Summer Fun

It's mid summer now and we're full stream ahead with the beautiful, warm, sunny weather (finally)! What's a mommy to do for two and a half months with all three little ones home??? Well, we got a kiddie pool - er, make that 3 kiddie pools, and the kids could not be more delighted!

I also wanted to share a little video of Miss E. singing her 'swimming' song - its an original (in case you're wondering - LOL)

Hee.... worth that video alone eh?
Be back on Monday with an awesome Blog Hop with Graphic 45!!! Stay tuned!

Fallen Angel

A few months ago, my daughter and I spent the morning at the beach digging in the sand, making sandcastles and having some fun just the two of us. I ALWAYS bring my camera when I am out with my kids - you never know when that kodak moment will strike! I had been snapping candid (or so I thought) photos of her for most of the morning when she suddenly sat up and said "No more pictures mommy!". Oops!! Sometimes even those 'not so perfect' photos turn into the best projects. This was the last shot I took that day - she was pretty much at her wits end wouldn't you agree!? LOL!

 The beautiful flowers and leaves are by ZVA Creative - they just softened the Steampunk papers from Graphic 45 perfectly.

I did a heap of fussy cutting and distressing on this project and added so many paper layers!  I love all the dimension offered by the chipboard pieces (all from Dusty Attic).  I first painted them a creamy colour and then added distress stickles before inking and then applying Glossy Accents by Ranger.

Thanks so much for your visit today!! I'll be back tomorrow to share a few sweet backyard pics and videos of the kids in their turtle pools - yes, we have more than one - LOL!

Graphic 45 Supplies:
Le Cirque: Le Cirque, Bohemian Floral
Steampunk Debutante: 8x8 paper pad
Steampunk Debutante: Time Flies, Nouveau Artistry, Mechanical Mind, Tags
Transatlantique: Travelogue

Other Supplies:
Leaves, Flowers and Double Sided Adhesive Dots by ZVA Creative
Edge Scraper by Making Memories
Scor-Tape by Scor-pal
Glossy Accents, Distress Ink and Distress Stickles by Ranger
Acrylic Paint by the Color Factory and DecoArt
Pigment Ink by Studio G
Doily, Ornate Mini Gate and Holly Flourish Chipboard by Dusty Attic

A Little Love

A picture is worth a thousand words! Just love this photo of my daughter and husband on a recent trip to our local nature park. She was pretty much on cloud 9 in her daddy's arms. I chose to accent my project with warm tones of brown and touches of green, balanced by an otherwise neutral palette. There are heaps of layers in this project although it doesn't look crowded thanks to an enlarged photo which remains the focal point of the layout. When papers have strong, bold patterns and colours, only little bits are needed to create stunning effects.

I used leaves and flowers from ZVA Creative. On this particular one, it was originally a brighter colour of orange so I toned it down just slightly using a mist from Shimmerz.
SWOON!!! Don't you just LOVE that chipboard!?  Its all from Imaginarium Designs and I ADORE each and every piece! I first inked them brown and then along the tips, added a little white paint for a more aged look.

Mmmmm... Orange bling. All the crystals on this page are NEW Summer CHA releases from ZVA Creative. The little roses in the corner are also ZVA.  They were originally white and I simply altered with my ink and mists.

All the papers are from Graphic 45's Hallowe'en in Wonderland collection and those adorable butterflies (perfect colour eh!?) are from their Botanicabella line.
Thank you so much for stopping by today! Will be back tomorrow with another layout from Graphic 45!!

ZVA Supplies:
Flower: FL-04-CA-130
Flower: FL-04-CA-131
Flower: FL-04-CA-107
Leaves: FL-04-CA-111
Leaves: FL-04-CA-112
Self Adhesive Crystal: CR-04-CB-115
Self Adhesive Crystal: CRB-04-CB-113

Graphic 45 Supplies:
Hallowe'en in Wonderland: Hallowe'en in Wonderland, You're Late, Jabberwocky, Wonderland Classifieds, Curiousier & Curiousier, Borders
Botanicabella: Botanicabella