Doing something I love again…

It’s been over 3 years since I blogged anything I made, but I’ve recently been back in my craft room on a regular basis. After some much needed organization, my creative mojo is alive again! I’ve realized I’m definitely one of those people that needs to be somewhat organized in order to be creative. There’s still more organizing to be done, but hey Rome wasn’t built in a day! 😁

So I decided to start an art journal, and here’s a recent page I finished. The image is from a jumbo stamp set by Stampendous, called The Look. I used Paper Artsy Fresco Finish Acrylic paints, Ranger Distress Inks, and Dreamweaver embossing paste.  The quote is by Sophia Loren and says "Beauty...is how you feel on the inside and it reflects in your eyes."

Layouts for the Maine Album

These are some layouts I did recently to add to our Maine album.  We've been there the past 3 years, and each time we took a different route and visited some other places along the way, one of which was Fort Ticonderoga. 

No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems

I created this layout in celebration of our annual trips to Key West.  This is a pic of my beloved hubby doing what he loves best - relaxing on the beach!  All of the textures in this layout is what made it so fun!  Many of the items used in this layout are from a previous Scraps of Darkness kit.  Here are some close-ups:

Key West Beach

This photo was taken in Key West last year.  I used the Scraps of Darkness January kit "Escape".  What a gorgeous vacation kit this is!  Some of the papers are from the Graphic 45 Tropical Travelogue collection.  I will definitely use up every bit of this kit eventually.  I have so many photos for it!

This was my first time doing some really messy mixed media.  I used bits of masking tape, fiber scraps, bits of tulle, glitter, microbeads, mesh ribbon, anything I could find! I covered it all in glue, let it dry, and then splotched alcohol inks in gold, watermelon, and butterscotch all over it.  The picture doesn't really do it justice.  It looks so good in person!

Remember This

I finally had a chance to do some scrapping!  It seems like forever since I have.  I have so many photos to scrap, and there's just never enough time.

I did this LO as a gift for my sister-in-law.  It is my dear niece, Kim.  This photo was taken when she was out for a walk with the family on our Hidden Valley weekend trip about a month ago.  I've never used this color combo before, and I really like how the teal-blue and purple look together. 

I made this wire bead with this cool metal gadget I bought at Michael's for making jewelry.  Then I attached the star that I had left over from one of my Scraps of Darkness kits.  I really like how it came out, and I think I'll make more of the wire beads.  It was easy and fun!

Thanks for looking!

Beautiful Simple Moments

This is a layout I did for a dear friend of mine with the August Scraps of Darkness kit called "Envy".  She and her daughter were walking over a bridge, and her husband decided it was a worthy photo opportunity.  I agree, and I couldn't help but scrap it for her.  I will be sending her this as a gift this week.  I cannot say enough about how beautiful this kit is!  It was loaded with beautiful papers from Kaisercraft and flowers from  Petaloo and ZVA Creative.  It has lots of other beautiful embellishments too! 

The paper in the middle of the diecut is a handmade paper from Italy that another friend of mine brought back to me from her vacation there.  It has real pink flower petals embedded in the fibers.  It's such a beautifully textured paper.  I accented some areas on the diecut with Snow-Tech for more texture, and then used spray mists and chalk ink to accent it.

 Here's a closeup of some of the awesome embellishments and trinkets in this kit.

 This kit also had some dragonfly rub-ons from The Robin's Nest.  I applied the rub-on to some transparency, cut it out, and bent the wings up. 

Thanks for looking and enjoy your weekend!

Happy Friday!

This is another layout for our Maine album.  I've been trying to get the album completed before we return there again in a couple of weeks.  The photo is my husband standing in front of Geddy's (a VERY cool restaurant in Bar Harbor).  Check it out if you're ever there!