Hello beautiful

I felt inspired by the new Julie Nutting papers that came in the April LE kit at My Creative Scrapbook. I've been a longtime fan of Marilyn Rivera and love how she folds paper. I scraplifted one of her layouts just for fun.

It's the first time I've cut the photo and in hindsight i think I might go back and add some detail around the base of it. But for now this is what I came up with.

I did alot of fussy cutting and used the roses both under my fold as well as to cover some stamping mistakes I made! I also added random spots of crushed glass for extra interest.

All these gorgeous flowers are from Prima. I also sprayed the lace trim with some pink Shimmerz to match my paper better.

A little embellishment added on the bottom to cover another stamping mistake. I also did a bit  of stitching around two of the edges. Of course there was some masking and misting involved! That's it for now! See you soon! All the best! :)

Dream

 Dropping in for a quick post today to show you a layout I did using the gorgeous Tales of You and Me papers by Frank Garcia. I love these papers and am thinking of doing my first mini album with them! This is my beautiful granddaughter Emily as a flower girl at her uncles weddingl She is just so precious!

I got these papers in two separate kits from Swirlydoos and My Creative Scrapbook! Consequently I have lots to play with and the matching embellishments are sublime!

A close-up of the masking work I did. I love this new mask. You can ink in the background then add in the rest of the bloom with molding paste. I love the funky look of it!

Beautiful blooms and chipboard both from Prima!

I die cut a doily out of one of the papers to add background to my photo. The quote is from Kaisercraft.

Another view of the die cut doily.

That's it for today. Admittedly I have been way off my game lately. With the loss of my best friend I have found it difficult to focus, much less to be creative. I have been stressed and it has finally caught up to me in the form of a wicked cold and bronchitis. I am on the mend and hope to be back with some new changes that I had planned then put off because of the situation. So here's hoping things take a turn for the better!

All the best! :)

Moments-More Than Words May Challenge

It's that time again at More Than Words,  the reveal of another new challenge!  This May it's about clocks and moments!! That's right TIME! And here is my interpretation!

 Here is the challenge

I can just imagine all the awesome projects we'll see this month with this challenge! A few additional photos. . .

Because the photo is old I wanted to carry that into my page so I used a resin lantern and some chipboard from Dusty Attic and went to work. I painted the lantern with Prima Bloom Spray in Vintage Gold and used Get Glowing Inklingz from  Shimmerz for the yellow glow. I went over the piece with Artisan Powder to make it look more worn. This powder is fabulous!

I used a TCW stencil, some moulding paste and more gold mist and did some masking on  my background. I then used a sentiment stamp and went around the page. The metal clocks are from Prima's Vintage Trinkets line. I added the paper clocks by fussy cutting my Maya Design papers. I used Vintage Autumn for this layout. 

My title speaks for itself perfectly. I believe that time is short and we need to really step back and reassess our priorities. Do what is important, have fun, live for the now.

The little boy is my dad with his father. My grandpa died three weeks before the end of WWII. Shot down by a sniper's bullet my dad was left without his father at the age of twelve. I lost my father to pancreatic cancer. It was the first day of his retirement when he got the news. Live for the now!

AND NOW

Here are our prizes for the month

All our prizes include international postage!!!

MAIN CHALLENGE WINNER

a $50 USD prize package from COUTURE CREATIONS

Here is more information about our 1st place sponsor this month:

"The Couture Creations and Ultimate Crafts brands are owned and manufactured by Artdeco Creations Pty Ltd which also manufactures other leading craft brands.  Artdeco Creations is one of the world's great die manufacturers with a long history of quality products which are bespoke and boutique.  Our dies are very intricate with beautiful fine features and are of the highest quality.  We have a dedicated team of wonderful people who are crafters designing for crafters.  We love what we do and take pride in our designs and work."

Next, 4 runners up will each be awarded a prize as follows:

1st RUNNER UP

a $25 USD gift certificate from THE SCRAPBOOK DIARIES

2nd RUNNER UP

a $25 USD prize package from 7 DOTS STUDIO

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3rd RUNNER UP

a $25 USD prize package from STUDIO 75

4th RUNNER UP

a $25 USD store credit from THE DUSTY ATTIC

In addition, we will draw a one random winner from all eligible entries!

RANDOM WINNER

a $25 prize package from COLOUR BLAST

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Each month, we hand pick a winner from all participants who have not made it to our TOP 5, but who has captured our attention someway, somehow.  We might pick a project due to its original use of a certain product, the cleverest title, most beautiful photo, etc.  Who knows what will we be looking for?  That's why we call it our Mystery Winner!

MYSTERY WINNER

a $25 USD prize package from FABRIKA DECORU

And last but certainly not least we will randomly award a prize to one lucky blog follower who has commented on any of our May blog posts.

LUCKY COMMENTER

a $25 USD prize package from GRAPHIC 45

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To learn more about all our generous sponsors, click on the SPONSORS tab above!

We cannot wait to see you interpretation of our 

May MOMENT & CLOCKS Main Challenge!

Link up your project using the LinkyTool in the right sidebar

by May 31st at 11:59 pm EST.

PS: Remember our DT Callout 

for which you can find all the details HERE. 

We hope that you will apply! 

I look forward to seeing your creation HERE  at More Than Words! And don't forget about our Design Team call!!

All the best! :)