'Me & You'

Happy Monday girls...I was in the mood to create something really really shabby with lots 

and lots of pink, so of course I grabbed my September Scraps of Elegance 'Timeless' kit

full of beautiful BoBunny papers and Prima flowers and this is what I created.

'Me & You'

I didn't really like the hearts down the left hand side of this grey paper so I roughly tore off the top and side part, sprinkled the torn paper edges with water to get some really good folds into the paper and then glued it down to the pink paper with a diamond pattern. Using heavy white gesso and a cool stencil with diamond shapes I created some texture on the background. Then I splashed some 13 arts inks (I'm in love with the Pearl Pink 13 arts mist) all around and then added all my layers: some white cheesecloth sprayed with the same pink mist, some torn up papers, some of the BoBunny ephemera pieces and then lots of the pretty Prima flowers.

Don't forget to check out our blog where we post all of our projects done with our kits.

There are always really cool video tutorials too, just to give you even more ideas!

You can find our blog here.

We also have a Facebook group where you can share your work inspired by our kits

you can find that here.

I would like to enter my layout in a challenge that I found on a beautiful blog called

'Mistress Owl'...the challenge is to create something with a wood background.

To visit the challenge please go here.

Here are some details:

LOVE the Prima wooden Alphas that came in the Elements Add On, 

and there's a whole big box of them too, perfect for creating a fun title.

Couldn't resist adding a bit of 2 Crafty Chipboard too, here I used a piece called

'Dandelion' and also some 'Foliage Set 1' that I covered in white gesso.

Thanks for looking!

hugs, Lisa xo

LOVE

Hello girls! I love love to combine orange and blue, it's so fresh and pretty.

There are some really beautiful BoBunny papers and beautiful bright Prima flowers in just these colors in the gorgeous Scraps of Elegance kit called 'Timeless'.

'LOVE'

I started with the 'Bella Rosa' paper called 'Whisper' and then used some of the Graphic 45 paper collection included in the kit called 'Cafe Parisian' in small pieces to create some layers. I also fussy cut some of the orange and blue flowers from the paper called 'Floral Souffle' and tucked them in here and there. I added lots of flowers from the Flower Add On which is a must have if you're purchasing the kit! One can never have enough flowers :)

Here is the September kit:

To purchase our kits, please go here, and don't forget that Scraps of 

Darkness has an online store with lots of other products you can find it here.

Some details:

I used some 13 arts mists in Pearl Orange and Chalk Turquoise on my background

and I also added some 13 arts silver microspheres.

Thanks for looking, Lisa xo

'My Story' a new layout for 13 arts Challenge #47

Hi guys!!! I'm back to share the news that it's my turn to host a challenge

over on the 13 arts blog...Challenge #47...'Golden Leaves'.

I can't ever remember looking forward to fall quite as much as this year, it's been 

one scorching hot summer down south and I am officially over it. 

So....in thinking of a theme for this challenge I look to the coming cool crisp autumn 

days filled with long walks to watch the turning leaves into beautiful shades

of gold, rust, orange and red and invite you to be inspired by the beautiful 

colors of nature all around us.

'my story'

I started with a piece of 13 arts 'Timeless' paper collection called 'Good Times' and applied lots of thick black 13 arts gesso and then from there just layered on a lot of mists and Ayeeda paints in different colors to work up an interesting background. 

Here is the moodboard I designed

 for this month's challenge...

Please go here to visit the 13 arts blog to find out more details on this

challenge, I hope you'll join us!! There is always a great prize to be won

or a chance to be featured on our blog :)

Here are some details:

For a full list of all the 13 arts products I used,

please go here.

And don't forget to check out the 13 arts online store here.

My favourite product to use this time was the Ayeeda Ink 'Gold Glitter'.

I brushed it over everything on my layout to add lots of pretty sparkle, 

I think it looks amazing on these real dried leaves that I had picked up on 

one of our nature walks :)

Hugs, Lisa xo

'Documented' a layout for 2 Crafty Chipboard

Hi girls! I am back to share my latest layout designed for 

2 Crafty Chipboard.

'Documented'

I found this cool photograph on Pinterest and I fell in love with this young man's expression...
it really inspired me to create something with a vintage masculine look.
You can visit my 2 Crafty Chipboard blog post here,
and don't forget to check out their online store here.

I loved the super delicate 2 Crafty Chipboard called 'Fine Stem Frames'.

I used both the small and large pieces and I love how it made a beautiful frame around my photo.

2 Crafty Chipboard pieces used:

'Vintage Keys'

'Steampunk Gears Medium'
'Steampunk Gears Small'
'Fine Stem Frames'

I treated all my chippies including the large key and the perfect gears by messily painting
them in black acrylic paint and then embossed them in old gold embossing powder, giving them
a metallic aged look.

See you soon,

Love, Lisa xo

'Memories' a new layout for 13 arts

Hi girls! I have another layout to share created for 13 arts using the

super gorgeous paper collection called 'Out of the Blue' designed by the super 

talented  13 arts designer Olga Heldwein.

'Memories'

My mum and Dad are here visiting us this month and she brought with her some old family photos for me to scan into my computer, and I'm so happy she did, they really inspire me to scrap something pretty to preserve these tiny pieces of family history. This one is of my mum as a flower girl in her Aunt's wedding. I started with the paper called 'Blue Mood' and covered it in 13 arts clear gesso. Then I applied some 13 arts heavy white gesso through a stencil, and then I used some Ayeeda Splash ink in Matte Blue and some Ayeeda paint in Matte Green to really bring my background to life.

(BTW Ayeeda has been making little pots of  beautiful acrylic paints and inks way before Prima ever did!) I love how you can water down the paints a little to use them like watercolors or use them as they are for a more matte look.

For a full list of 13 arts products I used, please visit my 13 arts blog post here.

And to purchase these amazing products please visit the 13 arts online store here.

I added a few pieces of 2 Crafty Chipboard to my layout as well.

Thanks for looking!

Big hugs, Lisa xo

'Beach'

Hello my crafty girls, I have another layout to share that I created with the 

gorgeous August kit from Scraps of Elegance.

'Beach'

So hubby started a brand new job a couple of months ago that requires some traveling, which

he is loving, but it kind of upset our plans to go to Florida this past holiday weekend. It might have been our last chance to go this year, but we'll see, we live so close we might still go for a weekend.

So I haven't had any Florida this year.....(insert lots of frowny faces and tears here.)

But I went and found this photo of me last year on the beach at Amelia Island,

and sometimes you have to just treasure the memories already made :)

This was at the end of a beautiful and relaxing day, and I knew it would work perfectly 

with the gorgeous August kit filled with light summery Blue Fern Studios papers,

beautiful flowers, and real sea shells.

Here is a list of everything I used from the 'By The Sea' 

Main kit, Flower Add-on, and Elements Add-on:

Blue Fern Studios Seaside Cottage Collection 'Calling Cards'
Blue Fern Studios Seaside Cottage Collection 'Gala'
Blue Fern Studios 'Seaside Lilies' Flowers
Blue Fern Studios 'By the Sea' Chipboard
Real Seashells
Prima French Riviera Brads
Prima French Riviera 'La Mer' flowers

Don't forget to check out our blog here, or to stop by the online

Scraps of Darkness store here.

Nothing is prettier than using real sea shells in a beachy layout. The

larger ones came with the kit and the tiny ones I bought from a gift shop on

one of our trips, that I attached using some clear gel medium.

I wanted to really emphasize the blues and purples in this paper and 

also in my photograph so I applied a thick uneven coat of heavy white gesso 

to the background and then used my watercolors to add some pops of color.

See you soon, 

Lisa xo

'Smile' a new layout for 13 arts

Hello! Hello! how are my crafty girls? I am up on the 13 arts blog with a layout

all about my little guy.

'Smile'

I took these photos just the other day as we were getting ready for school and I love

the cheeky smile I captured here. I used some 13 arts papers and stickers from the
'Secret Letters' collection...I got all grungy, but just couldn't resist adding a few flowers..
(I know, it's hopeless lol) hey, at least they're blue!
Please check out the 13 arts blog for some amazing projects here,
and you can click here to go to the 13 arts online store, full of cool mixed media
products.

I used lots of 13 arts mediums and stencils on my background, one

of my favourite 13 arts products is the different types of glitter, they 

come in different colors and different shapes too. Here I 

have used small round shiny black glitter flakes.

I also added some 2 Crafty Chipboard filmstrips painted black.

Thanks for looking,
Lisa xo