Carefree Moments
Created this LO using a patterned piece for my background and painted over with some watered down white paint to soften the colours a little. I then layered, crumpled, distressed and inked some papers in blues and greens to contrast with the background paper. As soon as I saw the paper with the bench seat I knew I had the perfect photo to silhouette as I had a pic of Brittany sitting on a bench seat on our verandah and the clothes she was wearing were the perfect colours.. looks like this photo was made for this paper.
The lovely cluster was made using some gorgeous Prima flowers and a Dusty Attic leafy stem chippie which I cut up and left raw. I received some lovely blue binding ribbon in my pack and used it to make a scrunched ribbon bow and added one of the little Prima flowers for the centre. Couldn't resist adding a Martha Stewart punched butterfly and topped it with one of the buttons from the Bo Bunny button pack. The stickers are from the Bo Bunny combo sticker sheet and MME label stickers.
Cherish, Live Dream - Card
I made this quick card using a piece of the Dot paper as it had some lovely chandeliers and hand cut the frame from the reverse side of the Welcome Home paper. I used a bit of muslin which I scrunched up in the corner and topped it with the cute Prima flowers and a gorgeous Manor House Creation blossom and used one of the buttons from the Bo Bunny button pack for my flower centre. Again I punched some Martha Stewart butterflies with the small punch and added a pearl centre. The greeting is from Kaisercraft Life rubons. Loved how this card came out.
All these items except for the muslin are available from Handmade by Suzanne.
Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving some love, it really makes my day :))
You've done a fantastic job with these papers Cathy! Totally love all your creations. xx
ReplyDeleteGORGEOUS Miss C!!!! LOVE the silhouette of Brittany on the bench! And that card is BEAUTIFUL!!! Love all the texture : ) Love and Pecae xox
ReplyDeletelove the page and card Cathy! those are gorgeous indeed!
ReplyDeleteawww love it!!! just beautiful (as always!) :)
ReplyDeleteWohoooo Cathy, the layout is GORGEOUS, and the card is SO beautiful!! Loving the colors this time. You rocked the layout certainly!! Happy Tuesday, Cathy!! xoxo.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, this is just so beautiful and what a brilliant idea using the photo. It really looks as though she is sitting on that bench. I just love the distressing/crumpling. I think this is a new fave. Just perfect.
ReplyDeleteWOW, beautiful work - love the colours and the distressed look in the papers - congrats on being guest designer - enjoy it!!
ReplyDeleteJust stunning.....I love your distressing and inking fabulous! oh and I love love your card!!!
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irini
I LOVE your card to Cathy and your layouts!!! Love your layers as always and you did a fab job with these colours - gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteYou have done absolute wonders with those papers Cathy. Your layout is stunning and I love how you placed your DD on the seat. Those flowers are stunning too. Love the way you used the muslin on your gorgeous card. :-)
ReplyDeleteFAN FAB U LAS Cathy!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour Layout & card are just Stunning....
The photo of Brittany on the bench is just Totally AWESOME & love he design of this Layout!!!!
Your Card is Beautiful!!! xx
WOW Cathy this is just gorgeous. She looks so serene and beautiful. Love it.
ReplyDeleteCathy - thanks for your support and your kind words on my blog always. I always remember meeting you when I first started venturing into blogland about a year ago and I always think of your with fondness. Your words really do mean so much to me. Thank you!I hope you are always well.
wow.. yes the seat is perfect. and so are all the colors.. love that flower too! beautiful layout!
ReplyDeletewow miss you are on FIRE..sizzling..wow.. love how you've done this..the layers whooly mackdooley..wow..
ReplyDeleteand that card..wonderful.. all your work is devine..... amazing... yummy..
lots of sugar..
Wow this is amazing, Cathy! What a stroke of genius! Totally loving all this!!! Fabulous layout and card! :D
ReplyDeleteOH MY Cathy!!! These are wow so perfect!!!
ReplyDeleteI so love the carefree moments one just amazing the colours the textures and that layering and also i love how you cut that photo out and sat her on that chair just WOW!!!!!!
Did i say WOW cause i mean WOW
Well Done
TONI
XOXOOXOX
Beautiful page and card Cathy. I love the softness of the colours and all the wonderful "shabbiness" you have created.xx
ReplyDeletewow Cathy just perfect ... love the Lo and the card is stunning !!!! greatness is always created here .. hugz x
ReplyDeleteHi Cathy! Just letting you know how I get the big splatters. It is something I teach in my classes and is so simple. I use Glimmermist and just give one or two squirts into the lid before splattering over the page. The result is always a bit random as you never know where they are going to land. I love the surprise element!! LOL Have a great weekend. B-)
ReplyDeleteWow! Cathy! Both of these are just absolutely gorgeous! The mix, the detail and layers...amazing! I really like how you cut out the pic of your dd...looks fab!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty card & layout - lovely colours :)
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