A Redo of "The Penmaker" Layout

February of last year

 I made a layout featuring the Penmaker, intending to frame and hang it in my craft room. Well, that never happened. While I was cleaning out our secretary,  I found it in the top drawer. Ahhhh... good intentions! Now was the time to fulfill that dream, but I'm not liking it so much... needs a bit of tweaking! This is what I did...

I would have preferred

to take that bottom layer off and apply some gesso and mists, but it was stuck tight.

I made a couple of

rosettes using the Alterations Mini Paper Rosettes die and that same paper I had on the original layout... (wow, had to be the Lord blessing me because what are the chances of that happening)! I added some blue buttons to tie in the colors of the photo, Authentique Diction that I doodled around and Authentique Petite Type Squares of his initials. The "Wonderful" banner is from the MME Kraft Funday Decorative Brads assortment. Also tucked in a couple scraps of Glitz French Kiss.

I stamped a Verve sentiment

on the Graphic 45 Staples ticket, but didn't get a clean stamp... probably due to the layering underneath. Attached some My Mind's Eye brads and a K & Company metal word.

Another Verve sentiment

and MME brad along with jute from my stash. 

What do you think?

Do you like this redo or should I have left it in the drawer?

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs!

Linda

Creative Jump Start Summit 2012 Journal March Update #2

The last two days

have not been the most creative ones in my craft room, but this afternoon an idea struck while I was sitting at my desk. Nothing like a card or a layout or an altered piece... just a page for my journal...

and while I'm at it,

here are a couple more I did since my last update...

I hope you'll all have a terrific weekend. 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs!

Linda

C'est tres Magnifique

There are two 6x6 paper 

pads that I have that I believe are fabulous... 7 Gypies Conservatory and Glitz French Kiss. Aside from the fact that they are gorgeous papers is that they blend so well together.

This is the card I created 

today with these beauties. 

Here I've used papers

from both pads along with white cardstock.

The florals are all from

I Am Roses and were sprayed with Scintillating Silver Glitz Spritz from Lindy's Stamp Gang. The tiny white metal flowers with the rhinestone center are from Making Memories. The pearl trim is from my stash and the crystal rhinestones are from TPC Studio's My Funny Valentine self adhesive jewels collection. (If you're familiar with my blog, you know I use this brand of rhinestones quite often. They are a very fine quality and almost as shimmery as Swarovski.)

I sprayed the paper doily

from my stash with Scintillating Silver. These resin elements are Shabby Chic Treasures from Prima and are topped with two more of the MM metal flowers.

Both of these images

are from the Glitz French Kiss Whatnot collection. 

And I think it's all... C'est tres Magnifique!

Thank you, CCCB ladies,

for putting my card in the spotlight!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs!

Linda

Not My Usual

When I saw the Echo Park 

"Garden Gate" and Pink Paislee's "Oyster Bar" DPs in the Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Kit from Pixie Dust Paperie I immediately thought how great they went together and that one day soon I would make a project with the two of them. Well, that day has arrived.

The card base is of Kraft

and topped with a mat of peach canvas textured cardstock. I used my paper distresser on the DP along with Antique Linen Distress Ink. I fussy cut the center flower on "Oyster Bar" leaving the last two petals intact and tucked in some of the pink tulle from the Glitz Beautiful Dreamer Trim pack. I slightly rounded the petals using a paint brush handle and applied some Clear Rock Candy Stickles.

The frame was made with

Spellbinder's Large Classic Scalloped Ovals and Large Classic Ovals. The lace is from the Glitz trim pack, the pearl trim is from my stash, and the bow is made from Kirsty's Signature Crinkled Ribbon. The flowers are by Prima and the leaf trinket pin is from Maya Road. The other pin I made with beads from my stash.

The embroidered butterfly

is from the surplus store we visited in Cumberland, Maryland last year. It's decorated with TPC Studio So Delish Mini Jewels and a couple pieces from my pearl trim.

When the Penmaker saw

my card, he said... "hummm, not your usual!" I'm not sure if that's a good or bad response. I know I like to try new techniques, even if they don't look like my usual! What do you think?

By the way, 

he did come back with... "I like it!"

Thanks for the visit... they mean so much!

Hugs!

Linda

My Mind's Eye... Be Happy

The weather has turned

quite cool after having temperatures in the high 70's and 80's last week. It's beautiful and sunny though, but too breezy for me to do any outside work. I would just as well be in my craft room making cards and looking out the window.

I pulled out the My Mind's

Eye Follow Your Heart "Be Happy" 6x6 Designer Paper Pad and all the bits and bobs that go with that collection... some mighty pretty stuff! This is what I made...

I did some machine 

stitching, fussy cutting, and distressing with Antique Linen Distress Ink.

All the flowers are

from I Am Roses except for the two grey ones, which are Recollections. They, as well as the paper doily, were all were sprayed with Scintillating Silver Glitz Spritz from Lindy's Stamp Gang. I adhered Queen & Co pearls to the crocheted flowers and to the doily.

The tag was cut by hand,

using a manila tag as a template. I added a wide silver eyelet and pulled on a piece of tulle from the Glitz Beautiful Dreamer Trim pack that came in the Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Kit from Pixie Dust Paperie. It's tied with a May Arts Pink Burlap String bow, and topped with a half pearl. The bird in the cage is a MME "Be Happy" Layered Sticker.

Hope you have a great

week and can get out and enjoy this lovely Spring season!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs!

Linda 

Back To The Farmhouse

I haven't worked with

the October Afternoon Farmhouse Collection for awhile, so I pulled it back out and made this...

Nearly everyday, the Penmaker 

and I have a dish of mixed fresh fruit for lunch, which usually contains these red, juicy little berries. There's just something happy and refreshing about strawberries!

The papers are BoBunny's 

Wild Berry Journal, Echo Park's Dots & Stripes "Ladybug Tiny Dots" and October Afternoon's Sidewalks "Hide & Seek". 

The bow is Natural 

May Arts Burlap String tied with a piece of red crinkled seam binding. The strawberry is an Eyelet Outlet Brad.

The vintage buttons

are from my stash and topped with Queen & Co Self-Adhesive Pearls... they are also on the chipboard flowers. The glittered butterfly is Recollections. The paper doily is from my stash.

The strawberries are

OA Farmhouse Chip 'n Stick and the 1 card is from their Farmhouse Miscellany pack.

Thank you for the visit!

Hugs!

Linda

Oo La La Mary, Mary

The card I made yesterday

with the Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Kit from Pixie Dust Paperie has a bit of a French flair... don't you think?

The papers are all from

Glitz Design... Vintage Blue "Vintage Blue Rose" and "Vintage Blue Floral" plus some from the 6x6 Vintage Blue Paper Pack that I bought separately. The florals are all from I Am Roses and are sprayed with Cactus Gold Glitz Spritz. The leaf pin is from Maya Road and the rhinestones are TPC Studio So Delish Mini Jewels.

Vintage Photo and Faded

Jeans Distress Inks were sponged onto all paper edges. I sprayed a vintage ribbon heart die from Michelle's on Etsy with some of the Cactus Gold and layered it atop a paper doily. I punched a scrap from the 6x6 pack with Martha Stewart's Doily Lace Border Punch and combined it with a layer of Vintage Blue Floral and this pretty little lady from the Glitz Vintage Blue Peek-A-Boo transparency pack, who is popped up with 3-D foam adhesive. 

Viva Mary, Mary!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs!

Linda