My More Than Words January DT Reveal"Celebrate"

Hi there lovelies, and a "Happy New Year" to you all.

Thanks for stopping by. To start the new year off I have my January

DT reveal for More Than Words.

Over at More Than Words blog we are celebrating our first birthday !!! 

Yeah us!!  So this month we have made the challenge...

Challenge Words is CELEBRATE

Creative Challenge is BLING

Now I have not used the word CELEBRATE in the sense that you might

initially think, I have given the word a bit of a twist.

I wanted to scrap these pics of my grandson Henry with his

new dinosaur hat. Oh my goodness I think her looks so CUTE.

So here in my title you can see we are celebrating his new hat !!

I even added a little dinosaur in with the cluster here. :)

I have done some stencilling to create my background.

& then I used some Lindys Stamp Gang sprays,

"Jack in the Pulpit Teal" & "Carribean Blue".

Some 2Crafty Chipboard circles which I coloured up black & I have

added some black bling around my layout so I rocked the creative side of 

the challenge too. I thought black bling wasn't too blingy !!!

So there is my take on the More Than Words January challenge.

I do hope you can find some time to play along with us too.

Until next time.

Lindy's Stamp Gang WELCOME to the NEW DT Blog Hop

Hi there Lindy's stamp Gang fans, thanks so much for stopping by

to get to know me. I am so over the moon happy to be joining the
2017 Lindy's Stamp Gang Design Team.

My name is Di Garling & I am from Australia.

I predominantly create layouts & some cards.

My style is, well, definitely NOT minimilist, I LOVE colour &

texture & I have a keen eye for detail.

I have three layouts here that will show you what my work is typically like,

but if you would like to click on the GALLERY TAB at the top of this page,

all my work is in there. I also have a You Tube channel too where I am now

  starting to make "talking" videos too !!!

 I would love you become one of my BLOG FOLLOWERS while you are here.

This is one of my favourite layouts I did recently using Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays.

 Another one featuring my gorgeous grandaughter & again made with Lindy's sprays too.

I also love a bit of grunge occasionally too & yes, you guessed it, made with more Lindy's sprays.

So now you know the kind of work I do.

BLOG HOP DETAILS
• Hop starts 7am on 1st January 2017 and finishes at midnight 3rd January 2016.
• Click on the link to each DT members' blog  to see their amazing art!
• Please leave our new DT members a little love on their blogs to join in the hop!
For those who play along, you will need to leave a comment on each (ALL) of the blogs,
 to go into the PRIZE draw.
• Prizes drawn randomly include - 1 x $50 Gift Voucher 
and 4 x $25 gift vouchers to the Lindy's Store.
• Prize winners will be announced on the 4th Jan!!!!!

Good luck to everyone and enjoy getting to know our 2017 Winter/Spring Design Team.

Lindy's Stamp Gang
Blog: https://blog.lindystampgang.com/

Di Garling (YOU ARE HERE)
Blog: http://discreativespace.blogspot.com.au/

Yulianna Efremova
Blog: http://www.yulianna.pro/

Elena Martynova
Blog: http://blogmadevselenaya.blogspot.ru/

Sanderijn de Bruin-Mittendorff
Blog: https://sanderijndebruin.blogspot.nl/

Tina Stepanova
Blog: http://happytin4ik.blogspot.com.by/

Kerry Fellowes
Blog: http://whichcraftdoyoudo.blogspot.com.au/

Natalie May
Blog: http://www.happydaks.blogspot.com

Solange Marques
Blog: http://solangescrap.blogspot.com.br/

Mary Catt
Blog: http://maryscraftymoments.blogspot.gr/

Fran Westmoreland
Blog: http://purple--peanut.blogspot.com

Cindy Brown
Blog: http://talkis23.blogspot.ca/

Aga Baraniak
Blog: http://sztuczkimagiczki.blogspot.com/

Caroline Elliam
Blog: http://www.creationselliam.blogspot.com

Marta Turska-Grochocka
Blog: http://ja-majka.blogspot.com/


Thanks for taking the time to visit & remember to leave a comment to
 to go in the prize draw to win one of the fabulous prizes.

My HAPPY News !!!!I am on the 2017 Design Team Over AtLindy's Stamp Gang

Hi there lovelies. Let me start by wishing you all a very

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

I have some wonderful news to share which I have 

been dying to shout from the rooftops.

Along with all these ladies, I am on the 2017

Lindys Stamp Gang Design Team. Yeah !!!

Insert happy dance.

What an amazing way to start the new year.

Tomorrow they are having a blog hop to celebrate &

they have some amazing prizes, so stay tuned.

Bye for now.

My 2Crafty Chipboard December DT RevealPart Two"I Beleieve In Santa"

Hi there paper friends, thanks for stopping by. Today I have part two of my

 December DT reveal for 2Crafty Chipboard.  My layout today is a

 Christmas layout featuring my sweet little grandson Henry sitting on Santas knee. 

(this was before he had a major meltdown!! & that will be another layout.)

2Crafty Chipboard Used...

I Believe in Santa-title

Christmas Polaroid Frames

Holly Flourish #1

Holly Leaves

Ruddy

To frame my photo I have used one of the "Christmas Polaroid Frames" 

 which I have painted in acrylic paints.

Next up I also painted this chippie title, "I Believe in Santa" in some red

 acrylic paint & then I dabbed on a little bit of red Stickles glitter..

Then came this little "Ruddy" reindeer. How cute is he? For this I lightly rubbed him over 

with some light brown ink & then painted in some of the details using acrylic paints.

For all the "Holly Flourishes" & "Holly" leaves, I simply heat embossed them

all with a gold embossing powder. Too easy.

I hope you liked my layout today.

Merry Christmas to everyone & I hope you have a safe New Year.

Until next time.

My 2Crafty Chipboard December DT RevealPart One"Amazing, Wonder, Beauty"

Hi there lovelies, thanks for stopping by. 

Today I have part one of my December DT reveal for 2Crafty Chipboard.

 I actually created this layout for a class I was teaching at a retreat in New Zealand recently.

 2Crafty Products Used...

Mini Word Set #1

Circle Heart Frames

Leafy Shrub Set #1

Fine Heart Borders

Lots of lovely paper layers from Maja Design, 49 and Market flowers & of course,

 lots of 2Crafty chipboard.

All the chipboard on this layout was firstly coated in white gesso, followed by

 a coat of white acrylic paint. I just left the mini words like this.

But for all the other pieces I then wiped a little "Vintage Photo" Distress Ink over

the white paint & then brushed a little water over the brown ink to wash it out

 a little. I find doing this just softens the colour a little.

I love to tuck some chippie foliage in amongst my flower clusters.

Well thats all from me today, I'll see you back here in a few days with part two.

Until then.

My 49 and Market December DT Reveal"Adorable"Plus a VIDEO TUTORIAL

 Hi there lovelies, thank for calling by. Today I have a layout I created using lots of gorgeous

 49 and Market goodies & I have also made a VIDEO TUTORIAL of my creative process.

 I hope you will watch it & maybe be inspired  a little by it too.

 TO VIEW VIDEO CLICK HERE

 I have used various papers from the 49 and Market range. For my background I have used

 the "Seeds of Love" paper from the Vintage Artistry collection & I have added a little 

bit of mixed media using some Lindys Stamp Gang sprays.

 In the layers behind the photo I have used a couple of different papers, 

also from the Vintage Artistry Collection, but this time these ones I used are from their 

6 x 6 Paper Pad.

 I have used some lovely 2Crafty chipboard pieces throughout my layout.

 Next up I have cut out lots of pieces from the

 Heirloom Botanicals Cut Out Sheet including this clock.

As well as these gorgeous little suitcases, some birds & some butterflies too.

 I have used one of the 49 and Market "Garden Vines" in alabaster.

I have also added some other white flowers from the 49 and Market 

"Basic Multi Flower Packs" too.

Lastly I have done a little background stamping using some of the stamps from the

 extensive range of stamps that 49 and Market have. 

 The two sets I used are 

"Gabbi's Butterflies Are Free"  & also the  "Postcards From Paris".

49 and Market Products Used

Heirloom Botanicals- Heirloom cut out sheet 

Vintage Artistry- Seeds of Love paper

Vintage Artistry-Serenity paper

 Vintage Artistry 6x6 Paper Pad

 Gabbi's Butterflies are Free Stamp Set 

 Gabbi's Postcards From Paris Stamp Set

 Garden Vine Alabaster

Basics Flower Multi Pack-White

Well thats all for today.

Until next time.

My Birthday Layout Made the Cover...

So happy to have this birthday layout I created a little while back

on the cover of "Scrap Affairs" magazine, which is a South African

based magazine & is available in various countries around the world.

Feeling very happy.

My December "More Than Words Challenge" DT Reveal"A Christmas 2 Remember"

Hi there lovelies, thanks for stopping by.
Today I have my December DT Reveal,
(oh my can you believe it is December already)
for More Than Words Challenge
and it features my sweet little grandaughter Mia.

Our December challenge is to use, or be inspired by the word "TRADITIONS"

and the creative challenge is to use something handmade on your creation.

As always I have used some lovely chipboard pieces 

on my layout from 2Crafty Chipboard.

Now one of my Christmas TRADITIONS is to always do a

Christmas photo shoot, especially important now we have grandchildren.

She looked so super sweet in her Santa hat that nanny had to take about fifty photos !!

For the CREATIVE part of the challenge, I handmade lots of my embellishments

by die cutting, heat embossing, cutting up real Chrissy decorations to make 

scrappy embellies & painting up various things to match with some Lindys sprays.

I also added lots of glitter too !!

Well that just about wraps up another great challenge from

More Than Words. I do hope you will find some time to

play along with us this month & as always we have 

EIGHT FABULOUS PRIZES up for grabs again too.

Until next time.