FWAB DT Preview

Well today is my very first blog post for FWAB Design Team, I'm excited and honored to be joining this team & as you can imagine with all my girls this really is the perfect DT for me lol.

'Tiny Sailor'

I have used 2 different FWAB pieces on this layout.

To see all the details head on over to the FWAB blog here

The Color Room #152

I am so excited to be joining The Color Room as a Guest DT member.

My take on #152

"Balloon Ball"

Products used

Prima & Pink Paislee papers

Prima flowers

Scrappers Garden flowers

Memory Maze chipboard balloon

Manor House flower

Handmade sprays

Basic Grey felts & stickers

WeR memory Keepers flower stickers

Thickers

Pink Paislee alphas

Jolee's bee sticker

gesso

Texture paste

Crafters workshop template

1st Birthday Card - Green Tara DT

A sweet little card made for my grandsons first birthday

Green Tara Products used

Cobweb Teal 10m Roll - CODE: RB6772TE

38mm Mesh Yellow - CODE: RB6734Y

Herringbone Turquoise 20m roll - CODE: RB405TU

Other products

Echo Park & Webster pages

Cordinations tag

Distress ink

Thickers & Remarks Alphas

Martha Steward punch

Card sticker

Green Tara DT work

Time for another Green Tara DT share

When I saw this paper range from Bo Bunny called Isabella I knew if would be a great fit for me, I mean I have so many girls how could it not be.

"Bubble Fun"

I wanted to make a simple page that brings the focus to the photo and the flowers.

I have cut a flower vine/spray in half and used a piece on either side of my page, twisting it around a small paint brush to give it more life. Here we have a pink apply blossom, new satin rosette in ivory, a pincushion & Black silk flower.

This side of the flower cluster has a ivory camellia as the main flower, a black small heirloom, pink cherry blossom, cream apple blossom and a new azalea in pink, I've also added some skeleton leaves and wire cord that has also been wrapped around a paint brush to make little swirls. I added small dabs of glossy accents to the flowers and sprinkled diamond dust over them.

Some Mesh ribbon has been cut to look like a banner, & my first Charms Creations embellishment.

Memory Maze chipboard frame, was first painted in gesso then sprayed with home made paint sprays in cream, grey & pink then coated in ranger crackle paint.

I little white rose has been made grey with home made paint spray. Memory Maze chipboard banner also treated the same as the frame but instead of the crackle I have drawn stitched on lines.

Green Tara Products Used

Satin Rosette 5cm Satin and Pearl Flowers 12 pcs Ivory - CODE: XF9330IV

pink apple blossoms - CODE: FDV044P2

Pincushion 6cm Soft Fabric Flower 12 pcs Dusky Pink - CODE: XF9320DP

Silk Flowers with Swarovski Crystal Centres. 3cm Black. Pack of 6. - CODE: SDBLL

Copper Paper Leaves 2.5cm - CODE: LA12C

Camellia 8cm Paper flowers Ivory 12 pcs - CODE: XF9219IV

5cm Skeleton Leaves Natural Pack of 10 CODE: RTB110

100 Assorted 5cm Azaleas - CODE: FLA100

1mm Wire Cord 100m Roll Light Brown - CODE: RB1164LB

38mm Mesh Silver Grey - CODE: RB6734SG

Ivory Roses 2cm - CODE: FDR006IV

Extra products used

Bo bunny papers

Memory Maze chipboard banner and frame

Charms creations heart

Paper doily

Gesso

Home made paint sprays

Zig pen

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Cute But Dangerous Green Tara DT

"Cute But Dangerous"

This photo was taken while in a crowd of people at a Christmas carols show, little miss was spinning around as I caught the photo & the look on her face sums up this little cutie who keeps me on my toes every min of every day.

New Burlap ribbon has been used in a number of places and any pieces that have fallen off from cutting have also been added to the page. Memory Maze title painted with distress stain then touches of gesso and crackle paint applied. Small cluster of flowers included a Sakura and Heirloom flower with a small rose.

Memory Maze Vine, this was part of a larger piece and has been painted in blue distress stain then had the tips done in  black and a little gesso to the edges.

Memory Maze butterfly used for the wings has been painted with gesso then touches of blue distress in and some black right on the edge, I've then added some micro beads.

A cute little cluster of flowers including a blue primula, pink lace with pearl and a cherry blossom, each has been slightly painted with gesso. More burlap ribbon tucked in at the top and some loose strands.

'Green Tara Products used'

10 Yards Burlap Ribbon 38mm, Black - CODE: RBBURBL

Sakura 5cm Silk and Pearl Flowers Dusky Pink 12 pcs - CODE: XF9221DP

Heirloom 4cm Silk and Organza 12pcs Black - CODE: XF9317BL

Black Roses 2cm - CODE: FDR006BL

 Heirloom 4cm Silk and Organza 12pcs Black - CODE: XF9317BL

Cherry Blossoms Pale Pink - CODE: FLC22PP

Lace Pearl 3cm Lace Pearl Flowers 12 pcs Dusky Pink - CODE: XF9332DP

Primula 4.5cm Silk and Organza Flowers 12 pcs Turquoise - CODE: XF9325TU

Extra Products Used

Kaiser needle & thread papers

Memory Maze chipboard butterfly, title & vine (cut from larger piece)

Hessian

Crackle paint

Distress stains

Gesso

Beads

Prima chipboard fairy

Corrugated pieces

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Fabscraps Afternoon Tea

"Afternoon Tea"

                                                                                                        

Page created using Fabscraps Milkshake Collection

Instructions

- Using C58 002 as your background turn the page upside down so the lady is standing on her head at the left bottom of the page, Make a small tear and roll the edges on the top right and bottom right we will add backing to these later with scraps. Ink the edge in black. add some paint drips to the back ground let dry.

- Mat your photo in C58 003 and distress the edges and ink in black

- Cut the ladies from paper C58 002 and keep the strips of black check from around the ladies, also cut the small flowers out these will be used around the ripped areas on your background paper.

- Cut a 4" strip from paper C58 002 and then cut it into 4" squares, distress the edges and roll one of the corners on each piece, ink edges in black.

- Cut the bottom of the die cut window MC58 004 ink the edges in black.

- Once background is dry place photo on page tuck 4" squares around it, add 2 half cut paper doilies under edge of photo and die cut window at back to right, add some flowers to cover the upside down lady on the background paper, add the cut out ladies. Use some of the black check scraps to add a background to the ripped area on the edges and the rest was tucked in here and there.

- add chipboard word Afternoon tea that has been lightly inked in pink leaving most of the word in its raw state, I've painted the teapot in the same paint I've used for the background drips and re-drawn on the lines in black, then added clear crackle paint just to the teapot, a hint of black ink on the edges to make it pop.

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Fabscraps Rock n Roll

I was truly taken out of my comfort zone with these papers, which is a good thing, it tests the imagination and gets my creative spirit flowing.

"Rock n Roll"

This is miss DD 12 taken as she left for her year 6 farewell last year, although they did not have a rock n roll theme she rocked up in a beautiful red Chev. I've muted the colour of the car to fit better with that paper colours but still left some of the red.

I have used the new Milkshake collection which is a mixture of pastel colours with the 50-60's theme

Instructions

- Using C58 005 as your background piece ink the edge in a black ink, I've used a distress ink in black soot.

- I've cut the bottom of the die cut window/arch MC58 002 and inked the edges as much as I could in black.

- Cut the blue clock out of MC58 001 die cut pack and slightly distress the edges, I've also added a little white gesso to the edges

- Cut a 3/4" strip from C58 005 along the black check area of the page and trim one end to look like a banner. Ink the edges in black ink.

- Cut the girl out of paper C56 006, placing foam dots on her back.

- Cut a 1" strip and a 1.5" strip from C58 006 and cut a banner shape into one end of each. Ink the edges.

- Using chipboard word Rock n Roll DC58 004 I have first painted with black then added gesso to the edges, once dry I've coated it in some clear crackle gloss,

- Ive die cut some leaves and vines from a die cutter using paper C58 006 and lightly inked the edges in black..

- Position the die cut window in the center of the page and using coloured texture paste and a mask you can create the look of the window being extended across the page, once dry I placed the mask back over the area and added a little white gesso over the edges of the mask to give the area a 2 tone affect.

- You can now lay all your elements onto the background paper, threading the vines through the window and adding some small roses to the vines.

- Finish up with a few splashes of black paint or ink over the page, and a texture stamp used around the edge of the page.

Fabscraps DT Layout Sweetie Pie

"Sweetie Pie"

This photo was a rare moment when my youngest DD was quiet and still, its also one of the very rare perfect photos I have of her. These papers from Fabscraps are just amazing to work with.

Chipboard left raw with just a hint of colour added to the edges.

Beautiful Prima flowers

Handmade flower from Scrappers Garden joined with more Prima flowers.

Little denim trim of a pair of paints my daughter wore around this age.

Again I have used the Baby Bear collection but this time in the creams & pinks

Instructions

- Use C57 003 as your background paper.

- Taking C57 004 I have cut a die cut shape out of the middle making sure not to damage any of the small pictures on the corners of the page, the cut piece is approx 9" and was just roughly drawn by hand. The edges were then distressed.

- Matt photo onto the plain area of C57 003 and distress the edges.

- Place your die cut paper down on the background followed by some cheese cloth and then the photo.

- Cut the chair, frame & teddy out of the corners on C57 004, each one has been lightly inked with a pink ink on the edges and foam dots placed on the back of each, Ives also added a small piece of string to the frame to give it the look of being hung. adding them to the page.

- Chipboard work Sweetie Pie DC57 008 was cut carefully into 2 pieces, and left mainly in its raw state with only the edges inked in mix'd media chiffon ink.

- adding some flowers from Prima, a trim from my daughters old pants and a paper doily inked with glimmer mist.

Fabscraps DT - Bundle of Joy

"Bundle of Joy"

I have used the Fabscraps Baby Bears 1 Collection

1- Using paper C57 008 cut the inside out leaving a border as thick as you would like, I've done mine approx 1/2", I have also not cut it straight making a kind of waving pattern, Distress and ink both the inside and outside of the border carefully so as to not break the paper.

2- Use C57 007 as your background paper, placing the C57 008 over the top, you may find you will need to cut a very small strip of 2 sides of this paper so it fits perfectly behind border paper.

Add some texture paste with a mask in the corners of this paper and lightly ink them when paint is ddry.

3- As this page is for a boy I have cut the bow of the baby in the pram on the chipboard word DC57 00, it has then been inked with distress ink and edges touched with a paint brush and gesso.

4- Cut a strip of paper from C57 008 from the bunny side, approx 1.5 rows of bunnies, use a border punch leaving a full row of bunnies visible, cut into 3 pieces, ink each piece along the punched edge and crush up the punch edge to give it some detail. Pop them under the edge of the C57 008 paper on the top and 2 sides of your page.

5- Cut the small rocking horse from MC57 009

6- Cut the matching trim from the ribbon sheet MC57 008 and crinkle it back and forward to create a ruffle border.

7- Take some leaves and flowers from MCDC58 006 - MCDC58 002 - MCDC58 and slightly wet them and crumple them up gently, unfold and let them dry, I have used a die-cutter to cut more petals out of C%& 008 and using the same wet, crumple method to create some more matching flowers, layer them how you would like and ink the edges.

8- Taking the journal tag from MC57 005 cut it in half, ink the edges and tug one half under the photo at the top and the other under the photo on the left side.

9- Using the small chipboard feet from DC57 012 ink and gesso them the same at the words.

9- I've added some hessian ribbon & loose threads along with some little roses, add your journal details.