Hearts and flowers

 Hello again, from a wonderfully warm and sunny Perthshire!!  I can't believe how warm it is today!  Gorgeous day, so Eric and I went for a wee walk.  Still trying to persuade him to get a dog, but he isn't budging :(   I won't give up though! 

I have been busy with my mixed media projects recently, and I have a couple of things to show you.

i really enjoyed doing this heart.  the colours are lovely and muted and the embellishments are so pretty.

I especially like the wee balloon resin.  It's a beautiful wee thing, and just a little  bit different.

Here is another wee close-up of the embellishments. The large rose is stunning.

This is the 2nd one.  this one was a bit different, as we had to fussy cut the flowers, but I have to admit they look 3d on the canvas!!  I love the colours on this one, as blue is my favourite colour.

I completed another one last night, but I haven't taken a photo yet, so I will add it soon.  These are all from Creative Craft Academy, part of Craft Box.  This is a monthly kit which provides all "ingredients" and online tuition to follow.  Anna is really good on her online videos and she gives you lots of new ideas.

Well, I had better go and catch up with my chores

Bye for now!!

Absolutely Fabulous

It's taken a while, but I have managed to do another scrap layout.

 I'm  happy now, as big long holiday is over, (with heaps of photos to scrap) and also our visitors have now gone home, (even more photos!!) so I can now concentrate on my Scrapbook Layouts once again.

 I loved this design from Stuck Sketches and as soon as I saw it,

I knew what I was going to do with it. 

 When I saw all the flowers on the sketch, I just had to make a layout featuring Freya.  I turned the sketch on it's side, to make my photos fit better.

Once again, these photos are from her first photo shoot, when she was just 6 weeks old.  I love the top one where her wee legs are tucked under her wee bum!!

I used flowers and leaves from Craft Box  I have taken out a subscription for the monthly boxes, and when they arrive, and you open the box, it is so exciting, as you don't know what is inside!!

I adhered some chipboard buttons from the same range as the paper, and then placed white pearls on top of the buttons.

I also added this little cluster of chipboard and pearls in the bottom corner.  The little metal nest with pearls also came from a Craft Box.

Well, I think that is all from me at the moment, but I'll be back real soon, pinkie promise!

Materials used

Papers and Chipboard ~~~~~~ Lost & Found, Ruby Collection from My Mind's Eye

Metal nest and heart ~~~~~~ Craft Box UK

Flowers and Leaves ~~~~~~~Craft Box UK

Pearls~~~from stash

Sketch ~~~~~~~ Stuck Sketches

Paper Fun

Hello again, from a rainy Perthshire.  Yes, you've guessed it, the lovely warm, sunny weather didn't last very long!  We've had rain for 4 days now, and I mean solid UN-relentless rain.  Never mind, it has to stop sometime doesn't it? LOL!!

It is time to reveal another sketch on the Let's scrap sketch blogspot

I decided to use some photographs of Freya for this one, when I looked at the flower scroll in the middle of the sketch.  It is good to do girlie layouts when scrolls and flowers are on the sketch.

These photos show her playing with shredded paper, and obviously loving it! 

This is a wee close up of the journaling down the side.  Words which I think summed up her expression well. - Joy - Bliss - The Best of Times

 Here is the flower scroll down the middle of the layout.  I ripped some tissue paper and attached it to replicate the paper she was playing in.

This is the embellishments at the top of the page.  I used this wooden scroll and some of the flowers from Craft Box which is a new monthly subscription club 

where you get the most wonderful box full of delicious embellishments straight to your door. 

 It is such fun opening up the box to see what is inside!!  Why don't you have a look at their website, I'm sure you will be tempted! 

Materials used

Paper Papers - Bo Bunny, Little Miss

Resin frame, green flowers, lower wooden scroll - Prima

Journal Words - K & Co

Large wooden scroll and peach flower - Craft Box

Ribbon and Title Work - from stash

King Owl Canvas

Hello again!  I am back on track now, and I  intend to take part in challenges and blog on a regular basis, I promise.  I have been so busy lately with family from abroad visiting for 3 weeks, and another daughter moving house.  It is nice to finally get some time to play.

I would like to show you my newest canvas.  I have named it King Owl.

 Here is king Owl! I perched him on a beautiful key, and gave him a crown.

Some of the beautiful embellishments available from Craft Box, owned by Anna Hersom, a very talented and forward thinking lady! 

A beautiful piece of Snipart, available from Craft Box You can receive these beautiful embellishments, and lots more besides, when you subscribe to the monthly box.  A wonderful box of treasure, and sure to make you happy!

I have made a short Tutorial, telling how I created King Owl, I hope you enjoy it.

King Owl Canvas by Rhoda

First of all I painted White Gesso over the whole canvas.

I tore strips of paper, and put some through my paper ribbler (tool which makes ordinary paper into corrugated paper)

I glued the paper onto the middle of the canvas and then ‘splodged’ 2 different Crackle Paints (Old Paper Distress Paint (green) and Dusty Concorde (Mauve)) randomly and heated them up to crackle.  (Great Fun!!) - Once that was dry, I used Decadent Wine Texture Paste and 3 different stencils on the canvas, avoiding the crackle paint sections.

Now up to this point, I had the canvas sitting horizontal, but decided to turn it to Portrait. 

I then used a tree stencil with gold Metallic gilding Polish.  Now, this didn’t go according to plan, and it ended up being a round splodge on a trunk! Lol!!  I liked the look and just kept it that way.

I used another stencil with the same Gilding Polish, to make gold circles over the Old Paper Crackle Paint. 

I used the same stencil with 2 different colours of Sparkle Texture Paste to cover some of the torn papers.  I used Decadent Bamboo, and also Decadent Teal.

I used Prima Opal Magic Wax in Blue Velvet, and Pentart Wax Paste in violet, to highlight some of the texture on the canvas.

I searched through my Snipart stash and found the perfect shape to cover my Gold Splodge!

Then it was time to add the pretty Craft Box stuff.  I used a silver brad to fix the top embellishment, then 2 keys below that.  I used Glossy Accents to fix everything.  I hung the heart charm from the side of the Snipart.

Now, on to King Owl! I fixed 2 little glue glitter gems in his eyes, and perched him on another key.  I found a crown charm and it fitted perfectly on his head. 

I then stuck sparkly gems randomly over the canvas.

Done!

List of Materials Used.

White Gesso

Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint in Old Paper and Dusty Concorde.

Cosmic Shimmer Sparkle Texture Paste -  Decadent Teal and Decadent Bamboo.

Cosmic Shimmer Metallic Gilding Polish – Gold Treasure

Snipart Mandalla

Prima Opal Magic Wax – Blue Velvet

Pentart Chameleon Wax Paste – Violet

Music and script stencil - Aida Domisiewicz @13 Arts

All remaining stencils - Clarity Stencils.

All Silver and Gold embellishments, and Sparkly Beads from Craft Box.