Just the two of us!

Hey, y'all!!!  I've taken some time away from the blog for awhile (sorry!) but I'm back and I'd like to share a few projects that I've created over the past few weeks!  I've spread these out so that I have some blogging material for the next little bit while I continue to get my life back into order after a crazy hectic couple of months!  Here is a layout with a picture of me and my super duper awesome husband!  This photo was actually taken back in March at my cousin's wedding, and has been sitting on my desk for quite some time now!  I loved the feel of this kit when I opened it so I thought I'd give the picture a new home!

 

 

I started working on the chipboard piece first...and actually spent a good day on it (lots of layers of ink, paint, and what nots).  Here is a picture of the first two layers of color on it...gesso and some gelatos that I blended and blended...and then blended (just for good measure).

 

Here is another close up of the chipboard after I finished and put it on the page.  After using gelatos I used some Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays and some Lindy's magicals before applying some shimmery embossing powders and some chunky pink glitter!  :)

Most of this project was done with the August Scraps of Elegance kit (yes, I am behind on using my kits...and if we're really going to be honest here I actually have 3 unopened kits at the house.  *sigh*)
I loved the birdhouse and flowers that came with this kit.  Behind the chipboard I layered some cheesecloth.  Some of it was left white while I dyed some of the other pieces in a Tim Holtz Reinker/water mix to get a light fluffy color and some added layers.

Below you can a close up of some more flowers, more cheesecloth and a super cool mini frame.  The square frame actually came in the very first Scraps of Darkness kit that I purchased (over a year ago) that I have been hoarding saving for a rainy day.  I used some of the patina that came in a kit to give it super cool color and sprayed a little water on the patina before it dried to create the muddled look in the top lefthand corner.  The purple flowers were originally white, but I used the same technique of mixing Tim Holtz reinkers with water to give them a gorgeous purple-ly hue!

Below is the last close up of this project, more flowers, more layers, more cheesecloth, an artist tile, etc.  You can also see some of the random splattering, a little bit of stamping and texture work, and some of mica flakes that came in the kit.

 

There you have it!  I'm eager to get back in my scraproom and keep this blog up to date!  Thanks for looking!!!

 

xoxo,

Mel