Friday, June 30, 2017

Enjoy the little things! - 7Dots Challenge for Jun-Jul


Hello my wonderful paper friends! 
Thank you for stopping by my blog. 
The page I'm sharing today is for the wonderful 7Dots Challenge this month. 




Boy there is just no starting my day of without my cup of tea. Wherever I go I bring my own teabags just to make sure that I have the right ones. Scrapbook retreats, short vacations, Yes, they will be in my suitcase. As the title says on the layout, it's the little things. 
When we visited Epcot - Disney World they had a whole Twinings store. Of course I had to add to my collection. 


For the layout I used the gorgeous new 7Dots Studios - Dreamscapes collection. A total treat to be working with it. Below you'll find the complete list of all the products I used for this project.



7Dots Studios
Dreamscapes - Narwal
Dreamscapes - Wordstickers
Dreamscapes - Die-Cut Elements
Dreamscapes - Triangles Stencil
Dreamscapes - Chipboard
Cold Country - Stamps
Prima
Clear Crackle - 961541
Clear Gesso - 964726
Acrylic Paint - Metallique Steampunk - 963064
Acrylic Paint - Metallique Rusty Red - 963156
Antique Brilliance - Red Amber - 964313
Metallique Wax - White Gold - 964016
Art Stones - 963705
Mini Art Stones - 963712
Love Clippings - Destiny - 594358
Wid+Free - Lost Sienna - 594688
Timeless Memories - Retrospect - 580872
Del mar - Quarter - 577575
Color Bloom - Tea Stain - 573839
Other
49 and Market - Going in Circles stamp
Lindy's Stamp Gang - Autumn Mample Crimson
Tim Holtz - Distress Oxide - Broken China
Time Holtz - Distress Oxide - Walnut
Rope
Cheesecloth


Thank you for taking a look!
Have a fabulous day!

Lydia


Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Shine like a Supernova! - Mixed Media Place Challenge


Thank you for visiting my blog today! 
I'm sharing this tag today made for the Mixed Media Place Challenge.




For the tag I used the brand new 7Dots Studios - Hazy Days collection with lots of Prima Mixed Media, Blue Fern Studios chipboard, Tim Holt Distress Oxide Inks, Petaloo & Prima flowers.
The colors from the moodboard were so striking I just had to go with them. Gorgeous.


A couple of close-ups!



Thank you for taking a look! 

Have a fabulous day!

Lydia





Summer!









Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Blue Fern Projects for May

Hello Blue Fern Studios and paper friends. 

This is my last month on the Desin Team and it's been a great time. I would like to thank Blue Fern Studios for giving me this wonderful opportunity and their great support. 

For this month I have made a canvas and 2 layouts. 
For the canvas I used the Happy Accident  Collection and for the 2 layouts the brand new beautiful Garden Life Collection

Let's get started!

Canvas 


I started of with painting the sides of the canvas with some acrylic, with a second dry-brush coat in blue. Once this was dry I used the Tattered News Print Stamp randomly for some effect. 
The front of the canvas I covered with Happy Accident : Fluke with on top a smaller piece from the same sheet, distressed at the edges. Again I used the Tattered News Print Stamp for some details around the canvas and used a stencil with Graphite paste to create texture.


The Blue Fern Studios chipboard pieces Stick Stacks are embossed with Starry Night to pick up the beautiful light blue from the paper. Having done my preparations it's time to start my layers.


Happy Accident is the first collection to have it's own accompanying Printed Chipboard Shapes sheet and it makes for a wonderful way to add layers, features and titles to your projects. For my canvas I made great use of them.


Also adding ribbon, lace, netting and thread to the mix before finishing off the project with the gorgeous Chesterville Florals and Blooms.


Paper
Happy Accident : Fluke
Chipboard
Stick Stacks
Happy Accident : Printed Chipboard Shapes
BFS Embossing
Starry Night
Stamps
Tattered Newsprint
Flowers
Chesterville Florals 
Chesterville Blooms

The End of a Perfect Day


At the end of May we had a great trip to Disneyworld it had been quite a while since the last time we had been there, but no matter what age, it's always great. Even Tinkerbell joined in for fun!

For this layout I used the brand new Garden Life Collection. The Felicity page for the background and Calling Cards pieces for layering. For the background work I used the Tattered News Print and the Tattered Harlequin stamp, a stencil and mists.


The Honey Bits chipboard pieces are embossed with a mixture of a few embossing powders. Sunlight Rose, Morning Sun, Pink Dust & Copper.
The other chipboard pieces, Graduated Circles, Perfect Day, Roman Clock were first embossed with Sand & Sea with a second coat of Iridescent Grey giving it a beautiful sparkle.


Now that we have prepared all the parts it's time to put the layout together. Stacking the pieces of  embossed chipboard, Garden Life - Printed Chipboard Shapes, pieces of paper and the beautiful Blue Fern Studios flowers, Garden Florals, Harvest Lilies & Chesterville Blooms




Paper
Garden Life : Felicity, Calling Cards
Chipboard
Perfect Day
Bits of Honey
Graduated Circles
Roman clock set Small
Garden Life : Printed Chipboard Shapes
BFS Embossing
Sunlight Rose
Morning Sun
Pink Dust
Copper
Sand & Sea
Iridescent Grey
Stamps
Tattered Harlequin
Tattered News Print
Flowers 
Garden Florals
Harvest Lilies
Chesterville Blooms


Disneyworld


On one of the evenings in Disneyworld we so enjoyed the fireworks. What a show they put on. The castle has this spectacular light show and with the fabulous music it's just perfect.

For this photo I chose the Garden Life : Calling Cards sheet as the base of my layout. To continue on the fireworks I used the Christmas Collage Stamp and used it with a silver ink and Antique Gold Embossing Powder. A large diamond stencil with a mixture of gold & silver paste and some white gesso to give the background texture. 


The Floral Lattice Bits were first embossed with Sand & Sea Embossing Powder and a second layer with Iridescent Grey. The Seeing Stars and Disneyworld chipboard pieces first got a Antique Gold coat with embossing powder and then a second layer with Goldenrod Glitter.


Having prepared all the pieces I postioned them on the page where I wanted them and layered everything. Adding embellishments and Blue Fern Studios flowers Spring Florals and Garden Blooms. As finishing touches I splattered a variety of mists.


Paper
Garden Life : Calling Cards
Chipboard
Seeing Starts
Disneyworld
Floral Lattice Bits
BFS Embossing
Sand & Sea
Iridescent Grey
Antique Gold
Glitter
Goldenrod
Stamps
Christmas Collage
Flowers 
Spring Florals
Garden Blooms

It's been an absolute honor to work for this wonderful company.  
I hope I've managed to inspired you 
See you around the world!

Happy travels!

Lydia

Sunday, June 18, 2017

Summer Vibes



Loving all the colors in the June Mood board for Berry71Blue

Great Summer break to Disney World!





Products by : 7Dots Studios, Prima Marketing, Scrapiniec, Cuts2Luv, Tim Holtz, 13@rts. 


Thank you so much for taking a look! 

Have a great day!

Lydia

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Make it Prima - June Challenge - Canvas





Just had a wonderful trip to Disneyworld and we got some great photo's. Worthy of a fun canvas. 
Lots and lots of gorgeous Prima Marketing products from the new St. Tropez collection. 







Thank you for looking!

Lydia

Thursday, June 1, 2017

ScrapBerry's - Fun & Sun Adventure



Hello Paper and ScrapBerry's friends!

During May and June we're celebrating all things Family and Kids at ScrapBerry's. Our challenge is also running this theme and the Zoe & Ziggy’s - Sailing Adventures collection is just perfect for fun kids projects.


I started with a reverse frame, distressed the edges a little with a hammer, then painted it with a base yellow color. Dry brushed with some blue and used the Butterfly set of stamps for some details on the frame. 
I used one of the sheets from the Zoe & Ziggy’s - Sailing Adventures 6x6 collection as a background. I fuzzy cut pieces from the Deep Sea Treasures and Anchors Away sheets to create a fun scene with lots of a layers.


On the edge of the frame I added Cherry Blossoms, Seaside
Metal Charms and some other fuzzy cut details to finish of the project.

Thank you so much for taking a look!


Below the list of used ScrapBerry's items:

Zoe & Ziggy’s - Sailing Adventures
6x6 collection - SCB220609909x
Deep Sea Treasures - SCB220609905
Anchors Away - SCB220609907b
Butterflies
Set of Stamps - SCB4907003b
Discover Italy
Ribbon Set - SCB390521
Seaside
Metal Charms - SCB250001063
Cherry Blossoms
Ivory - SCB280702