Monday 29 December 2014

Shy Girl

My mother in the early 1940's

For this layout I used some beautiful laces, flowers, and rhinestone trim from the Tresors de Luxe Etsy shop.


These are some of the other products I used:


 
Riddersholm Design paper- Vintage Venture - Skies

Riddersholm Design paper- Vintage Venture - Yesterday



Wycinanka chipboard - Blueberry Swirls Big Frame with Lattice
             
Wycinanka chipboard - Fullness of Summer 7

Martha Stewart punch - Wild Flowers

Spellbinders die -Captivating Squares
                              


Along the inside of the punched area I spread a thick layer of tacky glue and sprinkled Stampendous Taupe Color Fragments, small white beads and micro beads in white, turquoise and bronze overtop. After the glue was dry I applied a couple of coats of Krylon Low Odor Clear Matte spray to help keep the beads from falling off too easily.


Here are some close-ups of the layout:


















Thanks for taking a look.

Thursday 18 December 2014

The Swing

(for Tresors de Luxe)

My mother (right) with her younger sister in the late 1940's


These are the Tresors de Luxe products I used:

French Lace Trim FR-006
Venice Lace Trim LA-090
Rustic Shabby Chic Flower Embellishment
Crystal Rhinestone Trim CR-026

For this layout I used paper by Riddersholm Design from their Vintage Venture collection.



These are some of the other products I used:



Spellbinders die - Large Deckled Rectangles
Spellbinders die - Small Deckled Rectangles
Spellbinders die - Large Deckled  Mega Rectangles


Spellbinders die - Romantic Rectangles
Spellbinders die - Small Deckled  Mega Rectangles
Spellbinders die - Marvelous Squares


Memory Box die - Quinn Flourish
Martha Stewart PATP punch - Quilted




Here is the layout after I had placed the diecuts and most of the lace. 




I sprayed some of the lace with pink and turquoise mists.  It turned out much too bright so I washed the lace under the tap to get as much of the colour out as possible.  When it was dry I sprayed it lightly with Walnut Gold Glimmer Mist to dull down the colour some more.

The frame around the photo was made with wired thread.  To make the loose ringlets I put the narrow handle of a small paintbrush along the straight wires, wrapped wire around both the paintbrush and straight wires then pulled out the paintbrush handle.

Prima Wired Thread - Dusty



Here are some closeups of the layout:






Thanks for looking!


Saturday 13 December 2014

Vintage Gold

(for Tresors de Luxe)

An old photo of my husband's grandmother (left) with a friend

This layout was inspired by the December mood board for the Tresors de Luxe Challenge.



These are the Tresors de Luxe products I used for my Vintage Gold layout:

White Lace and Pearl Applique AP-033
Gold Lace Trim LA-187

White Fabric Flower FL-056
Crystal Rhinestone Trim CR-029

Crystal Rhinestone Trim CR-004


The gold and dark red papers are from the old "Noel" collection by BoBunny.  

These are some of the other products I used:


Ek Success - large edger punch - Argyle
Lifestyle Crafts die - Nesting Doily Rectangles
Memory Box die - Riviera Corner
Memory Box die - Whimsical Flourish



Buttons Galore - Vintage Ornaments
Dusty Attic chipboard - Lamp Post #4 small



Here are some close-ups of the layout:









Thanks for looking!