MR Designs

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!  WOW I can't believe that October was the last time I had something on my blog!!  Pretty sure that's a record.  LOL!!!  Well I got bit by the coloring bug and had done a class from Kit and Clowder over the holidays.  Well that got me going again so I colored a few more images up, which are yet to come to my blog but it's been fun.  Soon we will be in our new house and I'll be back to crafting more regularly and have I got a craft room to show you!!!  Exciting!!

Today I'm sharing a card using Michele R Designs papers called "Treasure My Heart" papers.  It's been so long since I've written up a post I'm a little bit rusty.  LOL!!  As usual I've covered a lot up but then I piled more paper pieces over top including the balloon die, a Treasure My Heart ticket and bow.      

I've used a few things from Noor! Design UK - the shaped art template, balloon die, wine glass die and oval flourish die.  

Also pretty happy to be playing with Wild Orchid flowers and Live and Love Craft's bark hearts and flowers again.  WOO!!  

Oh and this little cutie is called "Celebration Tilda".  I miss my Maggie's but paying $17 a stamp is getting a bit much so I think I'll be digging up some older ones that I may have used only once so far.  Good idea!!  LOL!  I think digi's will be the way to go for awhile too.  I don't mind that!!!

Anyway, stay tuned I have a few more cute things coming!!

Thanks for hanging in there with me!  Enjoy your weekend!

Falling Snowflakes - Michele R Designs

So ... sorry I've hardly been around lately.  Some of you know but for those who don't, hubby and I are building a house so it has been quite time consuming as I'm sure you could imagine.  In the meantime, I've also lost my mojo for card making but not to fear.  I am building quite the craft room so I'll be back doing it sometime in the new year.  

HOWEVER, in the meantime I am still digi scrapbooking and I've used the newest Christmas papers from Michele R Designs called "Christmas Time".  I used 3 of the 8 amazing - 12" x 12" papers you can purchase in one package and stitched them together like a quilt.  Not my idea, I did scraplift this and am so sorry I don't know the lady who created this awesome layout but would love to give her credit!!

I also used a number of "Christmas Time Elements Pack 2" and these even come in a .png extension so there is no cropping needed for the elements!!

Have you joined the Facebook Group yet?  Seems to me there is either freebies going on or a contest for the latest package of awesome papers and elements.  Check it out!!  

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!!

Summer Meadow - New Papers

Woo hoo!!  More gorgeous papers by Michele!!!  These ones are called Summer Meadow and this time her elements are also included in a png file for those of us who like to scrapbook with her elements.  FUN!!

I also used a scrapbook template from Prelestnaya "Full of Memories Volume 28" and a digi scrapbook kit called "Time 4 Love" by Dita B Designs, who by the way, is an incredible digi kit designer.

I thought I would do a variety of pages using different papers from the 12 x 12 paper pack.

Then a page with a colored photo and black and white.  

New to the store is a card kit pack too.  CHECK THIS OUT!!  This kit contains a sheet with the flowers on a separate image to cut out and decoupage.  Should make for a quick card or two!!  I'll print a few of those out and see how far I get so I can share with you.

If you haven't joined the FB page for Michele R Designs, check it out.  She gives a lot of freebies out too.  BONUS RIGHT?!!  

Have a great week and thanks for stopping by. 

Michele R Designs - Sophie's Rose

Well this was a FUN project for me to do!!  These are papers called "Sophie's Rose" from Michele R Designs and they were just released this past Friday!!  YAY TO NEW PAPERS!!!  I can never seem to get enough of her stuff.  Love her vintagy shabby chic style!!!

The butterflies are also from the "Elements 2" kit and I had to digitally cut them out.  Same with the postcard, tag and coupons but those pieces were much easier because they are square.

I used pieces from many digital kits to make this work out.  Took awhile but I love the end result and the picture is of my mom last New Year's.  Isn't she beautiful?!!!

The papers come in 6 x 6 and 12 x 12 so are gorgeous to print for any project.

There you have my project for today.  Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Digital Kits:

 Beyond Serenity - Jumpstart Designs

Bundle Up Tight, Flurries Tonight - Jumpstart Designs

Click 'n Summer Mask - photo mask - Dita B

Mixed Media Frames

Well WOW did I have fun with these!  My sister told me she needed something at her hairdressing station cuz everyone else has a picture of their family except her.  She's so cute.  In THAT case have I got a frame for you!!

The picture is one of our recent favorites.  We're normally anywhere from 10-35lbs apart but right now, for some reason we're the same weight and looking very much alike these days.  I'm not sure that's ever happened except when we were kids.  LOL!

I bought a $2.00 frame at the dollar store and then added all kinds of lace, textures, art ingredients from Finnibair, painted it with mica powders and topped them off with GLITTER!!   Simone's all time favorite craft item!!  LOL!!

A few photo's:

When I applied the brick stencil, I had added some microbeads into the gel medium so I could get that texture.  Fun technique!

Here's the green one:

Filled a little tiny bottle with some micro beads.  It sure didn't take much.  LOL!

I have to mention how incredibly difficult it is to take a picture with glitter on it.  I actually even find that taking a picture of a black painted project is a challenge as well. The photo's don't do these projects justice.  I'm hoping when I get my new craft room to actually have a photo booth that is always set up.  We'll see.

Thank you for stopping by!  Hugs!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!

I almost ALWAYS color an image for a birthday card but since I've been to some amazing Finnibar courses recently, I thought I would try out my new found knowledge instead.

The papers I've used are new from Michele R Designs called "Delicate Florals".  I'ved used some Primary Elements Artist Pigments by Luminarte and added some water to create a mist.  I also use some mica powders from Finnibair.  

Added a Prima resin frame and a few metal pieces along with a bunch of flowers!  I also added some "Art Ingredients" - micro beads and glass glitter.  This stuff is so much fun to play with!

I hope you like my mixed media birthday card.  The jury is still out on this one but everything is better in real life and mom loved it so that's what counts!  ha ha ha!!

Delicate Florals: