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Hi there! I hope you are having a great weekend! Today I have a layout to share featuring a photo of the beautiful Trevi fountain.  Scott took this photo while we were vacationing in Rome a few years ago.

I combined a variety of some of my favorite products to create this layout. I started with a piece of pretty paper from the 7 Dots Studio Thoughts Keeper collection then added texture using a MFT stencil along with Prima texture paste:

For color, I combined a variety of Ranger Distress Stains. 

For contrast, I stamped and heat embossed images from Prima Coffee Stains stamp set and embellished with a variety of white die cuts that were made using Spellbinders and Sizzix dies:

For a little more texture and design, I adhered a sprinkle of Prima Rust Glass Beads:

I'm joining along with the following challenges: 
7 Dots Studio Vintage themed challenge:

Stuck?! sketch challenge:

 ColourQ colour challenge:

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ I hope you enjoyed my project!
Be Sweet ;)

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You Make Me Smile 44

***I have two posts today, if you get a chance, please feel free to take a peek at my other post, click HERE :)
Hi there! Today I'm sharing my final project as a guest designer for Gina's Designs. I am honored and grateful to have been invited to join along as a guest designer on the Gina's Designs blog (click HERE) showcasing some of her amazing chipboard products that may be found in the Gina's Designs online store (click HERE). I would like to thank Gina for the wonderful opportunity and thanks to all of you who took the time to visit and leave such kind and encouraging comments :)

For my final project, I created a layout featuring of sweet Meredith that was taken at the top of a volcano on Maui surrounded by fabulous designs from the following Gina's Designs sets: Scribbled Frames and Lines, Fern Fronds, Words & Phrases 2, and Curly Cages:

The title is one of the many fun designs included in the Words & Phrases 2 set. Both layered frames and scribbled lines at the top of the page are from the Scribbled Frames and Lines set:

To make the chipboard pieces "pop", I heat embossed all the designs:

All three fancy bird cages are from the Curly Cages set:

For color inspiration, I joined along with the current Scrap Africa challenge:

and for sketch inspiration, I joined along with the current Stuck?! sketch challenge:

Many thanks for stopping by! Thanks so much for stopping by! Please be sure to visit the Gina's Designs blog for some outstanding creative inspiration and if you are looking to add some great quality chipboard designs to your craft stash, please be sure to visit the Gina's Designs store (click HERE).
Be Sweet ;)

Gina's Designs products used: Gina's Designs sets: Scribbled Frames and Lines, Fern Fronds, Words & Phrases 2, and Curly Cages

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Sweet...Guest Designing 28

Hi there! Today I have another project to share as a guest designer for Gina's Designs. In case you missed my post from last week HERE, every Wednesday during the month of October, I am honored and grateful to have been invited to join along as a guest designer on the Gina's Designs blog (click HERE) showcasing some of her amazing chipboard products that may be found in the Gina's Designs online store (click HERE).

Today I have a layout to share featuring a photo of dear Meredith along with my sweet boy Griffin surrounded with a variety of beautiful chipboard designs including: Mini Flourishes Bella, Words and Phrases 2, Flourished Circle Frames Large:

I wanted to make the chipboard designs pop, so I applied vintage cream embossing enamel to all the Mini Flourishes Bella and the Flourished Circle Large Frame:

and black embossing enamel to Words and Phrases 2 title "Sweet":

For theme inspiration, I'm joining along with the current 7 Dots Studio challenge where the theme is: "Frame It". I used pretty paper from the 7 Dots Studio Thoughts Keeper collection.

Many thanks for stopping by! Thanks so much for stopping by! Please be sure to visit the Gina's Designs blog for some outstanding creative inspiration and if you are looking to add some great quality chipboard designs to your craft stash, please be sure to visit the Gina's Designs store (click HERE).

Be Sweet ;)

Gina's Designs products used: Mini Flourishes Bella, Words and Phrases 2, Flourished Circle Frames Large

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I'm here if you need me 54

 Hi there! Today I had the morning to myself, so I created a card featuring a variety of beautiful ColourArte products. 

 I wanted to practice using Radiant Gels Dimensional Paint along with Silks Acrylic Glazes and this is what I came up with:

 I created a lot of texture using texture paste along with a MFT stencil:

Once all the layers were texturized and painted, I embellished with a variety of Prima flowers, die cut foliage, 13arts glass balls and a Hobby Lobby metal trinket:

The sentiment is from a MFT stamp set:

I'm entering this card in the following challenges: 
For sketch inspiration: The Fusion Card challenge, 

Try It on Tuesday ~ Watches and Clocks
Frilly and Funkie ~ Monochromatic
The Mixed Media Monthly challenge ~ Stencils and Pastes:

ColourArte products used:
Radiant Gels Dimensional Paint ~ Snap Dragon
Silks Acrylic Glaze ~ Plum Blossom, Wisteria

Many thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great day/evening!
Be Sweet ;)

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beautiful 44

Hi there! I hope you had a great weekend! Today I have a layout to share featuring a photo of sweet Meredith posing in her Halloween Woodland Fairy costume:

I joined along with the current 7 Dots Studio challenge, where  the theme is all about Trees:

I started with a piece of fun patterned paper from the Cold Country collection:

Behind the photo, I layered a piece of pretty patterned paper from 9th Wave collection. Once texture and design was added to the background using a stencil along with modeling paste, I randomly applied ColourArte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mists: Sea Foam and Teal Zircon:

Once I was satisfied with the background, I embellished with a variety of blossoms, die cut foliage and fun Gina's Designs Feathery Flourishes which I applied Gesso followed with sprayed Sea Foam Mist:

I completed the layout with random splatters of paint:

For color inspiration, I joined along with the Scrap-pygovka challenge:

and for sketch inspiration, I joined along with the current Stick It Down sketch challenge (I flipped the sketch):

ColourArte products used:
ColourArte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mists: Sea Foam, Teal Zircon

Many thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great week!
Be Sweet ;)

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thank you 35

Hi there! We're nearly settled in our new home which is allowing more time for me to create once again with products I love. I made a thank you card using several ColourArte products including Radiant Rain shimmer mist and Silks Acrylic Glazes. 

I added lots of color to the background using the following ColourArte  products: Radiant Rain shimmer mist Teal Zircon, Silks Acrylic Glazes: Caribbean Mist and Lemondrop:

I embellished with die cut foliage and flowers from my stash:

As well as a Prima resin butterfly and stamped sentiment:

I added texture using a Damask stencil along with modeling paste:

I'm playing along with the following challenge: 

For color inspiration, I joined along with the current Fusion card challenge:

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with the current Cardabilities sketch challenge:

For theme inspiration, the current Friday Mashup challenge where I featured a butterfly:

ColourArte  products used:
Radiant Rain shimmer mist Teal Zircon
Silks Acrylic Glazes: Caribbean Mist, Lemondrop

Many thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great Tuesday!
Be Sweet ;)

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