Celebrations

Hello again everyone. It's that time of year where we have a sigh of relief that the Christmas madness is over and then comes along "back to school" madness!! January is all about Celebrations and my layouts are all about birthday celebrations.

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY

This is a double layout that I made and I wanted it to have the clean and simple look about it then using the chipboard pieces as the main feature .

The swirls was undercoated in a cream acrylic paint and when dry, Plaid glitter paint was applied over the top. The words were sprayed in purple spray mist.

The speech bubble was coated with Distress Stain in Black Soot and the words were painted with Plaid glitter paint......quick, easy and effective.

The star frame was cut in half then coated in Distress Crackle Paint in Brushed Pewter. The small star was painted with Plaid glitter paint.

MEMORY MAZE PRODUCTS

Thank Heavens for Little Boys   GO248

Pinked Star Frame (set)   LO263

Speech Bubble (set)

Birthday Party   CO123

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18TH

My niece is now 21 so I thought I should really catch up a bit with her 18th birthday photos!

This layout is a bit "girly grunge" and it was good that I can alter the chipboard to suit the colours that I wanted.

The swirl and the 18th were both sprayed with purple mist. The 18th then had a light spray of gold over it to make it sparkle.

This heart arrow was simply sprayed with pink glimmermist. I also used this colour to colour the white flowers so they would all match.

Sometimes when life becomes a bit hectic, layouts can become simple and easy to make without stressing out about not finishing anything. So have fun and play.....

Happy New Year

Wishing you all a happy and blessed 2014. Now for some fun!

ADORE

My niece is adorable so I wanted to make this layout for her with bright colourful embellishments and paper.

The word and the butterflies were painted with Smooch in taffy, sassy pink, grape soda, sugarberry, pool and top coated with Smooch in illuminate to give them a shimmery finish.

The banner was covered in paper and the edges were inked. Twine was glued to the top of the banner.

 

MEMORY MAZE PRODUCTS

 

(so130)

(so759)

banner flags

Other Products

Bazzill white swiss dots, twine, flowers, handmade flower, Bella swirl, resin embellishment, washi tape, patterned paper.

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A LITTLE DIRT NEVER HURT

 

For this double layout I cut the cog frame in half on the diagonal. If you find double layouts difficult to make, try imagining them as one big page to have a nice balance to them.

The arrows were painted with Distress Stain in Brushed Pewter then Distress Stickles in Gunmetal was applied over the top. The bike riders were coated with Distress Stain in Black Soot.

The cogs were painted with Distress Stain in Brushed Pewter and the edges dabbed with Distress Stain in Black Soot.

The title matched this layout perfectly. It was base coated with Radiant Rain in Yellow Rose. The word dirt had Distress Stickles in Vintage Photo smeared over it. The other words had Smooch in gold painted on them.

The frame was base coated with Distress Stain in brushed pewter then texture paste was applied over a mask to give it raised texture. I then dabbed distress stain in  green and copper onto a craft mat and rubbed the stain onto the frame and raised parts using my finger. Messy but fun!

 

Memory Maze Products

 

(zo048)

(kw005)

(lo199)

Bike Riders (so093)

Other Products

Paper Inklings-Freestyle Motorcross, texture paste Distress Stain, Distress Stickles, brads.

 

I hope you have an inspirational year full of craft and friendship.....