C'est Magnifique - part 2

Just popping in with my 3 remaining layouts created with the gorgeous April CM kit A Touch of Refinement.

 Promenade

In the kit I found some perfect items for a pastel, summer page with a modern, mixed media look. I framed a photo of my daughter taken during our promenade by the ocean.

I loved the items in the MMM kit, especially the stencil, which I used here diagonnally.Moonshadow mist is perfect to add the dark stain circles and splashes.

I used items from Main kit, Embellishment Add on and MMM kit. From my  stash:gesso, Prima stamp, archival ink

 With you

I kept this layout simple, playing with the straight lines, layers and a mix of geometric shapes.The tags are cut out from one of the Riddersholm papers and make a nice variation in the layering.

I used items from Main kit, Embellishment Add on and MMM kit. From my  stash: circle stencil and modelling paste

You make me happy

I picked a photo of me and my daughter which was taken in an old castle and I tried to keep the whole page in a truly elegant, feminine style. 

As one of the layers, I used the packaging from MME stickers which were in the embellishment add on. 

The papers in the main kit have so many variations and nuances of patters and colours, which is perfect to make tags and arrange them in the layers.

I used items from Main kit, Embellishment Add on and MMM kit.From my stash: dies, old lace.

C'est Magnifique A Touch of Refinement - Guest Designer :)

Hi there!
I've been sitting on a little scrappy secret for a while, but finally the reveal day is here :)
I have a great pleasure to be a GD for C'est Magnifique in April!
It's been such an adventure and inspiration, and FUN too,  since it was a first time I ever worked with the kit :)
Just have a look where it all started...

Kit Paper:
Riddersholm Design: Fall Flea Market: Old Receipt
Riddersholm Design: Fall Flea Market: Secret Letter
Riddersholm Design: Fall Flea Market: Classifieds
Riddersholm Design: Fall Flea Market: Scent
Riddersholm Design: Fall Flea Market: Vintage Junk
Riddersholm Design: Fall Flea Market: Future Key
Riddersholm Design: Fall Flea Market: Attic Junk
Riddersholm Design: Fall Flea Market: Retro Light

Here a few close-ups of the embellishments in the April Kit:

Kit Embellishments:
Studio Calico: Die-cut Wood Veneer Pieces
American Crafts: Kensie: Robin’s Egg Thickers
Petaloo: Botanica Blooms: Lavender/Purple
Prima: Precious Metals Flowers: Chestnut
Copper Braided Trim
Prima: Ingvild Blome: Fluid Chalk Ink: Pastel Blue
Prima: Ingvild Blome: Shabby Chic Treasures: Resin Butterflies
Blue Fern Studios: Chipboard: Spring Frame

We also offer three very different Add-ons each month that are designed to work perfectly with out Kits:

 Flower Add-on:
Prima: Sunrise Sunset: Zipper Flowers
Petaloo: Botanica: Minis: Peach
Prima: Frilles: Plum
Petaloo: Faux Dried Floral Ephemera: Green
Prima: Millinery Collection: Dora
Prima: Audrey Rose Collection: Ice Blue

 Magnifique Mixed Media Kit: (sold out)
Art Anthology: Sorbet: Dimensional Paint: Imperial
Lindy’s Stamp Gang: Embossing Powder: Madonna Robe Blue Gold
Lindy’s Stamp Gang: Moonshadow Mist: Violaceous Violet
Viva: Inka Gold: Gold
Jacquard: Lumiere: Perlescent Turquoise
Prima: Ingvild Bolme: Shabby Chic Treasures: Oval Resin Frames
Prima: Tatiana: Victorian
Prima: Cartographer: Wood Embellishments
Prima: Cartographer: Tags and Tickets
The Crafter’s Workshop: 6x6 Stencil: Mini Cut Circles
KaiserCraft: Rubons: These Days: Brown
Prima: Assorted Flowers (Mini Sachet: Meadow, Prima: Labelle: Jade)
* some items are partial packages

 Embellishment Add-on:
Blue Fern Studios: Chipboard: Small Circle Flourish
Prima: Ingvild Blome: Shabby Chic Treasures: Resin Fireplace Collection
Petaloo: Spring Berry Clusters: Lavender/Purple
My Mind’s Eye: Lost & Found: Record It: Antique Alpha & Word Stickers
Shimmerz: Royal Purple
Prima: Junkyard Findings: Industrial Lamps
Prima: Cartographer: Chipboard Pieces

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I have prepared 5 layouts, using the products above and today I'm sharing 2 of them.

C'est Magnifique - With love

For my first layout I wanted to play with a combo of purple, white wash and copper accents. I layered paper pieces and tags,and brushed them randomly with gesso.

I added a chipboard frame to bring forward our photo and I added an embellishment cluster to create a compositional triangle of flowers.

I used items from Main kit and MMM kit. From my  stash: Sizzix oval frame die, gesso, copper paint and few brads.

C'est Magnifique - La vie

The kit is perfect to go vintage style, so here's a layout featuring myself :) I edited my photo in the photo editor to create this vintage sepia look.  

My inspiration comes entirely from the paper pattern and colours -I have added some stamping and flourish masking in the background. I filled up the flower cluster with some leaves and flourishes, cut out with various dies and the papers from the main kit.

I used items from Main kit, Embellishment Add on and MMM kit. From my  stash: gesso, flourish stencil, stamp, paper doily.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I will soon share my other works created with the CM kits :)

Guest Designer at Berry71bleu

Hello friends!
As usual, I've been a bit quiet here but been working secretly on some exciting reveals coming up soon:)
Today I'm sharing a layout, prepared for my Guest Designer post at Berry71bleu!

I have received a beautiful tag from Marivic. Its colors and style totally enchanted me, so my whole page is inspired by it. From the current challenge mood board I picked the lucky theme, using the bingo images and the doily patterns. Thank you Marivic and Berry71bleu team for having me :)

Check out B71B current challenge Luck of the Irish! There are still 10 days to go and some amazing prizes waiting there ;)

Beautiful - Scrap Around The World March moodboard

I hope everyone is doing great, half way through March already!
Things are happening continuously at Scrap Around The World and we have a mid month reveal of DT works. We also have a new member joining our DT! Check it all out here!

...and once again, the beautiful SATW moodboard

Plenty of inspiration can be taken from here, I picked the colours, the layers from pic # 1, the branches in bloom from pic # 3 and the painted patterns from pic # 5.
I used a paper from UHK Tropical Fruits line and some scraps of paper, along with gesso, mists and paints to create a messy, artsy background. Embellishments are kept easy.

Thank you friends for visiting me today and even more, if you leave some words , I truly appreciate that!

Getaway - kreative koncepts/Scrap Friends

Hello Friends!
There is some exciting news and a new colour challenge at Scrap Friends, make sure to check out the recent blog post here.
This colour scheme went straight to my heart and resulted in this holiday layout:

Supplies: 13arts paper, Twinkling H2O, gesso

Thank you for stopping by today, stay tuned  :) More things are coming up.

Red - Allt om scrap

Hello,
On Allt om scrap blog there is a great article written by Marie, opening March and campaign Woman in Red. It's about women's health and heart diseases . Really interesting and important reading! (if you can read swedish)
To match the red-heart theme, our DT shared some inspiration too.
Here's my red tag, using UHK Holmes in love collection.

What matters the most - OUAS March challenge

Hey there:)
Once Upon a Sketch has just revealed a new challenge and I created this layout as my DT entry:

Journalling Theme: be inspired by this quote..

There are many ways of doing it 'right' and I think one of them is to appreciate and find joy in the small things in life. That thought  inspired my title and journaling which is on the backside of my layout.

You are free to interpret our theme ANY WAY you like. It is for your inspiration and this theme word DOES NOT need to be part of your title or journalling. But please make sure your layout is based on the sketch below and includes journalling (hidden journalling is fine). Acceptable journalling is MORE than just a sentence, or generic writing such as date/place etc. It needs to be present and at least 3 lines long. Remember, hidden journalling (under a photo/tag or behind your page) is perfectly fine but please DO let us know in your post where your journalling is! 

March moodboard - Scrap Around The World

Welcome back to Scrap Around The World Challenge ELEVEN, 

hosted by Design Team member Alexandra Polyzou

  Γειά σας from Greece!

Feel free to interpret Alexandra's mood board in any way you like,

 using one image, several of them, all of them or even just 

one aspect of an image, using ANY COLOURS!

1st prize - A $50 gift voucher from The Flying Unicorn 

PLUS FREE SHIPPING!!

***TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS YOU NEED TO ALSO POST YOUR

PROJECT ON OUR SCRAP AROUND THE WORLD FACEBOOK PAGE.

Flying Unicorn...Your Passion. Your Art. 

Their on line store has an incredible selection of products for all paper crafting artists. Their kit of the Month is filled with the latest and greatest and includes an off-the-page project to keep your creative muse flowing! Be sure to check out the Flying Unicorn forums, a hot and happening place which includes monthly challenges, tips, techniques and friendships that last! They also have a blog and a Facebook page where you can find loads of inspiration!

store: www.flyingunicornstore.com

Forums: www.flyingunicornforums.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Flying-Unicorn/120928447946596

Blog: www.flyingunicornblog.com

2nd prize - WOW AWESOME PRIZE PACK METAL
EMBELLISHMENTS from Scrap-Unlimited, Dutch Manufacturer

Scrap-Unlimited is a young company with her own brand: by Scrap-Unlimited by Bettina
We sell embellishments for scrapbooking, cards and mixed media . We are specialized in Vintage kits for homedeco and mini albums.

 See her  FABULOUS    Site :    

 and Here her blog

She have also a Facebook site see Here And Pinterest

    

3rd prize - Scrapmatts Chipboard valued at $25!

Australian Made Laser Cut Chipboard to compliment your scrapbook pages,
 cards & paper-crafting projects. Scrapmatts has a Ning site that showcases
 an amazing talented international design team who post regularly on the blog
 there, a gallery, customer challenges & an online store. Come join in the fun here!

Below is just one example of some of the awesome products they stock HERE.

 

4th prize - A random selection of Purple Pumpkin products, to the value of $15.

Purple Pumpkin {Australia} manufactures high-quality embellishments of a fun & funky nature,
 specializing in fabric buttons, handmade flowers,resin, twine & washi tape.  

They have a great blog that is constantly active & they hold monthly challenges 
open to all, with Guest Designer positions up for grabs as well as awesome 
prizes of Purple Pumpkin loveliness!  

They stock a huge range of embellishments, washi tape, motex tape, 
etc in their online store HERE. Below is just ONE EXAMPLE
 of the many  products stocked in their online store.

5th prize - KIT BY 3RD EYE CRAFT

Kit includes: set of 7 different flair buttons with adhesive foam - one flair button with pin - one chipboards sheet TEC-029 feathers2 - stamp TES-020S rose small - stencil TEM003 little stars

What is 3rd Eye? 

It's world of imagination created by one Mixed Media freak! 

Creating her own scrap goodies world (yes, that's me!). 

You can find there rubber stamps with a lot of very versatile designs,

 chipboards to decorate your beautiful projects, adhesive flair buttons & pins

 to embellish & masks to create patterns & textures! Do You think that's all? 

Of course not! Check my brand &find Your 3rd Eye of creativity! 

Wishing you tons of inspiration! - Drycha

3rdeyecraft.com

http://3rdeyecraft.blogspot.com/ 

https://www.facebook.com/3rdEyecraft

RANDOM PRIZE

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The deadline for this challenge is MONDAY 31TH MARCH 2014!

So TIME TO GET CREATING!! 
Please leave us some comment love ♥ if you ♥ these projects

as much as I do!!  And let us know  what you think of our mood

 board, prizes & all our exciting news!

Winter Wonderland - Scrap Friends sketch challenge

I hope we are leaving winter months behind us, but I haven't done so many winter theme project this season, so here there's one :)
Based on Scrap Friends sketch which has just gone live - yet another stunner to play with, check it out!

Supplies: UHK Gallery Winter is coming, Twinkling H2O paint, Tattered Angels stamps

Here is Scrap Friends sketch, which I turned around. Don't miss the reveal post at Scrap Friends, we have some stunning works from our guests and regular design team!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a lovely crafty time :)