with love 55

Hi there! I'm so excited because our summer vacation is right around the corner. I really would have liked to revisit Paris but Scott opted for more of a relaxing vacation so instead we will be heading to lounge around on the Maui shores which is COMPLETELY fine with me :)

With Paris on my mind, I created a card featuring the beautiful Eiffel Tower:

I joined along again with the Compendium of Curiosities challenge, creating another Frosted Film tattered floral as well as the A Vintage Journey challenge ~ where the theme is Destinations. This is the smaller version and if you missed my card yesterday, you can see what my bigger Frosted Film Tattered Floral looks like by clicking HERE:

I gave the die cut Grungeboard Eiffel Tower a generous coat of Crackle Texture Paste:

Amongst all the layers and crackle, is a metal bird embellishment which I altered using Gesso and Distress Ink:

Here are a few steps I took along the way sharing my creative process:
Use Texture Paste along with stencil (****done prior to applying Distress Inks!***)

Randomly apply Distress Inks of choice:

 The ink I used to add color to the flower is even French! :) LOL

I'm also joining along with the following challenges: For sketch inspiration ~ Cardabilities and Try it on Tuesday where the theme is In the Frame.

Here are a few photos taken while on our Paris trip in 2011. If you have visited, I'm pretty sure you will agree that this city is quite breathtaking. There is so much to see and do and that is exactly why Scott didn't want to go. He didn't want to have to take a vacation when we returned home to recover from our vacation :)

Scott took the following photos from the observation deck on the Eiffel Tower:

 Silly me :)

Thanks so much for visiting! I hope you have enjoyed my project and photos.
Be Sweet ;)

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enjoy life 58

Hi there! I hope you are having a great week! Today I have a layout to share featuring a photo of sweet Meredith that was taken several years ago while we were vacationing on Maui:

I combined a variety of Distress Inks to create the ink splattered background and to colorize the die cut Grungepaper greens:
 For the title I die cut a couple words using Tim's Adventure Words Sizzix dies:

 I joined along with the Compendium of Curiosities Challenge 3, Challenge 32:

Using Frosted Film and following the tutorial found on page 59 in the Tim Holtz’s A Compendium of Curiosities, Vol. 3, to create a large Tattered Floral:

I also die cut a Grungeboard sand dollar and seahorse then gave them a crackled texture using crackle paste:

I randomly stamped the dot stamp from Tim's Ultimate Grunge stamp set on the background then heat embossed using white embossing powder:

I'm also joining along with the following challenges: 
Anything But Cute Challenge #3 where the theme is to create projects with a romantic theme a beach/sea theme or both, but they must be strongly inspired by the colors of this mood board:

For sketch inspiration, I'm joining along with the current Let's Get Sketchy sketch challenge:

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

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celebrate 28

Hi there! Happy 4th of July to all my blogging friends who celebrate! It's time for Prima's monthly Build A Page sketch challenge and this month I'm joining along as an official Prima Design Team Member! Yipeee! In case you are not familiar with the Prima monthly challenges, there are just two simple rules: 1. Use as much Prima as possible (and only Prima flowers please!) 2. Enter before midnight on the last day of the month! You have ALL month to play!

I decided to show my patriotic spirit and create a mixed media layout in celebration of the 4th of July! 

I started with a pretty piece of paper from the Epiphany collection:

I applied a nearly a solid coat of White Crackle Texture Paste then allowed it to dry and works it's magic. Additional design and texture was applied using stamps, embossing powder, white gesso and the floral petites stencil:

I trimmed and framed a small photo of the Statue of Liberty that was taken several years ago when we were visiting NYC:

USA was spelled out using Heavy Black Gesso along with the Alphabet stencil:

I embellished with the following: die cut stars that I added texture to using a crimping tool:

A trio of stamped / fussy cut butterflies and of course a variety of Prima flowers:

I'm entering this layout in the following challenges: For colour inspiration, I joined along with the current ColourQ colour challenge:

~ Stamps and Stencils challenge where the theme is Happy Holidays 
~ The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge where the theme is Summer Days (a summer day celebrating the 4th of July!)

Prima products used: Heavy Black Gesso 96149, White Crackle Paste 961503, Stencil Alphabet 962296, Glass Beads Turquoise 962678, Glass Beads Ruby 962661, Glass Beads Crystal 961671, Rust and Dust Cling Mounted Stamps 962050, Epiphany Clear As Day 846855, Lyric Collection 845674, Floral Petites Stencil 580049

Many thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a fun and safe weekend! Maybe if you find some time this month, you will join along with the Prima challenges showcasing those beautiful Prima products!

Be Sweet ;)

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create...July Prima Product Pick 24

Hi there! It's time for the monthly Prima Product Pick challenge and this month I'm joining along as an official Prima Design Team Member! Yahooo! In case you are not familiar with the Prima monthly challenges, there are just two simple rules: 1. Use as much Prima as possible (and only Prima flowers please!) 2. Enter before midnight on the last day of the month! You have ALL month to play!

I created a rather simple greeting card featuring pretty patterned papers from the Prima Bloom Collection ~ Bloom Girl Art Journal:

After piecing and stitching the papers in place, I embellished with a pretty Prima bloom:

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with the current Freshly Made Sketches sketch challenge: 

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ I hope you join along!
Be Sweet ;)

Prima products used: 980009 Bloom Art Book, 571634  Lil Missy - Spring Daisy 

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