Thursday, March 14, 2024

Your Greatest Creation - 3Quarter Designs

 Hi!
I am excited to share my first layout using the wonderful new Heavenly Wildflowers Line!



The papers are so pretty and have such wonderful colors!
I thought it would be perfect for a layout about my moms birthday party!  The photo is of me, my mom and my sister.



I covered the paper with clear gesso then added some texture paste with a stencil, then colored with Lindys magicals



I then layered lots of the beautiful cut outs and added a few paper flowers and 2Crafty chipboard  pieces - Flourish 2, Circle Dot Frames and Ritas Swirly Border that I painted light purple.


I love the large bouquets cut outs!
To keep with the bright and happy feeling of the layout I added some sparkle with foil pieces and gems.


Thanks for stopping by

~Laura


Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Dogs Have A Special Way - 2 Crafty

Hey everyone!  Hope you are all having a fabulous day!
For my first March layout I wanted to share a layout I created about one of our two furbabies - Axle!  He is a very sweet and loving dog that wants nothing more than food and cuddles.  He may be 75 pounds but he thinks he's a lap dog!




2 Crafty Products used:





The title piece I painted to match the bright and colorful G45 paper then used clear embossing powder to give it a shine






To create the clusters I used the circle stack in varying sizes and the dotty bits along with some elements from the G45 collection.  For these pieces I also painted them and used clear embossing powder

Thanks so much for stopping by


Thursday, March 7, 2024

Even the leaves fall for you - 3Quarter Designs

 Hi everyone!
I am back to share my next layout using the awesome Falling Leaves Collection from 3Quarter Designs!



I used a wonderful photo of my hubby and I taken by Breaultography a few years ago.


After trimming the top paper and distressing the edges of both the papers I applied clear gesso and allowed to dry.  I used a copper rub on from my stash, then used a Tim Holtz stencil with texture paste heat set then coloured using Brusho powders.



I trimmed the title from the paper cut offs, distressed the edges then added some Prima foil.  I layered the title over the cut outs.




I create the flowers using the papers and Elizabeth Craft Designs floral dies then some of their micro fine copper glitter.  The resin pieces were created using a Stamperia soft mould (forest magic) that I got from a previous design team - The Funkie Junkie Boutique and amazing casting resin then coloured them with brusho powders and the Ranger distress mica stains.




I colored a doily with brusho powders and ranger distress mica stains.



I wanted to added some Bo Bunny copper glitter paint to a few places but it had dried up but I still liked the way it looked so I cut up a few pieces of the dried up paint and tucked the pieces into the clusters.


Hope I inspired you today
~Laura

Thursday, February 15, 2024

How Sweet It Is - 2Crafty

 Hi everyone!

I am back today to share my second layout I created for February - the month of LOVE!
I thought to celebrate the month of love I would create a layout of my wonderful husband and I.  Been married almost 25 years (August of this year)



2Crafty products used



6" Ariel's Spray Border

Photo Adornment - Evan's Swirls

Chunky Hearts

How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You



For the wonderful title I painted it (very carefully) with two shades of pink acrylic paint then heat embossed to add a bit of shine.




I painted the Evan's swirls with white pearl paint and created a clustering with cut out elements and the chunky hearts painted pink.



Ariel's Spray border was the perfect accent to one of my favourite photos of my husband and I.


Thanks so much for stopping by



Monday, February 12, 2024

My first project for 2 Crafty!

 Hi everyone!

I am so excited to be joining the team at 2Crafty Chipboard full of talented crafters!  I hope to inspire you to create some wonderful projects with the awesome 2Crafty Chipboard!

My First Project: "A Bunch of Merry Elves"





To begin I used gesso on all the 2Crafty chipboard pieces.


I tucked one of the" engraved baubles" on the right hand side.


I used the "Circle Dot Frame" under the photo and one
of the "Christmas Coins" in the corner.

I wanted the chipboard to match the antique rustic feel of the papers so I used
two different mists - Dylusions postbox red and Lindy's greased lightnin' green. 
 I then rubbed all three pieces with a touch of vintage gold paint with my finger
 to highlight all the beautiful engraving.  I wanted to add a bit more gold so I
 randomly added some spots using an embossing pad then added some gold
embossing powder and heat set.


I painted the title with gold paint - Lumiere True Gold - then heat embossed
 with the same gold embossing powder I used on the other chipboard pieces.

Thank you so much for stopping by!



Be sure to head on over to the 2Crafty website and check out their extensive range.


Monday, January 1, 2024

Top 9 of 2023

 Hi everyone!
I wanted to share my top 9 of 2023!


These are my favourite creations I have made in 2023 in no particular order!
















It was hard to choose which were my favorite because each creation meant something to me!


Thanks for stopping by!

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

My last projects as a member of the Craft O'Clock team!

 Good morning!
It is a sad day as I am sharing my last creations as a member of the Craft O'Clock Design Team for 2023!  I hope the new team has as much fun as I did!


The first project I have to share is a card I made for a friends upcoming birthday. She is sweet, colorful and full of fun just like the Unicorn Sweet Line. I used the 6x6 paper pack, and cut the images from the Extras Flowers & Sweets, and the Extras Unicorns and Girls.









 

My second project is a layout of our oldest.  Because of Covid he did not get a proper graduation from college but I wanted photos so we had a small photo shoot.  I used the stunning Lovely When You Read line which was perfect for the photos I had taken.  I used the 12x12 papers, and cut images from the Extras Flowers & More set and the Extra Book Lovers set.