Bloom Where you are Planted

 

This summer I had a lovely time taking many outings with my grandson.  Here he is trying to open a fairy door attached to a tree at Bunratty Folk

 



 

Here I have used    .  Using a 12x12 sheet I used this punch all along the four sides of the paper and placed it on top of .

 

Now it is time to riffle through my stash and see what I can come up with to create a fun fairy land to surround my picture.

 

Using gelatos and water colors I have painted my chipboard pieces and set them aside.

Now I took some drywall tape and cut thin strips and run them down the paper followed by

 

Thank you for stopping by and taking a peek.

 

More than Words November challenge

The papers are new and the bling is blue and the dry wall tape is old.

My grandson is very "special" and dear to my heart.  He is my inspiration for this layout.

 

 



Happy Halloween

October 29, 2016

Today I would like to share a tag I created for this festive season. 

I had so much fun creating this tag using Carta Bella "Trick or Treat" collection.

 

I am entering

 

Crafty Life Challenges

 

 

The Color Sisters

 

 



Thank you for stopping by today.  Happy crafting and keep safe this Halloween!

Remember When

"Remember When"

Well Autumn is in full swing and soon the leaves will display their brilliant colorful foliage to marvel and delight us.

Moms are happy that school is back in session freeing up a moment or two to sit at the craft table and let those creative juices flow!
 

 

This is my dad in his younger days.  I really didn't want to adhere anything to the picture so the top frame is put in place with just a couple of gel dots.  This is why you see the shadow on the picture.

 

7Dots Studio's challenge this month is all about Steampunk.
This month we would like to encourage you to create any Steampunk project. According to Wikipedia: “Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction or science fantasy that incorporates technology and aesthetic designs inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery.”

Gears and old time technology are the theme in my layout.  The colors I incorporated give it a sci fi feel I think.
I used 7 dots Studio-Yuletide collection-Sugar Plum
Domestic Goddess 6x12 Alpha Stickers
Lost and Found 6x12 Word Stickers

 

I love using 7 Dots Studio products.  I used a paper with a neutral background to balance all of the different color paints and masks.

For this layout I first applied my mists beginning with the blues one on top of the other blending them as they dried.  Next I came back with my yellow, copper and white making bold splashes ending with more petite splashes in blues.  This was followed by randomly applying orange modeling paste with a script mask.

Here you can see close ups of some of the many stamps I used in creating my background.

 

Lindy Stamp Gang October Challenge

The feel of Autumn abounds in this layout.

 Lindy's Stamp Gang Products used

 

Hydrangea Blue

Tibetan Poppy Teal

Ocean Breeze Blue

Silent Night Silver

Cattail Copper Brown

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by and taking a peek.  Your kind words are always appreciated.  Happy Crafting!

 

My Creative Sketches

 

 

October challenges

Magic!

Do you believe in Magic?  Autumn is such a magical time of year.  A time of "change" and delight. The days grow shorter and cooler and nature puts on brilliant show before tucking in for a long winter's nap.
 

 

Lindy's Stamp Gang October Challenge

The thing I love about LSG products like the ones listed below is that you can dip your paint brush to the bottom and scoop up the simmer layer as a new color to use in your design.  Then shake the bottle to combine the starburst for a whole new color. This is how I achieved the background splashes and the graduated colors on the feathers.

I was inspired by the branch and spider webs

Products used

Blazing Sun here

Clam Bake Beige here

Cattail Copper Brown here

 

 

Creative Embellishments October Challenge

I was inspired by the pumpkin which can be seen peeking out under the fall leaf.

I used

Webs

Owl on Branch chipboard

 

More than Words

Ombre and the word "Change"
 

shades of brown as on the feathers and from the owl branch down through the fall flowers

 



 

Off the Rails Scrapbooking

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by and taking a peek.  Your comments are always welcome. 

 



Fall Delight

 





 

Greetings very one, Kathleen White here with you today.  Thanks for stopping by the blog.  Today I have a new fall themed layout I would like to share with you using 7Dots Studio paper from their winter collection Yuletide.  I love this collection for its designs and versatility.  The colors are vibrant and moody which transcend the seasons.

For my layout today I have used the "Mistletoe"  from the Yuletide collection as my background.

 

Lindy's Stamp Gang September Challenge

 

For this layout I used:

LSG Danny Zuko's Denim here

LSG  Red Hot Poker Orange here

LSG Ponderosa Pines Olive here

LSG Blazing Sun here

 



For the background on this layout I began by using Tim Holtz Doily stencil and modeling paste.  Using LSG mists I came back in using a paint brush and randomly applied my colors till I was satisfied with the final results. Now I started building my centerpiece to frame my picture using 7 dots Studio " Illumination 6x6"  sheets the gray side and using a punch to create a doily edge.   Using corrugated cardboard I tore off sections then and centered them on three sides.  Then finishing it off with a scrap piece of rust cardstock.



Canvas Corp  September Challenge

 

 

 

 



 It is hard to believe summer will soon end.  I don't know about you but I  personally love fall and look forward to cooler days, falling leaves and long hikes in the woods.  So it is fare to" say I "delight" in the autumn season.

More than Words September Challenge

I selected the recipe challenge

1. tags

  2. flares

     3. flowers

 4. mists

 

 



 

I found a set of old black decals in my stash which are perfect to show off those beautiful colors.

 



 



 

 

 Thank you for stopping your visits are always welcome. 

 

 

Thoughts of You

 

 

 

Thoughts of You

I would like to thank a very lovely commenter for suggesting that perhaps another picture would enhance this layout more than the one I had originally chosen.  She was right.  Thank you Di for your expert eye. So I decided to make this into a flip book to show my girls then and now.

 

 

This is my first time entering a Prima Build a Page sketch.  I used Prima; Mechanical, Micro Beads Berry.

 

My inspiration began with More than Words challenge this month using circles and the word Friend.

This is a picture of my daughters when they were young.  Though they now live far apart they still remain close friends.  The main circle are clocks which signify the passing of time.

 

I loved the idea of incorporating metallic colors to this layout as challenged by 7 Dots Studios .  I began by using

7 dots Studio Cold Country papers.  I used gold mica flakes which cascade down and over the page like rays of sunshine.

 

Lindy's Stamp Gang  color challenge

 

I used from this color challenge

 Frenchy's Pink Pouf, Ponderosa Pines Olive paint colors,

plus

Hollyhock Scarlet Plum embossing powder

 

Thank you for stopping by and taking a peek.  You kind words are always appreciated.

 

 

Products used:

 

7 dots Studio;  Cold Country, As it was before,

Lost and Found 6x12 stickers

Illuminations 6x6 pad

 

Lindy's Stamp Gang;  Ponderosa Pines Olive, Silent Night Silver, Autumn Maple Crimson

Cattail Copper Brown, Hollyhock Scarlet Plum embossing powder

 

Prima; Mechanical, Micro Beads Berry

 

Imaginarum; Chipboard