Live Beautifully, Dream Passionately Canvas - Make It Prima March

Hello Everyone

I found some time on the weekend to play along with the Make It Prima this month.

Here's the board.

I love the soft and pretty colours.

So here is my take...a canvas.

I really dove into my stash and used up a lot of different Prima goodies and collections.

Here are some close-ups.

Some of these Prima flowers are a good few years old! So I was really pleased to use them.

Thanks ever so much for stopping by!
I hope you have a super day!
Denise x

Mixed Media Circle Tag

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Just a really quick post from me today, as I am still on the flu recovery path!!

I have been having some fun with tags over the last few days and so I have a new one to share with you.

It's a circle tag.

I used a Prima stencil and clear crackle for the background.  I then did watercolour effects with water and Distress Stan - Bundled Sage. I lastly outlined the stencilling with a brown fine liner.

Here's a closer look.

It's a general tag and should I want to add a sentiment later, I can still do that.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a super day!

Denise x

Mini Album - Home Sweet Home - Graphic 45 - Part 2

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Today I am sharing Part 2 of my mini album/recipe book, which I made for my sister for Mothers Day on Sunday.

Yesterday I shared the cover and the first half of the album, so today I will share the rest of the pages.

I did not add too many elements that would make this little album bulky, as this type of album did not allow for  it.

Aren't those tomatoes just so pretty and fresh! ;-) 

I love being able to fussy cut elements, especially when they are so pretty. They add flavour and taste to a project, without the bulk! LOL 

Lastly, here is the outside cover.

I really hope that my sister likes it. 

So have you made anything for Mother's Day?

I am busy with some Mothers Day cards too, so I will share those soon.

Thanks for stopping by.

I hope you have a super day!

Denise x

Mini Album - Home Sweet Home - Graphic 45

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Mother's Day is coming up soon here, it's next Sunday.

So I wanted to make something special for my sister.

She loves cooking and is a real "home bird" so hopefully she will like this mini album, come recipe book.

There's quite a lot of photo's etc. so think I will probably split it over 2 posts.

Okay, so here's the cover.

The pretty, red flower type elements are actually red cabbages! I thought they were so pretty that one could certainly use them as flowers! ;-)

I did some mixed media effects, which I carried through the entire album, just to be consistent with my theme. I used a really pretty Prima stencil, throughout this album.

Below is the first page.

I also did some fussy cutting! ;-) I mean, what would a Denise project be without some fussy cutting!!

I went for some rustic, water colour outlining on the pages, which I think adds nicely to this theme. 

This Home Sweet Home Collection is so perfectly homely and cottagey! ;-)

Well that's exactly half way through the album, so tomorrow I will share the other half.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

I hope you have a great Tuesday! ;-)

Denise x

Card - Take it Make It Challenge February

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I have a card for the Take It, Make It February Challenge here.

February Challenge:

Stencilling

I used a Prima stencil to ink onto my whitewash cardstock and then added some border and word stamping.  The doilies were stamped and fussy cut.

The chipboard leaves I coloured with green ink and then added some white embossing powder.

I really enjoyed making this card and think the design came out pretty neat! ;-)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a super evening!

Denise x

We found a Little Piece of France in Africa - BoBunny The Avenues - SWAT Drill #27

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You may have thought I had disappeared, but I have just been really busy with some DT projects and stuff that I can't share right now, but will do in the near future.

I created a page using the fabulous The Avenues from BoBunny, which is really still one of my favourite collections. I am entering it for Drill #27 at SWAT, as it fitted perfectly with their mixed media challenge.

I love how this page turned out and is really one of my favourite pages, that I have made in the past while.

I used a Prima stencil and watercolour pencils for my background, along with some white paint and brown pigment ink.

I wanted to keep the look very French, and so there was a lot of distressing and ageing.

The title talk about Joe and my little getaway last September to Petit Provence at the coast. It really was such a beautiful and serene B&B and so very French in every way.  It is run by a South African Jacques and his French wife, Fanny.

The photo just tells of a French Affair! ;-)

Thanks so much for popping by!
I really do love and appreciate your visits!
Have a super evening!
Au revoir!
Denise x

13 - Prima PPP

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I hope that you are having a restful weekend and that perhaps you have also found some scrappy time.
I am just pleased that after so much rain and overcast weather, we have finally had a few patches of sun here and there. It's raining for now, but it means I can scrap and hopefully get ahead with some DT stuff too.

I have a Prima page to share with you for the Prima PPP this month. I loved the colours and so was very eager to play along.



Here is my take on it.

I used a Prima stencil which I have had for ages for the background. I spritzed it with some Enmarc Dazzles.
I actually used a combination of Prima collections, it was kinda using up scraps for this page.  The background is from a very old collection Reflections - Shamlimar, along with a new colletion page from School Memories, with some Lifetime, Songbird and All About Me thrown in too. A Prima mix! ;-)

My niece turned 13 2 weeks ago and this photo was taken on her birthday.  I have some journalling inside the folder, behind the photo. It was pretty windy when I took these photo's, so it was a little difficult to keep some of the stringy bits from flying around.

Here's a close-up of the stencilling and stamping on the background.  I also added some gesso dabbing for added texture.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great Sunday!
Denise x

Splash - CSI Case File no.107

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Geepers, we are almost at the end of January already!! Where did it go?! ;-)

I managed to find time to play along with the CSI Case File this week.



Here is my take on it.

My yellow looks a little pale in the photograph, but is quite a bit more sunny on the page.
In any case, this is a little fun page about Joe and his dips in the pool this summer.

I used mostly Teresa Collins Summer Stories, with some Fancy Pants patterned paper. The chipboard piece is Design Worx and was embossed with power. I also used some string to emphasis the photo.

This is such a cute photo, I wanted to show you a close-up.

Here is a close-up of the journalling, for good measure too! ;-)

Today is one of those scorchers, and there will certainly be a dip in the pool a little later! ;-)

Have a super evening!
Denise x

Beautiful - S365-3 CSI Case File

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The rain finally let up today, so I was actually able to take a photo of the page I want to share.
It is for the CSI/Scrap365 challenge here.



I loved the soft colours of this challenge and so did some de-stashing.

I used Pink Paislee Sweetness Collection, along with some Enmarc Chipboards, Prima and Petaloo flowers.
I did some gesso stencilling on the background as well.

Evidence: Vertical strips, flowers, pearls, texture paste, silver accent
Testimony: The word "Sparkle"
My journalling is about this sweet neice of mine, when she was about 3 years old. She really was so very soft, sweet and at just a wonderful age. We were very close.
So my journalling says: "You absolutely sparkle and shine. You are such a sweet Little girl. I love your smile and your radiance. Keep the smile on your face and the joy in your heart".

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a super evening!
Denise x 

Favourite Time December - OUAS Dec Challenge

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I am so pleased that today is a public holiday and hubby is at home, so we are all just chilling and it's a beautiful summers day.

I have a page to share with you today for the Dec OUAS challenge. Here is the sketch.
Journalling Theme: "My favorite month"


So here is my take on it.

The title of the page is Favourite Time December and is really my most favourite month! Behind the photo to the right you will see a little card peeking out and that is where my journalling is.  It's a "Treasure" card and says: I love the month of December as it is then summer, with beautiful, hot summery days! I always take some leave and spend time with Joe! We go on little excursions and this was out trip to the Bunny Park last week.  There is nothing better than relaxing days and time spent together! It's a festive month and everything we do is celebratory, even if just celebrating good weather!

I went with a grungy look to compliment the photo and used various bits and pieces to bring it together.

I coloured and embossed the cogs so that they look rusty and old! The metal accents were also coloured with inks so that they also have an old feel to them.

Materials used:
Kaisercraft papers and journalling card
Fancy Pants Designs corrugated board and stickers
Enmarc chipboard cogs and chicken wire
Prima stencil

Thanks so much for stopping by!
I hope you have a super Monday!
Denise x

Wonderful - ScrapFriends Nov Sketch Challenge

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Happy Monday and hope you had a super day!

We are having another African thunderstorm, with lightning, rain and thunder, but it's warm and humid, so hopefully by morning everything will be fresh and clean again.

I played along with the ScrapFriends challenge here this month and used some of my The Avenues Collection.
It really is a stunning collection.



Here's my take on it.

This photo was just perfect for these papers! We had stayed at a French little hotel, down at the coast and so these papers were just the thing.

I used a Prima stencil for the cobbled wall effect and some Prima flowers and stamens.

I also played with my gelato's and added a watercolour effect beneath the central feature.

Thanks so much for stopping by to have a look.
Hope you have a super evening!
Denise x