Wedding Layout with a Difference

Hi there. It's been so quiet here. Everyone seems to have gone on holiday and we're off next week as well. Can't wait. Been rather lazy on the crafting front but I thought I'd get one layout done at least.

My helper went home in April for the month to visit her family and also got married. She's from Indonesia, so it was very interesting to see the gorgeous wedding outfits that she wore. She's back with us for a few more months before going home for good to start her new life. She's been with us for more than six years and it's going to be so sad to see her go as she has been like family to us. The least I could do was make a wedding layout for her. I still have a mini album to go for some of her other photos which I'll get around to after our holiday.

You & Me

I chose a pretty neutral background paper with just a few details in the corners. This one from Blue Fern studio was perfect to frame the photo. Isn't the photo amazing? The outfits, hair style and head gear are so colourful.

 I fussy cut some flowers to frame the photo and also added Wink of Stella to glitterize them. I added several layers of gold embossing powder on the wooden phrase as well.

I got the large pink silk roses from a local haberdashery and thought they went well with the fussy cut paper roses. I added some smaller roses aroudn and also added a metal accent.

 I cut up a filigree chipboard frame and just used to the corners to frame the photo.

Before adding all the embellishments, I added a thin layer of white gesso on my paper. I then smeared green and pink inks with the "smooshing" technique. After that, I coloured some molding paste with bronze perfect pearls and stenciled through the flower pattern. I also added a lace border to balance the right hand side.

I also stamped the "forever & always" randomly in gold ink before adding clear embossing powder to add some dimension. To finish it off, I painted a gold chipboard key chain in gold and gold perfect pearls as a cute accent.

Products Used
Background paper by Blue Fern Studio
Papers by Basic Grey Tea Garden collection
Various flowers, stencil, wooden title and metal accent by Prima Marketing
Other chipboard accents unknown
Silk roses sourced locally
Forever and Always stamp by Kaisercraft
Spray inks by Ranger
Molding paste by Golden
Green crystal branches by Magnolia
Clear Wink of Stella
Gold ink

Hope you liked the layout and thanks for dropping by,

 

Down Time

Hi there. First day of the summer holidays and it's too hot to go out. Miss C is enjoying her off time and can be found clutching her iPad, watching youtube videos and playing Minecraft. She has extra lessons and sleepovers planned for the next two weeks, so I'm happy to let her have some free time to just relax.

I based this layout on the My Creative Sketches June challenge.

Down Time

I love the dark wood background contrasting with the brighter pinks, greens and blues. The photo was taken one morning when I found Miss C hiding in her reading corner on the iPad, complete with bedhead.

I cut out some flowers to soften the page and to provide the accents as per the sketch. I like the large wooden plaque as it adds a bit of neutral colour to the page.

I added a layered top border to add more colour and balance to the page and to ground the right corner accent. I was happy to see the black and white striped paper in the kit as it matches the bean bag in the photo. I finished the page with a few splatters of white paint.

 I pulled out the sewing machine for this layout. Just felt it needed that little something extra. I stamped and gold embossed the camera stamp that came in my kit and sewed the silver 'happy' on top.

Products Used

Papers by Chickaniddy Crafts 365 collection

Frame and die cuts by Amy Tangerine

Wooden accent and camera stamp by Shimelle

Thickers by American Crafts

Gold embossing powder by Ranger

White paint by Golden

Thanks for dropping by,

Summer Time Is Here

Hi there. Only one more day to the start of the summer holidays. Miss C is of course excited to not having to get up at 6:30 every morning for a few weeks. There will still be regular piano and mandarin lessons though to fill up the two plus weeks we have here before our holiday and then we're off to Tokyo, Vancouver and Alaska! It's going to be amazing. Can't wait.

On a different topic, this past weekend, we went down to the beach for a couple of hours to watch the dragon boat races. OK, we weren't really watching as we were having more fun digging in the sand than watching the races.

And Summer Begins

This was super quick page and easy page to put together. The kit was easy to work with with all the bright summery colours. I chose a blue background to make the other colours pop.

 I added Mustard Yellow distress paint and gold perfect pearls to some molding paste before stenciling in the sun ray design. I then layered the photo on several patterned papers.

  I love the stickers that came with the kit - so cute and easy to work with.

I finished the page with a splatter of paint and a little corner accent. Those flip flops are just too cute.

Products Used

Papers and various stickers by Echo Park Sunny Days Ahead collection
Chipboard stickers and brads by Echo Park Summer Bliss collection
Other stickers by Doodlebug Designs Sunkissed
Rays stencil and Mustard Yellow Distress Paint by Tim Holtz for Ranger
Gold Perfect Pearls by Ranger
Light molding paste by Golden

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Feed Me

Hi there. This week I've been feeling a little under the weather. A sore throat which doesn't seem to be developing into a cold or cough yet but seems to be stuck. I've been experimenting with essential oils instead of using over the counter meds. A drop of Young Living Thieves and three drops of lemon oil with a tablespoon of honey in water. It does seem to help a bit.

Also stubbed my baby toe last night getting into bed after a trip to the loo. Ouch. It's still smarting, although I don't think it's broken. Just bruised. Supposed to go to a zumba party tonight but I think I will give it a miss and go to my regular session tomorrow instead - depending on how I feel. 

One thing didn't change today and that was our regular Thursday crop. Today, I made a layout of my Molly cat. She is the cutest fuzz ball and every morning, will sit next to her bowl waiting for her breakfast. Occasionally, she will lie down and hug her bowl, giving me these "puss in boots" eyes, begging me to fill her bowl.

Feed Me

I love the contrast of the black and white background paper with the colourful patterned paper. Sweet Molly giving me her pleading look.

I love the cute chipboard accents that come with the collection and the nice black and white stickers.

I added lots of splatters of gelato colour to the background - it is a lot of colour but still stays subtle enough for the other elements and accents to shine.

Products Used

Papers, chipboard, stickers and alphas by Bella Blvd Color Chaos collection

Ribbon from kit

Thanks for dropping by,