Blog refresher!!

Hi All just having a tinker with my blog,

 I felt it wasn't giving my photos "creations " full impact ,so I hope this is a nice format for you all to enjoy!! Let me know what You think or any helpful suggestions!! I'd like to have a whole overload of my blog but alas this will do for now!!

 Howz those Blog hops at the moment wow with all The Eye Candy!!

Happy National Scrap Day All!!


I am tinkering with some other stuff too....teaser!! will post asap!!
 

*Prima April Bap*

   "  Love Memories Like These....."

 

This s my Take on the Prima April Bap... 

 

 

Here is the awesome sketch.....

 

 

I really enjoyed putting this together, love the colours and tones

of these papers and flowers,

It's such a soft, vintage feel to it!!

 

I have used that Beautiful floral stencil, as my backdrop for all the circles in the sketch, and layered flowers, embellishments, doily's and how cute are the cherubs !! I have also thrown in some brick patterns from I still think My fav stencl!! Used the Prima inks, dark bark, dark rust, knotted wood, diluted it down for that water colour effect. just painted over the floral stencil with gesso, used dry paint brush to really bring out the brush strokes...  

         
                  I'm in lOOOVE with these flowers!!The colours with just a touch of gold...yummo!!

A Few Close ups........

Used the smaller frame as the design instead of the arrows in the sketch.....something different!!

Love this resin Frame.......hmm might need another LOL!!!

Thanks for letting me share !!

Fun With *Prima*

     *Prima March Bap*

                              So I'm back in the land of crafty mojo ......yer baby!! LOL!!

                        And thought I'd have some fun with this months Prima March Bap

                              I've not done a layout of this kind before,

                         so I had some fun Playing!!

                         O.M.G just lovin these papers,

                       and as we all know "Prima" papers and

                       embellishments are just so easy to put together,

                          wether they're new or old collections!!!

 So here's the inspiration board!!Prima March Bap

 

 

I had a play with some fran tage

from Stampendous......heehee just lov'n it!!

Ive used it on my chippies, around my hand made photo frames.!!

Have to apologise my internet has frozen again, I have 2 entries so embarrassed xx

 

             So Now I have internet back up ....hope to stay!!,

          lets have a go at some description's and products I've used!!

 

       Some new Prima chippies along with Too Crafty,

 

      I have used some of the ever lovely prima resins

       the corners just below to the right corner!!

             

                 Some fav junk yard findings, tore and distressed edges,

                    punched and chomped bits out of this gorgeous paper range 

used some of the new "yummy" stickers,

added some doily's from my die stash

edged my raised papers with gesso,

and well I'm so happy how this turned out!!  

This is a close up of my handmade polaroid frames that I just had to attack with fantage!!

How cool is this stuff?? 

                         

                                     Stamped around the edges of papers for an added effect and different dimension

 

I just love these photos of my little man, it just shows him to true form.....

"Happy" always larking about and being just him!!

He just makes you want to smile!!

Lov ya  hunny xxx

Happy Craftin

Not much time for craftin'........

              Hi All,

 

              well lets see...yes I'm still alive,

              still working on the dealings of my arthritis in and out of specialists etc.,

              but I'm getting there,

              so crafting hasn't been a big part of life.....unfortunately....

              my fingers just seize at present so I'm not a happy camper!!

              My big boy is now in year one of school and well it was a bumpy ride for the start.

              WE had a lot of trouble last year with "Bullying" and it started the same....

.             it has subsided for now,

              and his school has been very supportive and is helping us manage the problem,

             On a lighter side he finally has his 2 front teeth starting to show!!! YAH!!!

             Oh it's a biggy for us as we have been waiting and waiting,

             He had a nasty accident at childcare (one of a few) and lost his first 4 front teeth

             due to an "accident"!!

             His bottom 2 came through no problem but his 2 top ones ...well let's just say they kept us      

             WAITING!!

             So will share some pics when they're on show properly!

             We've been to some really nice playgrounds down at grans place on our last visit

             so stay tuned for some layouts!!

             Fingers crossed that mine are on board with my creative flow hahaha!!

             I have had  a little play and will share some creations,

             I hope you have all been well and thank you to all your well wishes and thoughts,

             it's so nice to know I have such wonderful friends xoxoxo

                  So without further waffling ...... here's  have been playing with.

 

                                                                     "Prima Optimist Tags"

 

"Perfect Day"

I had a fun afternoon of fussy cutting something I love but don't

get to indulge too much these days!!

I have layered with dies and cheese cloth, paints, glimmers

gesso and flowers...Prima of course!!

Died the seem binding with pink and orange colours to blend..

I have used glimmer mists and Tim Holtz re inkers!! 

 

My last tag I have started off with painting with gesso

then used Prima's stencils, added some layers of dies and goodies

and copied my seem binding dying.

I added some more gesso for a soft effect on the flowers and bits here and there!!

 

Happy Craftin

 

Prima December Bap " Christmas Wish"

Well It's been a while hey!!!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas as My son and I did
we spent the week at Gran's!! Got spoilt, ate tooo much LOL..

I know I have been M.I.A on my blog but I do have one last
Layout for the year to share with you all. I chose to go out with
a Bap heehee!!! Yes I thought I'd enter The Prima Bap for December
isn't It gorgeous!!

http://Prima.typepad.com/prima/2013/12/december-bap.html#more


This was some photos taken at our last Christmas Pageant, He was so excited,
must say So was I ...being a big kid at heart...who doesn't get excited
when Santa's coming to town!!
He had lost his front teeth due to a traumatic chain of events from childcare
we wont spoil our theme, any way that's what we where waiting for
Santa to bring.....but as luck would have, we are STILL waiting!!!

I fell in love with this paper range as soon as it hit our shores, and eager to use
these cute photos, I was waiting for  more than a miracle for some long winded
inspiration and mojo !! And what better place to look than on my fav blog!!
( cheeky wink!!)

I have started Off using my ever loved prima masks and topped them with
chalkboard linen to give that white snowy effect, throw in some diamonds
Tim's of course!! And played around with my other favs dies!! 

 Indulging in a few close ups....
I coloured my Prima flowers with some new Fireworks mist
OMG love this stuff, I painted the inner petals with the
London Fog and dazzled the tips with more diamonds!!

In this cluster of flowers I used Trunk bay, and white washed
when Finished, then went over with some London Fog...
just yummy don't you think??

The wish is Leeza Gibbons Stamps and inked in white paint
trickled with rock candy glitter

 

Well That's it for me for this year...
Here's wishing you all The very Best for the New Year xxxx

Happy Craftin

"Prima June Bap"

Well good morning all,
 hope this winter weather is keeping you crafty busy!!
I have a Lo to share with you that has an old twist
( if you'll pardon the pun!!)
to it....Quilling I know right!!
I have had these baby photo's and didnt know what to do with them
I searched around to see what was the trend at the mo and well
nothing...
so I decided to have a play with the Prima June Bap
and came up with this.....
Hope you like it!!

 
I have titled it "10 Little Fingers and !0 little Toes"

Using the ever lovely Prima "Fairy Ryhmes" paper I choose to go for a
subtle hint of added colour... and added some shabby effects.
The cheese cloth behind the butterflies, white wash on the flowers
and some snow paint on the birds and dragonflies.

I cant believe my little man used to be that small.....
well he wasn't a small bubba "9 pound10" !!
I love these photos and imagery of the size of my hand and his
so glad I took them even if they are colour challanged and
not quite visually accurate!! hence the B and W..

So I started off the other arvo thinking what can I do that's different
what can I do to bring in a flourish feel to my L.o without the blingy stuff!!
 So I cut up my scrap bits of Prima papers to match in colour theme
 and started to quill the old circles...and well "ta da"!!!
I know right I was quite pleased with the outcome...
took me most of the arvo to glue them alltogether
and then to position them and glue some more !!
Ahh the joy of waiting for glue to dry heeheehee!!

some close ups of my little flourishes and the die cuts!!

wouldn't be my layout with out some brick wall hey!!

 

 The flowers are just enough to add a soft appeal
and a little whimsy just perfect for another baby L.o
wow I'm really on a roll with these now...
ahhh Inspiration never too late!!

 

Hope you enjoy and it inspires you too to bring something old back in!!
Have a go it's really quite easy and very therapeutic!!

This is the Prima sketch !!

Happy Craftin