Dance In The Rain - Canvas

I created this canvas piece as a gift for a friend.

The stamp is one of my favourites from Tim Holtz (I love the quote), and I layered the embellishments to make them really 'pop' on the canvas.

I also sprayed some glimmer mists onto the canvas to give just a hint of colour beneath the notecard and embellishments, instead of leaving it just plain white.

Here are some close-ups.

Thanks so much for dropping by! :)

Materials used:

Canvas

Notecard - Prima Marketing - Botanical Collection Notecards

Flowers - Prima Marketing - Lady Bird Collection - Solid Flower Vine (White); from stash

Floral Trim - Webster's Pages - Bloomer (Game Green)

Stamp - Tim Holtz - Stampers Anonymous Wood Mounted Stamp - The Storm

Mediums - Ranger - Archival Ink - Jet Black; Tattered Angels - Glimmer Mist - Jazz Blue, Olive Vine

Adhesives - Beacon’s 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner

Others - Muslin, Burlap, Paper Doily, Pearl Strand, Ribbon - All from own stash

Beautiful (Just The Way You Are)

Today is reveal day at My Creative Sketches, and here's my DT layout inspired by this lovely sketch by Liz Chidester.

I decided to use corrugated cardboard pieces as my design element in this layout, which features a very 3-dimensional look accentuated by some lovely vines from Prima Marketing.

And I just love this chipboard title by The Dusty Attic, which I had painted white, and then inked the edges very lightly with distress ink in Victorian Velvet colour.

Now, head on over to the MCS blog for more inspiration, and also check out the lovely prize up for grabs this month. I can't wait to see all of your lovely submissions!

Materials used:

Patterned Papers - Prima Marketing - Romance Novel Collection - Harlequin, Emotion, Messenger

Floral Vines - Prima Marketing - Bretton Vines - Alyssa

Chipboard Title - The Dusty Attic

Metal Key - Webster's Pages - Perfect Accents Charm Embellishments

Mediums - Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber - Snow Cap; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Black Soot, Victorian Velvet

Corrugated Cardboard

Adhesives - Beacon’s 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner, EK Success 3D-Dots

Cherished Memories: The SC Years - Mini-Album

A very dear friend of my younger DD's will soon be leaving for further studies overseas, so we decided to do up a little album for her, with photos of some of the fun times they've enjoyed together.

The inside of the album ....

... and a look at the individual pages ....

Materials used:

Album - Maya Road - Sheer Tab Binder Album
Patterned Papers - K & Company - 'Cut N Paste' Designer Paper Pad, Brenda Walton 'Sweet Talk' Specialty Paper Pad; DCWV - 'Le Tres Chic' Stack; Little Yellow Bicycle - 'Love Letters' 6x6 Decorative Edged Tablet; Pink Paislee - 'Pop Fashion' Collection 8x8 Paper Pack; Graphic 45 - 'Steampunk Spells' Collection - Tick-Tock

Flowers, Leaves and Vines - Prima Marketing - Tatiana (Oceana), Lucerne (Nature Garden, Meadow Lark), Bella Notte Collection (Aberdeen), Pinata Petals (Baja Mix), Melisse (Meadow Lark, Fairy Belle), Perle Bebe (Meadow Lark), Something Blue Collection (Tie The Knot), Life Time Collection, Florella Leaves, Bretton Vines (Parchment), Paper Market Limited Edition 2011 (Romance Mix); Petaloo - Canterbury Collection - Rose Blossoms (Mauve, White), Magnolia Blossoms (White); from stash

Crystals - Prima Marketing - Craftsman Collection - Say It In Crystals

Chipboards - K & Company - Classic K 'Margo' Adhesive Chipboard Words; We R Memory Keepers - White Out - Self-Adhesive Layered Chipboard Nonsense - Tags

Stickers - Creative Imaginations - 'Narratives' Epoxy Stickers; K & Company - Brenda Walton 'Maison' Word Strips Embossed Stickers; Cosmo Cricket - Tiny Text; Making Memories - Paperie Collection - Mocha Dimensional Stickers; DCWV - 'La Creme' Epoxy Stickers

Die-Cut Shapes - KaiserCraft Collectables - 'True Romance' Collection

Tickets - Tim Holtz - Idea-ology Collection - Adage Tickets

Metal Embellishments - Prima Marketing - 'Hello Pastel' Vintage Trinkets; Making Memories - 'Just Chillin' Girl' Collection - Metal Signage

Paper Clips - Pink Paislee - 'Hope Chest' Collection - Butterfly Clips

Buttons - Prima Marketing - IOD Collection - 'Everyday Vintage' Flair Buttons

Tags - Making Memories - Sweets Tags - Friends; Prima Marketing - 'Stationer's Desk' Collection - Tag Me

Alphas - Prima Marketing - Alphabet Stickers (Black); Jenni Bowlin Studio - Vintage Black Stickers

Laces - Prima Marketing; Daiso - Lace Ribbon; Graphic 45 - Trim Staples; from stash

Stamp - Hero Arts Clear Design - Bracket And Tags

Mediums - Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Black Soot

Others (from stash) - Cheesecloth, Ribbons, Pearl Strand, Paper Doilies

Adhesives - Beacon’s 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner, EK Success 3D-Dots