and then I used Lindy's Stamp Gang Moonshadow Mists in Bucket o' Blood Red and Buccaneer Bay Blue to mist/splatter them. I have also used white gesso and the mists on the background, with additional splatters of the white/black gesso. I finished the layout by adding some white thread and some flowers/wood elements from my stash. Here are some close-ups!

Imaginarium Designs Chipboard Used

Butterfly Border 1

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Just You

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Banners

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Other Products Used

Patterned Paper - Kaisercraft - Basecoat  and Art of Life; Kaisercraft Timeless Tags collectables; Kaisercraft Art of Life collectables sewing pattern; white gesso; black gesso; Lindy's Stamp Gang Moonshadow Mists - Bucket o' Blood Red and Buccaneer Bay Blue; Farmhouse Paper Company Flowers;  Studio Calico Lemon Lush Wood Veneers; White Thread. 

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Thanks so much for visiting my Blog today - be sure and play along with the Page Drafts challenge this month for a chance to win some amazing Imaginarium Designs Chipboard!

Here (and) Now ~ Scraps of Darkness Design Team Reveal Part I

Hello Scrappy Friends and welcome to Part I of my Scraps of Darkness Design Team Reveal with the incredible February 2014 A Touch of Grey Kit! My first share today is my layout based on Suepup's February SOD Sketch.
Here is my layout:

 

And here is the sketch that inspired it:

I used the gorgeous Kaisercraft Art of Life collection for this layout and kept to a monochromatic colour palette. I splattered the "Remember" grid paper with diluted Distress Re-Inker in Black Soot and did some stamping around the edge of the page in black using Kaisercraft's Sketchy clear stamp. I also added some gorgeous butterfly stamps around the page (Creativity Add-On) with some Lindy's Stamp Gang embossing powder in Stardust Candy Rose (Main Kit) - the holographic effect of this doesn't show up well in the pictures but looks really cool on the page. 

Rather than a large photo, I used the definition of "Moment" from the "Brave" paper and I staggered the two smaller photos rather than lining them up. I heavily distressed the edges of all the papers and scratched the surface of the definition paper to give it a more vintage look. I used the Art of Life Collectibles, some of the Petaloo flowers from the Main Kit and Flower Add-On and some awesome stringy yarn that I got a Michael's to embellish the layout. Once everything was glued down, I spritzed the LO with Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst in Opal Sea Oats (Colour Add-On).

As a final decorative element, I added some machine stitching to two of the corners of the layout.

I'll be back later today with another layout for Part II of my Design Team Reveal! Thanks for stopping by!

You Are Every Lovely Word I Could Ever Think Of ~ Scraps of Darkness

I have been creating with the utterly FANTASTIC Scraps of Darkness February Touch of Grey Kit, which features (among many other things) Kaisercraft's gorgeous "Art of Life" collection. I created this layout, featuring my handsome little boy, based on Kaisercraft's Saturday Sketch for March 1st. Here is my layout, entitled "You Are Every Lovely Word I Could Ever Think Of" (from one of the pieces from the "Art of Life" collectibles).

And here is the Kaisercraft Sketch:

I had lots of fun creating this layout - I took my inspiration from the Always paper and wanted the layout to look like a cluttered desktop - complete with spilled tea and tea rings! (My son saw me doing the tea staining and said "Mommy, what are you doing? You're supposed to drink tea!.")

I used pieces from the "Art of Life" Collectibles (Embellishments Add-On) and from the Loved paper to create the distressed layering under the photos, as well as some Dusty Attic Chipboard from my stash - which I painted with black gesso and then embossed with a light dusting of Lindy's Stamp Gang Embossing Powder in Golden Angel Wings (Colour Add-On). Once I had completed the layering, but before adding the photos, I splattered the layout with Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst in Opal Sea Oats (CAO). I used photoshop to create the "polaroid" photos - using a polaroid frame template I found online and photos of my son, which I converted to black and white.

To embellish the layout, I wanted to make it look like someone had emptied their pockets onto the "desk", so I added a wooden domino that I distressed with sandpaper, tiny coins taken off an old necklace, a 7 Gypsies vintage safety pin, a metal key and keyhole and some wooden buttons (EAO), which I had soaked in tea to alter the colour. Finally, I added a Prima Flair button and two Prima mini-clothespins, rubbed with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink, to the photos.

Just a note - we are currently having a Gallery Upload Challenge for SOD/SOE Kit subscribers - check out the details here - you could win your Main Kit free!

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today! Come back soon for some more inspiration with the Scraps of Darkness Touch of Grey Kit!