Free Create Day......

I try to carve out at least one creative session a week 

that is a FREE CREATE!

Today, was one of those day.....
I had some rather grueling paper work to do
so I thought I put my happy hat on first!

Now this is a doubly inspired post....

It began with the Reach For the Stars Workshop
being hosted by 4 AMAZING designers.
Miranda Edney
Tiffany Solorio

Jaya Raghuvanshi

Georgie Connelly

My first inspiration 

was  Jaya Raghuvanshi's project,

which was FABULOUS!

Then I saw the latest mood board

from Our Mixed Media Mood Challenge!

My second inspiration....

color, flowers, wood etc.

Sooooo I combined the two and this is what I ended up with

Here is what I came up with.....

Products Used.....

Tattered Angels

Glimmer Mist

Precious Metals

Aquamarine

Kraft

Glimmer Glam

Lime Cordial

Canvas CorpPrinted Cardboard ~ Time

Cardstock ~ Kraft

UmWowStudio

Amazing chippie

Hexagon Confetti Stencil

Perfect Paints

Polishing Plaster ~ Dove's Wings

One of THOSE projects.....

....and this is one!

I needed to make a 4" x 4" canvas,

representing my style for
Canvas Corp Brands DT.
Without a clear plan, I decided to use
the mood board from
Our Mixed Media Moods for my inspiration.

.....and so my exploration began.

You see, I had been on a "paper" making frenzy
so I chose one of my "creations" to be the base to my canvas.
I cut a 3.75 x 3.75 piece and adhered it to
my Canvas Corp Brands 4 x 4 Canvas.

I then picked one of the pieces from
the UmWowStudio's
Mini View Finder Mash
and cut it in half.
Next, I applied Crackle Paint to the face of each piece.
When they were dry, I adhered them to my canvas.

For my numbers....
I dove into my stash of Thickers
(I know you have one too)

and adhered them randomly to my canvas
with Multi Medium Matte.

....but I wasn't happy!

So, I walked away from it for a day....

I came back and applied my new addiction....

USArtQuest ~ Prills using
Multi Medium Matte. 

....but I wasn't happy!
So I walked away from it for a day....

I decided it needed a bit more Crackle Paint.....

....but I STILL wasn't happy!
So I walked away for another day....

As I pondered on my creation
I decided it needed a bit more color to ooze
into the cracks and crevices of the Crackle Paint.

So, I pulled out a bunch of Tattered Angels Goodness
and let the coloring begin....

......If you know me you know
I think no work of art is complete without
saying SOMETHING!

so......I went to my collection of Yvonne Blair Designs stamps

and "Just Breathe" jumped out at me...

I took my creation out and photographed it and realized
I STILL wasn't happy!!
OH MY GOODNESS....

SO.....I headed back to my desk and pulled out a bit of

cheese cloth and wire mesh.....

NOW.........I WAS HAPPY!!!

PHEW.....what a journey.
but I do think it "Captures my Style"

Thank you for stopping by and checking out my creation!!

Tattered Angels Products used
Glimmer Glam
Bon Bon
Turquoise
Organic Garden

Glimmer Mist
Crocheted Doily
Precious Metal

The Fun of it ALLLL!!!

Oh I've been gettin' messy again!!! I know...I know.....you are totally surprised!!! Even TOTALLY SHOCKED!!! hehehehehe.....

Them girlies over at Let's Capture Our Memories are AT IT AGAIN...such a creative bunch they are!! Well...they are fixin' to have a Birthday and Liz Hicks, Tattered Angels Educator is going to be stopping by....so Tink (aka Tanya our fearless leader) came up with a FAB idea....to have a ScrapCapture....What is that you ask....Have no fear...I'll tell ya!!!

You see Liz created this BEYOND AMAZING layout....

I wasn't kidding when I said it was AMAZING!!! So, the whole idea is to look at this layout and to be inspired and to scraplift it!!!

As soon as I saw it...the wheels in my mind started up!! but I had to wait TWO WHOLE days before I could begin....complete torture to say the least!!

Enough chatting....here is my take on Liz's layout...

Let me tell you....I had ink and paint EVERYWHERE...I was having so much fun. Now when I started this project at 10 o'clock last night...do you think I could find a 12 x 12 piece of cardboard?? No!! so I improvised. I cut 2 pieces 6 x 12, turned it on its side, cut the ends off and stuck them in the corners. Then I glued them down to another sheet of paper!

I painted the cardboard with Claudine Hellmuth's Studio Acrylic Paint....first I used Blank Canvas (white), then I added Landscape Green, for accent I added some Gold Acrylic Paint Dabber. I pulled out my Glimmer Mist, Frost and Pinecone, and I sprayed away!!

OH and see the piece of Duck Cloth.....I sprayed it with a little Pinecone and Frost Glimmer Mist, brushed on some Blank Canvas. I then created a "puddle" of Pinecone on my Craft Mat, dragging the edges of the Duck Cloth through the "puddle". I then sprayed chosen spots with water to cause the color to wick into the fabric.

Do you like the hint of blue in the white flowers....I painted them with Frost Glimmer Mist. I also did some Green Scrappin in this layout. Some Prima packaging spritzed with Pinecone. The brown flowers and florishes....well they came from the back packaging of the Basic Grey Cappella brads. They were the perfect accents for this layout!! I unfortunately am out of Prima bling so I added some string pearls for additional accents.

Did I say....I used my Distrezz It All??? Yes, I did....on the photo, paper and cardboard!!!

So there you have it ladies......my messy scrappy layout....OH THE FUN IT WAS!!!

LCOM Sketches....

Love these gals at Let's Capture These Sketches and their sketches!!! (sure do miss them girls!!!) Ally had a fab sketch this week....so I just needed to play along....I've been on this mixed media kick so there are all different textures in the background...fabric, cardboard, chipboard, patterned paper, cork paper...oh the fun!!

So, to add a twist, there was a challenge with the sketch....3 stamps or stickers....I stamped twice on the cork paper...once with white paint, the other with Perfect Pearls and "Delight" is a sticker of sorts. My added twist was the use of my Reinker Mixture, wicked up into the fabric. I did that by spritzing the mixture onto my craft mat and they running the edges of the material through it. I then spritz the fabric with water to help in the wicking process. I also dabbed the fabric into it and dabbed some on top of the white paint.

Reinker mixture you ask......it consists of a Mini Mister, one dropper full of Reinker Ink and Perfect Pearls of your choice and water....boy did I have fun with it!!!  In the background and on the ribbon, you will see Bundled Sage and Perfect Bronze Perfect Pearls Reinker Mixture, also on the birdcage. 

I also colored the Prima Cameo Roses. I did that by squirting a glob of Terra Cotta Dimensional Pearls onto my Craft Mat. I then dipped my paint brush into some water and mixed the Dimensional Pearls around then painted on the Roses.

See those YUMMY roselike flowers....well I will be doing a tutorial later in the week on how to make those LOVELIES!! They are fun and ohhh so easy!!! and I made them up!!

Oh how could I forget to mention my STUPENDOUS DISTREZZ IT ALL....see the edges of the photo...yes that would be the Distrezz it All!

What a picture.....

So my hubby and daughter went to Maryland, this past weekend, to be a part of my husband's daughters wedding. When they returned, the first think my husband did was show me the pictures that they had taken. I truly think my daughter needs to be a photographer...she has the eye....

here is her self portrait...

Here are some of the other photos she took and altered....don't mind me as I brag on her!!!

Not bad for a 16 year old......ya think?? But my favorite picture of all was taken by my husband...

I just knew I had to scrap this picture of the Forsythe Sisters.....PURE BEAUTY...my husband should and is proud!!! Here is my layout.....I wanted it to be just about the picture and flowers...no title...no other papers.......just PURE BEAUTY!!

I had saved leftover fabric from Lysie's dress alteration and used it to make the fabric flower. I colored the green and brown PRIMA flowers and the vintage ribbon, with a Peeled Paint and Frayed Burlap Reinker mixtures, boy I wish I could get my hand on more of that stuff, that is the vintage ribbon...

not even sure what it is...but tons of fun to work with!!

Primaliscious Cards....

Wow, so my day began at 3:30 am with a task that I ASSUMED would be a simple one....but turned out to be far from it!!! My daughter and hubby are headed to Maryland for his middle daughters wedding....we did the usual...called AAA to get a Triptik and maps...ALL LOOKED GOOD. So, this AM I was going to print out directions from the hotel to the place the wedding is being held, simple enough.... To my surprise...there are TWO BOONSBOROs in MD....can you believe it....and guess what the Triptik was to the WRONG ONE....which was over 3 hours away from the right one. Boy am I glad I checke as they would have been TOTALLY lost and would have missed tonights rehearsal....SOOOOO needless to say...I SAVED THE DAY and the trip!! I keep calling to check and see how they are doing as my wonderful daughter is not the best navigator in the world!!!

So, as I was up SSSSSSSOOOOOO early I decided to create a few cards as my card stash is getting a bit low!! Here is the first one I created.....Prima Gunge-o-lisciousness!!! I had sooo much fun with this one and it's very simple!!

The bow is made out of a torn piece of muslin....papers and flowers are by none other that the amazing PRIMA!! Add a little Gesso, Distress inks and my toooo gooo tooo TOOL....the DISTREZZ  IT ALL! and I have to say....I love the effect I got after I inked the base Bazzill card then ran it through the Distrezz it All, how it exposed the lighter color!!

Card number two....I wanted to get a little cutsie with this one...step away from my dark grungy colors.

I never can quite get away from the grungy inky look though....but this was fun!! with all the pink and pearls going on!!

Lastly, here is card number three......I went a little MIST happy to say the least!! but something cool happened that I really liked...after I punched and sprayed the PRIMA paper with Marshmallow Glimmer Mist, I dried it with my heat tool....and it curled on the edges...which I decided I really liked!!!

The center, part of an Innoscence Flower has been colored with Dried Marigold Reinker Mixture...I sprayed it with Marshmallow Glimmer Mist then dipped the petals into pool of Reinker Mixture I had on my Craft Mat. Wetting the flower helped the Reinker Mixture to wick up into the petals nicely!!

Well I'm off to make a phone call to see how the "Travelers" progress is going!! Have a great weekend!!

PS....the Reinker Mixture is made by adding one dropper full of Distress Reinker Ink into a Mini Mister, adding the Perfect Pearls of your choice and then filling most of the remainder of the Mini Mister with water. You don't want to fill it to the top because when you put the sprayer in...it WILL overflow!! Shake it up and away you go.....I love making these as they match the inks I use on my creations....a nice touch!!

Flowers and boys....

I really wanted to push myself this week and to do a combo that can be difficult at times.....boys and flowers...when I am working on layouts of my daughter or niece....they just flow with flowers. I created a layout of my son in his much younger years and it worked like a dream, but when I start scrappin' his older photos it becomes increasingly difficult because flowers add an air of femininity which he is not.

So, to start my challenge off, I chose April's BAP, (build a page) from Prima. I had these wonderful summer picts of Douglas and the perfect papers from my TimelessDaydreams kit. Add the Distrezz It All, some Glimmer Mist and the Amazing Prima flowers and there you have it......MY BOY!!

So how do you think I did?? Did I pull it off?? I think so....and Doug agreeed!

Second of Three......

OK.....I had given you a sneak a while back....now you I can share the "whole kit and kaboodle"!!! 

This is another of my Zutter Zister DT projects.....

Firstly, I need to say this project is full on 

MY NEW LOVES.....

#1.....the Distrezz-It-All

#2.....PRIMA Innoscence Collection

#3 Glimmer Mist

So having said all that......here it is!!

And let me tell you......the Distrezz-It-All is just the most amazing tool....the time saved, the "chowdering" it does to the edges....and I'm not saying that just because I design for Zutter....it truly is AMAZING!!! my GO TO TOOL for sure!

Now, the Innoscence Collection by PRIMA, I just LOVE cause.....if it's white.....I can alter it to what ever COLOR I need it to be...and I just love how the Glimmer Mist wicks into the petals!!

So, put on your Creative Thinkin' Caps......and have a Fantabulous Day!!!!

PS...these items are all available at Generations of Memories!!! gotta love that place!!

A FOND FAREWELL.....

I am making this post with great sadness....I chose not to reapply for a DT positions with 

Let's Capture These Sketches....it was a hard decision but the one chosen!

So with a tear in my eye....here it is!!

The theme was "CELEBRATE". I thought these picts of my daughter and her friend kinda said it all!!!

OF course I have some flowers...by Prima. I colored the lace and the ribbon, a goodie I found in an antiques store....boy do I wish I could get my hands on more!  The heart is a diecut by Kustom Die Cuts (it was pink but I kinda changed the color with my Distress inks).

So, I say farewell to my fellow Sketch-k-teers.....it has been a wonderful 6 months....I have learned alot from your different styles, especially Susan who taught me not to fear white space!! 

Hey, if you get the chance....I know, I know.... there is TONS going on this weekend with National Scrapbook Day and all...but hop on over to Timeless Daydreams Blog..they have some cool giveaways !! Prima Flowers no less!! and tons of fun things going on in the
Timeless Daydreams forum!

Enjoy your weekend...I won't be participating in anything scrappy as we are celebrating my FAVORITE nieces 6th b-day....but then again her gift consists of STAMPS, STICKLES, AND INK....so maybe...just maybe I will be creating after all!!!

PS...this layout was created with a kit from Timeless Daydreams....Tavern on the Green

More Prima Fun..........

Do you have papers that you haven't touched or just don't know what to do with but you HAD TO HAVE...well I did and today I used it....my Prima Stitched Mulberry Paper!! In fact, that was asked for the Question of the Day at Let's Capture Our Memories...

Guess what I did with it....I CUT IT UP!! and here is the end result!



I just love this picture of my boy...who is now 14!! When I was gathering my elements for this layout I pulled out an old music book and came across this song...



and it just reminded me of my Douglas, who loves to pick flowers for his Momma!! So, even though this is a "guy layout" I used my Primaliscious flowers!! I chose the Madrigal collection, White and Nocturne, and the Essentials 50, added some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and oooooooohhhhhh the goodness!


So....there it is!! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did creating it....now off to pick up some pictures so I can create with my AMAZING kit that arrived from Timeless Daydreams today......more LUSCIOUSNESS!!! Stop back by and see my creations!!

ooooh SOME FUN!!

OK....I have to give you a sneak peak.....it was a rainy, snowy, YUCKY day...didn't even want to leave the house...so what a day to create!!

I can only show you a sneak of what I was working on....may even make this into a class...but OOOHHHH the FUN I had working with the Innoscence line from none other than PRIMA!! hehehe we have a whole Prima section right now at Generations of Memories...if you can you've gotta check it out...

The beauty of this collection is it's white-ishness...which means....MAKE IT YOUR OWN COLOR!! and that I did! Pulled out my luscious bottles of Glimmer mist...and it was HEAVEN ON EARTH! Spritzing, dipping and oooooohhhh pure joy!!

Multi tasking....

OK...so this weeks layout has many purposes..to say the least!!

FIRSTLY, I created this layout using a sketch from Let's Capture These Sketches....you need to check out the blog and see all the different takes on the sketch! A big welcome to Mazz...our guest DT'er!! She is the grand prize winner for the month of February...let me tell you....she is AWESOME!!

SECONDLY, I used a kit I got from Timeless Daydreams full of Prima GOODNESS!! I was chosen to move on to Round 3....after completing a challenge on Round 2!! orange, blue, diecut, striped paper!









THIRDLY....IT'S PRIMA!! enough said

Happy Friday!!!

Whoo it's Friday...not that that means much to me as I work every Saturday....GOTTA LOVE RETAIL!!! it's keeps me with my discount!!! so no complaints here...

So, at Let's Capture These Sketches we have a Guest Designer this week....Beth aka CrafterBeth!! She created an amazing sketch to work with...(am having problems down loading it so you will need to go to the blog)! Also, both teams are playing so....tons of inspiration!!!

As you may know, I have been following Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of Christmas.....OH THE AWESOMENESS!!! So, I'm kinda stuck on using the Maya Road Christmas Chipboard...and gussying it up!!! Hence the Christmas tree!! have we seen this somewhere before?!?!?!

I also decided to use a slightly unconventional embellishment.....Christmas Berries!!! Yes, I know my pages are WAY THICK!!! Another cool thing I did was create the scrunched up tulle behind the "25"! You see, if you heat it with a Heat Tool....it melts....WAY COOL!!! be careful....it happens quickly!

I got all the yummy papers and embellies for a kit I ordered from Timeless DayDreams!!! It was full of Prima Goodness and Pink Paislee Awesomeness!!!

I hope that every ones holiday season is a wonderful one....Happy Hanukkah....Merry Christmas....to all...and remember the reason for the season!!!