SOMERSET MEMORIES PUBLICATION

Hello and a Warm welcome on this beautiful sunny Spring day here in Australia  . Today I am sharing with you  some of my PUBLISHED WORKS  in Somerset Memories . I love when I receive an email from Jana Holstein  asking me for some more work. Feeling very blessed and excited to have some more work in this fabulous magazine.  I am so grateful, thank you Jana .   Stampington are are so wonderful to work with  and I always receive my Projects back in perfect condition and  my payment is always very prompt .. Here is the cover of the latest Somerset memories Magazine 

 Beautiful 

 Lots of color and texture .

My background technique ….. 

I have created my background texture here by spraying my tattered angels colored ink lightly on my mat or glass surface and allowing it to POOL . 

Lay a mask, face down over the inked mat then lift the mask and transfer the color by laying  over my white card to create a random pattern on my white card … lift it off and dry with heat gun. 

When dry place a mask over the color and apply with white fibre paste to add more layering . 

This creates an interesting texturised background for your Layout .

 choose any color to blend with your photo and papers. 

 my feature on Page 45 

Layout details

I am a nature lover and have great delight in creating pages showcasing photos of my garden .

I created my foundation on this layout by weaving  some texture with color and fibre paste,  reflecting the depth and beauty of nature. I placed the photo on the side of my LO attaching blooms and leaves in a cluster, framing the photo and drawing the eye inward.

I have a large garden which I spend some time every day working , pruning and soaking up the energy  and sounds of the birds and the bees, as they go about their daily business.

My journaling …

Delight at the bottom of my garden. 

Autumn – warm golden days and crisp evenings. 

I love to sit outside and gaze at the changing colors

 as the sunlight creates dappled shadows across the garden .

Materials used .

White cardstock, Green cardstock, Kaisercraft pattern Paper, Versa color ink /20 Turquoise/ 42 Lime,  Glimmer mist / Caribbean Blue/Key Lime Pie .Prima stencil/mask

Imaginarium designs chipboard, Prima resin heart, Green Tara /White rose buds, Prima flowers,Die cuts … Cottage cuts / leafy foliage, Nestabilities Circles, Die Namics / doilies/file tabs, Tim Holtz name plate ,Tim Holtz tissue tape , Stamps / Tim Holtz collections /E2-1463

EK success punch /paper edge , Golden /Fibre paste.

my second feature on page 35  VINTAGE 

 I used a kraft BG and added black and white .

IDEA FILE :

Monochromatic layering  in rich, earthy colors 

blends with the vintage photo to create a beautiful ethereal effect .

Materials used .

Kraft cardstock, Kaisercraft PP, Kaisercraft resin/stamps , Dusty Attic Chipboard, Tim Holtz film strip , Tim Holtz crackle paint, Tim Holtz stamp ,  washi tape, Memory Box Die cuts/Bali Corner/ Bramble circle, Couture creations treasures, EK success punch/ page edge. Melissa frances/Lace, Versa Color /black ink, Dusty Attic/Acrylic  paint - Gingernut.Photo turns/unknown

My approach to this LO ….
 I adore reading about history and I am an avid collector of vintage/antique wares and sepia photographs. When creating something Vintage,  I feel the rich earthy colors blend beautifully with the vintage photos and era.  I found this photograph on Free printables and she reminded me of an Aunt of mine , who was born in the early 1900’s  and worked for an Australian airline back in the early 1950’s .
 Back in those days it was essential for the girls to look their best at all times.
Aunty Phil was always beautifully groomed and dressed to the 9’s .
I was totally fascinated spending time with her watching her do her nails, hair and makeup.
She died in 1990 at age 70 .I have such fond memories of our Aunt as she would spend hours telling us lots of stories of her travels and work. Thanks for the memories , we miss you x 

thanks so much for popping by and looking at my work  I love reading all the fabulous words you leave me to breathe into my soul . until next time happy scrapping x