One Sunny Day ~ Scraps of Elegance

Hello friends!  Again, I know I am taking forever to create...but little by little I try.  So here is the page that took me about 2 weeks to finish.  I used Scraps of Elegance products to make this page, following the Dusty Attic May sketch that I flipped around.  Those children in the photo are my aunt and uncle (my mom's siblings) in the late 1920s, I believe.  Sadly, I never had a chance to meet them, they passed away before I was born.  

I used Smooch paint to color the DA chipboard.  I laced up the paper over some actual lace.  Lots of delicate touches here and there, all over the page.

She is Beautiful ~ Scraps of Elegance

Following the last page I made, that was super BOYISH, I went to the opposite side of my creative mind and pulled a super GIRLIE page out of my head.  I used a mix of items from Scraps of Elegance to make this page of my pretty little Angel.  Isn't she so sweet, with that pink bow on her head?  And yes, I did the photo editing, softening up the photo, adding a splash of color after making it all black & white!  Feb 2012 

 I received a very nice RAK from Girlie Grunge, and used quite a few of those things on my page, such as the corner bling, chipboard flourishes, the jean words and the GG symbol.

This is the sketch I followed for the May Girlie Grunge challenge.

At first I stamped the flourish with white script.  But the wood color was throwing the page off, so painted over it with Lindy's Magicals (Pink).  It shimmerz quite nicely.  The cardboard under the photo, was first painted with a mix of white gesso and clear molding paste, then sprinkled with some clear loose glitter.  It stuck very nicely.  Then I added some lace to the bottom.

Fade

It has been awhile since I have posted anything, I feel like I have lost connection or something lol.  This page was simple, but it took me forever to get it going.  I used some of the TH Lost and Found papers, cutting them up and putting them on top of cardboard, that I painted with black and white gesso.  I used some Scrapmatts chipboard gears and a large Dusty Attic cog.  I used hemp twine around the page to frame it all.   Andrew got his hair cut with a star design...something a little different and cool.  I used Photobucket to edit the photo myself.    April 2012.

For my gears/cog I painted them with white gesso (here and there, not covering the whole area), then used some Lindy's stamp dabber (Golden Lump o'Coal) to darken it up.  I used some Crackle Accents to gloss it over a bit.  Once it was dry, I dabbed again with Lindy's dabber, to show off the cracks.

 The title is a rub on, I put on the photo.

Lots of inking, distressing and layering going on!!!  All grunge baby!

Scraps of Darkness *April Kit* ~ Wherever you Go

 This is the April Dusty Attic Sketch.

Here is my take on the sketch.  I used the April Scraps of Darkness Kit.  The DA frame is from my stash and it is covered in beads, glued down by mod podge.  This is my dh and I on Feb 29, 2012.

This is a Kaisercraft rub on.

A close up of beads on the DA frame.

Scraps of Darkness *April Kit* ~ Tender Love

 This page was made using the April kit called "Sakurabana" from Scraps of Darkness.  The dark colors are my favorite...you know me and my Gothic style pages!!  I wanted the photo to flow right onto the page.  So I created this design with the heart enveloped/hugged in a corset, just like the way my dh is holding me.  The feathers are representing the softness of his gentle kiss on that sensitive neck area :)  I used Fabscraps papers with some Bo Bunny.  This is us on our 2nd Anniversary of being married for 8 years, on Feb 29, 2012.

  I punched my 'lace' trim to add to the top of my corset.  The heart charm at the bottom of the lacing is from a broken necklace.

This Prima flower was a little too bright, so I toned it down with some black mist.  Those metal flowers are trinkets from Prima.

I just wanted to thank you all for your wonderful support over this last year.  For this month's kit is the last one I am officially designing with for SOD.  It doesn't mean I won't be scrapping with SOD products/kits, it is just that I am stepping down to take a break from deadlines so I can spend some more time with my kiddos :)

Scraps of Darkness Reveal *April Kit*

It is the best time of the month again!  Reveal Day, over at Scraps of Darkness.  This April kit is called "Sakurabana" meaning cherry blossom in Japanese.  "The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it
would not be a wasted life". ~ quote from The Last Samurai, spoken by Katsumoto
This kit contains  papers from Bo Bunny's Serenity collection,  papers from
Glitz Design's Happy Travels collection and papers from Fabscrap's
Classic collection.  Also, new Prima, Zva and of course some unique items as well.  Don't forget, add-ons!!!

This is the monthly sketch by Suepup, which never disappoints!

This is my take on the sketch.  The tones in my photo inspired the paper selection for this page.  I titled this "Devotion".  The photo was taken on our anniversary on Feb 29, 2012.

I used some of the Bo Bunny papers mixed with Fabscraps lots of Zva bling and some of the new Prima. 

I colored my Dusty Attic flourish with Lindy's mist (color add-on) and placed some Zva bling for added interest.  Those flowers and leaves are from the Flora & Fauna add-on.

Those felt flowers are the new Prima in the main kit.

Of course with the darker colors, I had to make a dark romantic lo.  I used more Fabscraps papers with one from Bo Bunny.  I designed this to be a sideways corset.  The title "A Decade of Love" refers to the length of time we have been together.  The photo was taken on our anniversary, Feb 29, 2012.

That gorgeous big flower is by Prima (flora & fauna add-on).  The black flowers are also part of the flora & fauna add-on.  The metal black flower is a Bo Bunny trinket  (romance add-on).   The black lace was part of the romance add-on as well.

 This beautiful locket is a Prima trinket (romance add-on), that holds photos of my dh and I when we first met, hence a decade of love.  The pin is by Craftysprinkles and is part of the romance add-on every month.  The sparkly black flower is Prima (flora & fauna add-on).  The Zva bling is part of the main kit.

Pause ~ Scraps of Elegance

This is the Stuck on U Sketch I used.

I made this page as an example for the Butterflies & Bling Challenge over at Scraps of Elegance.  I used the gorgeous April kit called "Awakening" with some dictionary papers from a previous SOE kit, and other items from my stash.  This month's variable for the challenge is: Use at least one punch!! It can be a border or shape punch.

Journal: "You can only be who you allow yourself to become."

This is a photo of me in Sep 2011.

Those felt flowers and bows are some of the new Prima. The frame around the photo and papers are by Glitz- Pretty in Pink line.