tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726860318506142052024-03-13T13:30:17.566-05:00Living In The MomentsKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714434858741149420noreply@blogger.comBlogger324125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272686031850614205.post-34172634438838373932015-06-22T19:27:00.000-05:002015-06-22T19:27:38.254-05:00Finding Myself...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
For the month of June, I have had the pleasure of Guest Designing for my favorite kit store, Scraps of Darkness. It was hard to believe that I have been on a creative break for the last year. Moving back to my hometown was quite an adjustment after being away for the last 10 years. I think I am finally starting to find my way and my first task was to get creative again. I love getting my hands all messy with gesso, glue and paint. Nothing brings me more happiness then when I am working amongst all my paper and things surrounded in pretty chaos. This was my first kit to play with and Mel did not disappoint. I had plenty of lovely products to keep my fingers busy. Here are 2 of the 3 layouts I have made with the June kit. I have one more project to create and my wheels are turning as to the direction I want to take next. Maybe a layout, maybe an art journal, or a canvas...who knows. All I know is that I love the journey!!!!!<br />
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Whoops...sorry I have been away from my blog for so long. So much has taken place since I last checked in but for the most part I was down a computer and only had use of my I-Pad and if you have one of those then you know they are not "blogger friendly". I have since remedied the problem so you will have to bare with me as I try to get back to the business of blogging!<br />
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To start off the new year and as with tradition for us scrappy gals, I am going to give you my top 13 for the year 2013. I am so thankful to Mel over at Scraps of Darkness/Elegance for believing in me and my talent and for allowing me to be a part of her fabulous team of designers. I love it over there and all of the beautiful ladies I have had the pleasure of getting to know over this past year. So enough of my dribble....here is my faves from 2013.......................<br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714434858741149420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272686031850614205.post-13057654064434823422013-09-29T14:29:00.002-05:002013-09-29T14:29:50.131-05:00Scraps of Darkness "The Black Album" Reveal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here it is folks...."The Black Album" kit for September!!!! Don't you love it?!!!! I know I do!!!!! It is full of so much amazing product, I don't know which one is my fave!!!!!<br />
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And here is the sketch provided in the kit designed by the fabulous Charlotte Jenkins aka SuePup. Please be sure and join in on our sketch challenge in the forum!!! (kit not required) We just want you and your smiling faces!!!!! But, if you want to join our awesome little club go to <a href="http://www.scrapsofdarkness.com/">www.scrapsofdarkness.com</a> and sign up today!!!!! You won't be disappointed.<br />
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Here is my layout based on the sketch! I used some Viva Inka Gold on the title and chipboard and for the stencil, I used this new product by Viva called Ferro in a gold stone color. It is a very cool product and I can't wait to use it again.<br />
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For my next layout I created a lot of texture on the background. I also used 2 of the new Heidi Swapp Color Shines offered in the color add on. <br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714434858741149420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272686031850614205.post-15575131581335354302013-08-31T13:02:00.001-05:002013-08-31T13:02:42.105-05:00Reveal day for Scraps of Darkness' August kit, "Rustic"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello Scrappers!!!! Oh have I missed you!!!! I have several updates for you today but most importantly.......it is Reveal Day for the August kit "Rustic" by Scraps of Darkness!!!!!! I am so thrilled to share my designs with you today!!!! <br />
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Here is the wonderful "Rustic" kit....What do you think??? Impressive Right!!!??!!! I just love this kit!!! <br />
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The sketch this month was provided by our brand new addition to our team....the fabulous Laura Gilhuly!!!!! And here is my take on the sketch....<br />
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So, what do you think???? I have had so much fun creating these layouts. They have been very therapeutic while I recovered from my back surgery. Yes, I am ok, still recooperating. In the meantime, my kids have been making a mad dash towards the first day of school. There have been football practices, games, dance practice, shopping, and then school. Yes, we have officially bumped into the early stages of "Fall" (even though our weather says differently). I know I am not alone and there are many of you in my shoes. So, I hope I have given you a little bit of inspiration today to grab your kit and enjoy a long Labor Day weekend!!!!! Much love to you all!!!!!</div>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714434858741149420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272686031850614205.post-31696478021101837522013-08-16T13:16:00.000-05:002013-08-16T13:16:58.701-05:00Better Late than Never...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Good Afternoon my fellow Scrappers!!!! I feel like a broken record when saying this, but I want to apologize again for being a very bad blogger! I do have a good excuse this time....I went on vacation and as soon as I returned I had surgery on my back. And even though I am pretty much housebound for now, I have found it very therapeutic to scrap and create while going through the healing process.<br />
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Today I am sharing 2 more projects that I created with the "Gypsy Summer" July kit. The beautiful vibrant colors in this kit is so perfect for those summer photos. This is a picture of my baby girl, Abigail, with her cousin, Avery during one of our annual 4th of July family reunions. I truly loved how this page came together so easily!!!!<br />
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This next page is one of my favorite pictures of my son, Caleb. Again, this was taken during one of our 4th of July reunions. My goal for this page was to work primarily with the papers that had lime green and turquoise. A new technique for me was making the "splats" of paint on the background of the paper...I used the Tim Holtz distress stain in Broken China. Loved how that turned out!!!! Lastly, I wanted to use one of the cool stamps provided in the kit so I inked the heart/swirl stamp with versamark then sprinkled a green shade of embossing powder, heated it up, and viola....DONE!!!!!! I am completely in love with how this page turned out!!!!!!! </div>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714434858741149420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272686031850614205.post-49436273526376548582013-07-21T15:18:00.000-05:002013-07-21T15:18:07.470-05:00Just a Tease!!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Happy Sunday folks!!!! Well after finally settling down I have come to the conclusion that I am a very bad bad blogger!!!! There was a time that I loved blogging. I think it all began when my computer needed repairing. Soon after that my sweetie bought me an I Pad for my birthday and it went all down hill from there. I Pads are a wonderful invention but not very blogger friendly. Anyhoo, my point is, I promise to do better!<div>
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This layout is based on the sketch provided in the kit. I am so in love with these Graphic 45 papers. They are so perfect for so many different themes...especially "LOVE". On this layout, I started out with a Prima chalk ink and some gel matte medium. I initially used Lime Pie green but the gel medium turned it this pretty shade of yellow which worked out perfectly to match with my yellow flowers. After I border punched the sides and distressed the edges of my papers I used a moonshadow spray by Lindy's Stamp Gang. I so love the multi-dimensional color you achieve with the sprays. Next I just took some turquoise starburst spray and applied some drops of color by taking off the spray nozzle and shaking it onto different areas of my page. The rest is just layering and adding the embellishments. I hope you have enjoyed this little sneak peek and I ask that you stay tuned as I and the rest of the design team will be making the big reveal on July 30th.</div>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714434858741149420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272686031850614205.post-27223281637081304092013-06-30T04:04:00.000-05:002013-06-30T04:13:30.562-05:00Scraps of Darkness Reveal..."Firecracker"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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YES!!!!! It is Reveal day and it is full of <strong><em>Sparkling</em></strong> Yumminess!!!!! This kit is named <strong><em>"Firecracker"</em></strong> and you can bet that it <strong><em>Sizzles</em></strong> and <strong><em>Blazes</em></strong> enough to have earned its title! Ok, enough with the corny firecracker analogies, I'm sure you are <strong><em>Bursting</em></strong> at the seams to see what I am talking about. (Ha Ha, had to throw just one more line in there for ya)</div>
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And here is the sketch provided this month by the lovely Charlotte Jenkins, aka SuePup. Once a month we have a sketch challenge over at our forum. We would love for you to come and play with us and guess what???? you do not have to be a member to play AND you do not have to use our kits to play. This is a fantastic way to come and hang out with us....give us a "test drive" so to speak, see if you like hanging out with us AND if you already like our kits then that just equals a Perfect Fit!!!!! Ok, Ok, again with my corny analogies....on with the show!!!!!! Ha, I just can't stop myself!!!!!!</div>
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Here is my first layout, "I Kinda Like You A Lot". It is loosely based on the sketch. I say that because it has some of the same elements but then I took it in my own direction which is what sketches are all about right????? I absolutely love to draw inspiration from a sketch and we have such a talent in Charlotte. She offers us such amazing sketches every month. </div>
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In this layout of my handsome son, Landon, I did layers and layers of texture. I was so thrilled that this kit offered the Shimmerz Texturz in it!!!!! That stuff is soooo fabulous! Another cool element was the black mesh ribbon. It has endless possibilities especially with mixed media type projects. But what I enjoyed most when it came to the sketch was duplicating those splats, drips and splatters of blue paint. I had this really cool metallic blue paint in my stash and I just went to town having such a <strong><em>blast</em></strong> while I was at it....get it....<strong><em>firecracker</em></strong>....<strong><em>blast</em></strong>!!!!!! HA HA!!!!! I think I am delirious!!!!!!</div>
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Next up, "Good Times". Can I just say that I absolutely loved the colors in this kit!!!! On top of that, Mel made this so very versatile that anyone would be able to create with it. This was a fun layout to create especially with the cute little bird stamp at the bottom right corner. The cheese cloth was also provided with enough left over for many future projects.</div>
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Lastly we have, "My Favorite Evening Captured". On here I wanted to do more of a tone on tone project. I grabbed all the Bo Bunny papers that had a red design and began to work my magic. When I found this particular picture I knew exactly what color palette I would be using especially when I picked up on the turquoise in my blouse. I grabbed some yellow ribbon from my stash and sprayed a couple of my flowers with a yellow color of Lindy's Stamp Gang. The butterflies and the chippies are from my own stash as well.</div>
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Better late than never....Scraps of Darkness has revealed their June kit and you are going to love it!!!!!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been waiting for the perfect time to scrap this picture and this kit was exactly what I was waiting for. I called this layout "Adventure Seekers" because that describes my kids perfectly!!!! Now, look at that beautiful compass piece, made especially for this kit by Gina's Chipboard....absolutely love it!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I totally created this layout to show you how versatile this kit can be. I took some of my flowers and sprayed them with my LSG from my personal stash and took them from white to a beautiful cotton candy pink and black orchid. The doilies are from the Scraps of Elegance May kit along with the large white flower. It just goes to show how these two great kit clubs can mix together so perfectly. And now, I have stretched my kit to work for just about any theme I choose.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, that is it for today. Stay tuned, because I will be revealing more tomorrow morning. I hope you will come back and see what I have up my sleeve next!!!!! And go grab the "Destinations" kit today!!!!!</span></div>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714434858741149420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272686031850614205.post-20927594952458863092013-05-05T12:44:00.000-05:002013-05-05T12:44:08.340-05:00An Encore<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey all my scrapper friends!!!! How has your weekend been? Oh and how did you celebrate National Scrapbooking Day? I spent my day with Prima...they had fab tutorials all day!!!! And I was able to get a page in with my kit from Scraps of Elegance. But I'll save that one for another day. Today is all about Encores!!!! What do I mean, you ask????? I'm talking about the Scraps of Darkness kit "Remember When"!!!!! So, you've seen reveal day, but now it's time for an Encore!!!!! This kit is so full of amazing product, you should be able to stretch it for many layouts, cards, or tags!!!!! Well, enough of my chatter...on to my latest work with "Remember When"!!!!<br />
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This layout was super easy to make. I first applied my molding paste with my stencil. Then, I added my sprays. Once that was done, I decided I wanted a little more texture so then I grabbed one of my stamps. Then I was completely satisfied!!!! All that was left was a few layers and my flowers. Viola!!!!<br />
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This next layout I used the brand new Texturz paste by Shimmerz ...love that stuff. So this layout is full of texture. I built up my picture on top of some corrugated card board offered in the kit. I wanted to give it some lift. I took an extra tag that I had made with the distress paints and glimmer mist and incorporated it into my page. I just love all the dimension and texture offered on this page!!!!!</div>
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It is that time...today is the day. Reveal day for <a href="http://scrapsofdarkness.com/">Scraps of Darkness</a>!!!! Are you Ready???? Let's begin shall we??!!</div>
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First, as you know we have the Spectacular kit....<strong>Remember When</strong></div>
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Next, we have a fabulous new sketch to go with this amazing kit. It is designed by the fabulous Charlotte Jenkins otherwise known as "Suepup" in the scrappy world. Now, be sure to join in this month and load your layout in our gallery for the monthly sketch challenge.</div>
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Here is my first design based on the sketch....</div>
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<strong>"Love This Shot"</strong></div>
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This layout is full of sprays, stamps, and texture. Plus, I used some of the distress paint that was offered in the "Color" add on of the kit. I just love all the orange, browns, and turquoise colors in these Bo Bunny papers. </div>
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This first close-up shows the yummy flowers offered in the "Flora and Fauna" add on. Also, you can see the awesome texture and dimension with all the layers of media.</div>
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Look at those cute stickers and buttons offered in the main kit...soooo sweet!!!!!</div>
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<strong>"Snap Shots"</strong></div>
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This layout, I added a little bit of modeling paste, along with some stamps, mist, and again I used some of the distress paint. FYI, I used a toilet paper roll, rolled some paint along the edges and voila...instant "cup stain" stamp! I loved how the Kaisercraft polka dot paper completely matched the sweater on Abigail's friend...really made my picture POP!!!! The background of my picture was a huge ad on a wall in between 2 buildings. The girls got a kick out of posing in front of the models.</div>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714434858741149420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272686031850614205.post-69320229221870837942013-04-17T14:18:00.001-05:002013-04-17T14:19:58.740-05:00Round Robin Challenge Have you heard of the Round Robin Challenge? Well, I am participating in this challenge for my first time over at the forum of <a href="http://scrapsofdarkness.com/">Scraps of Darkness</a>. Have you joined this kit club yet? I urge you to come over and check us out and we will make you feel right at home!!!!<br />
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Here is the layout I made for my team. Now the next person in line has to scraplift my layout. On this page I used lots and lots of Shimmerz, as well as modeling paste and stamping. I wanted lots of layering and lots of texture and dimension. I absolutely love the outcome. The papers I used are from the Divine collection by Prima. They fit perfectly with the beautiful moment I captured of Abigail putting on her tap shoes for her very first class. I'll never forget that day and how far she has come since then. At the bottom I used one of the frames with the word "Goal" centered in it. I wanted Abigail to remember that when she set her goal of learning to dance, and by never giving up, she could achieve it and the skies the limit from that day on.<br />
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Here is a layout I have been working on the last few nights. Night time seems to be my most creative time. This page is as usual, full of layers, mists, gesso, and flowers. I can not tell you enough how much I looooove this Lifetime line by Prima. If you haven't noticed, I have used it quite a bit.</div>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714434858741149420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272686031850614205.post-21182786337577989322013-04-05T14:49:00.000-05:002013-04-11T14:35:13.475-05:00"I Love you to the Stars" and "Spring is Near"TGIF Everybody!!!!! Aren't you so glad for the weekend???!!!! I have a few layouts to share. The first one I did was based on the Prima BAP sketch. I started off building my layers with wall tape and gesso. Then I stamped over my tape with one of the Prima Engraver stamps. I layer 2 photos on top of some burlap and then started tucking some fussy cut pieces from the Lifetime collection. To tone down some of the color from the flowers, I just brushed on some gesso. I love this picture of Abigail and Caleb against the bricks. You will probably see more pictures like these because we spent a couple of hours in my hometown of Monroe, Louisiana doing a family photo shoot of my babies on New Years Eve of 2011. As I have always stated before, I skip around quite a bit when scrapping my photos.<br />
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This next page I finally completed this morning. I spent a couple of hours just trying to get the colors built up on the page. My first layer was stamping with 2 Prima stamps for some texture. Then I added more texture with some molding paste and a stencil from CW. Then I took my brand new purchase of Shimmerz sprays and started working on my colors. I wanted to bring out some of the colors from the photo. I especially wanted a lot of blues showing since my picture had those beautiful blue bonnets in it. After my background was to my liking, I started adding layers of papers from the Engraver collection. I kept spraying, then adding layers. It was truly a labor of love. When I started to add my flowers, I wanted to brighten up the page with blooms that were again, mimicking the colors of my photo. So, I pulled some flowers from different collections of Prima and I also had these perfect blue flowers from Petaloo. </div>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714434858741149420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272686031850614205.post-55730607579766147012013-03-29T18:01:00.002-05:002013-04-11T14:36:09.952-05:00Pure HappinessHello Scrappers and Happy Good Friday to you all!!!!! I am enjoying my day with my baby girl! Every once in a while when all my guys are gone and it is just me and my girl, we like to stay in our jammies, curl up in the bed, and watch movies all day!!!! Believe me when I say, I treasure moments like this! Abigail is 13 now and thankfully still likes to hang out with momma! <br />
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So, today I wanted to share my recent layout of Abigail and my dear niece, Lauren. This fun little picture was taken 2 years ago on Thanksgiving day. The girls love for me to do photo shoots of them and they are always eager to strike a pose!!!! The papers I used are from the fab Prima collection called "Divine". I wanted to really bring out the purple and blue colors along with some hints of brown. I used some Lindy's sprays and then I pulled out my new paints from Shimmerz. I really must say I am in love with all of the Shimmerz paints and sprays!!!!! The colors are sooooo vibrant and shimmery!!!!! After layering my papers I then started to build my beautiful cluster of flowers. Add in a few trinkets, resin, and hemp twine and voila.....a so very lovely page of my girls to treasure forever!!!!! <br />
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I have found that I am totally in love with mixing my mixed media skills along with my scrapping. This style gives me all the texture and dimension that I so love on my pages!!!!!! I hope that if you ever have any questions, please feel free to leave me a comment or send me an email. I would be happy to help you in any way that I can. But, if you just love my design, I would love to hear from you as well. You, my scrappy friends mean the world to me and when you leave your sweet comments, I completely feel wonderfully connected to you....you my wonderful friends who I share my art, my soul!!!!!!! Thanks to all of you and I wish you a very blessed and Happy Easter!!!!!!!!!<br />
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Now, on to some scrappy info. This particular layout is very "technique" intense. First let me brag on where I got all the lovely papers and embellies. Recently I stumbled across a few blogs that spoke of the store/kit club C'est Magnifique. So, I decided to check it out and quickly realized that I wanted to sign up. I strongly suggest you check them out for yourself <a href="http://www.cestmagnifiquekits.com/cart/">Here</a>.</div>
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Ok, now for what I did on this page...first I applied molding paste to my brick stencil/template. Than I added some sprays from Lindy's Stamp Gang to my papers. I stayed close to the corals, browns, and light purple. On the bricks I sprayed over it with a sand color, outlined each brick with a light charcoal pencil then highlighted it with some green glimmer mist that I brushed on every other brick. I also stamped over the bricks with a Prima texture stamp for some added texture. The birdcage is from Blue Fern Studios. I used some brown glimmer mist that was two toned with brown and green then painted on some crackle glue. This effect turned out so stunning!!!! I then highlighted it with the green glimmer mist that was included in the kit. This is such a beautiful kit and I have tons more paper and such to make several more layouts. If you have anymore questions please feel free to email me or leave me a comment or if you were inspired you can leave me a comment. I love to hear from all of you and it has been really quiet on my blog for some time now.</div>
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714434858741149420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272686031850614205.post-31757115908661582182013-03-10T18:10:00.003-05:002013-04-11T14:42:54.420-05:00Just a Quickie....<br />
Just wanted to stop by today to drop off a few layouts that I finished but never blogged about. I have so loved digging back into my scrap supplies and preserving memories that will last forever.<br />
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This first one is of my niece, Madisyn. Such an awesome moment catching her so unaware. Here I gessoed some dots with a stamp and used a new stamp from Prima for added texture. The papers are all Simple Stories. Just goes to show you can grunge up and distress almost any paper line. I love the measuring tape ribbon from Maya Arts and all flowers are Prima.<br />
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This next one is one of my absolute faves!!!!! It is of my beautiful mother! I used my Jan. kit from Swirlydoos plus some added embellishments that I already had in my stash. I completely love the finished result.<br />
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That's all for now. I hope you have a wonderful Sunday. I am currently in West Monroe, Louisiana spending our spring break with all of my family. Are you a Duck Dynasty fan???? If so, I am proud to say that they are from my hometown. You may think they are some crazy rednecks but they are some rich crazy rednecks so they must be doing something right. Did you know that Phil has a Master's Degree from Louisiana Tech and Willie also has a 4 year degree in business so that he could take over the business. Just a little tid bit of information if you are a fan....or not.<br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714434858741149420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272686031850614205.post-89309136926052397722013-03-05T17:34:00.001-06:002013-04-11T14:44:37.945-05:00I'm Back.....I'm Baaaaack!!!!! Wow, I really have ignored my blog for sometime now. I truly apologize, but I have been taking a much needed break. But now, after a year of playing primarily with canvases and mixed media, I have returned to my first love which is scrapbooking. My whole style of scrapbooking has evolved as I am now incorporating mixed media with my layouts. I know that this nothing new to many of the other very talented artists out there but it is new to me. Where I once cringed at the thought of adding a flower to my pages, I now find it hard not to place a flower on my layout and I simply can't live without adding some texture and color to my pages with gesso, molding paste, and sprays. My scrapping area is over flowing with all the paints, sprays, and inks that I have been investing in this past year. My mojo is definitely in over drive and I can't spend a day without visiting the multiple sites, blogs, and galleries, to soak up all the inspiration that is out there.<br />
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Here is my first page where I used the new Prima Lifetime collection. In the background I used one of the Prima dots stencil and molding paste. I then added some colors to coordinate with my photo using 3 different sprays from Lindy's Stamp Gang....love their starburst sprays....full of luscious shimmer!!!!!<br />
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Another page using the Lifetime collection. I used a Prima chevron stencil with a chalboard glimmer mist. Then I splashed a little bit of color again from Lindy's. Love this picture of 2 of my kiddos with 2 of their cousins at my brother's wedding. They look so happy as we were all having such a wonderful day.<br />
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My last page is of my daughter last March sitting in a patch of blue bonnets. This page was saturated in texture. I used moding paste with glass beads and a hexagon stencil. Once it dried I went over the top of the hexagons with a white gelato, then white washed with gesso and used a Lindy's flat fabio in a brown color then a Lindy's starburst in turquoise and let it stream down my page. The paper is primarily all Prima and I love the vintage hymnal sheet as it describes my daughter perfectly. </div>
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I hope you enjoy all my layouts and if you have any questions, please feel free to leave me a comment. If you just want to say "Hi" then please leave me a comment as well...I would love to hear from you!!!!!! Thanks for stopping by and I will be back tomorrow to share some more of my latest projects with you. Hugs xoxoxox</div>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714434858741149420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272686031850614205.post-73621297027619240152012-11-14T13:52:00.000-06:002013-03-08T22:12:01.999-06:00Absence makes the heart grow fonder????Hello my dearest friends. Been a while I know. But I have not been sitting around and doing nothing....oh no!!!! I have been reading, celebrating the big 40, having gall bladder surgery plus another extended stay at the hospital, and studying the world of Art Journaling. Pinterest has been my best friend for several months now. I have been so inspired by a few artist such as Limor Weber, who by the way has a u-stream class on Tues. nights. Tracy Weinzapfel also has a u- stream class on Mon. nights. Both of these ladies has mixed media groups on Facebook. I am also in the process of taking a couple of classes by Christy Tomlinson and the next class I want to take is a Pan Pastels class by Donna Dowñey. So as you can see I have been a busy girl. Oh, and have you seen all the fabulous new products by Dyan Reaveley? I have once again busted my husband's wallet....I just love all the wonderful paints, sprays, stencils, et.....<br />
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Since you have been so wonderful and have not abandoned my blog, I promise to be more active on here once again. Now here are a few items I have been working on in my art journal......"<br />
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714434858741149420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272686031850614205.post-36144508241334583142012-08-22T15:37:00.002-05:002012-08-22T15:47:14.542-05:00Hello Friends....Wowza!!!!! It has really been a long time since I last posted. I have been recovering from some health issues but am on the road to recovery, (God Willing)!!! I just wanted to stop in and let you know that I am still alive and still creating but in a different way. I can't say that I have scrapped in quite a while but I can get up to my elbows in paint and glue in 5.2 seconds!!!!! LOL!!!! Don't get me wrong, I miss scrapbooking but my creative juices were lacking and I just needed a break to rebuild that passion I once had. So that's all there is in a nutshell. Kids are about to start school, football, dance, theater, etc.....Life is about to get pretty hectic, but I wouldn't change a thing!!!!!!!!<br />
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This was done with a class by Junelle...love her....and my first attempt at water painting.<br />
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Again an art journal entry from Junelle's Wild art of Abandonment...bringing in the spring!!!!<br />
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Thanks for reading my babbling...Hugs to you all and God Bless!!!!!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714434858741149420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272686031850614205.post-40693253485909494742012-04-12T19:14:00.001-05:002012-04-12T19:14:51.715-05:00On a Roll...Wow, I can barely believe it myself, but I have really enjoyed scrapbooking again. The reason I say it like that is because aside from my recent Imaginisce assignment, I just haven't been feeling it lately. I think that is why I have been stretching my wings into mixed media art and sketching. Yet, here I am, 2 1/2 months later and I find myself drawn towards all my scrap goodies once again. Take a look at these....<br />
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I hope you are inspired to pull out your scrap stash....come on and scrap with me!!!! I think my next challenge to myself will be to stamp and make more cards! That may be a breeze for you but it is actually a little bit of a stretch for me...not in my comfort bubble. Before all is said and done, I intend to have had a hand in many crafty projects!!!!!<br />
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Well, off to watch American Idol!!!!!<br />
Hugs xoxox,<br />
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714434858741149420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272686031850614205.post-76716508054552219692012-04-09T17:51:00.000-05:002012-04-09T17:51:09.036-05:00Did you Know????Hi Friends!!!! Did you know that I was published in the November issue of Scrapbook Trends? Needless to say I was thrilled to see my work in print!!!!<br />
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Did you know that I once studied for Nursing???? I currently have 70 hrs. towards an associate's nursing degree. But, my disc herniated and things kept getting worse with my back that I decided to just put that dream on the back burner. Now I don't see me ever finishing, but I will always have a love for medicine and the nursing profession.<br />
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Did you know that after living in Texas for almost 8 years now, I finally took pictures of one of my children in the Bluebonnets???? I knew my boys would never want to sit and pose in the flowers so I grabbed Abigail after school the other day and drove over to a patch of Bluebonnets.<br />
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Did you know that I am a closet smoker??? I feel like those women from long ago who would only smoke in the privacy of their own homes and "Lord forbid if anyone found out". Yes, I am a closet smoker and am in the process of trying to quit. It is a tough battle but I am making great strides.<br />
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So, I think in an effort to try and purge myself of my thoughts, dreams, habits (good or bad), and desires, I am going to have "Did you Know" Mondays. I think as women, we need each other for support and kindness...truth and love. We need to let each other know that in this journey we call life, that we are not alone.<br />
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I hope you have a wonderful start to a fabulous week ahead!!!! Get creative, get inspired, or go to a quiet place and find your inner artist that allows you to craft, scrap, paint, or whatever your heart desires!!!!!<br />
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Hugs,<br />
~K~Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714434858741149420noreply@blogger.com0