Altered Tin for Gina's Designs

I'm thrilled to announce that this is my first post on the Design Team for Gina's ; I guest designed there for the month of September and was invited to join the team on a regular basis! I love working with Gina's chipboard products and I'm so looking forward to having the chance to create with more of them and to be part of the DT family !

I altered a tea tin that I found in the cupboard after my son went back to school; I couldn't wait to use the new Graphic 45 line "Raining Cats and Dogs" and the adorable chipboard cats from Gina's, and thought this would be a perfect spot to store kitty treats!


                                           

I used black flocking on the cats-which would make them ideal for your Halloween-themed projects!! The flocking creates a great "fur coat" for these adorable pieces.



I couldn't resist adding the crown to this pretty fussy-cut kitty; any cat-owner knows who is REALLY the king or queen of their home-meow! The crown came from the small Honeycomb and Bees set and is a perfect fit!

Gina's Items Used                                                     Other Items Used

Cats shape set                                                           Graphic 45 Raining Cats and Dogs  8x8 pad

Honeycomb and Bees, small                                      Stampendous flocking & embossing powder

Thanks so much for stopping by-have a great day!

Happy Scrappy News!!

I'm thrilled and honoured to announce that I've been invited to join the fabulous Design Team at Scraps of Elegance!! Along with the Scraps of Darkness team, they're such a kind, warm and incredibly talented group of ladies, and the owner, Melinda Kelly, has been so wonderful that I look forward to being a part of this little SOE/SOD family and will try my absolute best to do these beautiful kits justice with my creations!

If you're not familiar with the store, it carries gorgeous monthly kits as well as a variety of other items...check the store out at: http://store.scrapsofdarkness.com/ the blog at: http://scrapsofdarkness.blogspot.ca/ or the Facebook group at : https://www.facebook.com/groups/scrapsofdarkness/?fref=ts

I am a happy Scrappy Squirrel today!

I LOVE BOOKS

I had fun with beautiful papers, lots of texture paste and stencils, and some fabulous chipboard from Gina's Designs while creating this layout!

I chose to document my love of books and reading here and am submitting this page for two challenges, one at Berry71Bleu which asks you to scrap about something you love, and one at Scrap Around the World, which provided this beautiful mood board for inspiration:

The Scrap Around the World September Challenge can be found here
http://scraparoundtheworld.blogspot.gr/2014/09/september-2014-challenge-17-m



The Berry71Bleu September Challenge can be found here:
http://berry71bleu.blogspot.ca/2014/09/september-2014-challenge-things-we-love.html

Perpetual Calendar project for Gina's Designs

 Hi!I don't do a lot of home decor projects, but this one really caught my eye when I saw it in Gina's store. It was easy to put together, fun to decorate, and is a sturdy and handy calendar that looks great on my wooden buffet-I had it on a cute little wooden table in front of my window at first, but my kitties decided it was in their way, so....on to Plan B!!

                                                                                                           

After papering the pieces, I sanded and inked the edges, glued the box together with basic white glue, then painted the words and numbers (which are included in the calendar kit) with acrylic paint. I also painted the Leafy Corners pieces with the acrylic paint; I finished those with Dusty Attic Rusting Powder, and the words/numbers with clear embossing powder.
Thanks for stopping by!

SPARKLE!! September Guest Designer at Gina's

Hi!

I'm so excited to be the September  Guest Designer for Gina's Designs chipboard...the products are fabulous and Gina sent me such a wonderful variety to choose from....it's safe to say I've been in chipboard heaven lately!

My first project (one will be posted each Wednesday this month) is a layout made with the beautiful Kaisercraft Enchanted garden line:


The sweet fairies were perfect for the whimsical, magical feel I wanted; I painted them with acrylic paints, then stamped with Versamark and heat embossed them for a delicate texture and glow.

I added microbeads to the wings just for fun. In the layout's photo is my gorgeous daughter Elizabeth with Lily, the latest feline member of our family...cats seem to follow my girl home all the time (a friend suggested that maybe she rolls in catnip before leaving the house!) Lily has become a beloved family member and I'm sure she'll be featured in more of my pages over time-and of course Elizabeth is the subject of MANY of my layouts! Have a super day and thanks for visiting....Don't let anyone ever dull YOUR sparkle, either!

Altered Paintbrush

What a unique and fun project this was! As soon as I saw this challenge at Laurie Moore's pFacebook page I knew I wanted to give it a try. You can find the Challenge here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/866817353347815/

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The fabulous steampunk butterfly is by Gina's Designs, and the other goodies are all bits and pieces from my stash. After everything was attached, I just went wild with mist (think the floor of my scraproom might have a permanent rainbow pattern now-LOL!)

Puppy Dreams

I just recently discovered this 3-year-old photo of my daughter and our Toby when she was going through her phone photos, and I had to scrap it!

This page will be submitted for the August Challenge at Scrap around the World and Rochelle Spears' August Scrappy Friends Tic Tac Toe Challenge.

The lovely mood board for Scrap Around the World:


The roses and vines on the shoes on the lower left inspired me, as did the soft colours in the image on the lower right. The hair ornament in the lower center image made me think of pearls. You can find their challenge here:
http://scraparoundtheworld.blogspot.ca/2014/08/august-2014-challenge-16-elegant.html

For the Tic Tac Toe Challenge

I chose the left vertical column, which includes one photo, dry embossing and pearls. You can find their challenge here:
http://rochellespears.blogspot.ca/2014/08/august-scrappy-friends-challenge-july.html

I used some fabulous Gina's Designs chipboard pieces and cardstock doilies; I heat-embossed a flourish pattern onto the chipboard, and they look much prettier IRL!

I made the roses by tracing the pieces of ones I had, and misted them with Tattered Angels rouge, then lightly brushed chalk ink over them to soften the colour. The lacing is run through strips punched with the Martha Stewart lattice punch.

The bricks were dry embossed with a Tim Holtz folder, and rubbed with the same chalk ink as the roses. I added random punchwork around the edges, and inked the edges with TH Tattered Rose.

Thanks so much for stopping by-have a terrific day!