New Challenge

My dearest friend LG has a new design team and it is called Color Combos Galore. I was immediately inspired by the color combo for this week and still into my "shabby" mojo so I decided to use my prima stacks and here is the finished layout and some closeups. I also used the sketch over at Sketch Inspiration.

This is the corner flower which I brushed with Shimmerz Blingz.

Close up of the title work and the cutouts which I misted with Glimmer mist Patina.The border at the bottom is stamped and then topped with a Silhouette die cut.

This is the close up of the flower which I misted with the same patina color and painted the tips with Shimmerz Blingz. THe butterflies were cut outs from another Prima paper.

The background of the photo is another prima paper which I traced and cut out using the colorbox ink case. And the yellow border die cut is cut from Silhouette again.

Materials:

PP: Prima Shabby Chic, Raspberry Tea collection, WRMK CS

Embellisments: Prima Stickers, Silhouette die cuts

Alpha: Prima Stickers

Inks: Glimmer Mist, Shimmerz, Colorbox Inks

Tools: Silhouette, Hampton Art Stamp

Hope you all are having a great week!

Cheers Everyone!

Cathy

She luvs life...

Yes I do! I am lovin' my life right now, it's like everything is in it's right place and I am so happy.  Heard over the radio the other day - if you keep asking yourself if you're happy then you probably aren't happy because if you are, you just feel it no questions asked.  And that made me think and I realized how happy I was because I don't really ask and I'm always looking forward to tomorrow with open arms. :)

So I decided to journal about that on this layout and I used the recent photos that I have of myself. This is actually for the Pagemaps sketch challenge. I finally used my new Prima goodies which I haven't touched after 2-3 layouts and I have the whole pp line! I gotta start using them again and consume it all. 

Here's the layout.

 

This title block is cut out from one of the papers, I added a Prima stamp on it (in pink) and then covered the big flower print with a real flower. I also added sparkle on the flower bu adding shimmerz blingz on it.

The pop up flower punch was covered with more flowers and a stem.

The felt is originally white in color - I stamped it with text and then sprayed Patina glimmer mist on it then added flowers and bling.

The photos were partly framed by the stamps scattered on the photos.

This is a Websters' journaling card. I drew lines on it and wrote my journaling notes. I love that it looks stamped and embossed.  

PP:  Prima Strawberry Kisses, Raspberry Tea, Shabby Chic
Embellishment: Prima flowers, Prima Felt, Prima Bling, Prima chipboard sticker, Websters journaling cards, Trim,
Alpha: Websters Alpha sticker
Inks: Distress Inks, Shimmerz Blingz, Glimmer mist
Tools: Martha border punch and flower punch, Hero arts stamp, Prima stamps

I hope you too are enjoying your life at the moment, love it and live it.  Happy weekend!

Cheers!

Cathy

Cave... More Prima

Here's one more layout I completed last week using Pencil Lines' Sketch. And of course I used more Prima papers! They are so pretty and wonderful!!!

The flowers were painted with Shimmerz - the effect and the shine is really pretty in person!

This is a naked chipboard which I painted using MM's manila color and then each letter is stamped using two different stamps on each side. I really love how it turned out. And the scroll chipboard is also bare - covered it with Prima pp and mixed gel medium and pink paint and applied it on the sides for texture.

This is the frame cut out from the prima pp and the stamp underneatch is also a prima stamp, I just added pearls on the tips of the flourish. The lace is also cream in color but I just misted it with walnut ink to make it brownish.

Thanks for looking!

Cheers!

Cathy

Happiness is.... Family

Here's an LO I've made using the current sketch challenge over at Sketch Inspiration. SI is a sketch ning forum I recently discovered. They've got weekly sketches and I love sketches. Can't seem to start anything without it so I signed up and joined early this week.

Here's the sketch:

And here's my take. I've used the new prima lines again and I still have a lot! :) This was a picture taken this New Year's over at Ate Ten's house. I think this was taken after the fireworks have settled. Gio was taking the picture so he wasn't here.

Close up of the several layers of trims and papers I used and the doily which was cut using my Silhouette. The trim on top is prima and was originally creme in color. I misted it with walnut ink because I didn't really want any shine added to it.

Close ups of the flowers and prima stamp. I also spread platinum stickles on the flowers.

And lastly close up of the prima stickers and chipboards. I also used a Heidi Swapp paper which I used for the title - "happiness is..."

If you notice, this layout did not have cutouts so I actually finished this in record time - I don't think I exceeded 2 hours and that's a first for me. And though it did not have my usual cut outs, I loved how it turned out. So maybe I will do more LOs without cutouts soon. But I don't know if I can resist it at all. It took an ounce of strength not to cut today. :)

Anyhow, thanks for looking! Have a great weekend!

Cheers!

Cathy

Got Lucky

So I had a chance to play with my new Prima pps yesterday and I finished one page and I'm so happy I did. Didn't scrap for more than a week and though I lack sleep, it felt soooooo good. :) I used the sketch over at A2Z - was inspired with the white space on the sketch. 


Here it is. I used a mix of the different lines they came out with on this page.

Here's the close up of the design.

Some close up. I used different trims and papers. "Lucky" alpha is from the watercolor line sticker alpha and the chipboard journal frame is from the flights of fancy line.

This is a Fancy Pants scalloped chipboard that I've had on my used stash. I simply covered it with coordinating Prima paper, sanded and inked the sides and added Beadazzles near one corner of the photo.

And of course, it wouldn't be a Prima layout with cutouts right? These are the flowers I cut out from the paper, layered and trailing on the side of the chipboard frame. I also added Judikins glaze on the flower for that added shine and dimension. 

Journaling reads: Yes we did! Hence this unexpected trip to Beijing, China. - Tiananmen Square

Materials:
PP: Prima Flights of Fancy(841508, 841478), Strawberry Kisses(841447), Shabby Chic(841119)
Alpha: Prima CS Sticker (536787), Thickers
Embellisment: Prima Chipboard Sticker - Flights of Fancy (536725), Prima Trim, Misc trims, FP Scallop chipboard
Inks:  Distress Ink, Judikins Glaze, Beadazzled, Modge Podge

Cheers!
Cathy

February is over...

I can't believe it's over.  This month flew so fast and I hate to admit it but I only made 8 layouts.  This is not because I lost my mojo or anything but I had to rest.  Got sick for a few days - vertigo, had a small car accident - car got a scratch, been so busy at work due to integration activities. So yeah, it got the best of me.

On the other hand though, I did win some seriously awesome stuff! I won a $300 worth of Melissa Frances goodies, I'm one of the CEO awardees - which earned me an extra $250 and bought myself a new Philip Stein watch, a Charriol bracelet and we had a very nice Vday celebration! And on the scrapppin side of my world, I was able to attend a scrappin class with Iris Babao Uy, I got in the top 25 finalist of Nook's DT Call (still proud of that though I didn't make it LOL!), One of my layouts posted at Two Peas got someone's attention and it will be pubbed at Scrapbooking.com and lastly I will be the featured member this March over at Your Scrapbook Stash. What's not to like about Feb eh?

Well just to top it off, I was able to finish another layout this weekend. I'm so happy my Prima goodies arrived in time for the Feb BAP.  No chance I'm hoping to win but I'm just happy to participate, been wanting to for the longest time. :)

So here is the finished layout. I started this layout last friday, when LG came over and we scrapped. But I didn't get to finish it until yesterday.

 

I used the Pastiche Collection on here. They are the most beautiful for me among all the new lines. :) The gate like paper is from my old prima stash, I tore it and applied crackle paint on the edges, like the soft look it added to the strong colors of the paper.

These are the chipboard stickers from the same line. The alpha is an old prima stash too but the flowers are new.  I also stamped a small piece of the music stamp on the side of the photo.

 

Here's the bottom right side. It was hard to cut through those beautiful papers but I did it anyway and I'm so happy with how it turned out. I also added glossy accents on the roses just to give it a little of an epoxy look. 

The leaf is from a new prima stamp too which I stamped on scraps (using two different shades of green) and hand cut after. 

Thanks for looking and have a great week ahead!

Cheers!
Cathy

TOP SECRET

Curious what this movie drape is all about? Me too!!! Prima is revealing a secret on March 5th and I just am so curious to know what it is!!!!  

Check out PRIMA's blog to see what's up for grabs for simply posting this secret sneak!!!

Hurry!!!

Adorable You

This LO is based on the Sketch 32 posted at Scrappiest. This was a quick layout since I've got plenty of "to do's" but I really liked the outcome.

Here's the sketch:
And here's my take:


Materials used: Prima Acacia CS, PPS border (can't remember the brands because they're left overs), Inqueboard Memoirs, Provo Craft 3D stickers, Rob and Bob Epoxy Stickers, Creative Imagination narratives epoxy stickers, WRMK chipboards and brackets, ribbons and button (no brand), Prima flowers, Craft Express epoxy photo corners.

This is another attempt at creating a "non-distressed" page. Enjoying it so far! :)

Thanks for looking, goodnight.