May Sketch - The Scrapbook Store - Perfect Happy Days

The new sketch is up at The Scrapbook Store for May!!  This month using one of the gorgeous sketches by PageMaps.  My interpretation is a little different to my normal style - well I think it is. 

I used the Bo Bunny Prairie Chic paper collection, along with a pile of other fun products to work with.  Full materials and links at bottom of my post. 

The photograph is of me with my Mum....

I actually showed journaling in this layout, and did not hide it!  However, more personal information can be found in the pull tab beneath the photograph.  I couldn't do a layout with hidden journaling, it tends to be my 'thing'. 

The prize is drawn randomly, and consists of a $40 voucher with free postage.  Hope to see some familiar faces in the sketch this month.... entry is via the Gallery found 'HERE'.

Looking forwards to showing you my creations this month with my May DT kit....

Sandie

Materials:

Bo Bunny - Prairie Chic Paper Collection

- Wanderlust

Rambling Rose

Prairie Chic

Laundry

Bo Bunny - Journal Stamp

White - American Craft - Textured Cardstock

Silhouette Cameo - Title - Perfect

Black Soot - Tim Holtz - Distress Ink

Jasmine - Luminarte Silks Paint

Shell Pink - Adirondack - Acrylic Paint

Pink Bubble Gum - Tattered Angels - Glimmer Mist

Tiny Pearls

Pale Pink - Green Tara - Organza Pleated Ribbon

Pink - Guipure Lace - Flowers

Imaginarium Designs - Happy Days - Chipboard Title

Mod Podge

Cut Grass - Dylusions - Ink Spray

Blue - Tattered Angels - Chalkboard Spray
Christy Tomlinson - Stamp

CLD - Dies

Madera - Memory Box Co. - Die

'Forever' Mini Album - Creative Inspirations Paint

This month, for Creative Inspirations Paint I have created a mini album - this project has been in the making for some time, and it is finally nice to have it completed.  I have taken close up photographs at times, to enhance and show the beautiful, shimmery detail of the paints.

The album is a very special one, as it contains memories of my brother, Paul, who is no longer with us.

Throughout the album, I have painted various elements including flowers, chipboard, die-cut doilies, foliage and so forth..... giving the pages, a real spark of shimmer.  I love the 'Gold' in the Creative Inspirations Paint line, it would have to be one of my favourites, that I used ALL the time. Flowers were brushed with Pink Highlights... really bringing them to life...

Cheery Lynn Designs die cut elements above, washed in 'Gold'.

Imaginarium Designs Chipboard 'Forever' looks magical, painted in 'Gold'...

More 'Gold'.... oops...can't help myself in the 'gold'...

Pink Highlights, washed over paper elements used throughout the album, to add a beautiful finishing touch.

Sage washed over foliage, again... Gold highlighted over die-cuts..

Close up, looks like I missed places, but I haven't!  :-)

Even edges of book, tags, and rose edges, touched with 'Gold'...

Hope you enjoyed ... my 'special' album... now I'm off to journal 'memories' which I treasure with all my heart....

Sandie

Material's List:

Creative Inspirations Paint: Gold, Gold, more Gold, Sage, and Pink Highlights

Imaginarium Designs: Forever and Together Chipboard

Kaisercraft: English Rose Paper Collection & Wooden Album

Flowers: Prima, I am Roses, and Vintage

Cheery Lynn Designs: Dies

Helmar: 450 Quick Dry, Craft Glue, Liquid Scrap Dots

AC Cardstock

Ranger: Distress Ink 'Walnut Stain' and 'Vintage Photo'

 Misc: Gold Charms, Vintage Button, Various Ribbon, Eyelets, Beads/Pins.

Decorated Frame using Chipboard Elements

Another project that has been in the ‘making’ for some time completed – phew!  I picked this frame up at a cheap-shop some time ago for $2.  It really appealed to me as the wood is rough and when painted shows off the delicate detail of the actual wood-grain. 

However, to photograph the frame I had to take the glass out, as no matter which way I tried, there was always a reflection of some type.

 

The products I used for the frame are:

Imaginarium Designs “9 cogs on a board” chipboard elements

ScrapFX Wordlets, “100% Boy” which I chopped up and only used the 100% and Rough & Tough parts of the chipboard.

Creative Inspiration paint - “Antique Silver”

Glimmer Mist – “Riptide”

Tim Holtz distress ink – Stormy Sky & also ‘Corners’ in silver

Antique metal buttons from my own personal collection

The frame was originally raw wood, so I knew this would soak in any paint – gesso was used as a base coat. Next, I applied “Stormy Sky” distress ink over the whole frame.  The ink seeped beautifully into the wood-grain!!  I allowed this to dry overnight before tinkering any further.  The following day, I used the Imaginarium Designs chipboard cogs as masks, placing them over the frame and then lightly spraying with the Riptide glimmer mist.  This left a lovely pale image of painted cogs, which I adore!!

The chipboard elements were all glimmer misted with Riptide, and when totally dried, painted with Creative Inspiration’s, Antique Silver paint.  The reason I applied the glimmer mist to the chipboard elements in blue first, is that blue actually highlights/compliments silver perfectly. 

I’ve taken several different photographs with different light-sources, so that the the intricate detail of the chipboard and paint shimmers can be seen.   I just love the way the light plays off the painted chipboard, so pretty, and those cogs almost look like real metal!!!

The photograph is of my son, Jesse, taken in July this year at the age of 16 months.

Now to finish a few more projects, which have been in the making for some time....