Regal Beauty

I made a layout of my gorgeous Miss Gali with the stunning Blue Fern Studios Mémoires paper collection.

I chose this particular page because of it's regal feel & design.  

I'm always so thrilled whenever I'm able to get a good photo of the ever-gorgeous Miss Gali! 

She had just finished a good lick on her mane. As you can see some of the hair is still straight up (hee hee).

Because of her shy nature, it's hard to get her to open her eyes all the way....

I like to think it's because she's giving me 'love eyes'.  >^--^<

I really lucked out on this one!

Beautiful print on gorgeous paper deserves to be part of the design so I kept embellishments to a minimum. 

The stunning centerpiece chipboard by BFS was perfect to showcase my raving beauty. 

The center of it reminds me of a crown, so after a light gesso-prep it was heat embossed with Tim Holtz Distress embossing powder color Vintage Photo, then gold glitter glue was applied to just the center loops; then gold nailheads adhered to the partial circle above & below the photo. 

Ah yes - regal indeed!

Aren't the chipboard letters just fabulous that I used to spell 'REGAL' ?! 

These are from Want2Scrap and are sold on alpha chipboard sheets. 

I gesso-prepped them and then heat embossed with Lindy's Stamp Gang color Hollyberry Red Gold;

followed by sprinkles of BFS Imagine Ink color Antique Gold. 

Teal roses added contrast and beauty.

To the left of the photo is Prima's Cloisonné Bronze flower

accented with beautiful metallic gold die cut flourishes.

For balance, the title word "beauty" was placed on the right side of the photo. 

These Dusty Attic script letters make such wonderful titles! 

They were gesso-prepped and then double heat embossed with BFS's gorgeous Antique Gold,

followed by a heavy application of Crackle Accents.

In the flower arrangements are pretty gold berry bead clusters from Wild Orchid Crafts.

They are actually antique gold color, but I sprayed them with Krylon Metallic Gold. 

Now they really shine!

The entire layout is framed with gold beaded trim along the edge.....fit for a Queen!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!  Lisa : )

Products used:

Blue Fern Studios - Mémoires collection - Grand Sequel

Blue Fern Studios - Janie's Frame chipboard

Want2Scrap - Stylish Alphabet Chipboard

The Dusty Attic - Mini Script ABC chipboard

Blue Fern Studios - Imagine Ink embossing powder - Antique Gold

Tim Holtz - Distress embossing powder - Vintage Photo

Tattered Lace dies - Delicate Flourishes

Mark Richards - Metal Nailheads

DCWV - The Gilded Orchard - Metallic Gold cardstock
Lindy's Stamp Gang - Hollyberry Red Gold embossing powder
Ranger - Crackle Accents
Vintage La Mode - Gold tone metal button
Michael's/Hobby Lobby -
  Gold Glitter Glue 
  Gold Beaded Trim
  Teal mulberry paper mini roses 
Prima - Cloisonné Bronze flower
Petaloo - Bontanica collection - 

Teal Anemone

Light Teal Cherry Blossoms

Wild Orchid Crafts - 

Red/Pink Mix Chrysanthemums

Gold Berry Bead Spray Clusters

Boo - I see you!

This is definitely going in my scrap area where I can see it all the time!

Hi everyone & Welcome!  Today I'm sharing a 5-1/2" x 6" card I made for the Halloween season....well, shall I say that this is as close to Halloween that I can get, especially since I have no little ones in my life nor do I own the necessary themed scrap supplies for it! 

I do, however, have Lucy.....and she is quite enough satisfaction for me!!

She was sitting on my scrap table and I was taking photos of her with my iphone when all of a sudden she stretched her head forward and BAM!  How lucky was it to get this awesome photo with those perfectly round wide curious eyes?! LOL!

By the way, "Boo" is one of Lucy's many nicknames, so this is especially perfect with this photo!

I chose purple & light blue as my color palette because I really love how these two colors look so fabulous together....and purple (followed by blue) are my favorite colors!  The luscious Maja Design Enjoying Outdoors collection made for a perfect foundation for this cute card.  I used quite a mix of brands here.....Kaisercraft Lavender Haze collection with its perfect light blue and the cutest lavender floral print were used for the papers behind the photo, as well as the punched paw print edge and the printed title placed along the photo edge. The Kaisercraft paper in baby blue with white polka dots paper made for an adorable background for photographing the card.

I heat embossed the custom cut Want2Scrap chipboard word "Boo" with Blue Fern Studios Imagine Ink embossing powder color "Breeze".  The bottom half was touched with pigment ink color "Wisteria".

Both colors match perfectly with the color palette!

The rest of the title was computer printed and then the edge cut with wavy decorative scissors. 

The greenery is cut from the same Kaisercraft Lavender Haze paper collection in an adorable pale yellow-green with white polka dots!   I recently received my new order of scrapbooking supplies from Frantic Stamper and was so anxious to use one of the Tattered Lace dies called Pearl Foliage.  In the close ups you can see that I decorated some of the 'pearl' extensions with tiny rhinestone bling. 

Wild Orchid Crafts beautiful mulberry roses make such pretty arrangements.

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you have a great day & a fun Halloween!  Lisa : )

  

Products used:

Maja Design - Enjoying Outdoors collection - Late Summer Flowers (backside)

Kaisercraft - Lavender Haze collection - 6-1/2" paper pad

Blue Fern Studios Imagine Ink Embossing Powder - Breeze

Tattered Lace dies - Pearl Foliage

EK Success Punch - Paw Print

Want2Scrap - custom cut chipboard word "Boo"
Wavy cut decorative scissors

Michael's Recollections - rhinestones (clear, lavender & light blue)

                                   - gemstone brads (purple)

ColorBox Pigment Inks - Warm Violet, Lime Pastel, Cape Cod, Wisteria

Wild Orchid Crafts flowers -

Open Roses - 20mm

Rosebuds - 6mm

Open Roses - 10mm & 15mm

Rosebuds - 4mm

 

Embrace YOU!

Hi everyone!  I created a layout with a selfie I took in September. 

Because of the inspiration to embrace yourself,

I've entered my creation in the October 2016 Maja Design Moodboard challenge.  

The older I get, the more significant it is to embrace myself and the more it makes sense to do so. 

Accepting yourself is so important.

The always gorgeous & inspirational Maja design Moodboard

 

The numbers stenciled in white crackle represent the counting of months and years in my life. 

Times have certainly changed quite a bit for me in just the past couple of years. 
My responsibilities are not what I expected at this time in my life, but I accept God's plan for me. 

Some pretty edge punching and added bling always makes a nice border for a layout. 
Clear rhinestones were colored with Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Ink color "Red Pepper".

Using Maja Design papers, I die cut Prima's doily dies 'Parisian Lace' to form a back drop for my photo. 

Then I mounted the photo on a distressed piece and added some Prills in two of the corners.  

I mixed together the colors of 'Berry Nice' & 'Express-O Yourself'. 

The chipboard pieces used for the title were both prepped with white gesso and then colored with chalk inks. 

The Want2Scrap word 'Embrace' is inked in Creamy Brown

with the bottom portion colored in Chestnut Roan for a nice two-tone effect.

The Dusty Attic upper letters used to spell "YOU!" are ink colored in 'Red Magic' and then topped with 'Pink Sky'.

The shirt I'm wearing in the photo is a reddish-rose-melon color.  A color that is hard to describe,

but boy was I lucky to have the absolutely perfect mulberry roses from Wild Orchid Crafts to match! 

I used the beautiful Spellbinders die 'Romantic Vines' to cut out Maja Design paper

and form a vine to place these pretty tea roses on. 

I added a few rose greenery die cuts too.

Adding Dark Chocolate colored Liquid Pearls to the printed flowers
in the Maja Design paper really dressed up the leaves with a little extra pop.

Thanks so much for your visit and have a wonderful day!  Lisa : )

Products used:

Maja Design - Enjoying Outdoors collection

Having tea in the sun ~used for main layout

Having tea in the sun (backside) ~used to mount photo

Spending Time ~used for doily dies

Spending Time (backside) ~used for leafy vines dies

Wild Orchid Crafts - Mixed color Tea Roses (25mm)

Martha Stewart punches - Vintage Doily

Tattered Lace dies - Ornate Leaves

Spellbinders Shapeabilities Dies - Romantic Vines

Prima Metal Doilies-One Die - Parisian Lace

US Artquest Prills - Rock 'n Roll set

Berry Nice

Express-O Yourself

TCW 6x6 Stencil - Mini Numerals

The Dusty Attic chipboard - mini ABC set UPPER (DA-0861)

Want2Scrap chipboard - "Embrace"

Finnabair - art Extra vagance Texure Paste - White Crackle
Michael's clear rhinestones colored with Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Ink "Red Pepper"
Ranger Liquid Pearls - Dark Chocolate
Tsukineko Versa Magic Chalk Ink - Red Magic
ColorBox Fluid Chalk inks - Pink Sky, Creamy Brown, Chestnut Roan, Dark Brown