Autumn wishes 13

 Hi there! Today I have a couple of Autumn projects to share featuring pretty fall die cut leaves. First up is a tag:

The tag features a stamped / heat embossed doily on water color paper. I embellished with a die cut leaf which I had applied various Distress Inks:

I'm joining along with the Tag You're it! challenge where the challenge was to be inspired by the sample shown below:

 Next up is a greeting card:

The card is very similar which also features a die cut leaves and a watercolored background:

Both projects were inspired by the Color Throwdown color challenge:

For the card sketch inspiration, I'm joining along with the sketch Saturday sketch challenge:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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beautiful 18

Hi there! Today I'm joining along with the Prima Make it March challenge. 

I created a mixed media style layout featuring fun photos of sweet Meredith that I had on hand that were taken nearly two years ago. I combined papers from the Prima Salvage District, along with a textured background using a Prima stencil, Prima Color Bloom sprays, and Prima texture paste. I surrounded the photos with various Prima die cuts, a Prima resin embellishment and Prima blossoms:

For sketch inspiration, I'm joining along with the current Stuck?! sketch challenge:

I'm linking my layout to this week's Paint Party Friday challenge:

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great day / evening!
Be Sweet ;)

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Heartfelt Thanks 27

 Hi there! Thanks for stopping by! Today I have a card to share featuring some of my favorite techniques and products.  

 I pulled out an embossing folder, acrylic paints, Distress Stains, Distress Inks, die cut grungeboard along with acrylic gold metallic paint for a touch of golden shimmer:

 I'm joining along with the card Concept challenge where I was inspired by the script background and heart embellishment to create a mixed media style card:

 For sketch inspiration, the Sunday Stamps challenge:

 and for color inspiration, the Color Throwdown:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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Merry Christmas to you 29

 Hi there! Today I'm joining along with Prima's October Cards and Tags sketch challenge:

I combined a variety of pretty papers from the Prima Peppermint collection to create a Christmas card:

I stamped a couple of die cut foliage pieces which I layered behind a beautiful Prima blossom:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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Autumn wishes 22

Hi there! Today I'm sharing an autumn themed project that I was inspired by the beautiful color palette for the October Prima's Product Pick challenge:

I created a mixed media style tag which features a variety of Prima products including: texture, pretty embellishments and lots of shimmery details:

I made the pumpkin using chipboard and steel bladed dies, assembled then applied Prima crackle texture paste. For a bit of shimmer, I applied Prima Metallique Gold Rush acrylic paint. I embellished with various Prima flowers, a resin owl and glittery gold leaves:

To create the background, I applied a coat of Prima white gesso once dry, I added texture using a Prima stencil and Prima texture paste. After that layer was dry, I adhered Prima pebbles and Prima Roman numeral embellishments. For color, I painted on Prima purple mica powder:

For the final step, I splashed on the following Prima products: white gesso, Metallique Pink Blush and  Metallique Gold Rush acrylic paints:

I'm also joining along with the current Curtain Call Inspiration challenge where the theme is Glittery Gourds:

and I'm linking to this week's Paint Party Friday site:

Many thanks for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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I'm thinking pink! 30

Hi there! Today I'm thinking pink in celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness month! I have a few projects to share showcasing my support for my dear sister who is currently battling end stage metastatic breast / brain cancer and all the other men and women around the world who are dealing with this terrible disease. Mammograms

First up is a layout that I created featuring my sweet sister and her dear daughter that was taken this summer:

I used a variety of Prima products including pretty papers, flowers, resin embellishments, stencil, texture paste, etc...

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with Prima's October Build A Page sketch challenge:

I also made a card for my dear sister. I'm joining along with this week's PTI Make It Monday challenge where Amy is challenging us to create a project featuring a background built with frames. 

I don't own any PTI frames so I used a couple of various PTI dies to create my own:

The embellishments were also made using various PTI dies and the sentiment is from the Vintage Linen stamp set:

For color inspiration, I joined along with the current ColourQ challenge:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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