My Everything

Hi Everyone, 
A rare layout of my hubby to share today.  He is usually the one behind the camera so when we recently went on a mountain walk and I made a special effort to grab the camera and get a shot of him. 
Close ups first…
Ohhh so happy with the background on this layout… I’m not sure if you can see the stickers there under the Gesso – in the photo above they say “love” and “family”.  
I’ve had these FOREVER, (like 9 years) and am really trying hard to use up some older stuff and I came up with the idea to stick them down in patches and then Gesso over, and I really like how they turned out. There are some more in the top right hand side cluster as well.
The felt flowers are super old as well, that’s 2 new things I can buy at the show!!
and I’ve been doing this a bit of late – just shoving some twine or ribbon under the photo or paper layer.  Adds another layer and some dimension.
The full layout.. doesn’t he look handsome 🙂
Thanks for visiting and for your comments, they are very much appreciated – I do keep my eyes out for them!!
Gwen


Collections Boutique is at Craft Queen

Happy hump day everyone!
Here today to share a layout I created for Craft Queen using the delicious Collections Boutique papers… ohh my these are divine!!
Lots of dimension and paper layers… surprise, surprise…
and the full layout – super happy with the colours
All products for this layout are available from the Craft Queen store…oh yeah, and if you are headed to the Craft Show in Brisbane you can see this IRL!!
Material list:
Manor house flower
Craft Queen ribbon bunch
Rosebud ribbon – Green
Chipboard heart
Collections butterfly
Martha Stewart butterfly punch

I have also used Gesso on the chipboard and Satin Seam binding and Glimmer mist on the background.  I really had fun with this one!
Gwen

June sketch for Scrap Friends

Hi there eveyone,
I love how busy the start of the month is with all the new challenges, they are always keeping me inspired!   I am getting super excited as we are only a handfull of sleeps away from the June craft show in Brisbane!!! YEAH!!!
Very excited to share with you the new sketch for Scrap Friends, which is up on the blog now.
For my take, I have flipped it totally upside down.  I loved the idea of having my title on the bottom part of the page and all my embellies coming from the base of my photos.  I have also adjusted it to fit 2 photos, but keeping with the sketch put some pattern paper in place of the 3rd photo.

Close ups – so many yummy goodies here, all available at Scrap Friends.

and the full shot… I just love the colours in this and the back and white photo combo.
Pop on over to the blog and say Hi, check out the other DT inspiration and why not give it a go 🙂
Gwen

June sketch at Purple Pumpkin

Happy 1st of the month to you all – I can’t believe it is June!
I’ve been itching to show you my latest layout using the new challenge sketch for Purple Pumpkin.  The DT have done an amazing job this month to show you just how versatile a sketch can be (They really are a fab bunch) – Be sure to check it out here.
So, this is the sketch:
I flipped it as it better suited my photo – here is my take:
and some close ups…
While the design for the layout was certainly inspired by the sketch, the colours were inspired by the fab large flower and I thought I’d share today a lil tutorial on how I alter them for my layouts…. Please do not mind the photos, those that know me will know I scrap between 8pm and midnight so they are not the best “colour” wise.
Step One – Choose your flower, I just love the Red and Navy combo.  I tired to show you in this photo just how flat they are before beginning.

Step Two – Time to get rough…. Start by gently roughing up and fraying the edges of the petals, I also scrunch the whole flower and roll it between my hands, you have to be gentle but also not afraid to rough it up a little.  I find the less you think about it, the better the result.

Step Three – Grab a little Gesso and dab on the edges of the flower.  I also like to put some into the palm of my hand and then scrunch the flower into it  – you want an uneven coverage… This bit is messy but fun!

and lucky last, to finish it off, I swapped up the centre button for a small Purple Pumpkin spotty button.

and voilà there you have it!

I hope you all get the chance to play along this month, the winner gets a fab PP prize pack!
Gwen

Journal

Hi Everyone,
So, I’ve done absolutely no scrapping this weekend but I have spent a heap of time cataloguing and going through my stash 🙂  With the craft show just 2 weeks away I needed a way to track what I have and what I don’t in a way I can easily reference and take to the show with me…
So I picked up this pretty Journal
And inside: I used the sections to record different things… I also broke down each section into colours.
Neutral glimmer mists… Cut a square of 2×2 white Bazzill and sprayed then labelled.
This is Kaiser paint… cut out circles of white Bazzill and just put a splodge on each – then recorded the name next to it.
Blue shades of Kaiser….
and Washi tape… pinks and reds.  High of my list for the show to get more of.
I have also listed out my Sizzix dies and their numbers and punched all my punches onto paper and stuck in. (Sorry forgot to take a pic of that bit)
 I sorted the punches just into 2 categories, “Martha Stewart” and “NOT Martha Stewart” 🙂
Now that I have spent the time setting it all up, I think it will be easy to maintain and I know what I have and what I don’t 🙂
Time well spent I think…
Gwen
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