Bliss - Green Tara

Hi again!!  Today I have a layout of my god-daughter to share.  She lives 8 hours away from us now, thankfully Facebook helps me stay in touch, and allows me to grab photos of her to continue to scrap for her album I started when she was a child.  I loved this sepia image of her, doing a little modelling for a local vintage clothing store. 

I have used gorgeous white Wild Rose and Heirloom flowers here to freshen up the sepia in these Bo Bunny papers, and also some Light Brown 2cm Roses that were just the perfect colour!

I love to use the flat White Petals to layer and tuck in under clusters and underneath layers, they simply extend the clusters and help add some softness to edges.

I have added some ribbon layers, under and over the photo.  Some Natural Jute, Coloured Jute and pretty Off White Lace.  Just little snippets can add a lot of impact.  

I only had a tiny bit of the Round Silver Diamante Trim left, so have cut it into singular sections and used it as sweet 'blingy' embellishments!  I love that they match the centre of the Wild Rose so well!

I've cut some butterflies out of canvas with the Spellbinders Wonderful Wings Die, sprayed them lightly with some watered down Dusty in Colour Mountain Meadow Paint.  The fabulous Bling is from Want 2 Scrap and are made to perfectly fit the Wonderful Wings dies!

Thanks for stopping by!

Green Tara Products used:

White 6.5cm Silk and Organza Heirloom Flower XF9213Wh

White Wild Rose Silk and Organza Flower XF9318Wh

Light Brown 2cm Roses FDR006LB

White Cherry Blossoms FLC22Wh

5cm White Petals PFLP07

12mm Round Silver Diamante Trim RBY36

2cm Off White Lace L2895OW

38mm Natural Jute Ribbon RB17Nat38

25mm White Coloured Jute Ribbon RB407Wh

Other Products used:

Patterned Papers:

Bo Bunny Et Cetera

Chipboard:

Dusty Attic ATC Frame

GCD Chipboard Alphabet Stickers

Colour:

Dusty in Colour Acrylic Paint - Mountain Meadow, Alabaster

Clearsnap Mix'd Media Inx Chox - Midnight, Sparrow

Clearsnap Mix'd Media Inx - Patina

Other:

Prima Clear Epoxy Stickers

White Tag

CSI - Case Study #4

Week 4 of the CSI Challenges, and the last for us Dusty Girls as sponsors... but it won't be the last for me, I loved playing along and will continue to challenge myself with them!

This weeks palette was ME, love love love these colours!

Here is my layout... our little kitty cat again!  

The lovely Dusty Attic Vine Swirl was just the piece for this LO, long and elegant!  I've painted this one with a creamy toned paint and then sprayed them with Smooch Spritz and dried them off, once dried it was touched with crackle accents.  The crackle seals the colours in, and if spread very thinly dries with the finest little cracks, love it!!

Pretty flowers... I don't have very many Prima ones left anymore {because I have the most wonderful selection of Green Tara ones, so I'm a bit spoiled flower wise}, but I love that I had just the perfect colour in my stash!   

Do you like those Calla Lillies from Green Tara, aren't they sweet!?  It's refreshing to have something a bit different and the shape was just what i needed for this little cluster.

Mmmm I haven't used German Scrap for ages, I found this piece below when I had my big clean out, such a gorgeous shape!

Thanks for visiting, take care and



Chipboard:
Dusty Attic Swirl Vine #2

Flowers:
Green Tara Calla Lillies - Ivory with Brown Stamens
Green Tara Maple Leaves
Assorted Prima Flowers
Kaiser Blooms

Paper:
Core'dinations Cardstock
Prima Printery
BoBunny Enchanted
Fancy Pants Oct 31st

Other:
BoBunny Enchanted Noteworthy
German Scrap
American Crafts Thickers
Kay's Kreative Butterflies
Melissa Frances Vintage Resin
Kaiser Rhinestones
K&Co Brads
Maya Road Pins
Trinkets from Tomorrow's Memories



Tools:
Ingvild Bolme Distress Tool by Prima
Artisan Template
Martha Stewart Punch - Cherish


Mediums:
Jo Sonya Acrylic Paint - Titanium White
Clearsnap Smooch Spritz - River Mossy {for Donna Salazar} & Ice Rink
Inkssentials Crackle Accents

Exquisite - Creative Scrappers #192

Today is Australia Day, a day to celebrate being fabulously Australian... due to the 42 C heat, we chose to stay indoors! Kel played on the computer {when he eventually woke up}, Darren and I watched Series 1 of The Walking Dead and then I scrapped!!  

I've been having fun with the CSI challenges and decided to have a go at a sketch challenge, I haven't done one for ages!  My beautiful friend Natasha is on the team at Creative Scrappers, I had seen this sketch come through on her blog feed, so thought I'd play along with it, and then Natasha challenges me to use 'yellow and cream and kraft', thinking she was being smart - turns out it was just right!

So here's the latest CS Sketch, pretty cool don't you think!

And here is my creation...

I used some left over Dusty Attic Cherry Blossom, the Scroll Border #2 and "Exquisite" from Mini Words #3.  

The Scroll Border #2 was very simply touched with ink on the edges to add an iddy bit of contrast.  

The Cherry Blossom and "Exquisite" were first dabbed with white acrylic paint and while still wet sprayed with Smooch Spritz in Candle Glow and Wood Stain, then covered lightly with crackle accents and dusted with Fairy Dust Glitter in Pralines and Cream.

Lovely Green Tara Roses... and I've also used some crinkled satin edged organza trim popped in under the Dusty Scroll.

The large flowers were handmade using Spellbinders Rose Creation Die by Donna Salazar.  I have used Donna Salazar's Crafty Chronicle and some Green Tara Banana Fibre papers for the flower layers.  

Crafty Chronicle is awesome for flowers, especially my smooshed paper ones as the paper is thinner than usual patterned paper, so it scrunches {aka smooshes} up easily.   And my new favourite 'go to' product, the Banana Fibre paper, cuts easily in the Spellbinders die and creates such gorgeous soft texture, I am LOVING these papers... do you remember having a stash of them years ago, I know I did and ditched them, I'm kicking myself now as they are just so versatile, especially if you are a texture lover like myself!

I've popped in some Websters Pages Sparklers, Postcards and Diecut Sheets, and used some of Kay's beautiful butterflies {check out her Etsy store HERE, soooo nice}, she always has just the right colours, I so love her butterflies.

Thanks for visiting, take care and
 


Products used:

Dusty Attic Cherry Blossom

Dusty Attic Scroll Border #2
Dusty Attic Mini Words #3
Green Tara Banana Fibre Paper

Green Tara 3cm Roses
Green Tara 2cm Roses
Green Tara 1.5cm Roses
Green Tara 38mm Crinkle Satin Edged Organza

BoBunny Et Cetera Patterned Papers
7 Gypsies Patterned Paper
Authentique Word Stickers

Websters Pages Postcards, Diecut Sheets & Sparklers
Glitz Design Diecut Card
Pink Paislee Acrylic Element
Pink Paislee Mist.a.ble Journal Card
K&Co "Clearly Yours" Epoxy
Kay's Kreative Butterflies
Crocheted Trim
DMC Thread


Mediums used:
Jo Sonya Acrylic Paint {Titanium White}

Clearsnap Smooch Spritz {Candle Glow & Wood Stain}
Inkssentials Crackle Accents
Fairy Dust Glitter by Donna Salazar {Pralines and Cream}
Ingvild Bolme Chalk Ink {Olive Vine & Dark Bark}



Tools used:
Spellbinders Rose Creations Die by Donna Salazar
Distress Tool

Red Earth November Challenges

The November challenges are starting to go up at Red Earth Scrapping, here is my challenge sample, my dad... he's always a joker, love this guy!

This was for a memorial ride with his club... still not too sure what that hat is all about, they all had goofy ones on!!

I have used some fabulous BoBunny Et Cetera Range goodies here... all now available at Red Earth!

If you want to see what my challenge was all about... click HERE to go to the forum and see!!

I have used:
BoBunny Et Cetera PP, Stamped
BoBunny Et Cetera Noteworthy Diecut Journal Pages
BoBunny Et Cetera Just Be You Stickers
BoBunny Et Cetera Elements Stickers
Studio Calico Diecut Label Stickers, Cream
Rebecca Sower Nostalgiques Stickers
Basic Grey Alpha Stickers
Dusty Attic Mini Leaves #1
Dusty Attic Foliage
Green Tara Maple Leaf
Green Tara Skeleton Leaves

Mini Leaves #1	Foliage	Maple Leaves Copper 4.5cm
Natural Jute Ribbon 15mm	Skeleton Leaves 7.5cm Natural

InLinkz.com

Thanks for visiting, take care and

Happy

 If I ever need to cheer my hubby up, all we need is afternoon tea at the Chocolate Factory, he's like a kid in a candy store there!!  It always costs a small fortune... but sometimes it's worth it, and seriously, the hot chocolate there is heaven in a mug!!

I have used:
Dusty Attic Cogs 2 DA0002
Dusty Attic Skeleton Clock Faces DA0430
Donna Salazar Antiquities Papers

BoBunny Et Cetera Jounal Sheet

Pink Paislee Mistable Tag

Tim Holtz Film Strip Ribbon

Handmade Halo Pebbles

Techniques:

The chipboard was stained with Tim Holtz inks, dabbed with warm white acrylic paint and then misted.  The misting with water {or glimmermist etc} helps bring the stains up through from underneath, creating a lovely subtle colouring effect.  The cogs were then coated with a thin coat of crackle accents, this helps intensify the colours.

Thanks for visiting, take care and

Red Earth Scrapping - October Challenge

It's October... seriously how did that happen!!  But I am SO excited it has because there is SO much happening this month, starting with my beautiful soul sister Michelle arriving from QLD to visit!!

Anyways... beginning of the month brings CHALLENGES!!  The first of mine is up at Red Earth now:

My hubby and I, our god-daughter took this pic yesterday! I like having more pics of us two... will try and make it happen more often!

This LO has Graphic 45 ABC Primer Papers, Dusty Attic Chipboard and Green Tara Flowers and Trims!

 Green Tara Apple Blossom, Cherry Blossoms and Roses.

Dusty Attic October Month Word & Nameplate #4.

Hero Arts "Timely Bird" Stamp

Mmmm more Green Tara goodness with a cute Dusty Attic Branch tucked in.

I have used:
Graphic 45 ABC Primer - Happy Go Lucky & The Three R's
BoBunny Et Cetera - Watermark
Green Tara Apple Blossom, Roses & Cherry Blossoms - Peach/White
Green Tara Lace Trim & Cobweb Trim
Dusty Attic Chipboard - October, Branch & Nameplate #4
Muslin
Hero Arts Timely Bird Stamp
KaiserCraft 13th Hour Stamps
Stazon Ink - Timber Brown
Martha Stewart Cherish Border Punch
Tim Holtz Distress Stains - Weathered Wood, Vintage Photo & Broken China
White Acrylic Paint
Pearl GlimmerMist
Icicle GlimmerGlam

Technique Tip: 

The Peach/White Cherry Blossoms were touched with the Distress Stains and then sprayed with Pearl GlimmerMist so the stains ran and changed the colours of the blossoms to suit my layout.  You could create the same with the distress ink pads, just swipe the pads over the tips of the flower petals and spray with either water or glimmermist!

Thanks for visiting, take care and

Remember

I found this pic I snapped of Darren last weekend, I know it's only been a week but I had forgotten I took it so was a nice surprise to find it sitting on my camera!  He was talking to his Aunty on speaker phone with his dad, his aunt at 86 is one quick witted woman, funny as!  Was good to see Darren smirking away as he was talking with her.   She'll be over visiting in October {hopefully} so will be great to see her again... will make sure I get some special photos of them!

 

I am really liking this 11x8.5" format, think I'll stick with it for a while!!  It's a simple one {liking simple atm}, using some Dusty Attic Hinges.  

Techniques:  The chipboard Hinges were painted in warm white acrylic paint and then layered with about 5 embossing powders!  Umm yeah, a little overboard but it was fun and look... it was effective!!  

1st they were painted {just dabbed on lightly} and then dried of quickly with a heat gun, then stamped with EmbossIt and sprinkled with a mix of embossing colours, heated, cooled, painted again {just light dabs} and then Embossed with UTEE and the Verdigris Embossing powder.  The UTEE helps the other embossing powders all blend up through the paint, creating this wonderful motley look.

Products Used:
Dusty Attic Hinges DA0509
BoBunny Et Cetera PP
Prima Printery PP
Kaiser Hunt & Gather Cards
Collections Transparency
TPC Button, Pink Paislee Ticket
Martha Stewart "Cherish" Punch

Embossing Powders

• Ranger Antiquities Rust & Verdigris
• Ranger Ancient Gold Tarnished Gold
• Lindy's Stamp Gang TerraCotta Rust & Desert Moon Copper Teal
• UTEE

Thanks for visiting, take care and

I can see...

clearly now!    Because after many years I have glasses again, now the world looks 3D again LOL!

This LO is a lift of the beautiful Gabrielle Pollacco's layout: The Perfect Pumpkin,  I have done it for the Inspired By challenge that runs at Dusty Attic each fortnight.  I find the best way to learn a new style that you're having trouble with is to lift one of the layouts.  But Gabrielle's style just has that special 'something' and I struggled!!   But I am happy with what I created... and determined to try again to achieve that softness Gabrielle has!

So other than the overall design of Gabrielle's I tried to find things that were 'her' in there.  She sews, so I have hand sewing; she uses {most times} gentle feminine papers, so I found about the most feminine I had at the time; and her chipboard often has that soft shabby chic look so I tried to replicate that also, simple white paint with soft inked edges... so pretty, I think I got that part just right!

 Dusty Attic Baroque Corner DA0543

The papers I have used are stunning IOD ones, I really love the gentle shabby designs to their paper ranges, such lovely designs.  There's also Prima flowers and Green Tara Roses, Pink Paislee Pebble Button thingy's, BoBunny Trinkets, Prima Pebbles, Prima Lace Trim.

Mis and Maia

This is me when I was a toddler, and I loved cats back then {not sure Maia was too impressed with me though}!   Mum unearthed another little photo album so I have lots of cool pics from us back in Dec 1970.

 

I have tried some more hand stitching here... I do straight lines well, the flourishes need more work though!!

 

This is one of the new Nameplates {Nameplates #4 DA0585} from Dusty Attic, sweet hey!

 

And this one is a new Scroll {Scroll #7 DA0589}, it's so delicate and elegant!

Both pieces of chipboard were painted white, then inked with Bundled Sage and Pumice Stone Distress Inks by Tim Holtz, dried off and then given a quick glaze of GlimmerGlam HayRide.

 Prima Resistant Canvas Leaves... inked with Pumice Stone and Bundled Sage.  Kaiser Blooms and Green Tara Paper Roses.

This here shows one of the Stick Pins my friend Tina is making... isn't it gorgeous!  They are well made too, tightly fitted so they aren't falling down the pin, using quality beads, it just shows that she put a lot of effort and love into making them.  I just love them!   They are available to buy at Tomorrow's Memories.

Papers used here are the beautiful BoBunny Gabrielle, this range calls out to me!  There is also Kaiser Blooms, Green Tara Roses & Rosebuds, Mulberry Leaves, Apple Blossom Flowers, Lace Trim and a Silver Stem, Prima Trim and some beaded trim I got from Tomorrow's Memories, BoBunny Gabrielle Trinkets & Stickers, Websters Pages Sparklers and Kaiser Mini Alpha Stickers and a paper doily.

Take care of you.