Captured

Hi everyone, I hope you and your families are all keeping safe and healthy. I can't believe that we are July already, where has this year gone?

Its been so busy for us and I just don't seem to get enough time to craft these days.

Today I am sharing a pretty special layout for me. This is a photo of my hubby and I in the Hunter Valley on a hot air balloon ride. We were so lucky to have been able to go up as it rained the day before and they were expecting storms on the day. Lucky for us it held off. The view wasn't the greatest as there was a large amount of smoke from all the bush fires in the area. However we had the best time in the peace and quiet up there and it is something we would definitely do again.

For this layout I have used Stamperia papers which I absolutely love working with. Tearing and layering them vertically the page rather than horizontally.  Flowers are from 49&Market and chipboard is from 2Crafty which has been embossed with Ranger Mixed Media powder. I love this as you leave it thick an it gives your chipboard a finish like real enamel with flecks of metal through it. The ivy leaves were die cut from a Sizzix die. Finishing it off with a few art stones scattered around.

thanks for stopping by

and till next time

keep safe

Carol xx

Captured Moments

Hi everyone and I hope you and all your family is keep safe and well during this very stressful time for all of us.

It has been a busy time for us in the shop so I have been missing for awhile. Then I had an emergency appendectomy this week so I am now on total rest for a few weeks. So looking on the positive side I now have heaps of time to catch up on all my paperwork.

Enough of that, today I want to share my latest class that I am currently teaching at my shop in Swansea.

This is my son and granddaughter at dusk contemplating life. I changed the photo to a black and white as the colours were not great. I must say it's one of my favourite photos of them.

I used Finnabair Impasto paints to get gorgeous textures on the background with a stencil that I use more than another, bubbles by Prima. Dylusions stamp for all the little animals and then fussy cut them all out. All the chippy from 2Crafty was inked with a black ink pad. The stars from Dusty Attic were painted with Impasto Paint that I watered down slightly to give a more painty texture.

Some black stamping to finish it off and I just love this layout.

I hope you like it too and thank you for stopping by

till next time

Cheers

Carol

Love

Hello everyone and welcome back,
 I hope you and your family are all keeping safe during this very scary time for all of us all.
I created this layout for a challenge on my shops inspirational page The Confetti Box Gallery. 
 I decided that as so many crafters were isolating in their homes and starting to get a little cabin fever, I would create a gorgeous mood board for everyone to play along with and have a chance to win some prizes. Feel free to take a peek and join in.

 

In this layout I have used papers from Scrapboys and 49&Market. All the fussy cut pieces are from Scrapboys gorgeous Victorian Home range, I just love the butterflies form this range. Ive used Celebr8 wooden title and heart cluster and the clock  is from 2Crafty.

Flowers and the bubbles are form 49&Market. The little heart strips are from the strip on the bottom of the paper that has the makers bar code on it. I always check them out to see if there are any images that I may be able to use.

All the chippy and wood pieces were coloured with Finnabair's Wax in Vintage Gold.

Aprils Mood Board  - " ISO in Pink "

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by
 please stay safe
Carol xx 

I love You

Hello everyone and I do hope that this post find you all happy and well at this very scary time we are all living in.
Thinking of all the things that are precious to us all at the moment was why I wanted to share this older but one of my all time favourite layouts. This is my Mum and my Aunty many many years ago at a work function.

 For this one I have used a couple of different ranges for the papers from 49&Market and Kaisercraft.
I struggled with the flowers getting the colours just right so rather than stressing over colour, I have used Nuvo Embossing Mousse "Old Navy"and a water brush and coloured them to suit. The chipboard frame, flourishes and title from 2Crafty were coloured the same way. I just love the metallic finish to these gorgeous waxes. Some of the flowers I left in the white colour for a little contrast.
 Finishing touches are the clocks that I fussy cut out and added to the layers, string bows, filigree doilies, some die cut leaves and fussy cut flower clusters.

thanks for stopping by
till next time
stay safe
Carol x