Thursday, January 31, 2013

** Scraps Of Darkness - Waterways kit**

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Morning People!

The Scraps Of Darkness reveal is usually on the 15th BUT! This month with CHA & 
the postie not playing noice, it was put back till the 29th.... Today I'm SUPER excited to share with you all my first 2 layouts for my first Scraps Of Darkness Designing Team Reveal....
first up! 
The GORGEOUS January Waterways Kit!
 along with Coodinating paper add on
Embellishment add on
Flora & Fauna add on 
  & Color add on...  4 different colors of Lumiere Acrylic Paint:  Pewter, Bright Gold, Pearl Blue, Pearl Turquoise
What a GORGEOUS kit & AWESOME Add on's.... some of the add on's are sold O.U.T. though!!
My first layout is my take on the January SOD sketch...
Found these & many other photos the other day.... This is Chloee back in 2009! 
smearing  Lumiere Acrylic Paint: pearl blue from the Color add on..
 Cluster of flowers from the Flora & Fauna Add on...

 even more stamping...

My next layout of the 3 most IMPORTANT people in my life....
 using the 12 x 12 Prima Irregular Dots Stencil some of the  Lumiere Acrylic Paint: pearl blue & bright gold all from the from the Color add on!
I did mix the Lumiere paints with some Impasto paste to give it more of a thickness..

 Note to self don't push the so hard next time pacing the shell on layout!!
that's it for now & I will be back soonish to share more.... till then

Be sure to stop by the other Scraps OF Darkness Designers which are links on my side bar & check out what SENSATIONAL creations these ladies came up with... 
 

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Twiddleybitz - Guest Designing work

Have you linked your name in my GIVEAWAY? If interested please go HERE

Hope you all are staying safe with this CRAZY weather ATM...
I feeling a little down to be honest! This is the last day of school holidays for US!!
The kids head back tomorrow.. sniff sniff! We such a WONDERFUL fun filled holidays..
As my 2 are getting older! It is making me think even more how PRECIOUS these moments are & how quickly time is going!! I want them to stay at this age FOREVER... LOL!
I do have a few of things to catch up on though LIKE booking keeping! Arrrrr!
Anyways! that's my little rant for today

Today I have these 2 Cards & 2 layouts to share!!
These are part of my Guest Designing work for Twiddleybitz
are you signed up to the Twiddleybitz ning site?? 
there you can share your work that you have created with any of Twiddleybitz WONDERFUL products... & also! you could check out all the GORGEOUS creations created by everyone who has created with Twiddleybitz products.... 


 First I'll share my Cards!! 
I stamped & embossed 1 of the leaves then, inked the edge with a Turquoise color the other 2 leaves I dabbed with some gesso...
my 2nd Card...
The Twiddleybitz - Birthday Girl word I sprayed with Tattered Angles- Chalk (which is a white) Chalkboard glimmermist.... then stamped with a  music notes stamp....

Next are 2 layouts....
this 1st layout is YEP! of Ethan!
I know I went a little wild with the crow stamp...  LOL!
 Twiddleybitz - Flourish frame I have heat embossed with - Lilac black,Golden Lustre & Silver...
The Twiddleybitz - Shooting Star I aslo heat embossed with the silver, then Sprayed with green Glimmermist...
& the Twiddleybitz -  Steam Punk Gear Border.... which I cut in half then I've sprayed with some Tattered Angles chalk - Chalkboard glimmer mist! then stamped it a little...

& lastly.. This layout of Chloee...
had a LOT of fun working with the Twiddleybitz - Dress form coated it with some  gesso.. 
then dressed it up with Green Tara - flowers & ribbons
more Green Tara flowers.. & a Twiddleybitz- Fallen maple Leaf which I've coated in gesso then dabbed it just VERY lightly with black ink & added some Crystalina - Kindy Glitz....
 & with the Twiddleybitz Wrought Iron - piece, I dabbed on few layers of gesso & then  dabbed it a little bits of Tattered Angles Glimmer Glam - Cookies N Cream....
That's it for today... I have more to share with you!
I just have till wait till next month to do so..
THANKS! for stopping by! 

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Kaiser - Marigold range

Another range that I received in my January Designing Team  Pack from Anna's Craft Cupboard
was the Kaisercraft - Marigold range...
& here is what I created!
First up is this layout of Ethan!!!
 You may remember that I accidently stamped on 1 of my photos once before in a previous layout ! Well I liked that accident.... LOL! & stamped a little on my photo with a script stamp... 


Next! up is this 1 of Chloee....
 The branch stamp I've used is also from Kaiser.. 1 of the older ranges..... 


Next up is this 1 of both my kids..
WOW Chipboard ACC Exclusvie Mini Banners
 A little cluster of Kaiser & Green Tara flowers.....

& lasty is this layout of my FAM... I TRULY LOVE this moment! I have been lucky enough to have had people taken our photos of us 4... MOST of the time when we are getting these photos there is a LOT of mucking around & FUNNY comments before we get the photo where we are all looking at the Camera....
here I've used a Poppy Stamps Die - Lorelai Leaf.....

I have 1 more range to share with you & will do in another post SOON...
Till than THANK YOU for stopping by & for any comments you may leave behind!! 

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Pink Paislee - Secret Crush...

For my GIVEAWAY please pop by HERE
also! the Scraps Of Elegance & Scraps Of Darkness blog hop WINNER  HERE
NEXT! A belated BUT! a BIG THANK YOU SOOOOO VERY MUCH..
for all your Birthdays Wishes you left for me last week!
It was really lovely to get such wonderful birthday wishes from you... 

This is my second post for the day.. I have a few things to share so for  
today I want to share with you all some more of my January DT work for Anna's Craft Cupboard..
Pink Paislee - Secret Crush! & Crush is what I had when working with this range...   hehehe!
got the 6 papers & these 2 packs from this range....

                                                        
               
 First up is this layout of my 2 kids with there Aunty Amanda!
I also used a Pink Paislee - Portfolio photo tabs which I still had from a previous DT pack....  
I have also used a 12x12 CW- Burst template along with some gesso & grey paint...
Along with  Prima stamp..
more Pink Paislee goodness - Artisan Collection Words - Cherish & Chipboard hearts..
which I have sprayed 1 in pink & the other Grey.....

Next up! Is this layout of my niece Natasha...

These Green Tara - rosebuds are bit addictive 

& this layout of my man..

 here I've used the Kaisercraft  - clock template....

& lastly
Is this layout of my GORGEOUS girl...
A cluster of Green Tara - Flowers, Calla Lillies & a Kaisercraft - birdnest......

SO! that's it for this range..
THANK YOU so much for stoppin on by & checkin out what I have been up...
till next time.... have a great morning/noon/night!!

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