Dream Big

Here's a layout using MME's Lost & Found 2 papers. I mixed papers from the 'Breeze' and 'Sunshine' collections, creating a raised "frame" with the "Fun Day" Borderline Paper from the 'Breeze' collection.

The fabric flower at the centre of the cluster is from Pink Paislee's Mistables range. I sprayed it with a mix of Caramel Apple and Jazz Blue glimmer mists from Tattered Angels, to match the blue and brown tones of the papers, and left parts of the flower in its natural state.

And these lovely crystals are from Zva Creative - one of my favourites from them.

I also played around with my Martha Stewart punches and Prima masks for this layout.

Thanks so much for dropping by! :)

Materials used:
Patterned Papers - My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found 2 - Breeze Collection ("Fun Day" Borderline Paper, "Dream" Wallpaper Paper), Sunshine Collection ("Sunshine" Music Paper)
Cardstock - Bazzill Basics
Die-Cut Shape - My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found 2 - Breeze Collection ("Dream" Title)
Flowers - Pink Paislee - Mistables Collection (Fabric Flowers), Zva Creative
Crystals - Zva Creative
Punches - Martha Stewart Crafts - Punch-Around-The-Page Woodland Branch Edge Punch, Bird Branch Corner Punch Around The Page
Mists - Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Caramel Apple, Jazz Blue
Mask - Prima Marketing - Brick Wall
Ink - Tim Holtz Distress ink - Walnut Stain
Adhesives - Beacon’s 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner, EK Success 3D-Dots, X-Press It Foam Mounting Tape

Birthday Card

I created another birthday card today using Pink Paislee's Butterfly Garden papers. Lots of dimension here with the die-cut and the cut-outs. :)

Some more views ...

Thanks for dropping by! :)

Materials used:
Patterned Papers - Pink Paislee - Butterfly Garden Collection - Butterfly Wings, Botanical Gardens
Cardstock - Bazzill Basics
Die-cut - Pink Paislee - Butterfly Garden Collection - Ephemera Die Cut Pieces
Alphas - Making Memories - Tiny Alphas - Brown Ledger
Flower - Prima Marketing - Fairytale Roses - Coral
Adhesives - Beacon’s 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner, EK Success 3D-Dots
Others (From Own Stash) - Laces, Pearl Strand

Basic Grey Gallery

My Sydney Mini Album can be found in the Basic Grey Gallery. :)

Sydney Calling

I used papers from Authentique Paper's beautiful Uncommon collection for this layout. I love how the grey tones of the Gifted paper matched the greyish tones of the wall in the photo, and the gorgeous rose prints from the Unique paper just lend themselves so wonderfully to hand-cutting. I applied some stickles to these roses for some added sparkle.

The chipboard pieces are from Dusty Attic. The Arch Window complements the arches in the photo, while the Fancy Trim below the photo complements the lace trim it's placed over.

I added some muslin behind the flowers for a soft touch against the brick wall in the photo, and to complete the layout, I used a couple of beautiful black crystal flourishes from Zva Creative as a contrast against the overall soft palette of the papers.

Here are some close-ups.

Thank you so much for dropping by, and for your much appreciated, lovely comments. :)

Materials used:
Patterned Papers - Authentique Paper - Uncommon Collection (Unique, Gifted, Special)
Cardstock Shapes - Authentique Paper - Uncommon Collection (Tabloids)
Chipboards - Dusty Attic - Arch Window #1, Fancy Trim #4
Metal Frame - Tim Holtz Idea-ology Collection - Ornate Plates
Alphas - Provo Craft Halfabitties Stickers - Rat-a-tat Half-a-bitty
Crystal Flourishes - Zva Creative Self-Adhesive Crystals - Lovely (Jet), Triumph (Jet)
Inks - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Black Soot
Stickles - Ranger Ice Stickles - Crystal Ice
Others - Lace Trim, Muslin

Sydney Mini Album

Silly me embarked on an ambitious project - a mini-album to document our Sydney trip last year. Did I say "mini"? Well, the album turned out to be not so mini after all. In fact, it turned out to be rather thick - lol!

I used Maya Road's pretty little chipboard purse album for this project, and decorated it with papers and cut-outs from Basic Grey's Out Of Print collection. There were only five pieces of chipboard pages in the album, so I created additional pages with pieces of burlap, for some added texture and also because I had hoped it will not add as much bulk to the album. I then embellished the album with trims, pearls, and flowers.

The metal flower at the centre of the cover's flap is made by combining Prima's Vintage Trinket flower, and Graphic 45's Metal Flowers. I really like how this turned out. :)

Here's a look at some more close-ups of the cover and the inside pages.

Thanks so much for dropping by!

Materials used:
Album - Maya Road - Modern Purse Album
Patterned Papers - Basic Grey - Out Of Print Collection Paper Pack
Cardstock - Bazzill Basics - French Vanilla
Chipboards - Basic Grey - Out Of Print Collection - Adhesive Chipboard Shapes
Journal Cards - Basic Grey - Out Of Print Collection - Die Cut Shapes
Pearls - Zva Creative, Mark Richards, from own stash
Flowers and Leaves - Prima Marketing, Petaloo
Laces and Trims - Prima Marketing, from own stash
Ribbons - American Crafts (Elements), My Mind's Eye (Stella Rose Collection), from own stash
Metal Embellishments - Tattered Angels - Vintage Hardware (Antique Keys - Copper), Prima Marketing - Vintage Trinkets Collection (Flowers Mix 1), Graphic 45 - Staples (Metal Flowers)
Alphas - Basic Grey - Out Of Print Collection, Making Memories - Tiny Alphas (White On Black Ledger)
Stickles - Ranger Ice Stickles - Crystal Ice
Inks - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Black Soot, Walnut Stain
Eyelets - We R Memory Keepers
Punches - Martha Stewart Crafts - Doily Lace Edge Punch, Scroll Heart Deep Edge Punch
Adhesives - Beacon’s 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner, EK Success 3D-Dots
Others - Burlap, Vanilla Tags, Transparencies