One Perfect Photo - Green Tara

I have another layout to share today using one of my not so perfect photos!  Another of when my lovely friend Michelle came to visit.  This tragic self portrait was taken at night, using the front camera on the phone so it's as low res as you can get and I LOVE it to bits... because of the fun and smiles we shared together!

I've chose soft papers in gorgeous peach tones to try and accentuate the photo as much as I could... and naturally Green Tara had the perfect colours just waiting to be used!

I love the cute and funky little Sakura Fabric Flower...

 and of course the delicate and whimsical Heirloom...

I've tucked in some of the lovely new velvet leaves and some roses... so sweet!

Thanks for visiting, take care and be true to you.

Mis xo

 Green Tara Products used:

Fabric Flowers - Sakura {Coral} XF9221Cor

 Fabric Flowers - Heirloom {Peach} XF9213Pe

Fabric Flowers - Velvet Leaves {White}XL266Wh 

Roses - 3cm {White} FDR024Wh
Roses - 2cm {Ivory} FDR006Iv
Lace - 4.8cm Off White L2976OW
Lace - 1cm Off White L2897OW

 Other Products used:

Paper:
Prima - Almanac {Compostion, Edison}

Chipboard:
Dusty Attic Baroque Frame {Square}

Other:
Prima - Tiny Alpha Stickers
Authentique - Diction Stickers
Melissa France - Vintage Resin
MME - Layered Stickers {Follow Your Heart}
Glitz - What Not {Laced with Grace}
Glitz - Glitzers {French Kiss}
DMC - Perle Thread
Paper Doily
Kaiser - Pearls

Ink/Paint:
Clearsnap - Mix'd Media Inx ReInkers {Peaches}
Jo Sonya - Acrylic Paint {Warm White}

Colour:
Clearsnap Smooch Spritz {Pralines and Cream}

Mediums:
Inkssentials - Crackle Accents

Punches:
Martha Stewart - Floral Crochet

Adhesives:
Scrapbooking Adhesives - E-Z Squares
Helmar - Tacky Glue, Tiger Grip
 

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

Moments

A special moment captured while away with the girls at the Scrappin'Outback Retreat in Hyden!

I have used:
Dusty Attic Baroque Frame Set, Square
Dusty Attic Mini Ornate Frame
Green Tara 2cm Bows
Glitz Design PP
Sassafras Lass PP
Kaiser & Prima Flowers
Prima Metal Treasures
Prima Border, Lace/Pearls and Crystals
Prima Trinkets
Jenni Bowlin Pin
Webster's Pages Sparkler
Carolee's Alpha Stickers
Paper Doily
Lace Trim

Thanks for visiting, take care and




  Product Links:

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Wish...

Another of our god-daughter this time using the ever so beautiful papers from Swedish manufacturer Pion Design who create the most lovely paper imaginable!

Gorgeous Green Tara Flowers and Silver/Acrylic Sprays.

 This sweet little bird is available from Handmade Halo!

Mmmm yummy Dusty Attic Decorative Trim, another of my fave Dusty items!

I have used:

Pion Design Papers

Dusty Attic Decorative Trim Set DA0435

Dusty Attic Mini Word 

Green Tara Cherry Blossoms, Cream & Blue

Green Tara Gardenia, White

Green Tara Silver/Acrylic Spray, Flowers and Leaves

Green Tara Cobweb Trim, Teal

Green Tara Bows 2cm, Cream 

Green Tara Maple Leaves, White

Zva Pearl Flourish

Handmade Halo Resin Bird

Websters Sparklers and Cameo Pin, Butterfly Pin

Pink Paislee Anthology Ticket

Pink Paislee Artisan Elements

Glitz Design WhatNot

Authentic Word Stickers

Paper Doily

Donna Salazar Mix'd Media Inx {Peridot}
Martha Stewart Punches
Martha Stewart Micro Beads
GlimmerMist {Mallard, Nougat and Pearl}
Gel Medium
White Acrylic Paint

Techniques:

The chipboard was painted white and then inked with Donna Salazar's Mix'd Media Inx {Peridot}, sprayed with Glimmermist {Mallard, Nougat and Pearl}, coated with gel medium and then sprinkled with some Martha Stewart micro beads {Feldspar}.

The Green Tara Flowers were given a spray of Pearl Glimmermist to add some shimmer!

Thanks for visiting, take care and

Red Earth's Pink Weekend - 21st>24th October

It's a Pink Weekend coming up 21st>24th October and here's just a teaser of one of the upcoming challenges... but you'll have to wait and see to find out what the challenge is!!   Pop over to Red Earth next weekend to see what's happening or check out their Facebook Page where there will be a live chat!!

The beautiful and timeless Audrey Hepburn... I have had these postcards for ages, and this was the perfect opportunity to scrap one of them!

Here I have used some of the new Authentique Uncommon 6x6 Papers to create some packground matts and a handmade rose {using Donna Salazar's Rose Creations Die by Spellbinders}, they are simply divine! 

Also used:
Dusty Attic Arch Window Set #1
Dusty Attic Nameplate #4

ZVA Creative Rhinestone Swirls & Rhinestone Strip
Pink Paislee Mistable PP
Glitz Beautiful Dreamer PP
Glitz Beautiful Dream Title
Kaiser Sparklets
Green Tara Paper Roses
Prima Roses
Hat Pin by Tina
DMC Embroidery Thread

Donna Salazar Rose Creations Die, by Spellbinders

Martha Stewart Punches

White & Pearl Adirondack Paint Dabbers

Glimmermist & GlimmerGlaze

Stickles - Platinum

Chipboard Technique:

The chipboard was painted with the white and pearl colours, then sprayed with glimmermist {I mixed my own colour this time to get the right shade}, allowing it to pool and dry with a heat gun.  Once dried it was painted with Icicle GlimmerGlaze and then heated until it bubbled... love the bubbles!!

Donna Salazar Rose Creation:

This was my first attempt with this die... love Donna's flower dies!  I cut 3 each of the 1st, 2nd & 3rd sizes and just 2 of the 4th one.  Sprayed them with Pearl Glimmermist until wet through, lightly scrunched them and then layered them, offsetting the petals, holding them together with a brad.  The brad head was covered by glueing down the first petals and then the whole flower was dried with a heat gun and touched with some Stickles once dry!   Next time I won't use so much water to soften the papers... I lost a few petals... oops!!

Thanks for visiting, take care and

Beautiful

We recently had our god-daughter stay for a week... she's a beautiful girl, but a little lost right now.  However we understand she's also a teenager and a some of us need to go through these stages on our journey through the teen years.  She shattered us with her choices, but they are hers to make, we realise we have no right to have a say in her life... but we hope one day she will realise we love her like our own, and always will, and we'll be there for her if/when she is ready to make some changes.

  I stitched a la Natasha!  Took me longer than the LO took to create, but it's so pretty!!

 

I have used:

Dusty Attic Doily #2  DA0480

Green Tara 3cm White Rose FDR024Wh

Green Tara 2cm Dusty Pink Rose FDR009DP

Green Tara 1.5cm Pale Pink Rose FDR003PP

Green Tara Silver/Acrylic Teardrop Spray, Pink XB30526P

Green Tara Maple Leaves White LA7Wh

Glitz Beautiful Dreamer Papers, Peekaboo and Whatnot

Handmade Halo Cameo

Websters Sparkler

Lace Motiff

Kaiser Rhinestones

Technique:

The chipboard on here was painted with warm white paint and then sprayed with ink and stains, misted to blend and then dabbed with more warm white paint until I had the lovely soft colouring I desired... the edges were finally inked with pumice stone distress ink to give some more definition.  

Thanks for visiting, take care and

Getting my Glitz on...

I've been looking for some challenges for something new, and found that Glitz Designs have one on their blog each month, starting today {figured again that was meant to be}... so I played with the new Love Games papers.   I love this one with the poppies, I was going to use them for a LO of my mum {she loves poppies} but found this photo of Angie, and that was the one... just perfect!  

Angie was my super pleasant surprise when I went to the HS Retreat last year, I knew I'd like her... I like her online so that was a given... but I didn't realise I'd totally love her.  I think she's just the greatest.  Although I don't get a lot of time to natter on with her anymore, she remains close to my heart and I hope to see her again before too long!

I have used Glitz Designs Love Games Polka & Poppies, as well as some of the Love Nest Paper Layers {love these}, teamed up with a Dusty Attic Doily, Leaves & part of a scroll, some new Prima Trim and an old Prima flower {knew I was saving this one for a reason!!} and a delicious Zva Crystal Swirl - it's simple but just right in my eyes!

The chipboard was inked, dabbed with paint and glimmer glam and sprayed with some Luminarte Radiant Rain in pumpkin... I just keep adding layers until I get the desired colours.

Take care of you.

February @ Red Earth Scrapping...

This month at Red Earth Scrapping we are focusing on journaling... one of those things many of us seem to have forgotten in our scrapping journey {ooooh yep, major culprit here}.  So I'm embracing it... baby steps at first though!

Helen sent me some of the fabulous Glitz Love Nest range to play with, along with journaling cards and notes... and so far I have created this one of Darren:

 Finally...

The chipboard here was inked, then dabbed with some warm white paint and while wet quickly sprayed with Chalkboard Glimmer Mist {Chalk}, it's my favourite technique at the moment, I love the soft effect it gives.  I layered a group of embies that were passable on a masculine page, old buttons, key plate, pebbles etc and then softened the cluster with some added muslin, which is repeated throughout the layout. 

and this one as my challenge for the month:

Memories 

 

Again, more clustered embies... even some flowers in here {Kel's a toddler here, and i can get away with them in my mind LOL}, more buttons and key plates... just little trinkets reminisce of yesteryear.

All the chipboard was inked and then sprayed with a lot of Chalk Chalkboard Glimmer Mist, then sprayed quickly with some Peacock Chalkboard Glimmer Mist.

The challenge was a simple one for me {I was particularly evil last one} and is to created a layout with journaling ON your photo.


 Take care of you.