Keeping The Best reveal

Hey there! Can you believe that it's April already? A quarter of the year is behind us already. And for me this has been a busy, busy Monday. This is my second post for the day, so if you're here for the Color Me Scrappy  challenge please scroll down. Today I have a page to share that I've done for the sketch #57 reveal at Keeping The Best.

 I used the January Kit from Scraps of Darkness (a mix of Pink Paislee Portfolio and Basic Grey Serenade papers) and some things from my stash for this page. Lots of layers on this one. I did some stamping on the background with the Prima stamps that came in the kit. I masked on the background with a stencil and black gesso, then aded a few black seed beads for a little added interest. The Dusty Attic chippies were sprayed with Black Magic by Tattered Angels then I also added a few seed beads and Black Diamond Stickles for a little more sparkle.

 The flowers are a mix of Prima and Petaloo. The leaves were made using Spellbinders foliage dies and Basic Grey paper. The pretty blue stick pin is from Prima and the wooden clock is by Recollections.

And here is the fabulous sketch...

Thanks for coming by for a peek. I appreciate your time and support. Hope you have a great day.

Such a happy little girl

Good Morning! Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter spending time with family and friends. If you're like me I'm sure you took plenty of photos over the weekend. I'm sharing a page that I've done for Color Me Scrappy's latest color and sketch challenge. The beautiful Easter colors in the required color scheme are perfect for some Easter photos.

And here is the fun sketch designed by Christina Collins...

 And this is what I created...

I had  a lot of fun creating this page. On the background I did some inking, doodling, paint splattering, and random masking. I haven't doodled on a layout in years. I forgot how fun it could be, while adding extra interest to your page.

 For my banners I lightly distressed the edges after I doodled on them as well, then adhered them with pop dots for more dimension. I wanted to keep the masking fairly subtle so when the molding paste was dry I just swiped it a little with some Star Dust stickles for a touch of sparkle. 

 The flowers are a mix of Prima and some unknowns from my stash. I applied some Lavender Stickles to my cute butterfly for a little sparkle. I added a small charm to the Petaloo stick pin.

Thanks for stopping in! I really appreciate each and every one of you! Hope you have a great day!