This is my Life (Prima Marketing)

Dear crafty friends,

Today, on the Prima blog, is a day for cotton candy inspiration. A few of my collegues created beautiful projects with pastel colors. Here is mine.

When I think of cotton candy, I think about fairs and carnivals. As a kid, I enjoyed riding on roller coasters and playing games to win stuffed animals. But I think what I liked best was those big ball of cotton candy and the giant lolly pops. And my kids inherited my sweet tooth! They loooove candies! (Which kid doesn’t, really?) 

I chose this picture of my daughter to express this candy love! 

Prima Products:950712 - Delight Collection - Decorative paper, 961466 - Art Basics - Gesso - Clear, 961411 - Art Basics - Modeling Paste, 580018 - 6x6 Stencil - Poppies, 960865 - Vintage Vanity Clear Stamp - Checkered, 960810 - Vintage Vanity Clear Stamp - Honeycomb, 573782 - Color Bloom - Soft Teal, 963248 - Art Alchemy - Acrylic Paint - Metallique Light Patina, 963200 - Art Alchemy - Acrylic Paint - Metallic Vintage Rose, 961442 - Art Basics - Heavy Gesso - White, 582807 - Tabs & Tags - Resist Patterns, 582593 - Royal Menagerie 3x4 Journaling Note Cards, 991012 - Tales of You & Me 3x4 Journaling Note Cards, 963941 - Art Basics - Fabric Pack, 912514 - Comfort Distress Tool, 961398 - Art Basics - 3D Matte Gel, 961428 - Art Basics - Soft Matte Gel, 964672 - Art Ingredients - Mega Art Stones, 963705 - Art Ingredients - Art Stones, 580322 - Color Bloom - Deep Teal, 961503 - Art Extravagance - Texture Paste - White Crackle, 815776 - IOD Vintage Art Decor Moulds - Trifles, 814991 - Paper Clay, 590031 - Flower Bundle - Magenta, 590017 - Flower Bundle - Mint, 582302 - Bedtime Story - Ettie Flowers, 590529 - Rosibelle Flowers - Thistle, 590734 - Prima Flowers - Charlston, 576950 - Wire Thread - Cyan

Thanks for looking.

Karine

xx

Catch a Falling Star and Put It in Your Pocket (7 Dots Studio)

Dear crafty friends,

I'd like to share with you the layout I created for my monthly share on 7 Dots Studio's blog.

I started my layout with the Dreamscapes - Twinkle paper on which I created a mixed media background with inks.

On my background, I used the Hazy Days - Clear Stamps with black archival ink to add interest. 

I like adding tiny bits and pieces amongst my embellishments clusters. Here, I used a circle from the Dreamscapes - Die-cut Elements 6x12 to go with the circle shape of my flowers and badges. 

Behind my picture, I used a few papers from the Dreamscapes - Pad 6x6. Those 6x6 paper pads are fantastic when I have to create a mat behind my picture or to add dimension on any layout. I also used a circle sticker from the Dreamscapes - Element Stickers 6x12.

My layout wouldn't be complete without a tag or two. I used, of course, the Dreamscapes - Tags 12x12.

For my title, I choose those two stickers from the Dreamscapes - Word Stickers 6x12, as I found the saying so beautiful. 

7 Dots Studio products used:

Dreamscapes - Twinkle paper

Dreamscapes - Tags 12x12

Dreamscrapes - Die-Cut Elements 6x12

Dreamscapes - Elements Stickers 6x12

Dreamscapes - Word Stickers 6x12

Hazy Days - Clear Stamps

Of course, all my flowers are from Prima Marketing. My badges are from Accent Scrapbooking. 

Have a nice day.

Karine xx

This Is Good Life (Guest Designer for Accent Scrapbooking)

Dear crafty friends,

It's already my last share as guest designer for Accent Scrapbooking. I couldn't ignore those cute mushrooms badges. They are way to cute! And I thought they were a perfect match for the beautiful Dreamscapes collection from 7 Dots Studio. So here is what I came up with.

I paired one of the mushrooms with a badge from the Herringbone Texture set.

You can see, on the picture below, that I used another mushroom badge amongst my flower cluster.

Above my picture, I used one badge from the Textures set.

I used lots of 2Crafty chipboards on this layout, along with lots of 7 Dots Studio Dreamscapes products.

I went a bit crazy with the colors on this one!

Lots of layers! All my flowers are from Prima Marketing.

Accent Scrapbooking products used:

Badges 1" - Mushrooms

Badges 1" - Herringbone Texture

Badges 1" - Textures

I really hope my layout inspired you to visit Kareen store on etsy to see her amazing selection of badges. She offers great service and fast shipping!

Beauty (Prima Marketing)

My dear crafty friends,

Today, I'd like to share with you a layout I made for Prima Marketing. I decided to play with pastel colors, which is pretty unusual for me. Normally, I tend to go for rich and saturated colors. But I wanted a softer look to go with this picture of my daughter.

I used the B side of a paper from the Timeless Memories 12x12 Paper Pad as my background. It was a pretty pale peach color. 

I created a paper cluster with lots of Journaling Note Cards and paper pieces from different collections.

All around where my cluster, I spread Texture Paste in White Crackle, and modeling paste through the 6x6 Checker Stencil. 

I used two Color Blooms to add color: Ginger Coral (which I diluted with water to get this soft peachy pink color) and the Soft Teal. 

I went over the top with flowers on this layout. I had a few leftovers from different collections and they all seemed to fit on this layout!

I also used some Paper Clay and my Keyholes Mould from IOD to create embellishments. I rubbed some Metallique Light Patina acrylic paint on them with my finger.

I also used some Mélange Art Pebbles amongst my clusters. I covered them with White Gesso and with a light coat of Ginger Coral Color Bloom. 

I love the crackle finish I got. This badge is from Accent Scrapbooking. 

I used the Crochet Doily Die with white cardstock.

I used two 2Crafty Chipboard pieces on that layout. 

Prima products: 847364 - Timeless Memories 12x12 Paper Pad, 815301 - IOD Vintage Art Decor Moulds - Keyholes, 814991 - Paper Clay 8.8 oz, 583699 - Salvage District 3x4 Journaling Notecards, 582593 - Royal Menagerie 3x4 Journaling Notecards, 578954 - Garden Fable 3x4 Journaling Notecards, 846862 - Epiphany - Words to Live By, 579012 - Garden Fable 4x6 Journaling Note Cards, 960179 - 6x6 Checker Stencil, 582555 - Clear Stamps 2 - Royal Menagerie, 906803 - Vintage Vanity - Music Notes, 960841 - Clear Stamp- Read to Me, 963705 - Art Ingredients - Art Stones, 964672 - Art Ingredients - Mega Art Stones, 961466 - Art Basics - Clear Gesso, 961442 - Art Basics - Heavy Gesso - White, 961428 - Art Basics - Soft Matte Gel, 961398 - Art Basics - 3D Matte Gel, 961411 - Art Basics - Modeling Paste, 961503 - Art Extravagance - Texture Paste - White Crackle, 580285 - Color Bloom - Ginger Coral, 573782 - Color Bloom Soft Teal, 963248 - Art Alchemy - Acrylic Paint - Metallique Light Patina, 963323 - Art Ingredients - Mélange Art Pebbles

589295 - Color Philisophy - Sea Breeze, 581688 - Isabella - Nicia Flowers, 586430 - Salvage District - Royal Hall Flowers, 584054 - Crochet Doily Die, 586812 - Prima Flowers - Calacatta, 590420 - Prima Flowers - Bluebell, 590451 - Prima Flowers - Northpack, 577490 - Melbourne Flowers - Kangaroo, 577506 - Melbourne Flowers - Rainforest, 590055 - Flower Bundle - Peach, 582302 - Bedtime Story - Ettie, 595050 - Rose Quartz Flowers - Rosa Verona, 594916 - Prima Flowers - Kaia Aqua Green, 590369 - Prima Flowers - Grasslands

I really hope you find my layout inspirational. 

Have a great day.

Karine xx

My Happy Place (Prima Marketing)

Dear crafty friends,

I'm here again today to share with you a layout I created with a product I recently discovered: Art Alchemy waxes!

I must admit I was skeptical at first: I've had waxes in the past and I didn't like how they looked when put on, they were thick so they didn't went on smoothly. But as soon as I tried the Prima ones, I fell in love! They are the perfect product to add a finishing touch to about everything, they smell so good and they are so smooth: they go on like butter. 

On my layout, I used two color (Art Alchemy - Metallique Wax - Bronze Age and Art Alchemy - Antique Brillance - Amethyst Magic) to alter raw chipboard and to add a bit of contrast to my paper edges. 

I also used the Amethyst Magic to color my leaves (cut with the Forest Leaves Dies in regular white cardstock) and Art Pebbles previously covered with a coat of clear gesso, to make sure the wax will stay on the pebble. 

I love how everything you touch with those waxes catches light and pops! 

Prima Marketing products used:

992026 - Little Love Notes (Love Clippings collection), 992019 - Always & Forever (Love Clippings Collection), 910235 - Julie Nutting Tag Pag, 991012 - Tales of You & Me 3x4 Journaling Notecards, 961466 - Art Basics - Clear Gesso, 961411 - Art Basics - Modeling Paste, 961442 - Art Basics - Heavy Gesso - White, 961398 - Art Basics - 3D Matte Gel, 961428 - Art Basics - Soft Matte Gel, 963705 - Art Ingredients - Art Stones, 564216 - 6x6 Stencil - Circular Lattice, 584092 - Prima Dies - Forest Leaves, 580285 - Color Bloom - Ginger Coral, 588793 - Color Bloom 2 - Black Tulip, 964023 - Art Alchemy - Metallique Wax - Bronze Age, 964320 - Art Alchemy - Antique Brillance - Amethyst Magic, 586539 - Vintage Emporium Flowers - Verona, 575304 - Something Blue Flowers - Ring Bearer, 594879 - Prima Flowers - Paige, 594800 - Prima Flowers - Haley, 963323 - Art Ingredients - Mélange - Art Pebbles 46 pc., 991944 - Frank Garcia Memory Hardware - Pearls II, 890940 - Comfort Distressing Tool, 962760 - Brushes Set of 7, 963897 - Art Basics Mixed Media Silicone Brush 1", 963880 - Art Basics Mixed Media Silicone Brush 2 »

Chipboards are from 2Crafty Chipboard.

I hope you'll try those waxes! You'll see, you'll love them!

Have a great day,

Karine xx