The Pond - The Dusty Attic

Hi everyone!  Today I have another layout featuring a little of Central Park... such beauty in the midst of all that hustle and bustle!!

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I have used this fabulous Leafy Flourish #2 from Dusty Attic's April Release, such a beautiful shape for this page! 

It was first painted with Dusty in Colour "Crushed Olive" and then inked with Mix'd Media Inx Chox in Sparrow and Sage to add some toning.

I've also popped in some sweet Dusty Roses with my handmade flowers.

The cute mini ABC set has fast become a 'must have' in my stash... they are the perfect size to accentuate a title.   These were simply inked with Sparrow Mix'd Media Inx Chox for a quick finish!

Thanks for stopping by today... until next time, take care of you!

Sweet Lily - Donna Salazar Designs

Hi everyone!  Today I have a sweet girly layout to share with you of my niece Lily.  She's a social butterfly this one, always the chatterbox... I simply adore her!

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I've used a whole pile of Donna's Natural Beauty papers for this one... all those lovely pinky tones, perfect for a feminine page.

I even tackled the Bitty Blossoms, yes 'tackled'... we don't get along so well, likely because they are sweet and neat and I'm a messy grungy girl LOL!  But, really... they are such an easy peasy die to use, and this page needed those flowers to smooth off my grungy Rose Creations ones.  I have to admit, I'm pretty pleased with them, especially with the sweet Pearl centers!    

I still made my smooshed Wild Roses as well... I really got the layers soaked this time and they are a little more tattered than usual, love it!!   

I made a double ruffle with some of the paper offcuts... love all the handmade elements on this page!

I have used one of Donna's fabulous new Stencils from Want2Scrap... the little hearts were so so sweet I couldn't resist!  I have used texture paste over the stencil and once dried sprayed with TeaParty Smooch Spritz which I also tinted with a little Chiffon Mix'd Media Inx ReInker.

And finally finished the layout off with Donna's chipboard alphas, which I left just as is!

Thanks for stopping by today... until next time, take care of you!

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Products used:

Patterned Paper:

GCD Studios Natural Beauty - Rosey, Twiggy, Nancy's Mushrooms

GCD Studios Natural Beauty - 6x6 Paper Pad

Chipboard:

GCD Studios Alphabet Chipboard Stickers - Natural Beauty

Colour:

Clearsnap Smooch Spritz - TeaParty

Clearsnap Mix'd Media Inx ReInker - Chiffon

Dies:

Spellbinders Dies - Rose Creations, Bitty Blossoms, Romantic Rectangles

Stencils:

Want2Scrap Heart Stencil

Other:

GCD Studios Natural Beauty Cardstock Diecut Shapes

Want2Scrap 8x10 Corrugated Board

Want2Scrap Self Adhesive Pearls - LeCreme

Kaiser Mini Paper Blooms

Handmade Halo Trinket and Resin

Self Adhesive Epoxy Pebbles

White Self Adhesive Crochet Trim

Alacraft White Crochet Trim

DMC Perle Embroidery Cotton

Art Deco ATC - The Dusty Attic

 Hi everyone!  This month our ATC Theme at Dusty Attic is "Art Deco".  I love Art Deco style, those smooth stylised lines and bold colours, all those fabulous things that encompass all that is the 20's/30's.  I didn't have much in my stash that was perfectly art deco, these chippy pieces are a little more art noveau, but the image is perfect Art Deco, how fabulous is it!!

I have inked the base frame with black ink and painted the name plate with Mountain Meadow Paint then edged and highlighted with Liquid Gold Leaf and Black ink, then glossed it all up with Dusty's Clear Gloss Varnish.

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Dusty Attic Products used:

ATC Frame #4

Nameplate #6

Dusty in Colour Clear Gloss Varnish

Dusty in Colour Mountain Meadow

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Take the Time - Australian Scrapbook Ideas #20

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This is the last layout for Issue #20 of Australian Scrapbook Ideas... this is my gorgeous sister.  You'd never meet someone with a more beautiful soul than hers.  This photo was taken at Christmas and I've added some meaningful words for the time, it's a bittersweet time... even more-so now.  She was going through perhaps the hardest thing anyone ever should go through, and amazing as she is she gave it her everything.  But to do that, you have to 'come home to yourself' as much as you can... you need to keep that so that you can continue giving.    Love you Nev!!

I used gorgeous peach and orange tones to offset the fabulous aqua/teal in the wood pattern of the "Elegant" paper from Donna Salazar's Botanique collection.

Sweet Green Tara Flowers... I love the 'floppy' Pincushion flower, it's soft and gentle on a page and so very versatile.

Cute little Antique Brass Charms from Handmade Halo... the clock for taking 'time' and the bee is symbolic of my sister, her first little tattoo was a cute little bee.  Charms are fabulous tools for helping emphasise more of the story on your layout.

Love this fabulous chippy piece from Dusty Attic, love the way it flows and accents the page without being visually heavy. 

A gorgeous little find from Handmade Halo, nestled under a cluster of Green Tara flowers... love perfect little finds like that, they add so much understated elegance to a page!

Thanks again for stopping by... I'll have more to share with you soon!

You can find the full materials list and step by step instructions for this layout in Issue #20 of Australian Scrapbook Ideas.

Smile - Australian Scrapbook Ideas #20

My third layout for Australian Scrapbook Ideas #20 is a masculine one... I needed something more boys style among all the pretty girlish layouts!  This is my son Kellan, a while ago now but it's such a have photo of mine that I love scrapping it. 

I have used lots of fabulous Dusty Attic Cogs for this one, some eyelets, buttons and some Handmade Halo Dew Drops... all those great circular elements add such flow to the layout.

There's a photographic step by step layout on how I achieved the finish on the cogs in the Magazine.

Thanks for visiting... I'll have the last layout from this article to share in a couple of days!

You can find the full materials list and step by step instructions for this layout in Issue #20 of Australian Scrapbook Ideas.

Mis and Mich

I created this the other day... lotsa yummies that I found at Tomorrow's Memories!   Love love love that blue/grey toned range from Kaiser - it's called Forget Me Not.  I had originally grabbed this to do a layout of my mother, because that's her fave flower... but used it to scrap Mich and I instead because added with all those earthy tones it was just us!   Missing this gorgeous girl... we just never get to spend enough IRL time together... thank heavens for modern technology that allows us to chat every day!

I've created a ruffle.. .because I can, and they're my fave and I love them!

The butterfly is a wood one from Kaiser, I inked it with some Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink {I know, don't fall over... I think it's the first time I've picked it up since I discovered Donna's Mix'd Media Inx}, and then added a little crackle accent to glue some glitter, and then coated the whole shebang with crackle accents.. love the finish!

The crochet trim is Kaiser as well... it comes with a few on a card, I think I've used about half a pack in this layout alone, tucking it in here and there, creating the ruffle and tying bows with it also.

Thanks for popping by!  Take care of you...

Classy - Australian Scrapbook Ideas #20

Hi again lovelies!!  Here's the next layout for my Masterclass in the latest Australian Scrapbook Ideas Magazine... of my lovely friend Nancy.  It's an old photo, from when we first met, but a fave of mine!  Being a Nancy layout it needed to have all those soft sweet girly flowers and ribbons... just had to.

Gorgeous Green Tara Lace and Flowers, with a Kaiser Bloom to soften the colours a little more... and Handmade Halo Resin Flowers to finish it off.

And some lovely Dusty Attic chippy popped in under the layers... love this lace border!

You can find the full materials list and step by step instructions for this layout in Issue #20 of Australian Scrapbook Ideas.

Odd One Out - Green Tara

Hi again!  Today I have another monochromatic'ish {there's an iddy bit of other colour in there LOL} to share with you.  I found this photo in my stash of NY photos when I created my True Romance layout.  I knew right away that this one NEEDED the purple Heirloom Flowers, it was a perfect match! 

I've created clusters with Heirloom Flowers, Cherry Blossoms, Primulas and White Petals and accented them with Silver Diamante Trim, Lace and Tulle.  And last but not least added a couple of Green Tara's sweet Embossed Butterflies.

I folded the White Petals in half and tucked them in under the clusters to soften the edges.  The small Heirloom Rose was a little large for my cluster so I removed the bottom layer of petals, and then tucked this in up on the top left, adding interest and keeping the exact tone I needed.

The handmade ruffle was topped off with a layer of White Tulle, Lace and some Silver Diamante Trim.

I have also trim the Heart Diamante Trim to individual Hearts to use as little 'trinket' accents throughout the page.

Once the layout was all put together I covered the photo and sprayed with Mixed Berries Smooch Spritz to add some more of the purple tones throughout.

Green Tara Products used:

5cm Petals - White - PFLP07

Heirloom 4cm Silk and Organza - Purple - XF9317Pu

Heirloom 6.5cm Silk and Organza Flowers - Purple - XF9213Pu

Primula 4.5cm Silk and Organza Flowers - Purple - XF9325Pu

Cherry Blossoms - White - FLC22Wh

Cherry Blossoms - Violet - FLC22V

Embossed Butterflies - Pink/Purple - DCBuPP
10mm Wave Silver Diamante Trim - RBY25
18mm Heart Silver Diamante Trim - RBY19
3cm Lace - White - L2853W

My Time - Donna Salazar Designs

Hi everyone!

I just have a fun little share with you all today. Please excuse the gruesome photo... that's Zombie Mis, a little present from Natasha {ummm yeah, I gave a hesitant thanks... really chocolates would have been plenty enough!}. "My Time" is when The Walking Dead is on.  The boys know to not hassle me until the ad breaks are on!  So I thought why not scrap it, just another little snippet of who I am at this time.  Crazy thing is... Zombies scare the daylights out of me, yet I love this show.  

Thankfully though I didn't scrap it Zombie Style... I used instead my fave papers from Donna's new ranges and my fave flowers cut using the Rose Creations die... 

...and a sweet as butterfly cut from Denim using the Wonderful Wings Die, then topped off with some matching Bling from Want2Scrap.

I love these alphabet stickers from GCD Studios.  They are a great shape and size and I love the dictionary print... here I've just inked the edges lightly with Mix'd Media Inx Chox to add a little more colour to them.

Underneath I've also inked with Jasmine Mix'd Media Inx over one of Donna's new Stencils from Want2Scrap.  I like the subtle effect, just adding a little more visual texture to the page.

I've popped in some trinkets, buttons and sweet little dew drops to finish it off...

Thanks for stopping by today, until next time, take care of you!

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