You shine

Good morning! Here we are, only one more day until we say goodbye to July. My daughter starts school next week already. Time is really flying by. And speaking of time..it's time for the sketch #65 reveal at Keeping the Best, and I have my inspirational page to share with you.

I used MME papers from the "Indie Chic" collection and the "Lime Twist" collection. The chipboard pieces are from the MME "The Sweetest Thing" collection -except for the word "shine". They all seemed to work so well together. All my layers were distressed with the Prima distressing tool. I matted the Lime Twist- Happy Go lucky together- on burlap after I messy punched the edges with a Martha Stewart  "Deco Fan" punch around the page. The flowers are a mix from Prima, Petaloo, and my stash. I used a Prima stamp with Stazon ink in "Midnight blue" on the background, then affixed Prima rhinestones in dark blue.

The ribbon and lace are also from my stash. I pleated the ribbon, affixing it to the lace as I went using my hot glue gun.

And here's the beautiful sketch we have to inspire you with, designed by Mistra Hoolahan

I hope it inspires you and you join us. I'd love to see your wonderful projects. Thanks so much for letting me share with you. Hope you have a great day!

Days like this...

Hello there! Today I'm sharing the page that I've done for the very first sketch challenge at Scrap It With Attitude and also the July quote challenge  "Days like this" at A-Z Scraplets.

 I used papers from the Madeline collection by Prima.  The flowers are a mix from a Prima vine that I had cut up, some from my stash, and the two larger blue flowers I got from Lisa Duke. I added a few seed beads in my clusters and twined a pearl strand throughout to dress it up a touch. The door knocker is made by Fairytales.

I did just a bit of masking in the lower right corner to kind of mimic the tiny dots in the upper left corner.

And here's the sketch

 

Thanks for coming by! Hope you have a wonderful day!