Catching up.....

Good evening, 

So here is a quick post this evening, having got in from my Son's cricket training tonight and had a bit of dinner. I'm a bit behind with this kit but here is a layout I have created from some of these very pretty BoBunny Soiree papers from the My Creative Scrapbook May kit.

These are such pretty papers and mixed with the Prima flowers, BoBunny chipboard stickers, paper rose buds and the Prima Shabby Chic Treasures, I was really pleased with the finished result!

I started this layout by cutting a circle out of my main background paper. I then distressed and tore the rim of the circle left in the paper. I attached a 2nd complimenting paper behind the circle hole and ran some lace in between the two layers

I arranged my flower clusters and then added a little texture paste swirls to compliment these clusters using the Prima stencil in the kit.

I used some stickers off the Soiree sticker sheet to layer with the Prima flowers, some lifted up on cardboard. I also cut the swirl strip up into small swirls and stuck them down so they were angled and not flat to add dimension.

I added some tiny alphas to a chipboard sticker to personalise. I loved this Prima Shabby Chic Treasure too, I left this completely untouched.

I dabbed the lace with some Vintage Photo distress Ink to make it a little more 'vintage' and distressed looking.

I finished the layout off by dabbing over the flowers and stickers with some gesso on a sponge applicator to soften and shabby it up!

And of course the gorgeous subject of my layout is my daughter, one of my favourite photos of her this year so far.

Products used were from My Creative Scrapbook May Kit.

Other products not in the kit were:

Finnabair Crackle white texture paste

Gesso

Black Pen

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Kaisercraft Tiny Alphas

Thank you for stopping by.

Pop back soon,

Ginny  :)

Prima - Tales of Me & You

Happy Easter to you all !

Hope your all enjoying the gorgeous weather we have today for Good Friday, its been a corker of a day here in Wales. I had to work this morning but this afternoon I have been enjoying the sun. This did mean halving my scrapbooking time but it was lovely to get in the garden.

Today I am sharing with you a layout made with My Creative Scrapbook - http://mycreativescrapbook.com/join-the-club/ - monthly kit for March, using the gorgeous Prima 'Tales of Me & You' papers.

So without further ado here is the layout....

I love these papers, they are so pretty but have a lovely vintage romantic feeling to them. I chose two papers from the collection, The base paper is 'Belles Melodies d'armour'. The upper paper is the gorgeous 'Conte de Toi et Moi'. This paper I have torn large corners off, for a diagonal design.

On my background I have used a Prima Stencil with white crackle texture paste. Spritzed with some Tattered Angels mist 'Crème de Rouge' and stamped with an Indigo Blu 'script background' stamp with black Staz On. I also splattered some chalkboard grey matt chalk paint and used the Prima mask from the kit with  Finnabair 'Snowflake Paste'  to make the swirls. I added roughly torn small strips of Tim Holtz tissue tape in various places around the layout.

The chipboard from the kit I covered with white embossing powder. I then spritzed with the 'Crème de Rouge' mist and dabbed it as I dried it under the heat gun and added more as I dried to get the effect I wanted. I finished it off by stamping over it randomly with  Prima Finnabair clear stamp 'Crackle'      and black Staz On ink. 

I cut it in half so I could use it in 2 places.

I used some gel medium to stick some seed beads around the page, and used some of the Prima Tales of Me & You brads from the kit.

This photo also shows the layers of my photo mats where they have been lifted up with the help of some cardboard. All of my edges have been distressed and then I rubbed over some parts of the edges and the seed beads with Shimmerz Dazzler 'Spun Sugar'.

                                                  The alphas were from Kaisercraft.
               The flowers were all from the kit, a lovely collection from Prima backed with cheesecloth, also from the kit.                   

The little rosebud brads are so cute and finished the layout off.

I really hope that this page has inspired you to go and create!

Have a lovely Easter,

Ginny  :)

Sketch challenge at My Creative Sketches.

Good afternoon,

Here is my layout for My Creative Sketches March sketch challenge.

Here is the sketch

I made this layout using the March My Creative Scrapbook kit featuring the beautiful papers from the  Prima collection 'Tales of Me and You'.

Here are some close ups

I used some white crackle texture paste with the Prima Stencil from the kit, with some rose coloured Mica Powder rubbed into it.

                       I did some gesso splattering and a little more gesso highlighted on the flowers.

                                         I love doing heavy distressing on my papers.

I also used some Tattered Angels mist 'Crème de Rouge' splattered around.

            I hope you love this layout, Thank you for stopping by, comments always appreciated.

                                                                                Ginny   :)

My Creative Scrapbook Layout

Hi All,

Today I'm sharing with you a layout made with My Creative Scrapbook Limited Edition February kit.
This kit featured Blue Fern Studio 'Blush', which are SO pretty !

                                                                              Products used
                                                               Blue Fern Studio; Blush; Charmed
                                               Blue Fern Studio; Chipboard; Bordeaux Layered Frame
                                                     Blue Fern Studios; Imagine Ink; Cotton Candy
                                                    Prima Flowers; Cigar Box Secrets; Culebra  #578640
                                                         Prima Flowers; Garden Fable; Spring # 580810
                                                                   Prima; Stencil; #564216
                                              Finnabair by Prima; Art Extravagance;  Texture paste White
                                                     Tattered Angels; Glimmer Mist; Crème de Rouge
                                                                Shimmerz; Dazzlers; Spun Sugar
                                                         Stampendous; Embossing Powder; Detail white
                                                                       Heidi Swapp; Stickers  368907
                                                         The Crafters Workshop; Stencil; Mini Harlequin
                                                        The Crafters Workshop; Stencil; Mini Tile Texture
                                                                PearlEx; Mica Powder 689 Blue Russet



                                                       Here are some close ups to show the details.
                                                                

 I layered up the two layers of the chipboard frame with my photo backed with cardboard to give more dimension.

 I used three stencils for my mixed media background. I used a white texture paste with the Prima stencil and the TCW mini tile texture. With the TCW mini harlequin stencil I used the Shimmerz Dazzler, a very pale pink and very shimmery, very pretty. My background also had the two mists dripped and splashed over.

 The ribbon from the kit I tied into a bow and left the ends long but folded under the frame so they showed out of both the top and the bottom of the frame.

 I patched the mica powder in with the white embossing powder to give a mottled effect on the frame.

Thanks for stopping by today. Go check out http://www.mycreativescrapbook.blogspot.co.uk/  and my  http://mycreativesketches.blogspot.co.uk/

                                                                    Ginny  :)

Let's Get Sketchy February Week 4

Hi everyone !

It's time for my Let's Get Sketchy layout for February Week 4 ! Can you believe February has nearly gone already ! Next week will be March and the start of Spring here in the UK.... I can't wait for that !
Here's my layout....

                                             Here is the sketch for this weeks challenge.....

I turned the main part of the sketch around for a horizontal photo.

I have used Blue Fern Paper collection Blush for this layout from the February My Creative Scrapbook kit. This layout is full of layers....I love layers... and I have done a bit of fussy cutting, a great way to increase your embellishments !

                                                                    Products used:

                                       Blue Fern Paper  Blush: Sweetheart

                                       Blue Fern Paper Blush: Valentine Cards

                                       Blue Fern Paper Blush: Cupid's Folly

                                       Prima Flowers: Garden Fable: Spring #580810

                                       Prima: Chalk Ink Pad: Rose Bud

                                       Prima: Chalk Ink Pad: Shabby Tote

                                       Ribbon

                                       Dreamweaver Crackle Embossing paste

                                       TCW stencil: Grandma's Doily

                                       Die Cut doily using: Shimmerz Dazzlers: Spun Sugar

                                                                      : Prima: Art Ingredients: Art Sugar: light Pink

                                                                      : Prima: Art Ingredients: Art Sugar: Antique Grey

Here are some close up's.....

                                       Hope you have enjoyed looking at my layout today,

                                     Please leave comments, I love to know what you think.

                                                                     Ginny   :)

                                      

                                         

A layout Process - 1

Evening All,

Good news - I have my laptop back ! It's so nice to be back doing a post with my familiar keypad and programmes !
Today I'm sharing a layout I have made using the January kit from My Creative Scrapbook. I am including a little 'here's how I did it' process with the all important photos !
So here's the layout of my wonderful Dad !

Now for a short rundown on my process for this layout:

 On my chosen background paper I stencilled through a mask with Distress Ink Frayed Burlap around the outside edge of the area where I am going to put my photo.

I then used the same stencil again, turned it 180 degrees so the pattern comes out slightly different, and used it with white texture paste in the same area.

I layered up my photo with cardboard backed behind it to lift it up of the page and layered that on to a 6x4 piece of pattered paper slightly off set. I always put my tape/glue in the middle of the pieces I am sticking down to allow room around the outside edges to poke embellishments or more paper underneath.

And adhered them to my background paper.

I then tore some scraps of papers from the same paper collection into strips.

I then used these torn pieces and layered them up, poking them under the raised up photo. This way they look like they are coming out from behind the photo but it uses less paper, you can use up scraps and you can add as you go along if you think the layout needs rebalancing anywhere.

Again some of my layers are backed with cardboard (or foam tape) to give dimension and I've layered up with some ribbon too.

I then added my title using the alpha's from the kit and the smaller type alpha's from my stash.

Next came the embellishments. The die cut leaves and flowers, finishing off with a butterfly from the collectables pack.

And lastly I finished off with some stamping with black Staz On ink.

Product list:

Kaisercraft; Treasured Moments Paper collection

Kaisercraft; Treasured Moments Collectables

Prima flowers; Sugar Blooms collection #549060

Prima; clear stamps; Rosarian #559472

Amy Tangerine Thickers; After Glow

Kaisercraft; Mini Alpha stickers; Cream

Distress Ink; Frayed Burlap

Dreamweaver; Crackle Embossing paste; white

The Crafter's Workshop; stencil; mini tile texture

Spellbinders Die; Foliage

Staz-On; Black Ink pad

Ribbon from the kit

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Please come back soon :)