Elegant Masks-Scraps of Elegance and Gina's Designs

 Hi! Lynne here with  my latest project; I've been having fun decorating my new scrap room and decided to make these to hang on one of the doors using the Masks Shape Set.

I used pieces from the Mini Flourishes-Bella Set and the Feather Shape Set and used papers and embellishments from the November Scraps of Elegance kit, "Sweet Sentiments"  to finish them.

                     I painted the pieces with acrylic paint then brushed them lightly with white glitter paint.The flowers were fussy cut from one of the lovely papers in the kit.

       

                The fussy-cut dangles from  one of the gorgeous Blue Fern Studios papers were finished with Glossy accents to add strength and a metallic look. The colours and florals coordinate beautifully with the Victorian Wall shelf I finished last month with the October Scraps of Elegance kit, so my room is looking very feminine and pretty if I do say so myself!

 The Scraps of Elegance store can be found here:
http://store.scrapsofdarkness.com/

Gina's Products used
Mask Shapes Set
Feather Shapes Set
Mini Flourishes-Bella

Sisters...for Tresors Deluxe November Challenge

hi-check out this lovely fall mood board from the Tresors Deluxe Challenge Facebook page:

I loved the warm feel of the colours, the rain drops and the bird, and incorporated all of these into my page. The photo is of our two kittens, Honey and Sweetie, who are litter sisters, and also best friends.



I coloured my cream lace with mists and altered the background paper with texture paste, mists, inking  and stamping, then added Kaisercraft Droplets to simulate the raindrops from the mood board.

You can find their challenge group here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TresorsdeLuxeChallenge/?fref=ts

Thanks so much for visiting; have a super week!

Well, I'm thrilled to say that this little album is my first finished handmade Christmas gift for 2014! My daughter recently moved away from home and has emailed me asking for several recipes, so I thought it would be nice for her to have her favourites compiled together, and this Cutout Cover Mini Album was absolutely perfect!

                            

 I painted the incredibly cute cover piece with charcoal grey acrylic paint, then stamped with Versamark ink and embossed it with black detail embossing powder to give it dimension and shine.

                                

I used mostly Basic Gray's Out of Print line to complete the album pages, which you can see here. I left the last page blank for her to add new recipes she discovers (we are both avid bakers and cake decorators!)

           

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I wish you a sweet and creative day!

"Buds"-November page for Pixels and Paper/Child's Play

         Hi! I created this page for Pixels and Paper's joint challenge with Child's Play Challenge Blog.

Here is the inspiration photo from Pixels and Paper, and you can find their blog here:
http://pixelsandpaperchallengeblog.blogspot.com.au/



The green truck inspired me to use this gorgeous paper from Pink Paislee's Hope Chest collection, and the stuffed toys inspired my choice of photo. I also tried to capture the vintage feel of the photo.

Child's Play Challenges added a recipe challenge, and their blog can be found here:
http://childsplaychallenges.blogspot.ca/

Recipe:

gold

animal

something older than 1 year

3 patterned papers

bling

Hope you decide to play along with us this month-I had so much fun putting this page together!

Christmas cards fro Gina's Designs

                             Now that it's officially November, I'm ready to start thinking about my Christmas preparations; I created these cards with pieces from the Winter Shape Set.

        I love that skate piece! After painting it with acrylic paint  then dabbing on some brown and tan inks for a vintage look, I poked holes with a large needle then laced up the front, and  embossed the blade and the snowflake with Stampendous Aged Silver embossing powder.


I covered the mug with patterned paper and inked & sanded the edges, then added the snowflake which                                         was painted with acrylic paint and distressed with inks. A little lace and a                                     poinsettia made with a Memory Box die completed the effect.


Thanks so much for stopping by! 

                                                                               



                     

The Best of Everything....for Gina's Design

Hi! I'm here with a layout I created using a photo of my daughter and her boyfriend on the boardwalk at Point Pelee Provincial park this past summer.

I love tearing and distressing, and the two layers behind the main paper echo the colours of the graphics; I also tore a frame for the photo.I spread texture paste on the cattails and the butterfly to create added dimension, then painted them with silver acrylic paint.  I had a great time adding a combination of mists, gelatos and inks to get the colours I had in mind to echo those in the paper and the photo. I also added a couple of the intricate doilies to finish things off...the detail on them amazes me every time I look at them! Thanks so much for stopping by-now I hope you get out your craft supplies and create something awesome!!

Gina's Items Used                                       Other Items Used

          Cattails                                                Fabscraps paper    

                                Scribbled frame-butterfly                                     Gelatos
                                      Intricate Doilies

Victorian wall shelf for Scraps of Elegance and Gina's Designs

I was happy to be able to combine  the Victorian Wall Shelf from Gina's and  my October Scraps of Elegance kit, "Pretty Things"  to create this project; items from our cross-promotion with Craftsupplies 1 at Gina's were a perfect way to finish it off.

I added a mirror to the opening in the center and surrounded it with cheesecloth and bling. The shelf was easy to paper and to assemble; all I did after attaching the paper was sand the edges a bit and ink them lightly for a more finished look. I love the way it turned out and since I'm just moving into my new (and bigger!) scraproom, it'll be a perfect little addition to my decor. Try one yourself-so easy to match it to any colour scheme or theme you'd like!

          Gina's Supplies                                                  Other supplies

        Victorian Wall Shelf                                          bird, flower cluster

                                                                      and bead trim from Craftsupplies 1

                                 Bo Bunny Madeleine papers and embellishments
                                   from Scraps of Elegance October kit "Pretty Things"