True Beauty

I recently got my hands on these gorgeous new products from Prima Marketing, and couldn't wait to scrap with them.

With the exception of the little Hambly birdcages, everything else here is from Prima. I did lots of layering of the papers and embellishments, and mixed the flowers and vines with some hand cut flowers and leaves.

Here are some close-ups.

Thanks so much for dropping by! :)

Materials used:
Patterned Papers - Prima Marketing - Madeline Collection - Parkway, Parsley Place, Rosalee, Beautima
Journaling Cards (behind photo) - Prima Marketing - Madeline Collection - Journaling Notecards In A Box
Laced Crystals - Prima Marketing - Say It In Crystals - Melody Collection - Lace And Pearl Borders
Laces - Prima Marketing
Flowers, Leaves and Vines - Prima Marketing - Treasure Rae Collections (Emerald Sea), Love Letter Roses (Quartz), Paper Market Limited Edition (Romance Mix, Blush Mix), Summer Carnation II (Rosette)
Transparencies - Hambly Screenprints - The Birdcages (Brown)
Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain
Adhesives - Beacon's 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner, EK Success 3D-Dots

Scenic

I finally got around to using these lovely papers from Making Memories' Je t'Adore Collection. There are so many pretty papers out there that I've been buying them faster than I can scrap with them - lol!

I love that these papers lend themselves so well to cutting. I decided to use mainly the hand-cut flowers for embellishment, adding some laces and muslin for a softer look.

I used pop-up dots to adhere the hand-cut flowers to add dimension.

And I added a piece of hidden journaling behind the photo.

Here are more details:

Thanks for dropping by, and an early Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! :)

Materials used:
Patterned Papers – Making Memories - Je t’Adore Collection - Red Ledger, Cabbage Rose, Tres Jolie Collage, Floral Ledger
Laces – Prima Marketing
Alphas – Prima Marketing - Textured Alphabets Stickers - Light Pink
Tab – Basic Grey – Curio Collection - Paper Labels - Office Tabs
Inks – Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Victorian Velvet, Weathered Wood; American Crafts Slick Writer – Black Fine
Punch – Martha Stewart Crafts - Lace Heart Edge Punch
Adhesives - Beacon's 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner, EK Success 3D-Dots
Others - Muslin cloth

Layouts In Basic Grey Gallery

Four of my layouts are currently in the Basic Grey Gallery.

And here are the individual pages .....

Ten

Shutterbug

Memories Of You

Today

Ten

It's the first day of Chinese New Year today, so wishing everyone who celebrates "Gong Xi Fa Cai"!

Here's another layout using Basic Grey's Curio papers. I did this layout to commemorate my younger DD turning a decade old last month.

I cut the Muslin paper into a circle, distressed the edges, and trimmed it with some pretty lace from Prima.

I then pasted the hand-cut flowers from the Ophelia paper using pop-up dots, for some dimension, and embellished the layout with flowers, pearls, and butterflies punched out with my Martha Stewart craft punch.

I love that even with the blue and brown colours of these papers, I can still create a very feminine layout!

Thanks so much for dropping by! :)

Materials used:
Patterned Papers - Basic Grey - Curio Collection - Linen, Muslin, Ophelia, Needle Lace
Journaling Tag - Basic Grey - Curio Collection - Chip Sticker Shapes
Alphas - American Crafts - Paper Market Alpha-Bites - Oreo Cookie Chipboard Stickers
Flowers - Prima Marketing - Love Letter Roses (Peridot), Tea Roses (Peach Frost, Quarry), Fairytale Roses (Coral), Athena Flowers (Powder Puff)
Leaves - Prima Marketing - Velvet Heirloom Rose Leaves (Sage)
Lace - Prima Marketing
Pearls - Prima Marketing - Say It In Pearls - Swirls (Blue)
Punch - Martha Stewart Crafts - Double Craft Punch - Monarch Butterfly
Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Walnut Stain
Adhesives - Beacon's 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner, EK Success 3D-Dots

Shutterbug

Here's a layout I just completed today using Basic Grey's Curio papers. I love the pretty, lacy papers, which also lends itself very well to some cutwork.

I further added to the "softness" of the layout with some flowers, netting, and laced crystals.

And the hand-cut butterflies provide a 3-dimensional look to the layout.

Thanks for dropping by! :)

Materials used:
Patterned Papers - Basic Grey - Curio Collection - Chiffonier, Camelia, Cabriole, General Store, Estate
Journaling Tag - Basic Grey - Curio Collection - Chip Sticker Shapes
Metal Clip - Basic Grey - Curio Collection - Decorative Clips
Flowers - Prima Marketing - Love Letter Roses (Peridot, Quartz), Tea Roses (Santa Rosa)
Laced Crystals - Prima Marketing - Say It In Crystals - Swirl With Lace (White)
Netting - Webster's Pages - Vintage Inspired Netting
Alphas - American Crafts - Paper Market Alpha-Bites - Oreo Cookie Chipboard Stickers
Inks - Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Walnut Stain, American Crafts Slick Writer in Black Fine
Adhesives - Beacon's 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner

Imagination

After feasting my eyes on Prima's new releases for CHA, I felt compelled to use my existing Prima collections to make way for the new ones I'm definitely going to get! Lol! So here's an almost all-Prima layout - the only things non-Prima here is the stamp which is from Tim Holtz, and the alphas which are from Jenni Bowlin.

I found Prima's lovely Romance paper from their Annalee collection in my stash, and instead of the usual patterned paper or cardstock, I used their Annalee Boxed Journal Note Cards to mount the photo onto.

I also used several different Prima laces to create the horizontal strips across the page.....

..... and further embellished this with Prima flowers, vines, and pearls.

The title is pasted onto the white space in the photo.

Thanks so much for dropping by!

Materials used:
Patterned Paper - Prima Marketing - Annalee Collection - Romance
Journaling Notes - Prima Marketing - Annalee Collection - Boxed Journal Note Cards
Flowers - Prima Marketing - Rossetti Roses (Grace), Belle Artes (Poetry), Tea Roses (Quarry), Symphony Blend (Acceso Red)
Vines - Prima Marketing - Valentine Vine (Red), Petite Fleur Vine (Cherryblossom)
Leaves - Prima Marketing - Rose Leaves
Pearls - Prima Marketing - Say It In Pearls - Swirls
Laces - Prima Marketing
Alphas - Jenni Bowlin Studio - Banner Alpha Stickers - Ledger
Stamp - Tim Holtz Visual Artistry Collection Clear Stamps - Flights of Fancy
Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain
Adhesives - Beacon's 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Kokuyo Dotliner

LOTW at MWL

My layout Rejoice is one of the Layouts Of The Week at Made With Love this week. :)