Monday 21 April 2014

PTT presents Your Daily Dose, Inspiring, Challenging and Creating

Hi everyone, so glad you can join me today, 

Today was my turn to share over on PTT presents Your Daily Dose, so here's my little bit of inspiration...

I wanted to share a pin cushion I created to hopefully get your creative mojo flowing.... I had loads of fun creating this pin cushion and the pins to go into it... 

to see all the details and some close ups,  check out my post here.


till next time
Happy Creating
xC




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Sunday 20 April 2014

Scrapbookit

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me here today.
It's my turn today over on the Scrapbookit blog today and I'd like to share with you a layout I have created.

I created the layout using the gorgeous Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Range, Fields of Flowers and Herbal Infusion, for this layout I avoided the pretty pinks and went back to what I am more comfortable with the earthy tones...

I used Manor House flowers, Bella flowers and Kaiser flowers to embellish the layout.
The background texture was created using the Petal pattern stencil from Scrap FX, and a little #Lindy's Stamp Gang spray for colour.

The title is another from Scrap FX "Together is a wonderful place to be.

till next time
Happy Easter and Happy Creating
xC

Tuesday 15 April 2014

Die Cutting Fun

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me here today.
I have a layout using loads of die cuts that I created some time back that I wanted to share with you all, "Love"
All of the embellishments including my title (apart from the frames) were die cut... it's amazing what you can create with the wonderful range of dies available nowadays....

This is one of my favourite pics of my Bill and I, at the Titanic theatre restaurant...

For this layout I have used loads of Spellbinders dies: Anemone Flower Topper, Daisy Flower Topper, Bitty Blossoms and Foliage... to create all these flowers and leaves.
I just love the huge variety of dies that are available now....

till next time
happy creating
xC

Thursday 10 April 2014

Scrapbookit

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me, today I am sharing my latest work for Scrapbookit.
When I received my pack from Jo to use for this month, my first thought was wow she really wants to challenge me... such pretty Graphic 45 papers, so not me... but this is the great thing about being on Jo's team, I never know how far she will challenge me with the amazing range of products she stocks...
The layout I am sharing today was created to inspire you all to play along with the monthly challenge.  This months challenge was set for us by Guest Design Team Member, Liz Hocking.  

For Liz's challenge she gave us this sketch...


and also for her challenge you need to use:
* two different paint or glimmer mist colours
* use a serviette or tissue paper
*use a stamped image

So this is what I came up with "Tiger"
a layout of my beautiful alaskan malamute who has now crossed over the rainbow bridge
Using the gorgeous Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Range, Hello Friend, Sweet Camomile, Just Because and Flora.  I followed Liz's sketch pretty closely.

For my title I used Scrap FX Freestyle Alphabet upper and lower Case.  It is on the title that I used my two paints (as per the challenge).... I used metallic bronze and over brushed it with black.
I also used some of the Kaisercraft sweet nothing rub ons and Pearl Strips in Latte on the layout.

I used a small piece of tissue paper, coloured with spray tucked behind one of my photo's.

For my stamped image, I used the fabulous Darkroom Door French Script stamp, love this stamp I think it is an absolute must have in your stash...  And you can see another of the Kaiser Rub ons over the script stamp...

I am looking forward to seeing all your fabulous challenge entries this month over on the Scrapbookit blog and don't forget you can get all these great products from Jo...

till next time
happy creating

xC

Sunday 6 April 2014

More Scrap FX

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me here today...
I have another layout I have created for Scrap FX  to share with you "Central Park

As soon as I saw the newly released Central Park wordlet, I knew I had the perfect photo to use with it.... When Bill and I were in New York we took a horse drawn carriage ride in the famous Central Park, such a wonderful memory.

When I saw this months new products I immediately fell in love with the Marrakech Stencil, and have used it to border my layout, and for the fab Central Park title I created leafy texture  on the tree using some modelling paste and chalk inks. I used the great Itty Bitty Bets Serif letters for the rest of my title.  

Behind my photo layering I used the new Damask Stencil, this is a fabulous new flourish shape with great detail...

I used the Moroccan Tile Stamp to decorate the extra large Prima tag behind my photo, along with some of the Prima Cartographer ATC cards.

Scrap FX products used:

till next time
Happy Creating
xC

Thursday 3 April 2014

New Scrap FX

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me here today...
it's my turn again over on the Scrap FX blog and I have a layout I created  to share with you
"a Memorable day
I absolutely loved creating with the new Marrakech stencil ...

I loved the new "a Memorable day" title and really loved how I could curve it a little instead of leaving it in it's original straight line form... and check out that gorgeous texture from the Marrakech stencil...

A close up of the new Diamond Flourish Stamp.... Scrap FX foam stamps are so great to use, they stamp so well with all types of ink, here I've used archival ink...

A close up of all the gorgeous texture created with the  Marrakech stencil, modelling paste and Lindys Stamp Gang sprays...

Scrap FX Products used:

till next time 
Happy Creating
xC

Wednesday 2 April 2014

PTT presents Your Daily Dose, Inspiring, Challenging and Creating

Hi everyone, so glad you can join me today, 

Today was my turn to share over on PTT presents Your Daily Dose, so here's my little bit of inspiration...

I wanted to share a scrapping layout I created to hopefully get your creative mojo flowing.... I love creating with different mediums for my layouts, and in this layout I have used loads of impasto, gesso and sprays ... so much fun...

to see all the details and some close ups,  check out my post here



till next time
Happy Creating
xC



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