"The Sea" Layout - Scraps of Elegance "By the Sea" Kit

Hello Everyone! This is my latest layout titled "The Sea".

I focused on using various elements from the Scraps of Elegance "By the Sea" main kit and elements add-on kit for August, 2016.

Here are some close-ups of my layout:

Here is a list of products I used for this layout:

• Tim Holtz Idea-ology Collection - "Found Relatives - Occasions" (the picture)
• Blue Fern Studios' papers - Seaside Cottage Collection - "Voyage" (main background paper), "Embark" (strips cut out for the background), and "Calling Cards" (the journal cards behind the photo)
• Blue Fern Studios - flowers - "Seaside Lilies" and "Attic Charm Daisies"
• Blue Fern Studios - "Jeweled Frame"
• Vintaj Vogue Solid Brass Dragonfly
• Prima - French Riviera Collection - Chipboard Stickers
• Prima - Finnabair - Clear Acrylic Stamps - "Read To Me" (to make the background)
• Prima - Epiphany Collection - Clear Acrylic Stamps - "Two" (to make the tag)
• StazOn Ink Pad - "Jet Black"
• Ranger Distress Ink Pad - "Antique Linen" (to make the tag) and "Vintage Photo" (painted around the journal Cards)
• Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Color Shot - "Fuzzy Navel Peach" (on the background)
• Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Fabio Spray - "Sandra Dee Sepia" (on the background)
• Ranger Distress Paint - "Picket Fence" (mixed with the two Lindy's products)
• Prima - Vintage Emporium Collection - Ephemera (the glass jar filled with glass beads and sand)
• Silhouette Portrait (to make the disposable stencil with mixed media paper to use on the background)

Thank you for taking a look today! Any comments or suggestions are much appreciated. xx

"Allure" Layout - VIDEO TUTORIAL

Hello everyone! Today I have a layout to share with you titled "Allure".  I also made a video tutorial, and you can find it at the end of this blog post.

The first set shows my layout with my camera's flash on while the second set shows my layout without the flash.

The camera's flash really brings out the Golden Glass Bead Gel's shine and the Blue Fern Studios Imagine Ink "Watermelon" glitter.

Before I go any further, I want to share this strange coincidence that happened when I began this layout... 

While working on the background, I decided "spur of the moment" to use my knife to apply gesso - one of my goals is to one day be able to create the sorts of backgrounds that Lisa Griffith makes in many of her layouts. I have tried so many times on scrap paper, yet I haven't had the guts to just try  it on an actual layout until this one. Right after I did that part of the video, I took a break, went on facebook, and saw that Lisa will be designing for 13@rts! You can see Lisa's first 13@rts layout using the Aura Rosa collection here. So congratulations to Lisa for being the new addition to the 13@rts DT.  (Now three of my most favorite mixed media artists design for 13@rts!)

Anyhow, here are pictures of my layout without my camera's flash:

Here is a list of some of the products I used:

• 13@rts Aura Rosa Collection - "Blue Roses" paper and "Spring Flowers" paper
• The Crafter's Workshop Stencil - "Mini Victorian Sketchbook"
• Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - "Stripes"
• Golden Modeling Paste
• Golden Glass Bead Gel
• Liquitex Basics Acrylic Gesso
• Liquitex Clear Gesso
• StazOn Ink Pad - "Jet Black"
• Finnabair Clear Stamp - "Read to Me"
• Blue Fern Studios Imagine Ink Glitter - "Watermelon"
• Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Color Shot - "My Mojito Green"
• Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray - "Midnight Rendezvous Raven"
• Prima Wire Thread - "Stark White"
• Prima Salvage District Flower

And now for the video tutorial. I hope you enjoy! Have a wonderful day.