"Dream Garden" ~ DT work for International Scrapbook Garden

Hello, there!

It's been a beautiful Spring weekend here in Texas and I've enjoyed some wonderful outdoor time ... as well as finished off my first Design Team project using the new March-April Garden Kit from International Scrapbook Garden. The Main Kit is called "A Rustic Spring" and features some yummy 49 and Market papers as well as Fabscraps Life is Beautiful.  And of course, tons of embellies and add-ons.



For this project I chose to use this sweet photo of twin grandsons Samuel and Silas from last summer. Loved how dirty and disheveled they got playing in the dirt! Sweet.  So, I went with all the blues and corals that I could find within the Main Kit and add-ons and then threw in some of the Finnabair Sunny Yellow Mica Powder for a burst of warm color. I'm so please with the outcome!



Since the boys were so dirty, grandma had to take a turn and get out the mixed media. The background was prepared with clear gesso and then color was added with some blue mist from my stash.  An older Prima stencil was used for crackle texture. And lots of stamping! After that was dry, I began building my layers of embellishments.



The coral flowers from 49 and Market are gorgeous and work perfectly for this masculine page, especially with some of the blue flowers mixed in.  Here you can see the sweet resin pieces which are perfect for the upcoming Easter season but work okay for my outdoor loving boys.



This sweet embellishment was in one of the flower packets and I snagged it for this project. The circular chipboard frame is also 49 and Market and was left unaltered. However, I did emboss the Creative Embellishments title piece. Then added some glow with that Sunny Yellow.



More flowers and color and the Creative Embellishments Trumpet Vine Flourish which was cut apart and embossed with Forest Green. The Finnabair Microbeads were added as well as some of the Sunny Yellow color from the mica powder.



Another view.



Since I had extra sunny yellow paint, I added it all around somewhat as you would do with gesso to blend.



I adore the Antique Street Sign which I'm using for a title.
Everything came together beautifully.

Here is a photo of the Main Kit:
(to see the other bonus kit, visit the store HERE

Products used:

49 and Market Tattered Path
49 and Market Tattered Beauty
49 and Market Floral Mixology

Fabscraps Making Memories
Fabscraps Peel Off Stickers

49 and Market Vintage Shades - Cerise Cluster

49 and Market Blossom Blends - Poppy

Prima flowers #942762

49 and Market chipboard Happy Moments

Creative Embellishments Easter titles

Creative Embellishments trumpet vine flourish

Fabscraps Blessing Sentiments

Prima Shabby Chic resin Rabbits

49 and Market Floral Mixology Pink Flamingo

Burlap swatch

Scrapberry's Butterflies stamp
Prima Shabby Chic treasures # 892012
Prima Shabby Chic Treasures # 892616 Rabbits
Shabby Chic Treasures 892296 Antique Street Signs
Fabscraps stickers
Finnabair Mica Powder, Sunny Yellow
Finnabair Microbeads, Grass
Blue Fern Studios Forest Embossing Powder

from my stash:
Tim Holtz Picket Fence Spray Stain
Tim Holtz Black Soot Spray Stain
Lindy's Tweede Dee Denim
Blue Fern Studios Rusted Roof Embossing Powder
older Prima stencil
Molding paste

That's it for today!
Thanks for coming by the blog.
XO
Sandi

Junk Journal, part #2 ~ Tresors de Luxe

Hello, again! 

Sandi here with you today sharing the "inside" of the treasured junk journal I introduced last week for Tresors de Luxe. It was so fun playing with Lucy's trims and embellishments to enhance my journal. 

Inside, you will find 3 "signatures" and here they are all together.
I've removed both the front and back cover so you can more clearly see the insides, so to speak.

My journal was create with mostly Blue Fern Studios Serendipity collection along with a smidge of their Chesterville and some printed chipboard from other collections.
Note the pretty laces and trims from Lucy's shop, swoon!

In the little small pocket on the right, I've tucked my first postcard from my Dad and used some gorgeous white trim from Lucy's shop. 

The next page is sans lace but has some cute artwork and embellishments. 

Here I've added a large white lace flower from Tresors de Luxe and embellished it with a notecard and Flair. On the second part of the flap is a notecard from Daddy.  Here's the link for the flower itself: Lace Flower

I adore this fabric flower appliqué from Tresors de Luxe. The pearl dangles are amazing! 

I've used this pretty dangle lace again to decorate the pocket on the right. The remainder was finished with a vellum motto, flowers, bling and buttons.

This is just the back side of the first signature for those of you who want to see everything, lol! 

Now, we'll have a look at signature #2. I adore this pretty scalloped lace in our white. It contrasts nicely against the pinky-peach. I've included some rhinestones and other embellishments. 

This pocket is a little plainer. I figure that as I begin using this and making personal notes, that I'll appreciate the opportunity to include more actual ephemera from my dad.

This is a fun little flap with a Creative Embellishments chipboard frame and an old photo of my Dad. And sweeter still, I made that cowboy shirt he was wearing ... back in my old sewing days, haha! He was a good sport and actually wore it a lot. 

Look at this beauty of a trim, my friends! It's so gorgeous!  You can find it HERE  I added some faux ink pens and a chipboard piece. 

Another pretty flap with some printed chipboard .. and letters of course.

We are not finished with signature #2 yet. I'm saving that for next time along with #3 ... and hope to include a short flip through video of the entire album next time.

Thanks for coming by!
Don't forget to hop on over to visit Lucy's Etsy STORE.
See you next time.
Sandi

Love Card ~ International Scrapbook Garden Design Team

Hey, hey! 

It's Sandi here today with a DT project using the Kisses and Snowflakes January Kit from The International Scrapbook Garden Kit. 

This is actually a little something that I created for my hubby for Valentines Day ... he's gotten kind of used to receiving flowers on his cards, lol.  Seriously, he has! 

I'm still experimenting with where to take photos here at my new house. It's a bit of a learning curve until I find the exact right spot. Bear with me.

I turned to the BoBunny papers located in the Bonus paper add-on and used Frosty and Nippy from Winter Playground collection. The cute solid teal banner on the left side is from the BoBunny sticker set.

I had fun embossing the large "Love" chipboard from Creative Embellishments and used some powders I had on hand. I love creating multi-colored chipboard pieces.  It was grounded on a paper doily and clustered with flowers and ephemera as well as pearls. 

The Petaloo blooms co-ordinate so perfectly. The Zelle Teal ephemera from Prima was also an amazing match! 

Hope you can see the banner tucked in there! 

Another ephemera banner from Prima. And lastly, I dabbed everything with some white acrylic paint .. a little bolder than just gesso.

Supplies used:
BoBunny Winter Playground Frosty 

7 Dots BoBunny Winter Playground Nippy

KaiserCraft Clear Stamp PS I Love You

KaiserCraft Teal Pearls

Prima Color Philosophy Poison Love

Aleene's Glitter Snow

Prima Flowers #597153

Petaloo Mixed Blooms

Prima Attic Dust and Blossom Red Chalk Edger
Prima Zella Teal Ephemera

That's it for today. 

Thanks for coming by! 

Junk Journal ~ Treasures from Daddy ~ Tresors de Luxe

Hello there, everyone! 

I'm here with you today sharing my first Design Team creation for Tresors de Luxe.

 And boy, am I ever pumped! 

My first Design Team box was loaded with tons of gorgeous items from Lucy's Etsy shop and I just couldn't wait to start creating with them. 

My project was a trifecta of ideas, products and some very cherished letters from my Dad that collided and made for a joyful labor of love and creativity. 

 * First of all,  I've recently became interested in junk journaling .. and have always loved to alter journal covers. 

* Next,  I randomly stumbled (yet again) over my "letters from Dad" while trying to straighten my scrap room/office area in our new house. 

*  And lastly, Lucy's Tresors de Luxe products were delivered and ready to be showcased!

So ... my massive "treasured junk journal" project was born. 

(Seriously though, people, I have to share that my mom was the letter writer of the family, not my dad  ... So, when he wrote a note, a card or a letter, it was a heart-stopping profound moment for this Daddy's girl! Needless to say, I kept all of them for all these years! From my college days to right before he passed away. Even though I only have 13 of these treasures, they are so very precious to me .. and have needed a proper "home.")

"Love, Daddy" 

After removing the cover of a 7 Gypsies journal for altering, I prepared the surface with clear gesso and then covered it with crackle paste and left it to dry overnight. Then I added some color with teal, sepia and gold mists from my stash and did some stamping for depth and interest. To anchor the focal creation, I added a fave Creative Embellishments chipboard piece which was darkened with Walnut Ink. There is some random embossing all over the cover with some chunky, gold embossing powder. 

A couple of side views: 

(Check out the gorgeous off-white wide Venice Lace trim that is wrapped around the 3 signatures! Swoon!) 

Next I began adding layers of flowers, paper and embellies but more importantly, the Teal blue appliqué  from Tesors de Luxe along with the Rustic Shabby Chic Floral from there as well as the Rhinestone  Owl brooch and the Fox rhinestone and pearl dangle. 

A tag was created using my all time fave Blue Fern Studios Serendipity paper collection, distressed and adorned with some seam binding at the top. Behind  it are other tidbits from my stash. 
 I wanted my Owl (love his green eyes) to be dominant as well as the Teal trim. Unfortunately, I got a little too dark with my teal mist, so I've tried to highlight the trim by applying gold near the edges. 

I included a close-up of the chipboard piece because I love altering them! And they help anchor my design. 

Here you can see the Fox dangle referred to above. It is so sparkly! 

I went a little overboard on embellishments but oh, well. I'll curate next time, lol. 

I've tucked another piece of the Teal appliqué right here. 

Just more of the fun altering and playing with mediums and emebellishements. It is so hard to know when to stop when you're having fun! 

The very last thing I did was add the gold microbeads and wow, do they. ever glisten and highlight the gorgeous teal lace appliqué. 

I love how the crackle paste crackled on the journal cover. I promised myself that I wouldn't cover too much of it but indeed I did cover more than I intended. Because there was some great texture on the book, I darkened these higher areas ... although it's a bit hard to tell in photos. 

And a sneak peek for next time: 

My junk journal contains 3 "signatures" and I'll be sharing those as we move through the next few weeks. Signature  #1 and #2 are mostly done but #3 is only partly done. So, lots of pretty laces and trims for you to ogle .... Next time .... 

Be sure to visit the online  SHOP for shopping and to browse around Lucy's shop. 

Thanks for coming by today. 

~  Sandi ~ 

Lucy's Hope ~ International Scrapbook Garden

Hello, everyone! 

Sandi here today sharing another project created with the January Kisses and Snowflakes Kit from the International Scrapbook Garden. Along with all the fabulous add-on kits. 

This time it's a Lucy page! 

My photo is a publicity photo of Lucille Ball from her early movie making days.  I love these more glamorous photos of Lucy because they show a different side of her from what people usually associate with her. 

My base layer is 13 Arts Dream paper. It's so beautiful but was hard for me to capture with our rainy days here in Texas. I primed with clear gesso and then sprayed and dripped a generous amount of the Shimmerz Grape in the center. My photo collage got larger than I expected and covered most of it. Story of my life! So, I added more. For texture I've used the Prima stencil and the Lilac Nuvo mousse. To increase the depth, I did some random stamping as well. 

The 7 Dots tags were used as layers along with some of Prima Zelle Teal ephemera and cheesecloth. Next I began layering my other loose embellishments.

The wood veneer snowflakes add a wintry feel.

All the flowers in the Kit and add-on co-ordinate in such a great way with all the papers.

"Hope" ephemera for my title. And a heart from the Main Kit because don't we all "love" Lucy?
 :)

An example of the purple Prills added as another layer.

Lastly, I did some paint splattering with the Shimmerz and with white paint.

Here is a list of supplies used:

13 Arts Dream paper

7 Dots Northern Light Tags

7 Dots Northern Lights Die Cut Elements

Inkadinkado Clear Stamp Snowflakes Aplenty

Dovecraft Perfectly Pink Adhesive Gems

Shimmerz Grape Escape Vibez

Prima Stencil #585020

Nuvo Embellsihment Mousse, Lilac

Prima Color Philosophy Poison Love

Scrapberry Create Wonder Flair

Plum Crazy Prills

Aleene's Glitter Snow

Prima Flowers #597153

Petaloo Mixed Blooms

Petaloo Burlap Blossoms, Fuchsia

Wood Veneer Snowflakes

Prima Blossom Red Chalk Edger
Prima Zella Teal Ephemera

Ribbon from my stash

That's about it for me today. 

Hurry on over to the Kit Store to get your goodies or to reserve your Kit! 

See you soon! 

New Design Team announcement ~ Tresors de Luxe

I'm over the moon excited to announce that I've been invited to join the Tresors de Luxe Design Team! Woot, woot! 

And what a lovely group of ladies to design alongside. 

Tresors de Luxe is the most amazing Etsy store ever! 

When you are in the market for fine laces, trims and unique embellishments for all your paper craft needs, I hope you will visit Lucy's store. 

Thanks to Lucy Oh for inviting me! 

Here's to getting creative! 

Sandi