Simply Beautiful , Zva Creative Scrapbook Page

Hello all!! Happy Monday!
Today I have a mixed media scrapbook page to share with you. I had SO much fun creating all of the texture, depth and colour on the background!! I used a variety of mediums such as Gesso, Imagine Crafts Creative Medium, Goosebumps, Fireworks sprays, irRESISTibles, embossing powder and so much more!!
I still have some work to do to achieve the look I want for my mixed media backgrounds, but this one isn't too bad for a beginner... :) It's SO much fun too!!!

SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL

Zva Creative Products Used:
CRW-06CA-149 -Pink Floral centers
CRS-07CA-115 -Black Flourish
CRW-06CA-149 Black Flourish
Mini Roses: White
Mini Rose Buds: White, Pink

Spellbinders Grand Calibur Machine, Standard Circles LG, Mystical Embrace,

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko: Goosebumps, Creative Medium, Embossing Powder (Gold, Black), Fireworks Sprays (Rose Bud, Angel Pink, London Fog), irRESISTibles (Grey Flannel) STAZ on (Jet Black), STAZ On Opaque (Cotton White)

Bo Bunny Isabella patterned paper
Fun Stampers Journey Hexagon Stamp
Xyron Mega Runner
Gesso, alpha letters, stickers, stencil

Here are a few close up shots.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!
until Next time...
Happy Creating!!!

December Dreams layout for Spellbinders Ad!

I absolutely LOVE working for a company that USES my work!!! There is nothing like the feeling you get from opening a magazine and SEEING your work in print! You know what I mean!! You wanna walk around the store and say, "SEE THAT? Isn't it awesome? It's mine!!" LOL!
Well, I have not seen this in print yet but it's coming! It is a scrapbook page that I created for Spellbinders and they are using it in a series of Advertisements!!!! It can be found in Scrapbooking and Cards today, Winter issue, Scrapbooking and Beyond winter, and Canadian Scrapbooker winter! I am SO excited!!! Let me show you what to look for!!

 

And ya know what the fun part is? There are complete instructions for this project found on Spellbinders website!!! Check them out here! It also includes a full list of supplies I used!


Thanks for stopping by!!!
Stay tuned for another post coming right up... a bit more personal in nature... but it's all good! :)
Until next time,
Happy Creating!!!


Blog Party coming up, and a project to share!

Yes!! You see it right!! Spellbinders is having a blog party!!! Be sure to stop by the Spellbinders blog to see all of the rules and details!!!  I will be taking part, so be sure to stop by my blog and see what I've created for you! :)

While I'm here, I want to share a project that I created for Spellbinders as part of my Design Team Term.

While sitting on my scrapbook table, this photo of my daughter got lightly speckled with white paint. While trying to get it off with no success, I decided to go with it! I added some paint speckles to the page… it worked!

I cut strips of paper and adhered them to the page with lots of machine stitching, in 2 stitches, straight and zig zag. I used the entire set of charm dies to create a fun banner. The journaling is computer printed, cut into thick strips and them machine stitched as well.

 

Spellbinders Product used:

GC-001 Grand Calibur

S4-378 Cherry Blossoms (sm and med blossoms)

S4-390 Gold Circles One (#2 and 3)

S4-399 Charmed I’m sure

S6-005 5x7 Elegant Labels 4

S5-142 Homespun (leaves and flower) (DISCONTINUED)

 

Other supplies:

Flourishes: stamps, Taglines 55096

Just Right Stampers: Winter Words

Want2Scrap: Bling: Silver gems, Fancy Tags Two Silver (cut apart)

KaiserCraft: Patterned Papers, (Bubblegum Hill collection, P633 Calipso Punch) (Timeless collection, P655 Dressform, P654 Newsprint, P656 Script) (Prairie Lane collection, P445 Pine Arbor, P444 Spring Acres, P441 Ivy Heights)

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L; Thick and thin foam squares

Bazill Basics: Cardstock; Milkshake ,  Pretty buttons

Worldwin cardstock; Ivory, Kraft

Bo Bunny: Large Gem (Butterfly Garden ribbon package)

Cosmo Cricket: Tiny Type stickers

Xyron Mega Runner

 Americaina acrylic paint, white (watered down)

Lace (unknown)

Machine stitchine (machine, thread)

The Twinery: Twine

Thanks for stopping by! I really do LOVE all of your comments and visits!!!

until next time,

Happy Creating!!

Just a Little Bit Country: Bo Bunny love

Good morning! Today I'm stopping by to share a layout that I created using Bo Bunny's Prairie Chic collection. I ADORE Bo Bunny products, and this collection is right up my ally!! It actually sparked my creative mojo back into action!! I was having a dry spell, creatively speaking. So I took away any "have to's" and decided to just create for me. It worked!! No assignment, no "should use"... no restrictions. Just pure creativity! It was a breath of fresh air!!
Now I have the mojo to go back to those assignments I have and tackle them with inspiration overflowing!! Looking forward to it!!
So I want to share that scrapbook page with you today...

Just a Little Bit Country

I had so much fun creating this page!! I ADORE the color scheme! It's very me!  It's rustic charm, combined with lace and pearls screams my name!! That's me in a nutshell!! All girlie girl one minute, and chasing kids and baking up a storm the next! Sometimes, all at the same time! LOL! I'm definitely a country girl... I wouldn't survive city life! :)
Here is a closeup of some of the details!

Here are a few tips or ideas to try:
*Create a frame for your photo by nesting 2 Spellbinders Grand sized Nestabilities together. I did that with the Grand Labels here, and love the look!!
*Add cut out elements WITH your die cuts... it adds great depth, dimension and lovely layers!
*When adding banners, try curling the edges up just a touch, and adding foam tape under the ends to add to the depth. It adds texture and "feel" to your page!
*Mix up the mediums!! Did you know that my mixing more than 2 mediums, you are actually creating mixed media? I have paper, lace, pearls, twine, ... all of this = a mixed media layout!!
*Add some twine! Simple, but I LOVE the look, expescially with this style of page!

While I was at the Bo Bunny Prairie Chic collection, I also created this card... very simple but oh so pretty! :)

 

I dressed this card up with some pearls from Want2Scrap, a Die D-Lite from Spellbinders and some premade flowers. It's simple to create, as it is all elements from the patterned paper in the Prairie Chic collection! Isn't that simple?? I added the die cut to add an extra layer... which I love! Layer it up!! :)

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

See you again soon!

Happy Creating!!