...a little birdie told me....

Cheerio my crafty girls! I'm taking a moment to share with you my very first creation 

with the lovely new kit from Scraps of Elegance called 'Wonderful'.

One of the things I've noticed in creating layouts over the years, is that the pages of mine that I like the most somehow have taken design clues straight from the papers I use. In this case, even though these gorgeous papers by Fabscraps with the soft blues, pinks and browns screamed shabby chic,  when I saw the black ink markings down the sides and around the edges of this paper,  I decided to create something really pretty but with an edge of darkness to it. Another design tip I followed is repeating the look of the black lines with a stencil and heavy white gesso to add texture and to further emphasize that feature of the paper. I often spend a few days just staring at the kit papers and try to let them 'talk' to me...ok, now you're thinking, she's lost her mind! lol I just thought I'd share some tips and tricks as to what I believe results in a design that your happy with in the end and one that 'works'. Creating a harmonious overall look by repeating design elements creates a visual rhythm to your work that's pleasing to the eye.  Of course, so many things happen a long the way while you're creating a page that aren't planned, and that's great too!

Here is the beautiful kit for April...

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Some close ups...

I used the Lindy's Stamp Gang embossing powder called 'Cosmic Blue 

Violet' on the Blue Fern Studios chipboard 'Small Spring Iris', 

the vertical lines played into my design perfectly :)

The 'Bird in Cage' stamp is so adorable I loved it. I used both the little saying and 

 the bird cage stamp all around the page. I also used the BoBunny Laser Cut Chipboard 

Tag: 'Trellis', the BoBunny 'Secret Garden' collection brads from the 'Elements' kit add-on, 

and the pink Prima 'Slate' flowers from the 'Floral' add-on.

See you soon,  Lisa xo

L'Hiver...a new lo for Scraps of Elegance

Hello friends...I have a brand new layout to show you made from the beautiful Scraps of Elegance January kit called 'Renea's Charm'...It's been very cold lately (still no snow....)

so I made something with a very frosty look....

'l'hiver...je t'aime'

This kit has the most beautiful shabby papers ever...I started here with the Kaisercraft paper 'Amity' from the Rustic Harmony collection as my base and then used torn pieces of the papers pink papers from Fabscraps. 

Here is the January kit...

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Here are a few close ups...

From the kit I used the fluffy white yarn, white lace, a piece of pink burlap, the adorable brown twig hearts and the pink papers under my photo. I used from my stash some Prima flowers, some chipboard pieces that I painted with the Prima chalk ink in 'Old Road', and some Prima beads.

I also used my new Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays, Plumeria Pink, I'm Late, I'm Late Slate, and Black Orchid Silver which is really dark black but with a pretty deep purple undertone.

I would like to participate in the January challenge at Factory Decor...

I found Factory Decor on my one my favourite scrappers blog, and I really enjoyed all the amazing work and tutorials. I loved the wintery theme of this month's challenge. 

For more info on this challenge please go here...

That's all for now...

Hugs, Lisa xo

'mayflower' a new layout for Scraps of Elegance

Hello ladies...

I just received the brand new Scrap of Elegance kit called 'Renea's Charm' filled to the brim with lots of pink shabby papers by Kaisercraft and Fabscraps. I loved everything about this kit, so feminine and pretty...just what I was in the mood for.....

'mayflower'

I used the Kaisercraft paper 'Rustic Harmony' for my base and then layered on a piece of the gorgeous pink canvas that comes with the kit, and added the Fabscraps chipboard piece that I embossed in white and then stamped.

This kit is so gorgeous....

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To visit the blog for some inspiration please go here...

Here are some close ups...

I love the burlap flowers that came in the kit, I also added some twine and thread to add soft texture.

I used some vintage book pages behind my photo, and some Prima flowers.

See you soon, have lovely creative week...

Hugs, Lisa xo