Sparkle and Shine..........

She sparkles and shine when she smiles...

how I wish she would do it more often!!!

some close ups

I used these ovals from 

Imaginarium Designs

Products used:

Deep Rose cardstock

Basic Grey- Phoebe Pattern Paper

Vanilla Cardstock

Imaginarium Designs oval frames

metal accents

American Crafts thickers

Alpha Stickers from a shop in Paris (cant remember the shop or the street ooops)

white spray paint

and lots of glitter!!!!

I am entering this layout in the 

sparkle challenge over at 

Bird is the Word

later....

Use It Tuesday!......

Time to use it!

over at 

Use It Tuesday

we are asking you to use an 

uninked stamp 

on your project along with older stash!!

here is my take on the challenge

I used Glitz Designs distressed rounds stamp

I inked the image and stamped it on white cardstock 

then I cut around it it inked the edges

 and misted it red of course!!

then I placed it under the photograph of

our precocious miss who would have been 14yrs old here!!
This was a quick and simple layout
as I was running a temp at the time!
It is official I hate spring
it may be a beautiful season 
but I cannot handle the fluctuations in temperature
do you think it's old age?????LOL

back to the layout....

I think the title really should have read

"You know like"
a very teen phrase 
which
 I might add 3 years down the track 
she still says!! LOL

Ok so here's the low down on stash used

Glitz Designs distressed rounds stamp

Basic Grey pattern paper/blueline

white spray paint

corrugated cardboard was spray painted red

the chicken wire (real yes!!) was spray painted white

some misting from Mr Huey Hot Dog

some carbochon red and black cant remember where I bought them

white heart made myself

and the black board die cut I am embarrased to say

 I havent a clue wish I had kept the packaging!

and of course on top of the die cut are some American Crafts thickers!!

Head on over to the blog to see what the design team created

there are some gorgeous creations!

So we will be waiting for you to play along

as I am sure there are many stampers and scrapbookers out there that

have many unused stamps laying about....

go on 

USE IT.....

and upload it to the blog!

later.....

This one's for you Stella Bech!!!.....

A couple of weeks ago at a friendly crop

young Stella

was playing with mists on some cardstock and she hated the end result 

she was about to throw out the paper when 

I shouted Are you crazy????

I want it!!!

and she handed it over thinking this woman is mad what does she want to create with this

destroyed cardstock

you see the card stock was misted with a very dark mauve actually looks black

in the bottom left hand corner and the top right hand corner

 I was so excited to start creating that I forgot to take a before photo

yes I am an idiot!!

So you just have to trust me on this one

So I went to town misitng other colours and some masking was done and paint splatters

I thoroughly enjoyed myself!!!

and this is the end result

So dear sweet Stella you can make layouts out of mistakes!!

 

here are some closeups!

I will be entering this layout in the March challenge over at
Scrap for Help
where Cynthia Lorens has asked us to use chipboard!


I was also going to take part in one of the challenges over at 

Let's get Shabby

but dear Mandy I did not read the challenge properly thus no strawberries to go along with the hearts!! haha...next time...

materials used

cream cardstock from Stella Bech

lots of Maya Road mists

the only materials I remember are the heart die cut from Glitz Designs

the hot air balloon I fussy cut from a Webster's page page...

the film strip chipboard I have no idea where it is from!! 

i sprinkled some hearts and carbochon flowers here and there

under the photo is some corrugated cardboard and protective fabric for shoes which which were both  misted 

March 15th....

means new challenges at

Once Upon A...Sketch 

here is a taste but for more info on the sponsors and prizes please go to the blog

March 15th Challenge

Journalling Criteria:   Finish this line "I miss...". 

 Tell us about someone you are missing right now and why. Your journalling can be as long or as little as you like, but we want to hear all about someone you are missing!

Ideas for journalling: missing time alone with your partner, missing your old self, missing your children because they are off to school, university or living away from you, missing your children being young, missing a friend you have not seen in a while, someone in another country, someone that has passed away, a mentor whose advice you could use, a relative you wish you lived closer to, someone you regret having an argument with, missing a pet

Remember that you are allowed to also create a card or altered project based on this sketch and theme and instead of the journalling criteria you need to use a quote. 

YOU MUST combine our journalling criteria with this sketch..

Nadia Cannizzo

 

over at

Get Creative

we are introducing two new designers 

that will be creating layout sketches for Getr Creative 

we kick off this month

with 

Melenia 

and here is her sketch

 

head on over to the blog to see what the guest designers 

have created this month!!!!!

Time to Use It......

Morning folks....

Over at

 Use It Tuesday 

we were asked to create a layout in Green!!!

(in honour of St Patricks day which is around the corner)

so here is my take 

materials used

Urban Lilly pattern paper....chic

Clear die cut from Little Yellow Bicycle

White mist Mr Huey Studio Calico

Big Green butterfly and smaller butterfly 3d stickers from Jumbo

(local store for cheap toys and paper stationery)

graph stamp from a friend!!

so why dont you play along

it is very satisfying using up all that old stash!

head on over to the 

Use It Tuesday 

blog to see what the rest of the design team have created!

Discovering her style.......

When I saw these photos of our precocious 

soon to be 17yr old

I knew they had to be scrapped

"dramatically"

just like our drama queen!!

the journalling reads:

Your love of theatre and dance has never waned, 

I love how you are now playing with the camers discovering your own style

A special thank you to 

Aliki Cavras

Elina Koutsouradi

Katerina Lailopoulou

Nekatria Kazakopoulou

Vicky Varvadouka

for their advice and pieces of their stash....


I am entering this layout in the 
Bird Is The Word 
challenge to use the word
DISCOVER
if you look closely it is written twice once in white
 then I went over it again with a red glitter pen
not very successfully I know
please excuse the photo
for a country that boasts a shining sun 11 months of the year
 we have had 3 months of darkness and cold.....


later.....

March 1st...our 9th anniversary!!

wow

 9 years ago

we said

I DO!

(mind you we have been together since 1995)

yes we are both much younger and slimmer here....LOL

On a scrappy note 

Once UponA...Sketch

has gone live with its 

March 1st challenge

your journalling prompt this challenge is to tell us about 

what you are good at

well this one was a difficult one for me

as I could not find anything

so...

I asked C3 my son

and here is what he replied.......

and I did not ask Gregory.....

I was afraid that I would hear that I am really really good at 

NOT

doing housework!! LOL LOL

Seriously though you must go to 

Once Upon A...Sketch and see the amazing creations

from the design team.....

and yes that is real chicken wire under my photo..

I can tell you that I cut myself many a time....

products I have used

Black cardstock

gesso

Mr Huey white mist

Maya Road cotton candy mist

chicken wire

Imaginarioum Designs butterfly 

(misted with Maya Road cotton candy and while wet dusted with glitter)

Tim Holtz butterfly stamp 

Pebbles Glitter Flower brads 

Cosmo Cricket tiny type alphas

Making Memories Glitter bling alphas

twine

tiny red confetti stars......

later.........