Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Lucy's Beautiful Colors

This is one of my most favorite photos of Lucy!
It may not show her gorgeous piercing blue eyes,
but the color of her hair, 
in varying brown tones against pure white paws & chest, 
is truly magnificent!

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I was really excited to create a second layout of this photo using a new vision for it today!
The new "reinvented" one is now framed and hanging in my craft area.

The original layout I made 3-1/2 years ago with this photo is titled "Lucy's Many Colors".

Taking inspiration from the original layout, I used white crackle texture paste and a stencil again; metal corner pieces again; a lacy die cut border instead of lace & decorated it with pearls instead of rhinestones; 
flower arrangements again; butterflies again; and title words again. 
Original - created Dec 2016

New - created June 2019

What a gorgeous Prima-Finnabair stencil "Tapestry"!!
Finnabair's white crackle texture paste is my favorite to use.
The silver colored metal filigree corner pieces really frame the whole layout.

I'm so in love with Maja Design's newest Denim & Girls collection!
I've always loved Pink with Navy Blue.
Using the page "Pink Linen" allowed for Lucy's beautiful photo to really pop!
I distressed pieces from the collection to frame Lucy's photo
and layered them; popping up one of the layers with cardboard.

Next came the placement of the beautiful border die that coordinates so well with the stencil. 
Of course, it's cut from the Denim & Girls paper collection.
I decorated it with pale pink adhesive pearls.

Part of the title, the fancy script word "Beautiful" from Want2Scrap is inked 
in Chestnut color to match with Lucy's brown hair. 


Lastly, flower arrangements are created.
Beautiful Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, along with die cut leaves in navy blue, 
adorn each diagonal corner of the photo.

Part of the title is computer printed in navy blue on the same paper as the layout.

Always the very very very last step in my creation process, 
but never the least thought about,
are Reneabouquets stunning butterflies!
My God they are so gorgeous!
The vividness; the sparkle....well words don't do them justice....take an up close look!

What a complete JOY it was to create this layout!
Thank you so very much for visiting and please come again.
Have a great day!  
Lisa >^..^<

Products used:


Maja Design - Denim & Girls paper collection
Pink Linen

Love my Jeans 

Love my Jeans (backside)



Prima - Finnabair
"Tapestry" stencil

White Crackle Texture Paste



Maker's Movement die (formerly Cheery Lynn Designs)
Border #9

Reneabouquets Butterfly Set
Watercolor Cherry Blossom


Wild Orchid Crafts flowers
Mini Sweethearts

40mm large Wild Roses

Gardenias

Heather

Pale Pink Hip Rosebuds


Tattered Lace die
Meadow Leaves


Tools
Big Shot machine

Magnetic Platform

Tim Holtz Paper Distresser



Inks
Nightfall Set (Chestnut Roan)

Night Sky


Adhesives
Scor-Tape adhesive sheets

Scrapbook.com Adhesive Sheets

Tombow Mono Glue

Loctite Super Glue Gel

Beacon 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue


Want2Scrap - Fancy Script Word "Beautiful"

Misc - 
Michael's Recollections Adhesive Pearls
Aliexpress metal silver colored filigree corners
Lindy's Stamp Gang - Glitz Spritz spray - Scintillating Silver

Monday, May 27, 2019

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