Seriously Awesome Mini Album - Penelope Dee - Artisan

Hello Everyone

I am on a Penelope Dee sharing frenzy, as I have not shared these projects in a while!

So today I am back with a little mini album, using the Artisan Collection.

I really love the masculine feel of this collection, with the leather elements and fabulous, earthy colouring.

I added buttons and yarn string for embelishments.

I kept the album masculine and so there are no flowers or delicate elements here! LOL

I recently brought some brushes which I have been using with my distress oxides and inks, for a much softer touch and you can see the result below. I absolutely adore my new brushes.

I plan to add some more pages to this album, time allowing!

Thanks for stopping by!

I really appreciate the visit!

Have a fabulous day!

Denise x

Little Man Booklet - FabScraps - Men Only Collection

Hello Everyone

I am back today with a FabScraps Men Only project.

This is the front of the project and the base is a 12 x 12 page.

When you start folding it out, this is what it looks like.

...and eventually the inside.

Below are the instructions on how to make this booklet.

For This Project You Will Need:

FabScraps Men Only Collection paper range: C112 001-08

FabScraps Cardstock:FSC112

FabScraps Chipboard: DC80010 Barbed Wire

FabScraps Chipboard: DC80011 Arrows

FabScraps Stickers: ST112 002

Grey, Green and Teal Cardstock

Stamps: BoBunny Grid and Gogs; Just my Type; Captured; I Heart Stars

Small round punch

Small black gems

Black & White Gel Fineliner

Distress Oxide Ink – Broken China, Hickory Smoke, Black Soot, Walnut Stain

White pigment ink

Paper distresser

Bits and pieces from worn pants, buttons and material.

Instructions:

1. Trim the grey cardstock to size. 30cm x 30cm. Measure 3 sections 9,5cm each and allow for 1/2cm in between, for the folds, on the width of the cardstock. Now measure 3 sections along the length of the cardstock, 1 x 6cm, 2x 12cm. Fold along all these fold lines. (See photo)
2. Trim on the width folds, where you allowed for the 1/2cm in between the sections. (See photo)
3. Use a white gel pen to do faux stitching along the length lines of all the folds.
4. Trim the various bits of patterned paper to fit within each section, allowing for a cardstock border and adhere these to the cardstock base (See photo)
5. Fussy cut the various words, blocks and arrows from the patterned papers.
6. Use a black gel pen to do faux stitching around all of the patterned paper bits.
7. Trim the green, grey and teal cardstock for the bottom sections of the booklet. Width should be the same as the patterned paper, but the length only 7cm. Shape the top end and adhere only on the edges, to make a folder, to insert your photo’s.
8. Use Broken China and some water to splash over the bottom 1st section. Once dry, outline with a black gel pen.
9. Mat your photo’s with the various cardstock, leaving a slight border.
10. Stamp the various images, on the various folders and bits, as per the photo. Use Black Soot and Hickory Smoke.
11. Colour the arrow chipboard with white pigment ink. Once dry, use your finger to rub over a little Walnut stain. Allow this to dry. Edge with a black gel pen.
12. Adhere the various materials, buttons and chipboard pieces, photo’s etc. Add white and black gel faux stitching, as per the photo.
13. Add small black gems, as required.
14. Fold up the booklet. Use white pigment ink to edge on all the folds and edges.
15. Trim the black and white stripes from the patterned paper and adhere to the outside of the booklet, approx. 2,5cm from the top.
16. Add white gel faux stitching around the strip and all edges.
17. Fussy cut the Little Man Title and adhere with double sided tape.
18. Add 3 little black gems, as per the photo.

Thanks ever so much for stopping by!

I really appreciate the visit.

Have a fabulous day!

Denise x

Story/Win Layout - ScrapBerry's Edge of Town Collection

Hello Everyone

Apologies for being missing in action but I was really not well last week.

Thank goodness I am sooo much better and feeling myself again! ;-)

I was up on the ScrapBerry's blog with a mixed media layout, which I really love.

It's been a while since I created a rather masculine page.

Here's the page.

I used the Edge of Town Collection, which is soooo cool! ;-)

I has rusty elements and cogs...so perfect for boys! ;-)

I also used some of the Pentart Rust Effect solutions on some washers, to make them old and rusty.

I also used stamps and inks for the background.  I kept it masculine and fairly simple.

I would love it if you popped along to ScrapBerry's and had a peek...

ScrapBerry's Supply List:
Edge of Town 12x12" Paper Collection (SCB220608300b)

I hope you are all well.

Wishing you a stunning week too.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Denise x

Hello Gorgeous - Prima BAP June 2015/ Take It Make It Challenge June

Hello Everyone

I hope that you had a super Thursday! It's another very cold day in Johannesburg and I can already feel that now that the sun is starting to disappear that the cold is creeping in! UGH!!!!

Being a summery, African girl, I hate the cold and Johannesburg being so high up, really does have extreme temps.  So the mornings we freeze and by the afternoon it's quite warm and then by the evenings we are wrapping up again! LOL....the winter blues! ;-)

Okay enough moaning about the cold....I have something VERY hot to share with you today! I made a canvas for the Prima BAP as well as the Take it Make it June Challenge, which is all about texture.

To explain the HOT...this man has caught my eye for a while now and when he opens his mouth to speak, I am weak at the knees! LOL...He is really one, hot dude and so decided to do a canvas, about this hunk! Gerard Butler.

Here was the Prima sketch.

Here's my canvas.

I had used up my chipboard pieces from the Engraver collection and was left with a chipboard shell, which I decided to use as my background and create the texture.

This is what it looked like before.  I cut off some bits around the edges and then stuck this down onto the canvas.  I then added lots of gesso and colour, along with my new Prima stamps, which I absolutely love.

I mixed Gathered Twigs Ranger Distress Paint into my gesso and lathered it in and around the chipboard.  Then I went and coloured the edges with some Esperesso pigment ink and also stamped on it too, with various Prima stamps.

 I used up lots of Prima bits and pieces and just added layers with them.

I kept the canvas very masculine and so kept the flowers to a minimum, and the styling also simpler, along with metal cogs and accents.

Thanks so much for stopping by to check out my eye candy!!!! LOL

Hope you have a super day!

Denise x