Nugg

I'm very excited about my newest layout!

I'm keeping this one for myself...hee hee

Nugg is the nickname for little Nugget.

Isn't she precious?!

Nugget's photo taken by her owner, Frances

I recently got the new 49 and Market paper collection Bold & Beautiful!

Ohhhhhh - it really IS a gorgeous collection!

I first coated the page with clear gesso.  

Then I stenciled the gorgeous Prima - Finnabair Wild Berries with white crackle paste.

WOW!  I LOVE this stencil!!

I applied a mixture of Lindy's Stamp Gang's Whale Watch Blue mica powder & water 
to parts of the stenciled areas and then made a darker version using clear gesso.
The water mixture was paint brushed in the stenciled areas.
The gesso mix was splattered around the layout.

You can see the stenciling, splattering and painting in this photo.

The Whale Watch Blue and gesso mix used for the splatters 

is painted on the petal tips of Wild Orchid Crafts white magnolias. 

OMG!

A PERFECT match to the 49 and Market "Marina" colored flowers!!

The night before I put my layout together, 
I punched out a bunch of hydrangea flower shapes using paper from the same collection.

The green ones are edge inked in Olive Pastel & the pink ones in Malted Mauve. 

I placed Want2Scrap black rhinestones in the middle of the large ones.

It was fun to create a few areas on the layout with these shapes.

Some are popped up for dimension using foam dots.

To the printed hydrangeas on this page, 
I added some tee-tiny black pearls to coordinate with the punched ones.

49 and Market's laser cuts make a beautiful addition to any layout!!

The leafy branches are edge inked in "Dark Moss" color
and the stamps in deep navy blue "Night Sky".

49 and Market's Wishing Bubbles in "Cream Soda" are so pretty!!

Here is a close up of the die cut title.
I just love the size and font of Tim Holtz's alphanumeric dies!

Here are some more photos of the flower arrangements I made.
You can really see the color comparison of the 
painted magnolias and Marina color ones at the top.

Arrangement to the left of Nugg's photo

Arrangement on the right side

Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a great week!

Lisa >^..^<

Products used: 

49 and Market

Bold & Beautiful collection: "Whispers" (main Layout page)

Bold & Beautiful collection: "Dear John" (Backside distressed under photo)

Bold & Beautiful collection: "To the Point" (hydrangea shapes & title tag)

Scents of Nature collection: "Beauty Abound" (backside under the photo)

Botanical Blends - Marina

Bold & Beautiful Laser Cuts

Wishing Bubbles - Cream Soda

Prima - Finnabair

Wild Berries stencil

White Crackle Paste

Martha Stewart punch

Hydrangea

Spellbinders Dies

Antique Tags One

Lindy's Stamp Gang

Nantucket Pearls Magical set - Whale Watch Blue used

Sizzix - Tim Holtz Thinlits Dies

Alphanumeric

Wild Orchid Crafts

White Magnolias

Tea Roses (Blush used)

25mm Green Rose Leaves

2-tone Yellow Sweethearts

Mediums/Inks

Clear Gesso

Autumn Pastel set (used Olive Pastel & Dark Moss)

Malted Mauve

Night Sky

Tools

Big Shot machine

Magnetic Platform

Paper Distresser

Michael's Arts & Crafts - Recollections mini black pearls
Want2Scrap - Baby black rhinestones

Delightful New Orleans Cat House

I've been having a ton of fun & relaxation lately creating some simple layouts full of memories!

In April 2011 my dear husband, Joe and I were so lucky to go on a short driving trip with our best friends, Carmel & Anthony to the wonderful and iconic New Orleans. 

As we strolled through the streets in and around the French Quarter, we came across this absolutely ADORABLE "cat house"!  There were at least 8-12 cats strolling around on the porch and if you look very closely in the left section of the porch area, there's one snoozing with its head upside down.  >^..^<

Of course the owner is a cat lover one hundred fold!  

Look at the cute white metal cat with big blue eyes smack dab in the center for all to see!

The photo was my inspiration.  I felt that the photo had enough decoration so I didn't want to over do anything with a bunch of flowers and embellishments.  Then the idea came to me to draw the outline of a cat!  

I outlined my drawing with black rhinestones.  

Blue Fern Studios paper and chipboards were perfect for this photo! 

I decided to decorate with the harlequin design, which is soooo New Orleans.  

I stenciled this design as well as used ruby colored tiles to match the color in the photo.

 The chipboard pieces coordinate ultra great with the design of the decorative posts of this gorgeous cat house porch!  I made strands to mimic the ones in the photo, but mine are in Mardi Gras colors of Green, Gold & Purple.  Another sooooo New Orleans! 

Thanks for visiting and please come again!

Lisa : )

Products used:

Blue Fern Studios - Happy Accident - Incident

Blue Fern Studios chipboard

Classic Corners

Classic Ornaments

The Crafters Workshop - 6x6 Harlequin Stencil

Finnabair artExtravagance Texture Paste - White Crackle

Wild Orchid Crafts - Green Sweetheart Blossoms

Want2Scrap - Black Rhinestone Strips

Recollections Embossing Powder - Snow
Mark Richards Crystal Stickers - 10mm & 15mm Mosaic Tiles - Ruby
Hobby Lobby - White Ribbon Lace

Vintage Tag

I created a vintage tag for a swap I joined on scrapbook.com.  
It's total size is 4-3/8" wide x 6-3/4" long.

This is the first time I've ever created one so I started with the idea of two tiers.
I settled on using chipboard covered with pretty paper.  

The base is edged with clear crackle over Distress Ink color Tattered Rose and then sprayed with 
Lindy's Stamp Gang Moonshadow Mist color Buccaneer Bronze.
The backside is covered in Blue Fern Studios paper where I signed & dated it for my swap partner.
The top piece is also covered in BFS paper which set the vibe & inspiration for the decorations I used.

After the two pieces were adhered together with foam tape, it was time to decorate!

But I faced a dilemma------my Crop-a-dile hole puncher wouldn't open up wide enough because of the thickness!  YIKES!  But luckily the 'little light in my head clicked on' and I used a drill bit to do the job!!  LOL!  It worked BEAUTIFULLY!  I was then able to run my ribbons through and tie them off in a simple bow.  

Decorating began with a Tim Holtz Metal Ornate Plate.  
I printed a photo of my 'obsession' - the early 1900's Super Model, Evelyn Nesbit.  
I have created many layouts of her: 
(Evelyn, Timeless Beauty, Imagine, Sweet Tuxedo, The Classy Evelyn Nesbit, 1925 Fashionista, Gypsy Soul).  

The photo was cut to fit snugly inside the ornate plate; pretty feathers placed under it; 
and then the plate was glued down, offsetting it on the tag.  

I stenciled a few small designs on the bottom of the tag with Copper Crackle.  

For an antiqued look, I rubbed the crackle with my fingertip along the edges of the tag 

and also in random areas in the center of the tag. 

Finally, some flower arrangements with snippets of ivory colored lace and leaf die cuts completed the tag.  

As I do with my scrapbook layouts, I incorporated the print in the paper as part of the design. 

 

Thanks for dropping by!  Have a great week!  Lisa : )

Products used:

Blue Fern Studios Mémoires collection ~

used on main tag & backside of base tag

Sizzix ~

BigZ die - Vintage Cabinet Card by Tim Holtz

Big Shot

Magnetic platform

Tattered Lace ~

Ornate Leaves

Maja Design Enjoying Outdoors collection ~

Backside of "Beautiful Trees" used for leaf die cuts

Tim Holtz ~

Ornate Metal Plates

Prima ~

Decor 1 stencil

Finnabair Copper Crackle

Hug Snug seam binding - Eggshell, Mushroom, Rose Beige
Lindy's Stamp Gang - Moonshadow Mist color Buccaneer Bronze
Hobby Lobby - ivory cotton lace
Adhesives: Scor-Tape; Foam Tape; Beacon 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue

Wild Orchid Crafts flowers ~

Carnations - Red Mix

30mm Wild Roses - Blue Mix

Aster Daisies - 2 tone Yellow

Gypsophila - 2 tone Antique Blue

30mm Wild Roses - 2 tone Mix

Mini Sweetheart Blossoms - Blue

Mini Sweetheart Blossoms - Red