Pumpkins

My son Colin in 2007

This is my first project using the gorgeous September Scraps of Elegance Kit, "Falling Leaves".

I used the Main Kit,  Coordinating Paper Add-on,  Chipboard Add-on, Floral Add-on and the Elements Add-on.

Main Kit

Coordinating Paper Add-on

Chipboard Add-on

Floral Add-on

Elements Add-on

I started with the beautiful "Pumpkin Season" paper from Prima's Amber Moon collection, included in the Coordinating Paper Add-on as the background.


I cut a strip of paper from the "Into the Woods" paper (Main Kit) and punched the edges with a stitch pattern punch, layering this over a strip of black cardstock to make the pattern more noticeable. I then glued this onto the background and applied the orange polka dot washi tape from the Elements Add-on along the sides.  I added some more washi tape strips on the right side of the layout,
horizontally.

I also used a floral edge punch with the "Into the Woods" paper to make decorative strips for the left, upper and lower edges of the layout and for some die-cuts.  More die-cuts were made with the "Autumn Sunset" paper from the Main Kit.  I used some green paper from my stash for the leaves.

These are the dies and punches I used:

Spellbinders Postage Stamps

Spellbinders Astoria Decorative Elements

Cheery Lynn Designs Flourish #13

EK Success Pointed Flower

Fiskars In Stitches

I painted the chipboard pumpkins and applied a brown wash overtop to grunge them up a bit and give them some dimension.  I also added a bit of orange embossing powder to the pumpkins.

The buttons and small orange roses were from my stash.  The rest of the flowers were from the Floral Add-on.

To finish, I added a couple of stickers from the Main Kit, a butterfly from the ephemera in the Elements Add-on and brushed a bit of white paint on the edges of a few of the flowers to add some more dimension.



Thank you so much for taking a look today!

Little Red Sports Car

My son Evan in 2001

For this layout I used some old My Mind's Eye papers from their Indie Chic and Stella Rose collections.



These are the dies and punch I used:

Spellbinders Timeless Rectangles

Cheery Lynn Designs Flourish #13

Cheery Lynn Designs Daisy Lace Bracelet

Fiskars In Stitches

I layered the die-cuts over a black version and offset them slightly to accentuate the edges.

I glued some Prills in the center of the red flowers.

Thank you so much for taking a look!

Notre Dame Cathedral

Notre Dame Cathedral in 1996

My husband and I got married in the Fall of 1995 and went on a belated honeymoon to Europe in the Spring of  '96. This is a photo of Notre Dame Cathedral that I took when we were in Paris.



For this layout I used a piece of Blue Fern Studios paper.

Blue Fern Studios
Serendipity - Imagination

I did some stencilling on the background with molding paste.  When the paste was still wet I embossed it with Bright White Wow! embossing powder.  It was a little too bright so I inked over it with turquoise and light brown chalk inks. The background was then splattered with watery turquoise and brown paints.

Kaisercraft
Bloom

I also sprayed the edges of the paper with water and applied some of the watered down turquoise paint to give a soft watercolour effect.

These are the chipboard pieces I used:

Wycinanka
Paris - ramka szyld wzór 2

Wycinanka
Paris -ornamenty

I heat embossed the chipboard pieces with JudiKins Rustique Patina Bronze embossing powder.

Here are some more close-ups:

Thank you so much for taking a look!