Nugget's Bliss

Nugget is the cutest miniature Schnauzer-Yorkie mix

with the personality to match!

She was rescued by Frances, my BFF's daughter.

Nugget is almost completely blind but you wouldn't even know it.
She sure steals your heart the minute you meet her!

Frances captured this precious, awesome photo of Nugg (her nickname)

basking in the sun with her little eyes closed.

Look at the TOTAL BLISS on her sweet face!

The colors chosen for this layout were based on the color scheme Frances decorates her home with.

I found out that she has mostly neutral tones 

because she likes to add pops of color as accents. (very smart!)

She specifically mentioned teal.

So using her color scheme, this is what I came up with.

Well, it's hard to match blue-teal unless you have it right in front of you. 
But a precious little girl does deserve some pink & yellow too!

Here are a couple more photos of the arrangements I made using Wild Orchid Crafts flowers.

The beginning of the creation process was to find the right paper, of course.

Blue Fern Studios Happy Accident and Happy Accident 2 collections are perfect!

First I stenciled the main page with Prima's Royal Managerie Decor #1. 

It has the perfect 'dreamy' look. Doesn't little Nugget seem to be day dreaming?
I did only a few areas because I wanted it to look like her little thoughts floating from her mind.

Creative Embellishments chipboard pieces proved to be fitting.

The Showered with Love Border is just gorgeous!

I sparingly brushed it with dry (non-diluted) white gesso in random areas;

then lightly sprayed it with Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst color Sassy Sapphire.

YES!

To this beautiful piece, I added some ceramic white flowers with baby pink centers.

For a pretty and dainty background for Nugget's photo, 

I chose Cheery Lynn (now Maker's Movement) dies - 

Horizon Square and Horizon French Flair.

The photo is placed with a piece of thick cardboard underneath.
The die cut under the photo is raised with foam tape so it could fit over the top of the chipboard border.

Both dies are cut from the BFS Happy Accident2 paper & are edge inked in Creamy Brown chalk ink.

The other Creative Embellishments chipboard I used is the corner piece.

I decided to leave it raw and unfinished because it's the perfect brown color!

It serves as a 'base' for the flower arrangement and the layout title.

I colored The Dusty Attic's Teeny Tiny ABC letters to create the title.

First I primed them with white gesso; 

then generously painted them with Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst color Sassy Sapphire.

WOW!

How BEAUTIFUL!

For a final beautiful touch, 

Reneabouquet's GORGEOUS butterflies were added!

These beauties were perfect because of the brown and teal coloring.

I altered them slightly to best suit my layout - 

removed the turquoise rhinestone & changed the antennae to bronze.

Thank you so much for visiting and please come again sometime!

Have a great day!

Lisa : )

Me and Nugget 💖

Nugget has beautiful curly brown & silver hair

Products Used:

Blue Fern Studios - paper

Layout page

Die cuts under photo

Creative Embellishments - chipboard

Showered with Love border

Photo or Page Corners - Style 4

Wild Orchid Crafts - flowers

Blue Wild Roses-30mm

2-tone Open Roses-10mm

Blue Hip Rosebuds

Tea Roses-25mm

2-tone Gypsophila on stem

Pink Rosebuds-4mm

Light Turquoise Open Roses-15mm

Pink Open Roses-15mm

Miniature Green Sweethearts

Reneabouquets - butterflies

Tiny Treasures-"Chasing Butterflies"

Prima - stencil

Royal Menagerie 6x6
Decor #1

The Dusty Attic - Chipboard

Teeny Tiny ABCs

Lindy's Stamp Gang - spray

Starburst spray-Sassy Sapphire

Sizzix - die cutting tools

Big Shot die cutting machine

Magnetic Platform

Tattered Lace - dies

Ornate Leaves

K&Company - paper

for die cut rose leaves

Cheery Lynn Designs (Maker's Movement) - dies

Horizon Square

Horizon French Flair

Adhesives

Tombow (for chipboard)

Scor-Tape (for photo die cuts)

Beacon 3-in-1 (for flowers)

Miscellaneous

White Gesso

Foam Circles (under butterfly wings)

'Nightfall' set (Creamy Brown)