Portrait of a Lady and Me

 Hi there! Welcome to my blog! Thank you for stopping by! Today I will be showing you a layout using Graphic 45's Portrait of a Lady. This one threw me for a loop many times. I think the finished product was the fourth design.  Here are the sneaks:

Supplies needed are as follows:

butterfly punch (mine was an old Martha Stewart punch)

flowers (I used some old spellbinder dies, sorry I don't have the number)

half pearls for flower centers

doily die

border punch (any will do)

lace

burlap

Graphic 45 Portrait of a Lady 12 x 12 collection

Graphic 45 Portrait of a Lady 8 x8 collection

Graphic 45 Portrait of a Lady chipboard set

Graphic 45 Color Core cardstock 9which I used to make the doily)

clock

Now for the layout:

The layout is called "Me", and yes that is my chubby little face. Again thank you for stopping by! Happy Scrapping!

Barbara

It's Christmas in July

 Today I have a Christmas layout to share with you because it's Christmas in July! For this layout I used the the Christmas Carol collection by Graphic 45. Its a pretty basic layout. Nothing too complicated except for the liquid pearls. Speaking of the liquid pearls, since it has been so long since I scrapped, they did not come out the way I would have liked. They are old so I get what I get. Well on to the sneak peeks.

As you can see I did use the Chipboard set from the collection. Actually I bought everything in the collection because I am a Christmas lover, and A Christmas Carol is my favorite Christmas movie! As always there is some punching. I love punches. I could never have enough. This punch is the snowflake punch from Martha Stewart. Last but not least I used the Foliage die set from Spellbinder's. Now for the layout.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! Until next time, happy scrapping!

Flapper Fancy with G45

Hello! I am back after an extremely long hiatus. Life got in the way, but I am scrapping again! I changed my blog, so everything feels new again. So today I have a layout to share using Graphic 45's Portrait of a Lady collection. Oh my, do I love these exquisite papers! They flow so nicely that I don't think you could go wrong. They are an old collection but if you can find it, grab it! I give credit for the design to Amarylis Doria. It is one of her old sketches. Now how about some sneak peeks first.

For the tails, I cut 1 1/2 inch and 1 inch strips. I folded them and cut at an angle. For the flowers and leaves, I used Spellbinder dies. I will list the numbers below. And all the punches except the scallops were from the Martha Stewart line. Here is the layout:

I just love how it turned out! Now here are the numbers for the Spellbinder dies:

Foliage s4-328

Flowers s5-050

Additional supplies:

Dusty Attic chipboard clock

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress ink

Lace

Buttons for flower centers

Thank you for stopping by and taking a peek!

Barbara

Be Happy With Blue Fern Studios Timeless Collection

Happy Thursday! I'm back with another layout. This time I used a precious picture of my granddaughter. As the post title says, I used the Blue Fern Studios Timeless paper collection. Let me tell you, it is gorgeous!! I actually took the time to use some Tim Holtz ink and a sponge on this page. I love the look more than splattering something with mist/spray. It's a little time consuming but so is trying to flatten a page after spraying. Anyway, here is the layout:

I cut four cards from the paper and layered under the photo. I wanted to see all the designs and flowers. I then inked and added a few round pieces from Prima's Salvage District Ephemera. The tails were cut by hand and then I added liquid pearls. I altered the chipboard with some Shimmerz Paints Texturez. The butterflies were stamped with Primas Romance novel and then pearls were added from Want 2 scrap.

And here is a list of materials:

Blue fern Studios Timeless paper collection
Blue fern Studios Blooming Flourish chipboard
Petaloo Mini green burlap flowers
Petaloo Mini Daisy Petites -antique mauve
Prima Flowers item # 586850
Prima Cherub resin
Prima Ink Knotted Wood
Prima Clear Stamp Romance Novel
Prima Stamp Honeycomb
Primas Salvage District Ephemerea
Ranger Liquid Pearls Platinum Pearl
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Peeled Paint
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Victorian Velvet
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo
Want to Scrap Pearls
Shimmerz paints Texturez Artie Choked
Lace
Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch

Thanks for stopping by!!

Barbara

Together Forever Wedding Layout

Happy Wednesday! Today I want to share a wedding layout of my son and daughter-in-law.This would be my oldest son and his wife. I cannot even tell you how many times this layout changed. The first time I thought I was ready to put it together, my poodle Lucy, got hold of the flowers laying on top and ate them. I was both mad and worried about her. So with those being the only flowers of that kind I had, I needed another plan. I did have three small doilies but when I glued the Together on, I noticed it was a lot more crooked than what I was comfortable with. So off came the small doilies. Anyway this seemed to be my nightmare layout, and now I am ready to post it. Of course, I now notice that the photograph was not a very clear picture. See what I mean? Well it's glued, so enjoy! I hope it inspires you!

Materials used:

Miscellaneous paper
Dusty Attic-Lace Border #2
Prima Shabby Chic Treasures-Swirls
Prima Shabby Chic Treasures-Clock
Prima Shabby Chic Treasures-Heart
Kaisercraft- Self adhesive pearls Champagne
Kaisercraft Self adhesive rhinestones Island lagoon
Petaloo Botanicals Teal
Gesso
Crafters Workshop brick template
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
Pearls
Lace

Thanks for stopping by!!

Barbara

Wedding Day Dusty Attic Carousel

I am back to scrapping after a 2-3 year break. My creativity had bottomed out and I knew it was time to take a hiatus. So I have been crafting for about 3 weeks now and working on the Dusty Attic Carousel I had purchased at Swirlydoo's about 2 yrs ago. I bought it to showcase a few pictures of my youngest son and daughter-in-laws wedding. I really enjoyed working on it, and at times I would just stare at it trying to think of what to do next. I decided to use light colored papers so the photos would shine.Here is your first view:

Materials used:

Key to my Heart Collection from Kaisercraft
Misc paper purchased at an LSS
Prima Wedding Shabby Chic Treasures
Prima Resin frames
Prima Junkyard Findings Lace Heart
Dusty Attic Vintage key
Dusty Attic Mini Scroll #2
Dusty Attic Mini Scroll
Dusty Attic Damask
Dusty Attic Wattle Blossom
Want to Scrap Nestaboard
Lace

I hope you enjoy my carousel. Thanks for stopping by!

Barbara

Swirlydoos Scrapbook Kits: Layout Of The Week 3/2/14

Yep! I got layout of the week. I normally don't post these but I am wanting to get back to DT work.

Here's the layout again.

Thanks for stopping by!