'Thankful' a new layout for Mixed Media & Art

Hello my lovelies!

Autumn is here, and I have been enjoying

long evening walks in my neighborhood wrapped in a sweater and marveling

at the brilliant changing colors of the trees.

'Thankful'

I always start by covering my paper with clear gesso so my inks don't seep through

the paper, then I did some stenciling and added several Lindy's Stamp Gang

sprays. I used a new Sizzix leaf die and added some flowers and a few real

leaves I had gathered on my walk :)
I was inspired by the nature woodland feel and the rusty reds and greens of fall.

I hope you feel inspired by our new moodboard and join us!

For more info on how to enter please go here.

Here are a few close ups:

I used a piece of Dusty Attic chipboard, some vintage beads that I 

found at a flea market and a sprinkling of gold sequins .

Thanks for visiting!

Hugs, Lisa xoxox

'Dreamer' for Mixed Media & Art

Hello dear readers!

I'm back to show you my new page created with the dark fantastical

moodboard we have for you this month at Mixed Media & Art.

'Dreamer'

I used some Blue Fern Studios paper and some large butterflies to create a dark

page full of dreams and fantasies.

Here is our moodboard:

I was inspired by the vintage mood, the birds nest and the winged things.

You can find out how to enter the challenge here.

Here are a few close ups:

I hope you feel inspired, 

Until next month,

Lisa xo

'So sweet'

Good morning my lovely readers!

Summer is the time to spend time with our kids, handing out, enjoying the sunshine,

and hopefully enjoying some holidays! Our new theme at Scrapki Wyzwaniowo is 'Fruit'....

so perfect for the best season to enjoy sweet fresh treats straight from the garden,

let's scrap these memories!

'So Sweet'

The paper 'Hand Written' from the 7 Dots Studio collection 'Air Mail' was the perfect
backdrop for some photos of my guy enjoying watermelon...
I used an 'Air Mail' stencil with heavy white modeling paste in the background,
and then added some Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays, some Prima wood letters and
a few 49 & Market flowers.

Here is our challenge this month:

For more info on how to enter, please go here.
You could win one of the new collections!

Here are a few close ups:

See you soon!
Lisa xo

'Bees' for Scrapki Wyzwaniowo

Hello crafty friends! I'm back with a pair of tags that I made

for Scrapki Wyzaniowo and their challenge this month...bees!

'Winged Things'

I started with some thick watercolor paper that I cut the tags from and then covered it
roughly in vintage dress pattern paper pieces, lots of white heavy gesso, and then from there
added some washi tape, stamping and some Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays in 'Tea Pot Purple'
and 'Bayou Boogie Gold'. The background paper is 'Figgy Pudding' from the 7 Dots Studio
collection, 'Yuletide'.

Here is our challenge:

We would love to see join in! There are always wonderful prizes

of 7 Dots Studio collections to be won, more info on how to enter here.

Here are a few close ups:

 

I just recently received my design team package filled with the brand new 7 Dots Studio
collections, 'Garden Party' and 'Air Mail'...I'm in love! I've never had
the entire collection before, the stamps, stencils AND stamps!
Thank you Tusia! I'm a lucky girl xoxoxo
These word stickers I used are from 'Garden Party'...
you can see the whole collections here.

I found my golden brass bees from a shop of Etsy, aren't they sweet?
I also added a bit of honeycomb chipboard from 2 Crafty.
I hope you feel a little inspired to play along!
Hugs, Lisa xox

'Rhapsody in Yellow"

Hello lovely readers, I'm back! 

I finally wrestled up some mojo to create a page inspired by the brand new 

moodboard for June at Mixed Media & Art, filled with bright sunny yellow

and a touch of cool blue.

I used the 'Captured Adventure' collection from 49 & Market and some yellow
cotton trim that I found on one of my treasure hunts.... I had no idea how I was going
to use this trim at the time...and then here comes the June moodboard and
I thought it fit the whole theme perfectly!

Here is the lovely moodboard:

For more info on how to enter please visit our blog here.
Our challenge this month is called 'Emotional Outburst' and you can use
the sketch or be inspired by the photos, the colors or the textures.


Here are a few close ups:

I also added some Prima clay molds, a piece of 2 Crafty Chipboard, and of course, my
go to for color - Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays. I used 'Azure Sea Asters', 'California
Poppy Gold', and 'Pineapple Paradise'. I just received 10 brand new bottles of
Lindy's that I won in one of their challenges and I can't wait to play with them.

Thanks for looking, and I hope to see you join our challenge!
Have a wonderfully crafty weekend..
Lisa xo

'Splendid' for Mixed Media & Art

Greetings my lovelies!
It's my turn to share what I created with the fabulous Mixed Media & Art moodboard
for April.... -my word- I love our moodboards so much!
Always really gorgeous beautifully colored and textured photos
that immediately make me want to get messy....

'Splendid'

Words can't describe how much I love my son, he lights up my world. I decided to make
this project as a way to capture how my boy is growing into a young man.

I found an old piece of wood in a field behind my house, so I broke it into pieces,
glued it down to some cardboard, and covered it in gesso and deep blue ink.
Then I added some old worn book papers and vintage keyholes.

I created the heart shaped lock with a Finnabair mold and Prima paper clay,
colored it with Lindy's Stamp Gang spray and then rubbed some
Finnabair metallic gold paint over it.
I really like how this turned out....I have always admired 'off the page'
projects so much, and this one has really gotten me excited to do more....

Here is our moodboard and a few close ups:

For more info on this challenge, please go here, the work done by our Guest 

Designers this month is off the charts amazing....talk about inspiring!

I sat gazing over my sweet friend Elena's birdcage for quite some time...

one of the prettiest most intricate pieces of art I've ever seen....take a look here.

I hope you join us!

 As always I used my favourite inks, Lindy's Stamp Gang, I adore all 

the different colors, especially this gold.... the vintage coppery color played

so well off these deep blues...I used 'Tweedle Dee Denim', 'Afternoon

Delight Denim', and 'Bayou Boogie Gold'.

I hope you feel inspired!

Until next time,

Lisa xoxo

'Treasure' a new layout for my new team!

Hello my crafty friends! 

If you follow my blog at all you'll already know how much I love 7 Dots

Studio papers, they inspire me very much and that's why I was
so happy to be chosen for the new Scrapki Wyzwaniowo team!

It's a wonderful challenge blog that is owned by Tusia Lech and sponsored 

by her very own 7 Dots Studio.

'Treasure'

What a wild page! This one kind of took on a life of it's own,
so I just went with it :). I started with some of the coolest papers ever from
the 7 Dots Studio 'Writer's Block' collection using one called 'Epilogue' and
some tags, and then I added some twine, some bits of lace, and an old
Prima vine of flowers.

The challenge this month is all about 'Gardening',
and you can interpret this theme however you like.
You can find more about the challenge and see the designers
first reveal here.
And you can check out the brand new Design Team here.

Here are a few close ups:

I took this photo of my boy one summer when we, along with our neighbours created
a community garden plot where we planted tomatoes, beans, carrots and a whole
lot of other vegetables. It was so fun to teach him how things grow and how you have
to nurture the plants, and I think he really enjoyed helping us harvest
our little crop:)

I used some of my favourite Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays on my background,
and also some 2 Crafty Chipboard - the title, some leaves, and a piece of lattice.
I also created thee little gold tags by glueing down some old book paper,
and then stamping some leaves in black.

I had so much fun creating this, and I hope you join our challenge, always some
7 Dots Studio paper packs to be won!

See you soon,
Lisa xo

'Into the wilderness....'

Hello my mixed media friends, it's my turn to share my project that
I created for Mixed Media & Art. March's moodboard was bursting with
fresh spring green colors and this is what I created.


'Into the wilderness...'

I started with a piece of old plain cardboard....just by adding lots of lace, vintage

ephemera, watercolors and flowers I transformed the cardboard into a forest scene.
I applied lots of thick white gesso very messily, then used some Lindy's Stamp
Gang sprays in green, gold and brown, sewed on some pieces of a doily and strips of cotton,
built up my layers of old book pages, and then finally I added some art stones and gold beads.

Here is the moodboard I was inspired by:

You can find more info on how to join in our mystical challenge here.

Here are a few close ups:

I hope I have inspired you a little to explore nature and create something for us!

Lisa xo