Shine

I hope you all had a lovely BH weekend and are managing to have some ARTY time to yourself. This is what I spent my BH Monday doing. I used 12x12 recycled cardboard and as it was Easter I decided to do a religious painting.  I got to work painting the background first and then while I was waiting for this to dry I did some journal pages which you can see Here.

the quote is from the bible Ephesians 5:8 it says 'Don't shine so others can see you. Shine so that through you others can see HIM' I have used some metallic paints to get a spiritual feel.

I hope you had a lovely week end. Thank you for your comments and stopping by. I always read all comments and where possible return to the blog the comment came from. I love to see what every one is up to artistically, I find you all so inspiring. Love Dawn xx

Lyme Park, Mr Darcy! 12x12 LO & Gift tag

Good morning to you on this Sabeth day, and Mothering Sunday I hope all you wonderful women have been spoilt in some way today. I'm off to church soon but I thought I would share my late night goodies with you, if you didn't see yesterdays goodness (Saturdays are busy arn't they?) please go have a look at my altered item. This 12x12 LO is for the The Play Date Cafe there is a wonderful prize if you win. I love the photo inspirations they choose, so yummy and I love this colour combo which is the challenge this week so if you want to join in pop over through the link and find out more.

Here is a close up of the center panel. I have used some Co'Ordinations card stock and distressed it, put some lace from my stash to give some nice edges, I inked round the 12x12 card stock with some DIs. And used some finer quality lace to trim the photograph. The right photo is rasied on sticky cusions to give depth

Here is a close up of hubby & James going up to the 'Cage' on the grounds of the park. The buttons are very sparkly although not at the right angle here to be seen.  And this is a grand swirl from SU. We have been going here every year since our children were little and now we're taking our grand son. Lyme Park Is a wonderful place to visit, I have put a link in for you if you would like to find out more about the house of the wonderful Mr Darcy from the BBC Jane Austin Pride & Predjudice (my fave period costume drama of all time).

Here is a view from the front of the house, (they usually show the back in most photos) and our lovely dog Dita, she loves it here too (although dogs are not welcome in the house and gardens at the back of the house) but there are some fab walks as well as deer,  cafes etc depending on the season. However, all sorts of things to do any time of the year. Gosh you would think I worked for the National Trust (this is who it is looked after by). Any way I hope you like this LO I loved working on it as the colours went so well with the subject matter and I had a chance to think about one of my most favourate places to visit. 

On to the next little project, this is for a couple of challenges. First Allsorts which is a colour challenge of Black, Pink & White. Then on to Ginger creations  we have to supply Frosting! I have put some distress crackle and distress rock candy on this tag/book mark. And then we come to Alphabet Challenge which is to make a tag. I would call this a GIFT tag as it can also be a book mark!

Hopefully from this close up you can see the 'Frosting' I still love this Rock candy DS it's really effective and I have used it alot! also we have the crackle distress too to give the tag.BM an added texture.

Finally you can see it here being used as a BM. I Look forward to reading your comments have a wonderful day.Oh I almost forgot, I have a wonderful post for you tomorrow already sheduled (hint! is I am a GDT) so please come and have a look at my post. Love Dawn xx

Items Used:- Buttons Stash. Brads, Dove craft. Lace, stash & Orchid craft. Card stock, Bazzil, SU & Co'Ordinations. Flowers Stampin' Up! (SU) Inks Distress inks, crackle  & SticklesTH & SU. Stamps SU. Journaling Making Memories. Basic Grey DP. Charm, stash. Punches & ribbon SU.

12 x 12 LO and two challenges

 

I would like to thank Pam for her challenge over on SSIC I have been really moved by her comments on her own blog (hence the link) I have followed her for a while as she does the most amazing LOs But her challenge this week really moved me, to find out more pop to one of the links above. The challenge  on SSIC is to worship the lord in a project of any kind just create something to thank the Lord for your God given talent. And I have to say I am pleased with this LO I have been trying to get a bit of a wow factor and I think it's getting there lol. This is also for Kraftin Kimmy which is this week to use buttons & bows. I love the way I have used the KK image this week, they are that good you can use them bare with a little imagination! not forgetting a wee bit of help form the Lord ;0)

 

Look isn't she cute with her little bow? Actually it was the packaging of the KK that gave me my colour sceme, lilac is a fabby colour isn't it. There is another bow in the corner, I love the vellum with all the wonderful words on virtue, purity, strength, Faith, humility etc I had a few sheets and this is my last it's by rusty pickle and I haven't seen any since but it's lovely, they do other religious papers too I have seen them in Amereica but postage to UK is not worth it if you see or know of any of this range in UK tip me the wink ;-).

 

I have had these papers from Kanban for ever! (flower ones) and they are very good quality and versitile goodness knows how they have lasted this long and still lots left! aren't these buttons cute?

 

Where would we be with out HOPE? sweet sentiment. Can you see I have been busy making my very own DP with the new Anna Griffin stamps. Pop and have a look at the main picture for a better view. This is the sentiment from Prima, got some sparkly gems with it too! There are a few in the range faith, hope (I forget the rest) but I am liking them and the price too! (still Monday for me but hopefully it should be Wed when you see this) Love Dawn xx

Items Used:- Stamps, Anna Gryffin, Kraftin' Kimmy & Prima. DP Kanban. Buttons, Papermania. Vellum, Rusty Pickle. Ribbon, Crafttime. Coloured paper, Dove craft. Card Stock, stash. Punches Marthaer Stewart & Fiskers. Inks, DI & SU.

12 x 12 LO James 'PLAY'

 

Here he is, making another appearence he he. God love him, he will be staying on Tuesday so unless I get lots of stuff up and blogger wants to play ball  (last time I tried it just would not schedual anything) I may shedual some thing for while he is here, if not, bare with me I will be back lol. 

I can not believe how much different cards are to scrapping and it is SO different! so for me it's hard to do the two. But I have to keep going and try, these memories have to be saved and better this than just lots of photos in an album hey? This American Craft papers  are devine however, the patterns are on the other side lol they just didn't look right at all untill I put them plain side up!

Awh bless him. he is changing so fast, there is only a few months between these photos but one he looks like a real baby and the other getting really grown up, he makes me smile so much! the photos are just backed on white card stock here.

 

The title PLAY is some chip board letters from K& Co and most of the other die cuts & scallop circle are Making Memories. Great stuff to work with. The stamp along the bottom is SU on a roller thing. Theses are great, I have a few and if I am going to be doing more scrapping I think these are good for that. I am struggling with these LOs. They haven't got the wow factor yet! I will have to get some magazines for scrapping and try harder. Thanx for stopping by. Love Dawn xx

12 x 12 LO James Loves Swings!

Hello everyone, Nice to be posting something for you after a week of no mojo at all I am feeling inspired. I have been going round lots of blogs and I love so much of your work. It just got me Motivated. No challenge here today just me and my vision for this 12 x12 LO of my grandson James, isn't he just so cute! (WARNING bias grandmother :0)

Here I have used some Prima flowers I have sprayed with Glimmer Mist (GM) and in the center I have put some beads with lots of glossy accents, I put extra on like dew drops, looks much better IRL.

I gave my grands son some grunge board wings sprayed again with GM he loves the swings so much. I remember swinging (as I often get on when I am with my grand son my hubby and I are such kids lol) I remember it felt like flying espeshally when your small I would be on the swings for hours as a child.

I know it doesn't look much but this frame took ages, it's been covered in gesso (white primer artist paint) left over night to dry as I wanted it really thick. then covered in distrss inks (D.I.). The heart is chip board also covered in D.I. Thank you for looking. Love Dawn xx

Items Used: Gesso Daler-Rowney. Tim Holtz Ddistress Inks. Crafty Individual Chip board frame, heart from stash. DP, K & C0. Card stock, SU & Bazzil. Ribbon & Buttons Stash. TH Grunge board wings. Glimmer Mists. Making Memories metal Charm. Brad, ebay. Glossy accents, ranger.

Scrapbook LO 12 x12

I said was going to attempt another Lay Out (LO) I have used a sketch from Create 4 fun it is ment for a card and this is why as a LO it looks a bit bare I think. I have still to get into scrapping again and it's difficult so bare with me. I thought I would use this for the wonderful WOJ challenge which this week there is a choice of recipe, so pop along for more info and a look at the DT as always wonderful!

I have added to the sketch as I need to have journaling for a LO (hope this still counts).

And here is a lovely close up of my darling Grandson. What a smile.Thank you for looking. Love Dawn xx

Items Used: All SU apart fron gems & WOJ stamped image.

Scrapbook LO

One of the things I kept promising myself last year was to get back into scapbooking and to show you my efforts, it's been a while and this is a woeful attempt. I am not happy with the LO however, I have started and I am going to try harder to get into it. After making so many cards over the last year I have defiantly lost my LO MOJO lol

I used some stamps to do the bottom boarder which I am happy with James was munching on some oranges last summer and I love the photos (his first orange) and he really got in to these and it was so funny!

If you have any sites to recommend with scrap booking I would love you to recommend some as you see I need the help! I can't believe how different it is I slipped into card making and now so hard to get back into the 12x12 LOs I will be getting some magazines to help I have some old ones to look through but my it was so hard to go for it wish me luck for the next attempt. Thank you for looking. Love Dawn xx

Items Used:-Making Memories DP & Note worthy. Basic Grey DP & Rub on's. Die cut stash Stamps, Stampin' Up (SU). Punches Marther Stewart (MS) & SU