Play and Beautiful **Dusty Attic -The Flying Unicorn **

Hi everyone! Well another Monday and winter has hit us with a bang now! Calling for more snow all week…yuck! LOL! Right now at The FlyingUnicorn there are so many fun challenges going on and one of them is your Word for the year. I had to pick a word that I want more of this year, etc. Well I want to PLAY more, either scrapping play or family play…I just want more play in my life! So I made this canvas wall hanging for my room and I used this weeks palette and sketch from The Color Room because I want to PLAY along there too! hehe.

I started out with a white canvas, applied lots of gesso with masks and then just started to use some glimmer mists to get the colors I wanted. All of the chipboard pieces are from Dusty Attic, and I have embossed the middle piece and also the title letters before I painted and misted them.

I used some DA scrolls pieces in the corners which I have stamped, inked and misted. I then applied some Rock Candy crackle paint to them. I also added in some gauze and some twine along the side.

I used lots of different flowers from my stash and added some of my crinkle seam binding bows.

Another shot of all the yummy layers. I love this little wall hanging for my room J

My second project is a layout done for the Round Robin at The Flying Unicorn. I used the Vintage Blue Glitz collection and got inspiration from a photo challenge at Glitz. I chose the colors in the photo as my inspiration for this. I did lots of distressing, inking and fussy cutting. The photo is my grand daughter over the holidays.

I love the Dusty Attic butterflies and for this one I soaked it in water and then peeled the layers of chipboard before I painted it with some gesso and smooch paints. Here you can also see the fussy cut Glitz papers.

I added a little banner at the bottom of the layout, also inspired from the photo.

I added some Dusty Attic fern chippys to the flower clusters and some chippy scroll pieces in the corners.

A close up of all the layers and goodies.

Ok well that is it for today, I hope you all come and visit us at the Flying Unicorn…come join in on the fun and games. We are having a big online scrap party starting this Friday, the link is at the top of my blog on the right! Lots of goodies up for grabs this weekend, come and play!  Have a fantastic weekend!  Feel free to leave me some scrappy love comments, I love reading them ...take care and happy scrapping J

Joy of the Season **Dusty Attic -The Flying Unicorn **

Happy Sunday everyone! I finally got to meet my new little grandson yesterday and visit with the family…such a little cutie and his big brothers and big sister are so proud of him awwww. For my layout today I have used this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch at The Flying Unicorn…gorgeous sketch! I used lots of Pion papers which you can buy in the store at The Flying Unicorn and a few Dusty Attic pieces. The photo is one of my grandsons over the holidays, we went to visit some Lamas and he loved them!

I did a lot of fussy cutting with the Pion papers to create this. Here you can see some of that with the distressing and the gorgeous DustyAttic doily chippy. I first painted it and then added some glimmer mists and inks to it, then I added the title on top.

I used lots of layers and added some liquid pearls to the tags.

Here is the flowers cluster…yummy layers of goodies and the vine is a chippy from Dusty Attic. Love tucking those vines into flower clusters!

 Ok well that is it for today, I hope you all come and visit us at the Flying Unicorn…come join in on the fun and games. I will be back tomorrow with my entry for the Round Robin challenge there.   Have a fantastic weekend!  Feel free to leave me some scrappy love comments, I love reading them ...take care and happy scrapping J

Thankful **Dusty Attic -The Flying Unicorn **

TGIF!!!!! So excited to be done work for the week! I created this layout wanting to use just white and browns and I really love the way it turned out. I used this months sketch from Dusty Attic along with some sneaks of their  new chippys soon to be released! I also made this for the American Idol challenge going on at The Flying Unicorn. The papers are from MME and the journalling is from a Kelly Clarkson song…Thankful. The photo behind the new Dusty Attic door is of my daughter and grandson when they were here over the holidays.

Here is a sneak peek at one of the new releases coming up for DA …the mailbox. I have colored it with glimmer glam and glaze and then some white smooch accents on it. I also used a DA mini picket fence behind it. In the background you can see the paper and crocheted doily and all the distressing and inking.

I added some burlap and gauze for fibers some MME newsprint behind the also new sneak peek DA door. I love the little wreath that I added on the top of it.

A close up of all the yummy layers of goodies and flowers.

Ok well that is it for today, I hope you all come and visit us at the Flying Unicorn…come join in on the fun and games. There are so many chances to win some yummy RAKS from the store every month!   Have a fantastic weekend!  Feel free to leave me some scrappy love comments, I love reading them ...take care and happy scrapping !

Look After You **Dusty Attic -The Flying Unicorn **

Happy Hump Day! I have some good news today! I am thrilled and pumped to now be part of the CT at The Flying Unicorn. They have amazing kits and a store just packed full of scrappy supplies, an amazing Creative Team…. AND a comminity that is so active and so much fun, always lots of games and challenges to participate in. I made this layout for the American Idol challenge going on there right now. I have used papers from the Kaisercraft Sweet Nothings collection, lots of distressing, masking and a combo of Prima and Petaloo flowers. And of course my fav go to embellishment....Dusty Attic chippys! The photo is my new grandson and daughter in law. He was born last week. The photo was taken with a cell phone and is not the greatest but it it  his first photo. You can just see the love already!

Here is a DustyAttic sneak peek for you too! The bird cage is soon to be released. Here you can see the distressing and masking. I added in some crinkle seam binding and pretty flowers. The bird house is finished with glimmer mists, glam and liquid pearls.

Look at all the yummy layers behind the photo. The frame was so much fun to finish. I have used lots of mists, glame and glaze on it. After that dried I added a coat of Rock Candy crackle paint.

More DustyAttic sneak peeks! The new Flower Stem and Name Plate Label.

Close up of all the layers and goodies.

Ok well that is it for today, I hope you all come and visit us at the Flying Unicorn…come join in on the fun and games. There are so many chances to win some yummy RAKS from the store every month!   Have a fantastic week!  Feel free to leave me some scrappy love comments, I love reading them ...take care and happy scrapping J

Darling **Dusty Attic **

Hi everyone and welcome!  I actually got lots of scrappy time this weekend and have a few projects done up. For this one I have used papers from Prima Printery collection and lots of goodies on here. I used a sketch from the Flying Unicorn to get me started. Lots of inking, distressing and layers of goodies and I used some of the new Prima canvas pieces as well. All you have to do is mist them and they are ready to go. The photo is my son and daughter in law in the summer…they just had the baby a few days ago and now they are a family of 6…wow lots of kids, they are going to be kept busy for sure hehe.

The doily is colored with glimmer mists and I tucked some gauze (yes I am still raiding my hubbys first aid kit) and also some Dusty Attic chicken wire under the title piece.

I did lots of distressing on the layers and for the DustyAttic fancy flourish I first painted it black, then I added some liquid pearls and stickles to it.

 Here is some of the canvas that I misted. There is some lace and more Dusty Attic chicken wire and fancy trim under the photo.

More yummy Prima flowers and Dusty Attic goodies.

Ok well that is it for today, I will be back with more creations this week!   Have a fantastic week!  Feel free to leave me some scrappy love comments, I love reading them ...take care and happy scrapping J

A sad goodbye

Hello everyone! I just wanted to let you all know personally, that I have decided to leave Scrap That! with the announcement of the sale. I have loved working with the amazing Design Team there and Lori! I have been there since almost the beginning as a kit subscriber and the last 6 months part of the team. And the members…well you are an amazing bunch and so inspirational!

 I will still be around and I will pop in there and say hi to everyone lots! I also will be starting new ventures in January. I am sad to leave, but excited for new challenges and changes as well.  

Peace **TCR – Dusty Attic** and BIG NEWS!

I have news!!!!!!! I am so thrilled to be asked by DustyAttic to be their Guest Designer for the month of January! Internet scream!!!! LOL! Thank you everyone at Dusty Attic for being so awesome to me, you inspire me and I hope that I can also inspire in my journey with you. And thank you to all of you for so much inspiration along the way! You can see the announcement here! Ok so on with my layout…it was created using this weeks palette at The Color Room…..it is so pretty and I had so much fun with my last major inking project that I am doing it again. The photo is my daughter and grandson over the holidays, and I was inspired by Belinda at Dusty Attic and used naked chippys! First time for me..hehe!

I started with a piece of Tim Holtz Kraft Resist paper and some corrugated board. From there I just used lots of gesso, inks, stains and mists to create this background. I really like it! I then added in some PionDesign papers behind the photo and a couple of their cute little tags.

In this close up you can see the back ground good with the naked chippys. I tucked in some burlap and lots of Prima flowers.

I added a lil Prima bird house in the cluster on the bottom.

 Look at all the yummy layers. I really like the colors on this I may have to frame it! If I know my daughter though…she will want it! awww and I will give it to her of course!

 Ok well that is it for today, I will be back soon with more creations!  Have a fantastic weekend!  Feel free to leave me some scrappy love comments, I love reading them ...take care and happy scrapping J

Friends are the Sunshine of Life. **SOUS**

TGIF!!! I got a new grand baby this week…a big healthy boy and I can’t wait to see him….I hope to go see him this weekend J Today it is Stuck on U Sketches reveal too!!!! My first reveal this year for SOUS and it is a beauty of a sketch too! This weeks sketch was designed by our lovely Designer/co-creator Nanne Harry. I used all goodies from my stash and made the silk flower. The photo is my two nieces…couple of cuties! I did lots of yummy layers and distressing on this layout, tucked in a few pieces of Dusty Attic and some ripped apart a Prima piece with the flowers and ribbon on it.

Here you can see all the distressed layers. I added some liquid pearls and pearl gems in to finish off the layout. The quote title is a velum piece also from my stash. I need to start to use MORE stash to make room for the new CHA releases coming up  J

 

Close up of the hand dyed silk flower that I made. I tucked in more pearls swirls and some Tattered Angels pieces. The leaves are from DustyAttic and they are one of my favourite pieces from them. I painted them white, added some ink to the edges and then added some Rock Candy crackle paint to them.

 Ok well that is it for today. Don’t forget to head on over to SOUS for tonnes of inspiration, come and play with us and you have a chance at a gorgeous prize. Thanks again for stopping by and have a great weekend everyone! Feel free to leave me some scrappy love comments, I love reading them ...take care and happy scrapping J

Girly Grunge

Happy New Year everyone! Wow 2012 already and it is already a busy year. Holidays are winding down, the company is gone home and I am back to work now. I even got to scrap a bit yesterday I was going into withdrawals I think hehe! I am super excited today to share that I was chosen as featured member this month at the Donna Salazar Girly Grunge site..woo hoo! I made these two projects last month and just realised that I totally forgot to post them here. One is a canvas, my first altered canvas and the other is a card. I have used lots of Donna Salazar goodies on both of them.

First is the canvas. This was so much fun to make. For the background I used lots of gesso, the Prima brick mask and mists. This project is loaded with Dusty Attic chippys too. The title, the corner scrolls, leaves, the cogs, the key on the bottom flower section, and the wings behind the dress form.

Here is a close up of the cogs and the dress from. I dressed her up with real jean and some hand dyed silk on top.

Here is a close up of the title section. The top chippy is stamped and then I added some inks and crackle accents to it.

Love this flower cluster and I added in some tied up button, a DA key, some jewels and DA leaves.

For the card I used all DS papers and did lots of distressing. I tucked in some Dusty Attic chicken wire with the hand dyed crinkle seam binding and added some butterflies and bling to it. The quote is on a velum piece that I have distressed some.

Ok well that it is for today……I have a couple more announcements this month and I can share them with you soon!  I hope that 2012 brings nothing but joy to you all!  Have a fantastic week!  Feel free to leave me some scrappy love comments, I love reading them ...take care and happy scrapping J