Together

I love how this chipboard frame accentuates the main photo.  First, I painted it with gold acrylic paint and then added a second coat of white crackle paint over that.  Scroll down to take a look at the other photos and get a close up look at the gorgeous crackles.

This layout is submitted into the following challenges...Snip Art Challenge #60 (Spring in Pink)

Lasting Memories #495 word challenge FLOWER
F- flourish   L- leaf    O- opaque/opulent    W- wire     E- embellishments  R- roses/rows/round frame

Other Supplies: 4x6" photo
Chipboard Circle Vine Frame


 Creative Embellishments - chipboard leaf, flourish, together
gold acrylic paint / white crackle paint / paint brush
Crushed Olive Distress Ink Pad
black ink pad
pink paper roses (Kaisercraft)
butterfly / pearls

Happy Crafting!

Mother's Roses

Don't you just love my little bees?  You can make your own too.  These tear drop shapes are available from The Robin's Nest Shop.  All you need a black permanent marker to add the stripes to the bee's body.

This card is submitted into the following online challenges...

• Creative Embellishments April Challenge
  
• STAMPlorations CAS April Challenge
  
• The Artistic Stamper "in the garden"
• White Rose Crafts April Moodboard
  
• The Paper Girls Challenge Blog #198
  
  Supplies:
  Flower stamp (Hampton Arts)
  clear embossing powder & heat gun
  Picked Raspberry & Peeled Paint  Ink Pads (Ranger Distress Oxide)
  Tear Drops & Dew Drops (The Robin's Nest)
  permanent black marker & paint brush
  liquid adhesive (ScraPerfect - Best Glue Ever)

All You Need is Love

I had a great time coloring these roses with Distress Oxide Ink.  I love the matte finish.  This such a great design I can't wait to make more of them in different colors.

Here is a better shot of the glitter and shine!

This card is submitted into the following challenges...

All Sorts Challenge Blog (#569 add a bow)
More Than Words Mini Challenge (All)

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge (Flower Power)
Art Impressions April Challenge (best friends)
Penny Black April Challenge (anything goes)
STAMPlorations CAS April Challenge


Stamping Sensations (over the rainbow)
The Artistic Stamper (In the Garden)
Blank Page Muse April Challenge (sparkle love)

Supplies:

waterbrush

Distress Oxide Ink Pad (green & yellow)

black ink pad
rose stamp
sentiment stamp

card base (5x7")

organza ribbon

craft knife
iridescent glitter glue

Thanks for visiting!

Rain Rain Go Away Layout - The Robin's Nest

Hi There,
What do you do when you don't have nice fancy shoes to wear with your pretty dress? Well if you're my niece, you grab your brightest little rain boots. I created this layout totally around her cute owl rain boots. This is real life at its best.  We took them to the mall for a sibling photo shoot.

Tear Drops make the perfect raindrop accents for your Spring-time projects.
Visit the Robin's Nest Blog for the complete tutorial HERE.

This layout is submitted into the following challenges...

• Lasting Memories Challenge #491 (RAIN word play)
  R - Raindrops    A - Adhesive (she adores him)    I - Ink/innocent    N - Niece & Nephew
• More Than Words April Moodboard
  
• Splashy Mix April Challenge #16
  
• Off the Rails April Challenge
  
• Scrap And Me
  
  
• CSI #316
  
• Mixed Media Academy April Challenge (moodboard)
  
  
  The Robin's Nest Shop
  
  Sea Glass Tear Drops
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  Other Supplies:
  2 photos (4x6")
  patterned paper
  embellishments- owl, umbrella, border strips, sentiment
  tools- liquid adhesive / craft knife / white gel pen
  
  
  
  Come back soon!

Sweet Layout

Hello Ladies,
I loved combining lime green and pinks and fell in love with the little teal blue birds on the background paper.  It doesn't get more "girly" than a 2 year old in a bold pink daisy romper!

This layout is submitted into the following challenges...

• Academy of Scrapbooking & Arts (moodboard)
  
• Scrap the Girls April Challenge "Let's Be Adventurers"
• Creative Embellishments April Challenge



• Lasting Memories  #494 Word Play - CROCUS
  C-clouds   R-raindrop hearts   O-outside   C-cute/chipboard 
  U-Uniball gel pen    S- stitching
• More Than Words April Moodboard
  
• Scrap Our Stash Sketch April Challenge
  
• Color Dare #390
  
• CSI April Cold Case #317

• The Paper Girls #198 Girl Time
• Mixed Media Academy April Challenge (moodboard)
  
• White Rose Crafts April Moodboard

• Scrap And Me (Flowers)

Thanks for stopping by for a visit!

Let's Make Ladybugs

I going to share how to easily assemble these cute tiny ladybug embellishments.  I simply created my own glue dots with the Best Glue Ever and then used the Embellie Gellie tool to place them perfectly.  It makes it so simple and ends the frustration of trying to pick up tiny embellishments any other way.   Use a black permanent marker to quickly add spots to the red tear drop gems.

You can find the complete tutorial HERE.

This card is entered into the following challenges...

• Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge (create a scene)
• Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge (#59 anything goes)
• Stamping Sensations (over the rainbow)
• Penny Black April Challenge (anything goes)
• We Love 2 Create April Challenge
  
• Polkadoodles Craft Challenge
• The Artistic Stamper (In the Garden)
• STAMPlorations (theme & photo prompt)
  

Best Glue Ever


No Clog Writing Caps


Embellie Gellie

Other Supplies:  card base (5x7")

tan card stock

floral & sentiment stamp

black ink pad
coral distress oxide ink pad

water color paints

paint brush
white gel pen

thin tip permanent black marker

eyelet trim

Dew Drop red tear gems (The Robin's Nest)

Two Red Lips Tear Drops

Fabulous Ladybug & Brother Layout

I'd love to share how I adhere trims and ribbons quickly and easily. Simply apply Best Glue Ever (BGE) directly to the back of the trim. Set it aside and allow it 2-3 minutes to dry and become transparent yet tacky. You can find the step-by-step tutorial HERE on ScraPerfect Blog.  I was inspired by her ladybug dress and the Spring-like imagery in the moodboard.  The very bright flowery paper tied it all together.

This layout is submitted into the following online challenges...

• Creative Embellishments April Challenge
  
• Lasting Memories April Challenge #493 TULIP
  T- title/teal/two trims  U- Fab-u-lous & unbreakable sibling devotion 
  L- ladybugs  I- ink   P- patterned paper/pink/pearls
• Academy of Scrapbooking & Arts (moodboard)
  
• More Than Words April Moodboard
  

BGE is great because it can be applied to ribbon without seeping through. An extra benefit: when dry, the glue is repositionable so if you apply a trim crooked, you can remove it and try again. Most double sided adhesives do not allow you to correct mistakes and move an embellishment after it has been adhered without causing serious damage to the project.  BGE to save the day!

A Closer Look:



ScraPerfect Shop

Supplies:

Best Glue Ever

No Clog Writing Caps

Other Supplies:

3 photos (4x6")

pattern papers

ribbon, rick rack, flowers

chipboard embellishments

scalloped edge circle

small flag

Thanks for stopping by!