March to the Beat of Your Own Drum

Hello, lovely blog followers! Today I have a mixed media layout to share with you that brings back so many wonderful memories for me.  The photo is from our Disney trip last year (which was a complete surprise to my nephew). It was really the best trip ever.  Also, growing up, my great -grandparents had peacocks...so peacock feathers decorated everything!  Now, that may have been a bit of an overkill, but now, peacock feathers always make me smile.  These feathers started off as plain chipboard, and I added lots of inks and mists to create their coloring.

 

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Supplies

 7 Dots Studio: Patterned Paper - 9th Wave (Sea Foam, Wavy Ocean)

Dusty Attic Chipboard ( Mini ABC Tile Set; Rustic Charm Frame Set; Vine Corner #2; Baroque Frame Set- Circle; Peacock Feather, Nameplate #2)

Dusty Attic Flowers ( Bridal Veil)

DCWV - Corrugate Neutrals

Wow Embossing Powder

May Arts Ribbon: EX03 Gold Compass; 5" Tulle 471-5-12; 1.5" White Lace Satin Center 442-15-34

Zva Creative: Gems - CRW-04CB-132; Flourish - CR-05CA-108

Tsukineko: Delicata (Golden Glitz); irRESISTible ( Bahama Blue, Gold)

Lindy's Stamp Gang: Opal Sea Oats, Sea Mint Green, Cocklebells Coral; Azure Sea Asters: Tibetian Teal Poppy

Prima: Mask

Core'Dinations Cardstock

Golden: Modeling Paste

Challenges:

7 Dots Studio - The Five Senses (I chose the sense of hearing)

 

Dusty Attic - Sept Sketch

Heartfelt Creations New Release - Classic Sunflower Collection

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC
HCDP1  247 Classic Sunflower Paper Collection
HCPC 3630 Summer's Day PreCut Set 
HCPC 3627 Sunflower Stem PreCut Set
HCPC 3626 Classic Sunflower PreCut Set
HCD Classic Sunflower Die
Spellbinders Classic Oval Large
Spellbinders Floral Ovals
Other Products Used
FlowerSoft Ultrafine Black
Fun Stampers Journey - Licorice Ink
May Arts Ribbon - 1.5" Faux Burlap; Paper Cord Ribbon
Art Anthology Colorations - Warm
Copic Markers
WorldWin Cardstock

Cut a 6  x 6" patterned paper piece from the Classic Sunflower collection. Ink the edges and distress. Die cut an oval window on the left side.  Stamp the Sunflower Stem on the polka dot paper.  Color the image, ink the edges and glue behind the window. Add ribbon.  Die cut the Floral Oval and glue around the stamped image.  Stamp, cut, color and shape the Classic Sunflowers twice and use the largest flower.  Add Flower Soft to the center.  Apply over the stamped image using foam adhesives.  Stamp the butterfly, cut, and color.  Glue just the butterfly body to the card.  Mount on a cardbase.

Guest Designer for Craft Hoarders Anonymous

Hi!  My friend Gloria Stengel asked me a few months back to be a guest designer for her Craft Hoarder's challenge - and I couldn't have been chosen for a more fitting challenge - Challenge #15 All the Pretty Flowers.  This challenge is for all of you flower hoarders! Maybe you hoard pre-made flowers. Maybe you hoard flower punches or dies. Maybe you hoard flower stamps. "Dig" out those flowers and use them on your project! There are some great prizes, so be sure to head over and get your entry in!

Supplies

Heartfelt Creations Delicate Asters Die Set HCD 726

Heartfelt Creations  Cut Mat Create 1A Die HCD 749

Heartfelt Creations Delicate Asters PreCut Stamp Set HCPC 3494

Heartfelt Creations Delicate Asters Collection Patterned Paper HCDP1 226

Spellbinders Exquisite Labels Eleven Die

May Arts Ribbon GC07

Grand Caliber Machine

Core'Dinations Cardstock

Xyron Adhesive

Close To My Heart Ink