Little Miss memory tray for Reneabouquets

Good morning all! I'm back today sharing another project that I created as GDT for Reneabouquets.com and Reneabouquets Etsy Shop. This time I've decided to tackle a memory tray. I have been holding onto this tray for quite a while. I love looking at the ones others have done, but I just wasn't ready for the challenge until I seen the latest one that Renea created. You can see her tray here. So I dug the tray back out, grabbed my goodies from the shop, and jumped in. And here's my first tray. 

I used Bo Bunny's Little Miss range for my tray. I started by distressing my papers with my Zutter distrezz machine and fussy cutting some of the elements from the papers. I affixed pieces of cardboard to all the elements to help them stand out and give some more dimension to the tray.

For my flowers I used some of the Victorian Velvet Glitter Glass flower set that you can find in the shop.

For a little more interest on a couple of the spaces I decided to try some stenciling using a CW stencil and some of the Tim Holtz texture paste from the shop. Have you tried this paste? It's awesome to work with. 

The tray wouldn't be complete without some butterflies. The Tiny Treasures- Precious Keepsake butterflies were a perfect touch. Renea's butterflies are always so gorgeous -love 'em!

See those cute scissors in the corner cluster? Yep, they are in the shop also =)

Remember to use my coupon code: GDTMICHELLEMC to get 10% off your total purchase at either Reneabouquets.com or the Etsy shop. For more shop updates and inspiration visit the Facebook page.  Thanks so much for coming by and your continued support! Have a creative day!

The only reason

Good morning! It's reveal time at Let's Get Sketchy and so I have my inspiration page to share with you. As soon as I seen the sketch I knew right away what I wanted to do, so I grabbed the Authentique "Suave" papers that I've been hoarding  saving and went to work. And this is what I came up with.

 I started by giving all the edges of my layers a sloppy punch job using a doily lace border punch by Martha Stewart. I achieved the look I wanted by putting the paper edges half way through the punch and changing the angle of the punch each time. After placing my first three layers down I gave the background a little stamping with a Kaisercraft script stamp and Colorbox black ink. And for some added texture I splattered the background with white and black acrylic paint. Then using the same border punch I created two white strips to mimic the lace I was using and help define the photo strip. The wooden birdcage I placed between my photos I happened to find at Hobby Lobby in a pack of six. The pearls are from Recollections, as well as some of the flowers I used. The lace and the stamens I tucked in my cluster are from my stash.

 And here's our fabulous sketch this week

Now it's your turn to work the sketch and I can't wait to see your creations. Be sure to link your projects here under the week 4 link. Thanks so much for dropping in! I truly appreciate your time a lovely comments. Hope you have a creative day!