Reveal Day for Scraps of Darkness

The May kit for Scraps of Darkness is just gorgeous!  With an oriental flair, this one has beautiful, bright papers laced with gold, lots of sparkle, and so many options for creativity.  I have been chosen to be the Guest Designer for May, and I'm so appreciative for this opportunity!  Here are my layouts created with this month's kit. 

it's a girl thing

This is my daughter when she was little, and it's one of my favorite pics of her. 

One of the embellies for this kit were the fans in pink and white.  I chose to use a rub-on from my stash and then stamped the edge with a lace clear stamp and black ink.

be happy

This is a photo of my brother and sister-in-law on their wedding day.



This kit had so many choices for fussy cutting, which is what I did on this layout with purple vine.  I dressed it up with some Glimmer Mist and Smooch ink as well.  I used pop dots to adhere them and give some more dimension.  The fern leaves are from my stash.

I love this Dusty Attic crane, and it seemed perfect for this layout.  I inked with white Smooch ink, and though you probably can't see it here, it just shimmers.

Dreamy

This is another pic of my daughter when she was little, and I just love how this layout turned out.



I did a lot of fussy-cutting on this one, matted black cardstock behind it along with some white tulle.  I made the flowers out of silver tissue-paper.

To make the flowers on the printed paper stand out more, I coated them with Rock Candy Distress Crackle paint, and then applied white Smooch ink.  I just love how shimmery the Smooch is!

Time flies when you're having rum

Lastly, this is my husband and me in Key West last month.  Our favorite place there is called "The Rum Barrel", and that's where this was taken. 

The clock was actually from last month's kit, and I used texture paint around the edge, painted, and inked with distress ink to make it more 3-D.  The Dusty Attice wings are from the SOD store.  For the chipboard letters, I used Smooch and distress ink, then coated them in clear embossing powder. 

Thanks for looking and be sure to check out all the great Design Team work in the gallery over at Scraps of Darkness!

Eternal Love

The following layout was also made with the April kit from Scraps of Darkness.  This Easter I was inspired by my faith and belief in God to do something commemorating the resurrection of Jesus.  Easter, to me, is not about bunnies, eggs, and all that.  The one photo on this page is graphic, and I used it because I believe that it is realistic of what really happened to Jesus.  I've included scripture verses to support the message. 

Here are some closeup shots of the scripture verses I used on this LO:

 

 

 

This is one that I plan to frame & place on the wall of my scrap room to remind me of the price that was paid for all.  Happy Easter and may God bless you!

Travel Through the Pages of Time

Now back to scrappiness!!  This LO was done with the Scraps of Darkness April Kit "Foundations".  This is truly a beautiful kit.  Don't get me wrong, there hasn't been one I haven't liked!  However, this one is full of scrappy indulgence with the Bo Bunny Timepiece line, and lots of other great embellies.  This is a pic of my father when he was a baby back in April, 1943.  My Grandmother kindly gave me many photos of my dad and mom so that I would have them to keep.  Thanks for looking!

Last Wishes

This bittersweet LO is my father and me in Niagara Falls back in 1995.  He had been diagnosed terminally ill with lung & liver cancer and had undergone all the chemotherapy they would give him.  He had never been here and wanted to visit before his time was cut short.  He was 54 when he died, and all I can say is he was one of the "7 wonders of my world".  I look forward to seeing him again someday in Heaven!

Happy New Year!

My first LO of 2011!  This was done using the Scraps of Darkness Dec kit "Time Flies".  I threw in a couple of items from the November Rain kit as well.  I just love this pic of my daughter, Hope.  I've been wanting to do a LO with this photo for so long.  This kit was perfect for it!  Thanks for stopping by!

Girlfriends

Scraps of Darkness ~ November Rain kit sketch challenge
This is my daughter and her best friend from high school.

Hello!

Welcome to my new blog!  I finally had the chance to set this up today since I'm having a snow-day.  I will be sharing my scrapbook projects here for any who wish to see.  Thanks for looking and have a fabulous day!