My Heart Is Full

 

Hello, hello Creative Peeps! You may have noticed I've been a bit MIA on my blog, but as you can see in my layout, I've been busy with my precious little bundle! So, I'm back and happy to share this layout with you! 

 

Since I hadn't made any flowers in awhile, I figured I need a bunch of them (plus, I'm really ready for spring).

Directions:
1. Cut patterned paper 11 x 11.  Distress and ink the edges. Adhere to 12 x 12 patterned paper, whose edges have been inked and distressed.
2.  Layer a piece of corrugate behind where the photo will go.  Spray with mist to color before it is glued down.
3.  Use texture paste and argyle stencil over Dusty Attic Chip. While the paste is still wet, sprinkle with embossing powder.  Allow to dry, then heat emboss. Spray with color mist while the embossing powder is still hot. Mist the chipboard title.
4.  Arrange chipboard, paper panels, photo  and ribbons on the layout as shown.
5.  Stamp Heartfelt Creations Wildwood Florals on white cardstock. Cut with the matching die. Use a sponge dauber to apply color to the images. Shape with the Deluxe Flower Shaping Tool.  Glue prills to the centers of the flowers and arrange on layout.

Thanks for coming back to my blog!

I played along with the Dusty Attic sketch/inspiration this month. You can check it out here, if you would like to play along.

Dream Big

 This past weekend, I had the wonderful privilege to help out at the Heartfelt Creations Booth, in Columbia, SC.  It was great to meet so many people who love HC as much as I do, but also working at these shows always refresh my creative spark as well.

Even though I was worn out, I couldn't wait to get back to the hotel room to start working on this layout.  My nephew just turned 10, and my wish for him is that he will dream big, and become the man he has the potential to be. He has a wonderful life ahead of him.

Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges:
Dusty Attic - February Mood Board

More Than Words: Wonderful and Sparkle
* Wonderful is just the wish I have for my nephew's life, and because he already is rather wonderful; The sparkle is all over the layout - the flowers are painted with Twinkling H2O's and  glittered, the embossing paste was also dusted with glitter, and my nephew's eyes always sparkle.

Love You...To the Moon and Back

 I am back on the ColourArte Blog with a project to share. I know I have scrapped this picture before, but I just love it.  And everytime I look back on my sweet nephew, I can't believe how much he grows up overnight.

 To see the full tutorial, check out the ColourArte Blog!

 

Supplies

• ColourArte Radiant Rain: Teal Zircon, Apple Blossom
• ColourArte Silks Acrylic Glaze: Teal Zircon, Vavoom Red, Pixie Pink
• ColourArtes Twinkling H2O's: African Jade; Sea Spray
• Prima Patterned Papers
• WorldWin Cardstock and Vellum
• Dusty Attic chipboard
• Tattered Lace: Woodland Glade Embossing Folder, Anne border die
• PaperArtsy Stamp Set: Eclectica EDY01
• Heartfelt Creations Botanical Rose Stamp and Die set
• Prills
• Swarovski Crystal

Challenges 

Dusty Attic January Mood Board

PaperArtsy - Hearts

Don't Forget to Fly

 

Yes, you guessed it...my fingers are covered in paint! I've been playing in the studio this evening, and couldn't wait to share this mixed media panel with you. I just was having so much fun building up these layers, with stamps, stencils and mediums... the evening just flew by. (Maybe I was following my own advice - Don't forget to Fly!)

 

I love how the large butterflies turned out - I heat embossed them first, and then colored them with the Prima IOD oil pastel crayons, then painted a layer of clear crackle medium over them.  It gave a wonderful, aged effect.

Challenges:

Prima 12 Days of Christmas: Day 7 IOD Oil Pastel Crayons

Dusty Attic December Mood Board

September Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Blog Hop

 Welcome, to the September Edition of the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog hop! The hop runs now through Friday night - at midnight.  And one lucky commenter, chosen from one of the stops on the blog hop, will win a $25 gift certificate to HC.  How great is that?  You get to hop around and see some wonderful projects, plus have the chance to win some goodies of your own!  The winner will be announced on Saturday, October 3rd, and will have 72 hours to claim their prize.

 I loved working with the Enchanted Mum Collection - these flowers are so fun to create!

 Supplies

Enchanted Mum Cling Stamp Set HCPC-3691

Enchanted Dragonflies Cling Stamp Set HCPC-3693

Enchanted Mum Paper Collection 

Enchanted Dragonflies Die 

Enchanted Mum Die 

Ornamental Add On Die 

Dusty Attic Chipboard - French Garden Border

May Arts Ribbon

ColourArte Radiant Rain

Blog Hop

Emilia van den Heuvel

Vicki Dutcher

Amarilys Doria

Ujjwal Gupta

Mary Faus

Kathy Clement

Glenda Brooks

Alissa Wells

Sarah Miller -

Gini Williams Cagle

Lisa Allen

Challenges:

Dusty Attic September Mood Board

Life's a Beach

Oh, the summertime is almost here, and of course, I can't wait.  I  saw this photo of my Aunt Pat and Uncle Conroy at a family reunion and begged for a copy of it!  I love how vintage and charming it is.  I built up layers of stamped images on my base page and then started adding all of the embellishments.  It was so fun to create.

Challenges:

Dusty Attic May Mood Board

Graphic 45 Layout Challenge

A Cup of Tea Warms the Soul

 
Spring is almost here - but for anyone that still needs a pick me up ....this card should do the job.  We'll soon be seeing blooms and butterflies, but until then.......

Supplies

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Paper

Hampton Art/G45 Botanical Tea Stamp Sets -1,2,3

Dusty Attic Chipboard

Stampendous Embossing Powder

Core'dinations Cardstock

Want2Scrap Pearls

PunchBunch - Cherry Blossom, Sparkle

Creative Expressions Dies: Blossoming Branch, St. Lucia

Xyron Adhesive

VersaMark Ink, Memento Ink

For the Birds

 

Today, I have a fun home decor piece to share with you!  This was a plain birdhouse from Dusty Attic, before I gave it a home makeover.

I painted the base and used DA crackle varnish over the top to give a nice, distressed finish.   I added some chipboard bricks and gingerbread details that were colored with embossing powders and paint to look like cooper with an old patina.

 

 I used a scrap of Dusty Attic chipboard (from the center of a circle frame) - and painted it with gesso and then stamped by bird on it.  I colored it and cut it out and let it find it's new home.

Supplies:

Dusty Attic Chipboard, Birdhouse, Clear Crackle Varnish

Crafter's Companion Stamp - Free As a Bird

May Arts Ribbon: 5" Tulle

Challenges:

Crafter's Companion - September Fall Challenge

Until a Moment Becomes a Memory

This weekend, I decided to try to get caught up with some scrapping and enter a few great challenges along the way.  I really love adding mixed media to my layouts and have found that adding gorgeous chippies gives me a great place to do some experimenting with different mediums. 

 After I painted this piece of chipboard, I added some details with a white Posca pen and added a thick layer of Dusty Attic Clear Crack Varnish over the top.  You can see the beautiful deep cracks it created.

 I will have a few more projects to share with you through the week that I finished up this weekend.  Have a creative week!

Challenges:

Prima - September BAP

Scrap Around the World - September
(I was inspired by the pastel colors of the books with the gilt highlights)

Scrap It Girl - Stencils or Masks

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.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

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

Spellbinders/Gilded Life Contest

I've been a big fan of the Gilded Life for quite some time - so when I saw their Spellbinder's collection, it made my heart swoon. My mind has been filled with ideas of vintage lace, German glass glitter, beads and baubles ever since this fantastic contest was announced.  Somehow, there just aren't enough hours in the day to create all of the ideas that I have. But, I have been working, (and will continue to do so until the midnight hour!).

So for now, I have a card to share with you, using this fabulous line.  If you missed my Mixed Media piece that I'm entering in the contest, you can check it out here (it's the last project in the post).

My background was created using one of the Vintage Brocade die, using a letterpress technique to embed the color in the debossed areas. The Basioica Border and Belgian Lace were used to embellish.  

 

 The chipboard frame was embossed using the Wrought Iron Texture plate - and was backed with vintage embroidered fabric. The Crowned Angel was altered bit using Smooch Ink.

The roses were created using Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms.

Thanks for stopping by! I've still got a few more projects up my sleeve, so come back and check out what I come up with!

May Arts and Faber Castell Week

This week, the May Arts Ribbonistas are hopping with Faber Castell - and have so many great projects to share with you!  Be sure to stop by the May Arts Blog to see the goodies that the Ribbon Lady will be giving away for this hop (a wonderful selection of May Arts Ribbons and Faber Castell products!)

Since I used quite a few mixed media techniques for my Halloween card, I thought it would be easier to share a video with you, rather than having such a long blog post! I hope you enjoy it and will try some of the techniques out yourself.

May Arts Ribbons

1/2" Solid/ Wrinkled Ribbon EA01

1.5" Crocheted Ribbon NP10

1" Faux Suede Leaves XL14

Faber Castell

Gelatos

Stampers Big Brush Pens

Metallic PITT Artist Pens

Watercolor Pencils

Partners in Crafts Supplies

Xyron 1.5" Sticker Maker, Mega Runner

Graphic 45 Happy Hauntings Patterned Paper

Other Suppies:

Hampton Art Stamps:  Artsy Edges, Happy Hauntings

3D Metallic Stamp Paint

Heartfelt Creations Vintage Florets dies

Various Mists

Dusty Attic Chipboard

Clearsnap Fairy Dust Glitter

Black Tag

WorldWin Cardstock

Jenni Bowlin Pin

Embossing Powder

Dries Clear Glue

Heat Gun

Fiskars Fuse Die Cut Machine

Be sure to stop by the rest of the teams' posts and leave a little love along the way.  In case you missed anyone, here is the lineup for the week.

 
Monday

• Virginia Fynes
• Shellye McDaniel
• Rhea Weigand

Tuesday

• Latrice Murphy
• Lalo IK
• Karen Baker

Wednesday

• Jessica Kephart
• Jenifer Cowles
• Jen Shears

Thursday

• Gini Williams Cagle
• Emily Lanham
• DeeDee Catron

Friday

• Christina Colón
• Charlene Driggs

Lindy's Stamp Gang July Color Challenge

 

Are you ready for some mixed media inspiration? I hope so, because I've got a canvas to share as well as a video tutorial on my background technique. To be quite honest,  I decided to make the video after my canvas was completely finished - and of course no two projects ever turn out the same, but at least you can learn the techniques that I used.

I saw that Lindy's Stamp Gang was having a Color Challenge - and I was so excited, because I've loved their products for several years now - from the first time I tried them. So here was this month's palate - not my normal colors, but really fun!

Then, before I even had a chance to play along, they really sweetened the pot, by announcing they were having a design team call!  Now my mind started churning with ideas of sparkly, spritzy things, and I decided to make a canvas.

I hope you enjoy my video and find some helpful tips.  For the finished project, I added some Dusty Attic Chipboard - that I spritzed and embossed, and handmade paper flowers created with Cheery Lynn Designs Sweet Williams Flower Strip die.  After the flowers were shaped and assembled, I dipped them in melted embossing powder.

Lindy's Stamp Gang Products:

Buccaneer Bay Blue Moon Shadow Mist
Blue Hawaiin Blue Starburst Sprays
Bluebeard Blue Violet Moon Shadow Mist
Burnished Brass Moon Shadow Mist
Hydrangea Blue Mauve Embossing Powder
Desert Moon Turquoise Embossing Powder
Twilight Jade Slate Embossing Powder

And here is the second canvas that I created for the video.  I haven't finished it off yet, but will be sharing it as soon as I do.

Thanks for stopping by, and wish me luck!