Happy Earth Day ~ FotoBella DT

     Happy Earth Day! In honor of our beautiful planet, I scrapped this photo that I took of Big Sur, CA onto a leftover piece of cardboard from a frozen pizza, using lots of other recyclables, and some mixed media supplies from FotoBella.

     I ripped off the top paper layer of cardboard and gave it a coat of Prima Marketing Heavy White Gesso. Then I applied tissue paper, that I can never throw away, onto the background using Prima Marketing Clear Gesso to extend the water out from the photo. Once dry, I went over it with Distress Crayons, using Peacock Feathers and Mermaid Lagoon from Set #1, and Peeled Paint and Chipped Sapphire from Set #2, blending the colors with Prima Marketing's Water Brush Pens. The final step in making the water was using a heavy coat of the Clear Gesso again,to apply strips of white tissue paper sprinkled with Prima Marketing's Glass Glitter (Pearl).

     A couple of sticks were used to extend the trees in my photo with a few Petaloo Burlap Flowers (Teal), and a Petaloo Darjeeling Mini Mix (Teastained Cream) flower colored with Distress Sprays (Broken China and Lucky Clover).

     I used the same sprays to color the other Petaloo Darjeeling Mini Mix flower placed in the middle of the burlap ones.

     The best part of the view, an 80 foot waterfall that falls onto a beach in a cove, was cut off after printing my photo, so I made my own. I had to dig through my trash for some newspaper to create the rocks.by crumbling and shaping them. Then I gave them a coat of Prima Marketing's Heavy White Gesso. Once dry, I used my finger to paint them with Ranger Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions Paint (Slate Grey), and quickly used a toothpick with Ranger Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions Paint (White Linen) to add some detail. The waterfall was made with a torn piece of white tissue paper, applied with Prima Marketing's Clear Gesso, and sprinkled with Glass Glitter. To mimic the trees and grass, I added some green fibers tucked among the rocks.

     I used real sand added to Prima Marketing's Heavy White Gesso colored with Distress Sprays (Vintage Photo and Antique Linen). To create the pool of water under the waterfall, I added more strips of white tissue paper applied with Clear Gesso again, sprinkled with glass glitter, and filled with Ranger's Glossy Accents.

     The top part was painted with Distress Spray Stain (Broken China) using a paintbrush. After it dried, I went over it with Ranger Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions Paint (White Linen) using my fingers to create clouds. Then I added my recycled netting, before finishing the cardboard edges with a piece of rope that was once wrapped around a glass pillar holding a candle. It ended up being almost the exact size that I needed. 

   
     Thanks for looking! I hope I inspired you to look at your trash in a different way, with supplies from FotoBella!

Challenges:

Mixed Media Place ~ April Challenge (I was inspired by the colors, flowers, grass, and water)

Creative Artiste Mixed Media ~ Challenge #25

Crafty Creations Challenges ~ #339 Anything Goes

4th Grade

Even though my baby is a big 6th grader now, I still have lots of his old school pics to scrap, which I did with this page of his first day of 4th grade.

I was inspired by this awesome sketch, used for the September Sketch Challenge @ Scrapbook.com. I love it so much, I'm sure I'll use it again!

I started by dripping some Distress re-inkers down my page, in black soot and shabby shutters. I used a lot of old stuff on here, recycling some black mesh that probably came from some fruit, the notebook paper, which also got inked, and a soda can tab, which was the challenge at Scrap for help. I attached the soda tab to my large tag, and then tied fibers through it. Even the stickers, fibers, pp's, and especially the apple brads are very old supplies, making it all the more fun to play around and get messy with. After my drips dried, I stamped the brick pattern randomly around the page.

Here's a closer look at the mesh and rulers.

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a GREAT weekend!!!

Happy National Scrapbook Day!

Happy National Scrapbook Day!!! I know there's lot of scrappy stuff going on today, but if you get a chance, come join us at Birds of a Feather for our Flock Together Crop.

I'm hosting A Celebration of Earth Challenge, which is all about recycling. For my example I scrapped this old photo of my Great Grandma's, Grandma.

I inked and embossed the cardboard around the stamped clock, and then glued some small beads to it. The key was also embossed and started out shiny silver.

I also recycled the silver rusted brackets that are laced with the leather strip that was originally tied to some suede napkins.

 The beautiful butterflies were a RAK from Renea Bouquets!Thanks so much Renea!!
I stamped, inked, and embossed all of the flowers using scraps.

Thanks for looking!!

Published in Scrap n' Art Magazine

I'm so happy to finally share this page with you that I created months ago! It's my first published work for Scrap n' Art Magazine that appeared in the March issue for the theme "going green".

I scrapped this photo of me and my little sister, taken on St. Patrick's Day 2012. I made the diamond grid by masking some diamond shapes that I cut out with my Cricut.I used Gesso and Glimmer mists and added hand stitching in gold thread. Then I added the light green pearls, which I've had forever.

 I  love recycling whenever I can, so I made all of the shamrocks out of brown paper bags. I painted them, cut them, and finished them off with gold paint around the edges. The gold coins I've also had forever. I also recycled some old tissue paper behind the photo.

I love the Graphic 45 papers and tag, which completed the whole green theme!

Thanks for looking!