Little Lion

My son Colin in 2005

I'm back with another layout using the gorgeous Scraps of Elegance September Kit, "Falling Leaves".

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

Main Kit

Coordinating Paper Add-on

Elements Add-on

Floral Add-on

I started with the beautiful "Fall Postcards" paper from Prima's Amber Moon collection available in the Main Kit .  I then made some die-cuts using the "Into the Woods" paper (also in the Main Kit) and the "Pumpkin Season" paper (in the Coordinating Paper Add-on).  As usual I layered the die-cuts over a dark cardstock version and offset them slightly to accentuate the edges.  I also applied some brown chalk ink around the edges of the die-cuts and the background paper.

Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Doily Circles

Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Lace Rectangles

The seed stems were made with the microbeads included in the Main Kit.  I used the wired stems off some old flowers from my stash, coated the ends with Beacon's 3-in-1 glue and poured the microbeads overtop.  To make the thicker ones, I wrapped some floral tape around the end of the wire before coating it with the glue and microbeads.   I stuck the bottom of the wires into a sheet of styrofoam until the glue dried.  I then lightly coated them with some fluid matte medium to help keep the microbeads from falling off.

The chipboard piece was from my stash.  I painted it orange and then inked over it with some darker orange and brown inks to give the colour some dimension. 

Blue Fern Studios
Formal Corners

The coconut buttons were also from my stash.  All the flowers and other embellishments (Amber Stones, ephemera)  were from the Floral Add-on and Elements Add-on.

Thank you so much for taking a look!

By the Shore

"By the Shore"

This is my second layout with the beautiful September Scraps of Elegance Kit, "Falling Leaves".

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

Main Kit

Elements Add-on

Chipboard Add-on

Floral Add-on

For this layout I used some of the beautiful "Amber and Apricot" papers by Blue Fern Studios from the Main Kit.


I did a bit of stenciling on the background paper ("Birdsong" from the Main Kit) using Scattered Straw and Vintage Photo Distress Inks applied with a Clarity stencil brush.

Tim Holtz
Ornate

I then made some die-cuts to layer under the photo using the "Faded Blooms" and "Chapters" papers from the Main Kit.   I layered each of the die-cuts over a black copy and offset them slightly to accentuate the edges.  I also applied some brown ink around the edges of each one and around the edges of the background paper as well.

Spellbinders
Decorative Labels Eight

The chipboard wreath was painted green and then watery layers of brown and green paint were added overtop to add shading and dimension.  I cut off the part that would have been hidden under the photo and used it on the other side.

After that it was just a matter of gluing down the chipboard and die-cut layers and adding the other embellishments.  The coconut buttons were from my stash.  All the other embellishments were from the Main Kit or Add-ons.



Here are a couple more close-ups:

Thank you so much for taking a look!

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!