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My great-grandfather and his bride on their wedding day |
For this layout I used a piece of Ciao Bella paper from their La Traviata collection.
I did some stencilling on the background using Clarity stencil brushes and Distress Inks (Fired Brick and Gathered Twigs).
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Clarity Stencil Brushes |
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Prima
Checker 6"x6" |
I also did some hand-stitching on the background and on the photo mat.
These are the dies I used:
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Cheery Lynn Designs
Daphne Doily |
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Cheery Lynn Designs
Ambergris Tiny Doily |
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Spellbinders
Decorative Labels Eight |
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Cheery Lynn Designs
Carnivale Border |
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Tattered Lace
Nested Beaded Chains
Essential Rectangles |
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Cheery Lynn Designs
Flourish #13 |
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As usual, I layered the die-cuts over a darker version and offset them slightly to accentuate the edges.
This is the chipboard piece I used:
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Creative Embellishments Vintage Flourish 3 |
I coated the flourish with heavy gesso, let it dry and rubbed it with Fired Brick and Gathered Twigs Distress Inks. I then applied some Scattered Straw Stickles and poured some Fuzzy Navel Prills overtop.
A few of the flowers (the yellow and pink daisies) are old ones from my stash (by Prima I think), a couple of them I made myself a number of years ago but never used and the rest are by 49 and Market.
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Vintage Shades Botanical Blends - Cerise |
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Vintage Shades Potpourri - Cerise |
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Thank you so much for taking a look!
Well Tracy, you've done it once again! Made a gloriously gorgeous layout! I really really love the stitching! your flower clusters are gorgeous! I love the Carnivale border die, which I also have. Love how it barely peeks out. Wonderful creation! LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa! I really appreciate it!
DeleteOh My! Loving the Ciao Bella!!So pretty. ...And the Cerise just perfect. Wow, fabulous stitching. So nice, thank you Tracy! Denise BTW - Great Family Pics.
ReplyDeleteThanks Denise!
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