My First DT Reveal For"49 and Market""Wonder - Escape"

Hi there, thanks for stopping by. I am really excited to share my latest news

with you all. There is a brand new wholesaler out there called

"49 and Market".

I am over the moon happy to be part of this, their original design team.

They have two beautiful paper collections, gorgeous new flowers &

 not to mention an amazing range of stamps too. They have lots more coming too.

Be sure to ask your local scrapbook store to order some in for you.

Today I have my first DT layout to share with you featuring some of the new

49 and Market range. I have used the "In the Garden" paper from their

"Flower Fairy" collection. Oh my goodness, this collection is just soooo beautiful

& it just sooo lends itself to be fussy cut out, which is exactly what I did.

Firstly for my background I used the "Tattered" paper, from their "Vintage Artistry" collection. This collection has so many gorgeous subtle papers with an amazing earthy feel to them. So subtle but with huge impact. I did a little stencilling & added some colour to the background behind the fairies with some mists.

Here you can see some super pretty sunflowers that I cut out of the "In the Garden" paper

 from the "Flower Fairy" collection. I have also used some lovely 2Crafty chipboard too.

I have also done some stamping on my background using one of the many 49 and 

Market stamp sets. The one I have used is called "Gabbi's Butterflies Are Free" set.

How pretty is this paper? So many wonderful details on it. I have also added some of the newly released flowers from both the "Rustic Canvas & Burlap Blooms" as well as some from

 the "Rustic Barn Small Blooms".

Well thats all for me today. I hope you are as impressed with these products as I am. They have lots more collections coming soon so make sure to follow their

blog, facebook & Instagram so you don't miss them.

These are the 49 an Market products used.

Thanks for calling by.
Until next time.

I am Guest Designing Over on the Prima BlogPart TwoCANVAS"Love / Delight"

Hello there paper friends, thanks so much for calling by to see my latest CANVAS

that I have created. I am over the moon happy to be"Guest Designer" this month over 

on the PRIMA blog. Thanks so much to Sharon & the Prima people for inviting me. 

I feel so very grateful. I have based my canvas on the May Prima PPP challenge.

Prima's May PPP Challenge Board

To see full Prima product list, scroll to bottom of post.

Now for my background I have used this Prima "Palais Royal" paper from

the "Salvage Distric" collection, as my background. I simply just stuck the

paper to my canvas. Too easy. Ready made background.

I then gave it a coat of gesso followed by some stencilling with some light paste

to create some added texture. You can see here I have also done lots of stamping

on the background using a stamp from the same collection too.(details below)

Next came the flowers, & oh my goodness, are these colours just the prettiest

colours you have ever seen. I actually used three different packs & just mixed 

them up a little, I thought they all went so well together. I also added some

 mesh in amongst the flowers for added colour & texture.

I have also used a little stick on Prima doiley behind my photo here too.

All the chipboard I have used is from 2Crafty Chipboard.

To finish off I added some Prima bling, one of their butterflies, which I coloured up

 to match the flowers as well as a cute little Prima resin bird house too.

Prima Product List

Paper – “Salvage Distric Collection”-Palais Royal #847524

Valentina-Alda Flowers #581978

Valentina-Ciana Flowers #582005

Royal Menagerie Flowers-Mary #583286

Say It In Crystals #576196

Lace Stickers Doiley #572327

Butterfly #580377

Bird House-Shabby Chic Treasures #890834

Extras

Prima Stencil – Poppies #580018

Finnabair Art Basics Heavy Gesso white #961442

Finnabair Art Basics Light Paste opaque matte #961404

Finnabair Art Basics Soft Matte Gel #961428

Finnabair Glass Beads-turquoise #962678

Prima Clear Stamp-Salvage Distric #538741

Until next time.

My June DT Reveal for More Than Words Challenge"Imagine"

Hi there friends, thanks for stopping by.

Today I have my June DT reveal for the current

More Than Words challenge.

This months WORD challenge is "Imagine" 

& the CREATIVE challenge is  ""Messy"

Remember you must use both parts.

I have used the word "Imagine" for my title as it inspired me to scrap about teenagers 

& what they imagine lies ahead for them in their lives.

As far as the "messy" part of the challenge goes, well I certainly didn't

have any problems in that department, although I have given the messy,

a little feminine egde to go with it. 

Here you can see where I have added some torn strips of tuille netting which

I just simply tied in a knot and added it to my flowers. 

Lots of paints, mists, gesso, pastes, stamping, gel medium & micro beads as well as

 some crushed glass. Then I added some amazing 2Crafty Chipboard pieces, including

 both large & small cogs, chain & mini ATC stars, all of which I have grunged up.

I found this little metal disc in my stash which reads ".com" so I added

that here because I thought it added a young vibe to my layout.

Well thats all for today, I hope I have inspired you to join in with us

this month over at the More Than Words challenge & as always we

have eight amazing prizes on offer too.

Until next time.

Guest Designing on the Prima BlogPart One"Precious"

Hi there paper friends, thanks so much for calling by. I am soooo excited I'm bursting!!!
Today I am "Guest Designer" over on the Prima blog.
Click HERE to see.
It really is such an honour. Thanks again for having me Prima.
I am truly grateful for such a wonderful opportunity.
It is truly the peak of my papercrafting journey.
I have three  projects up on their blog today. I will share the second
one with you tomorrow.

 I have based my layout on their current monthly challenge
using this sketch. Naturally I have taken a few liberties with it!!!

Full Prima Product List at the bottom of this post.

Prima PPP May Challenge

I have used an older Prima paper from the "Fairy Rhymes Collection"

& applied gesso & then texture paste using one of their stencils, to

create this lovely textured background for my layout.

Naturally I have used loads of their yummy flowers & this super cute little

Prima birds nest. The perfect accessory I thought.

All of this beautiful chipboard is from my good friends over at 2Crafty Chipboard.

I have also used a Prima script stamp on my background for visual texture,

& then finished off with lots of Prima glass beads scattered in & around.

I am addicted to these, I find myself using them on just about every project.

Well that just about wraps it up for today, & I hope you liked my

layout & perhaps feel inspired to join in with the BAP challenge too.

Prima Product List

Paper – “Fairy Rhymes collection”-Fairy Collage #950385

Songbird Vine – aqua blue

Garden Fable Flowers- blue & white #580766

Isabella – Jemma flowers in yellow #655350

Prima Cradle Bird Nest with Eggs

Extras

Finnabair Art Basics Heavy Gesso white #961442

Finnabair Art Basics Light Paste opaque matte #961404

Finnabair Art Basics Soft Matte Gel #961428

Finnabair Glass Beads-turquoise #962678

Prima 6x6 Stencil-Floral Petites #580049

Prima Paper Doiley #655350583696

Prima Chalk Ink-Turquoise Stone

Prima Clear Stamp-Script #655350

Until next time.