{The Piece By Piece} June Flower Challenge

Hi there! So, I was doing some blog hopping and came upon The Piece By Piece and saw that they were hosting a flower challenge for June. The challenge is that you have to create 3 flowers using trim, lace or fabric.  I absolutely love flowers of ALL types and was excited to give it a try.  I usually tend to buy flowers that are already made so this was definately gonna be a fun project.  The challenge ends on the 30th so I quickly gathered up some trim and started playing.  It kinda got a bit out of control because once I started I couldn't stop :p Hope you like them.

Since my desk was overflowing with flowers (and supplies that I had not yet put away) I decided I might as well make something :)  Here's two cards that I made for a cousin and my mom's birthday next month. 

Thanks for having a look!  Take Care!!

{Naturally Pretty} 12x12 Layout

Heya! Just wanted to share another layout that I created the other week.  This is an old picture of my sweet niece.  I've been really trying to scrap my old photos because they're just piling up.  I don't think I'll ever be able to catch up, but hey you just gotta keep scrapping right! I hope you like it. 

The ingredients for this layout are:
Crate Paper- Paper
My Mind's Eye- Rub ons
Recollections- Butterfly and Bling
Prima- Flowers
Bazill- Cardstock
Rhinestones
Glossy Accents
Lace
Distress Ink
Glimmer Mists

Thanks for stopping by. Have a Wonderful and Blessed day!

Once Upon a Sketch {June 15th Challenge}

Hey there!  Here's a 12x12 layout I created recently.  I just love these pictures of my little furbaby as you can tell, since I just used it on a previous layout.  Do you reuse the same photos on different layouts (this was the first time I ever did)?  This layout was inspired by the June 15 sketch on http://www.onceuponasketchblog.blogspot.com/.  I've only just discovered their blog and I'm totally loving their sketches.  I haven't participated in any of the previous challenges but was inspired by this sketch that I thought I'd give it a try.

Here is my interpretation of their sketch.  The papers and embellishments are by Echo Park and My Mind's Eye.  The title is everyone's fave, Thickers by American Crafts.  I also used Glossy Accents, Stickles, Distress Ink, Stamp, Embossing Powder, and Smooch Spritz to accent the page.  

Thanks for stopping by, Take care!

Still here :)

Hello!  Just wanted to post real quick to let you know I'm still around.  Things have been crazy busy, but hey that's life right!  I've been all over the place trying to finish up the heritage album for my mom's birthday, catch up on journal pages, layouts, paintings and etc..  There really just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day.  I will be posting some of the stuff I've been working on soon though.  I also finished a mini mermaid painting that I created as a giveaway so please keep an eye out for that too.

Speaking of giveaways,  Irene Tan @ http://www.scrapperlicious.blogspot.com/ is hosting a giveaway as a celebration for achieving 1 million hits on her blog.  How awesome is that!  I can only dream of achieving that one day.  You really have to check out her blog, it's full of so much inspiration.  I've been following her blog for awhile and her work is absolutely fabulous. 

Take Care!!

Art Journal Page

Hi there!  Here's the art journal page I worked on last night.  I've been really inspired by all the lovely girly dolls that many mixed media artists are creating.  I have taken a couple of their online courses but my girls never turn out the same way.  I've been experimenting though with creating a girl unique to my style but it's a bit difficult as there are so many variations of the same style out there already.  Nonetheless, I still think they're ALL cute! So here's my girl for now, I think I'll name her Violet as that's her favorite color :)  Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend!

Supplies:

Acrylic Paint

Tissue Paper

Matte Medium

Sharpie Paint Pen (white)

Faber Castell Pitt Pens

Prisma Colored Pencils

Foam Stamps

P.S.  Thanks again for all the lovely comments about my mermaid painting.  As a small thank you, I plan on working on a mini mermaid this weekend to giveaway to one of you :)  I'll keep you posted.

{Timeless Beauty} 12x12 Layout

Hey there :)  Here's another 12x12 layout.  It's really been so long since I've created actual layouts, I've been doing mostly mini albums lately. Creating that page from yesterday really helped to re-jumpstart my love for making them.  This layout was created for a heritage album that I'm making for my mother. She has for the longest time been asking me to create one for her.  Unfortunately, I've never gotten around to making one.  So, I decided it was about time that I did.  I plan (HOPE) on finishing it in time to give to her as a birthday present next month. The papers are by Prima and Websters Pages. 

Have a great day!

 

"My Wet Dog" 12x12 Layout

Hi there! I hope everyone's week is starting off well.  Here's a 12x12 layout I created with the LSG products that were still sitting on my desk since my last post :p  I really need to learn to clean up after each project!  I wanted to challenge myself this time by just using white cardstock instead of patterned paper for my background.  I had alot of fun creating my own design with starbursts stains. The last time I ever worked on just a white background was prob about 10 yrs ago when I first started scrapbooking!  Here is how I created the layout.  Hope you like it!

I first started by using the negative part of the TimHoltz Flourish mask as a stencil. I dabbed it with starburst stain in Hydrangea Blue.

Then I misted the background with Starburst Stains in Azure Sea Asters and Glitz Spritz Desert Moon Endless Sky.  I added drops of alcohol to give it water spots.  Note: I added acrylic glazing liquid to the stains and spritzs in a separate water bottle.  You can still achieve the water spots without the acrylic but it yields a slightly different effect.

I added "puddles" of starburst stain Sea Mint Green to the right side and turned my page upside down and tilted it in different directions to let the drops flow naturally to create the seaweed look. 

For the fish I used the starburst stains in Azure Sea Asters and Sea Mint Green with drops of alcohol to create the effect.  I added many layers of the stains and dried it between each one till I was satisfied with the outcome. I inked around the edges with black soot distress ink.

I dipped some scrap paper onto the excess stains when I was creating the fish. You don't wanna waste any of that good stuff :p In the end I punched tags with it using my stampin up punch to use for journaling on the layout.

I added some Golden glass bead gel on the bottom to create the "sand".  When it was dry I dry rubbed it with LSG mica powder in Opaline Rosy Tan (my fave!). You can always use the mini glass beads you can purchase at Michaels or Joanns (it's alot cheaper) but personally this was convenient because it already had the adhesive mixed with it :p

On the fish I used sequin waste as a stencil and rubbed some mica powder (Opaline Rosy Tan) on it to create the "scales". I also added it to the top of the layout to balance it out a bit.  You can obviously use any stencil or stamps to decorate it the way you want :)

I dipped some chesse cloth in starburst stain Opal Sea Oats to age it.

I melted some sealing wax and poured it on my craft sheet and impressed it with my metal stamp. The product is 7gypsies but you can purchase sealing wax in the stationary section of most office supply stores and use a rubber stamp to imprint in it. On the final layout I rubbed around the sealing wax with mica powder in Milky Way Teal Green and on the raised writing with black soot distress ink.

I altered the sea creatures and wire hooks with LSG embossing powder in Twilight Bronze Slate. Then rubbed Opaline Rosy Tan mica powder on top.

I distrezzed around the edges of  the white cardstock, mounted it on black cardstock then mounted that onto blue cardstock.  I added additional embellishments like rubons and bling to finish it up.  Here's how it looks like all put together. All it needs is some journaling to complete it.

Thanks for taking the time to have a looksy!  Take Care :)

Here's the youtube video for the contest entry:

http://www.youtube.com/user/lalasinlalaland?feature=mhee#p/a/u/0/xTFCaWm6oiw

Mixed Media Mermaid Painting

Hiya! Hope everyone is having a great weekend so far.  Here's a mixed media painting I completed as an entry for the Lindy's Stamp Gang "Under the Sea" contest. Their products are fabulous! I love how she shimmers!  I hope you guys like her! Thanks so much for having a look, Take Care!!

                      (You can really see all the glimmery goodness from this angle!)

Supplies:
Plywood
Acrylic Paint
Mesh Netting
Rub ons
Papers (scrapbooking, sketch, dictionary, tissue)
Micro beads
Mica Flakes
Wood burning
Pearls
Colored Pencils

Lindy's Stamp Gang Products used:
Starburst Stains:
Sea Mint Green
Azure Sea Asters
Black Orchid Silver
Cocoa Bean Copper
Cocklebells Coral
Glitz Spritz:
Desert Moon Endless Sky
Embossing Powders:
Spanish Moss Green
Twilight Bronze Slate
Mica Powders:
Stardust Dusty Rose
Cerulean Blue Violet
Milky Way Teal Green
Opaline Rosy Tan
Starbright Green Blue
Aurora Amethyst Violet

Here's the youtube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1Fiff-QqZs