Vintage themed TAG - Maja Design

Hi all my beautiful scrappy friends . I hope you are all doing well and enjoying life.  today I am sharing a tag I created for  Maja Design  as many of your know I love to create in a monochromatic theme . I added white ribbon and altered the metal embellies to break up the  grey/brown toned papers .  SOFT AND DREAMY GIFT TAG 

This tag is perfect for any celebration. a wedding, birthday, or anniversary.

and are just wonderful to pop in with a gift.  

Maja Design materials used 

Vintage Summer basics 1903

Vintage Spring Basics 6^th March plus bs

Vintage Autumn No X

 I stacked my tag with many layers of these magical grey/brown papers 

the colors are so soft and romantic .

I completed the layers with two metal embellies 

an altered rose and decorative frame.

thanks so much for popping by and leaving me some love .

you all warm my heart x

Pocket book with Tags AND Dusty Attic.

Hi to all you Dusty Attic fans  today I am sharing a mini book I created  loaded with beautiful Chippies,  pockets, tags and more . when I first began scrapbooking back in 2003  the only thing I created were mini books and Tags.. NO Layouts . Recently I have begun creating a few more minis . They are such fun and I love to add pockets and Tags  DUSTY ATTIC Pocket book with Tags.

Dusty Attic materials

Mini Chicken Wire :DA0177

Elegant swirl #2 :DA1098

Dusty in Colour Clear Crackle Varnish : DA 0900

Ornate corner #8 :DA0467

Elegant swirl #2 :DA1098

Mini Chicken Wire :DA0177

Ornate corner #8 :DA0467

Back view of my pocket book .

thanks so much for popping by 

and looking at my work .

REMEMBER

 now you can order chippies straight from the DA website .

 warm hugz from me x

CSI case file #144

Today I am sharing case file #144

and how I solved this case 

CLICK HERE 

for more info about CSI and the case files 

REMEMBER 

Evidence

paint /watercolor, tickets, phrase Stickers,

 metal, clips. polka dots, 

Testimony 
I used the inspiration words
Curious, Limit and real.

Where in the world is this ?

Beautiful South Island , New Zealand ..

We travelled all over the South Island a few years ago

And had the best time .

We were curious to see all that we could.

There was no limit to beauty, wherever we looked

nature was showcasing its raw deep fiords,

ice-blue water, enchanting vistas of

distant snowy peaks and cave-pierced

mountains …

sigh … real peace and harmony ...

thanks for popping by 

until next time happy scrapping x

Soft Enchanting Pastels with Sofiero .

Hi there all my Maja design fans welcome to my blog  Today I am sharing a card I created with the romantic and soft pastels  from the Sofiero Collection.  ( a limited edition Collection ) CLICK HERE  to go to Maja Design Blog . These papers are just oozing with softness and delightful lilacs and roses . I began with a foundation of white card and began building  my layers of dies and alternating with white card . completing my stacked elements with a chipboard heart . ENCHANTED GARDEN CARD 

To me Marie ( designer and owner of Maja design ) 

does an amazing job of capturing the very essence of nature.

 From the colors, the shapes and the subtle touches in the background of these papers, 

I can see and feel the captivating beauty.

Maja Design papers used ....

Royal Summer collection, Enjoying the lovely Fragrance,

Strolling down the rose Path , A romantic picnic in the Park . thanks so much for popping by my blog have lots of fun creating with these amazing papers from Maja Design . until next time enjoy each moment x 

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

STEAM PUNK - Dusty Attic October sketch

Hi everyone,  A very warm welcome to my blog  today I am sharing my interpretation of the October sketch over at   DUSTY ATTIC 

where you can buy beautiful chipboard pieces and be inspired by the 

creative magic of the Design team .

This month Halloween is celebrated.

Below is the sketch for October .

I have created a Halloween Layout with a TWIST  

I found this stunning photo on free printables - Pinterest .

It is a STEAM PUNK themed photograph

which I find both interesting and fascinating
TO ME STEAM PUNK and HALLOWEEN
have a similar energy.

OMG 

 I used lots of stamping on my BG and layered the chippies .
some areas have 6 layers .

DUSTY ATTIC chipboard materials 

Clock faces :DA430

Wings large : DA0850

Branch #1: DA 0881x

Jumbo cogs :DA0232

Geometric Panel  Model: DA1037

Mini Number grid : DA1073

OMG  Speech Bubbles :DA1067

Dusty in Colour Clear Crackle Varnish : DA 0900

Dusty in color Capri : DA0915

 The blue is created with
Dusty in color Capri : DA0915

The title was cut from the speech bubbles .
Speech Bubbles :DA1067
I cut the border away and just used the OMG .

This LO was such fun to create and play with .

I have had these wings for quite some time and wanted to use them 
this was the perfect LO for them.

thanks so much for looking at my work
bye for now and happy scrapping
warm hugz x