Shine Brightly for Lindy's & Dusty Attic April challenges

Spring is in the air in Canada, and I was so inspired by the challenges at Lindy's and Dusty Attic.

I enjoyed the fussy cutting of this adorable bird and flower. I enjoy the 3D dimension he brings to the canvas.

Beads and glitter, add gorgeous dimension.

The Finnabair waxes gives this winged key stunning details.

First challenge entry for this piece is Lindy's challenge: April Challenge

                                             

Products used: Mad Hatter Mint , Wild Honeysuckle Coral , Bing-y-blond , Bonjour Butter , Merry-go-Round Green Embossing Powder

Dusty Attic April Challenge: Dusty Blog challenge

                                     

Dusty Attic Chipboard used: Clockworks, Winged Key and Leaves

I hope you enjoyed my takes on the two challenges. I know I certainly had fun crafty this vibrant piece.

I wish you an amazing April !

France

Loved - Dusty Attic December challenge

What an amazing inspiration board on Dusty Attic blog, so happy to have some time off to get crafty today.

My boys are older and they seldom take pictures, I love this one of my youngest taken on a cold winter day with a friend and this adorable husky puppy. Just had to craft this picture for this challenge.

Here are a few close-ups of my cluster and embossed chipboards

And now the Dusty Attic moodboard and challenge link: HERE

I was inspired by the colors and although not a Christmas picture, this is a Christmas vacation picture.

Hope you enjoyed my take on this challenge,

Believe and Stamping for More Than Words

It's December already and time for our last challenge of 2018

Here is my layout for the December challenge: Believe & Stamping

The inspiration for BELIEVE is my son Philippe. His persistance in school by doing a french summer class paid off, he proudly was able to graduate High School this year. Philippe is part of the many young adults in the Autism Spectrum Disorder. He believed he could graduate, he worked hard and was able to achieve the scores he needed for the mandatory french exam. We are so proud that he persisted and was able to achieve this goal.

The STAMPING part of the challenge is layers of stamping of words like BELIEVE, Dream on, Never say never, texture stamps on the background and heat embossed stamped flowers.

Here is a closer look at some areas:

This flair was just perfect... translation is: Being different is not a bad thing. Philippe might be different, but he is the most charming and sweet young man around.

I hope you like my take on the challenge, can't wait to see your entry this month.

Products used: Cuts2luv flair, Paper 7 Dots Studio, Stamps by Altenew, Inks Ranger & Distress oxide, Chipboard 2 Dusty Attic, Ink Lindy's Mad Hatter Mint

Plaisir pour Cuts2luv

Est-ce que vous avez eu l'occasion de vous amuser avec le magnifique tableau d'inspiration? Il n'est pas trop tard.

Avec mon retour de vacance, j'en ai profiter pour faire une page thématique plaisir avec une de nos belles photos de voyage.

Le badge capteur de rêve est PARFAIT pour ce voyage de rêve. Lors de nos multiples location, ce condo dans la ville La Spezia était féérique. Un beau balcon avec la vue sur la mer était tellement un bel endroit pour prendre un petit verre de vino. 

Le tableau inspiration: 

Mes éléments sont: Mot Plaisir, Embellissement Dentelle et le combo couleur

Vous aimez le badge 'Dream Catcher', j'avoue qu'il est mon coup de cœur de la dernière collection.

Badge Falling for you

Au plaisir de voir vos créations !

Produits utilisés: Papier Blue Fern Studio, Encre Lindy's Green with Envy Green & Dark Chocolate Truffle. Câdre Creative Embellishments, Titres Dusty Attic, Fleurs Wild Orchid Crafts, Dentelle Blue Fern Studio,

Sun Sand Surf - Dusty Attic challenge

Good day everyone, it's fall here in Canada, so days are getting shorter and it's getting dark early, what a wonderful way to forget the fall by being inspired by the bright colors of the beautiful moodboard for the november challenge at Dusty Attic.   The blues and greens just made me want to get crafty with our summer vacation picture of our trip to Cuba. Here is my page for this challenge.  

 

Products used on this page are the chipboards from Dusty Attic, badges from Cuts2Luv, flowers from Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts, DYIandcie diecut, the new papers from KarineCazenave & word stickers from 123Scrap.

 

 

Two of my favorite product used are my wonderful Lindy's Stamp gang sprays and my brand new embossing dabber from Ranger:  

 

 

So much fun being able to add 3 different embossing powders

 

 

I hope you liked my take on this challenge, now if you want to play in the fun, go visit the Dusty Attic moodboard.

 

  Dusty Attics's November moodboard: Link  

 

And for the MAKE IT HAPPEN... well dedicating time to our family and kids is just that... you have to make it happen.

  Wishing all of you a fabuluos day !  

Dusty Attic September blog challenge entry

INSPIRED ! oh my oh my, what a fabulous moodboard on the Dusty Attic blog this month. Love Love Love it !.So... I had the idea of making my own dream catcher. It's not perfect, but it's not bad either... I am happy with the end result.   Here is my canvas for this challenge:

I love this Dusty Attic chipboard: Always find time for the things in life that make you happy.

It is hard to get the depth of the canvas, so here is a different angle:

I started my background by adding molding paste thru a stars stencils by Prima. Then when it was dry, I painted the background brown and removed some of the paint with some tissue paper:

Then I added the dabs of gold and turquois shimmer paints, funny how the light makes it look green even thought it is in the blue hues... So hard to take a good picture of shimmer paints I find.

I added some paint splatters and the used a foam doily as the center of my dream catcher. I used a metal circle that I covered in ribbon for the external part of the dream catcher. 

Then came the final touches with adding the Cuts2Luv badge, the flowers and the embossed title.

Here is the beautiful moodboard and link:

Dusty Attic link    Thanks for the INSPIRATION ladies, I hope you enjoy my take on your board. France

August challenge at Cuts2Luv & Dusty Attic

I am still crafting away at our Cuba vacation pictures, we have so many memories that I want to put on paper, hope you won't get tired of my Cuban inspired pages...  

I also had fun using my embossing powders and sprays from Lindy's stamp gang. I just love the effects on my page, it gives it so much debth.
  For this page I was inspired by 2 challenges.   The 1st one is the beautiful monthly moodboard. So easy to say, Caroline is one of my besty craft friends, so I am sold on her products, but to be honnest, she always has a fabulous moodboard every month.   You can find the challenge here: http://cuts2luv.blogspot.com/2016/08/tableau-dinspiration-aout.html   The 2 elements I chose are the picture with an animal (Dolphin) and the sketch.  

 

Here is a closer look at one of the badges on my page:

 

 

Now for the second challenge with Dusty Attic. lucky me I just received my 1st order this week. They really have beautiful cipboard pieces. On my page you can see the scrible frame (as per the previous picture and also this beautiful title:  

If you want to order some, have a look at the website: http://www.dustyattic.com.au/   If you want to participate in the challenge go to the blog here: http://dustyatticblog.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/august-2016.html     The beautiful moodboard:   I was inspired by the colors, the wood element (paper on my page) and the flowers that I hand cut out of the paper. I like the fresh look this color palet gave my page. Truly beautiful moodboard and I just love my new chipboards.   Thanks for the inspiration ! Hope you enjoyed my take on the challenges.