Together with Gemstone Glue and Glitter Papers

I have been reorganizing my scrap studio and in the process, was strumming through my Robins Nest products. I was taking in all the glitter and came across a few other papers that I needed to try out so the reorganizing went on hold for a few hours.

For this layout, I used a combination of Classified, Daisy Stripe Teal and Glitter Silver on Cream Swirl papers. I wasn't sure at first how I was going to incorporate these three, but then my brain started racing and out came the Dylusions Ink Sprays. Matches from heaven above. Let's take a look

First I spritzed the Classified paper with a combination of teal, London blue and lemon zest Dylusions sprays. Once dry, I cut out 5 circles and created this amazing flower. A few mini Dew Drops from the Handsome Boy grouping to finish off the center of the flower all adhered to the button with Helmar Gemstone Glue.

I also punched out a bunch of butterflies from the misted paper. I added a few Silver Dew Drops to the layout to give it that finishing touch

It is no secret that I Love The Robins Nest rub-ons. They are so beautiful and easy to work with. I added a wonderful quote from the Time Rub-on Sheet. Perfect for this layout of my husband and I. (I think this is my favorite photo on us so you may have seen it before hehe)

Here is the finished layout with all of these wonderful The Robins Nest products. The papers are perfect for distressing and the glitter on the card stock is so beautiful!!!

That is it for me today. I do have a question for all of you though, What is your favorite butterfly punch? I think I need a few new ones hehe

Until next time
Toodles

Trinity Paper Arts Celebrates NSD in STYLE!!!

Welcome to the Trinity Paper Arts National Scrapbook Day Blog Hop! We are so excited to be celebrating our first National Scrapbook Day with you and cannot wait to show you all of the wonderful, inspiring creations our Design Team is sharing today. So sit back, relax,maybe take a little break from cropping, and enjoy the show!

Also, what's a National Scrapbook Day Hop without a National Scrapbook Day prize!!!?? We're giving away all our Surf N Swim Collection pack to one lucky winner!! This will get you all set and ready to scrap your summer! Post the secret phrase "I love scrapbooking!" on our Facebook Page or tweet it to us and we'll draw one name from all the posters to win the Surf N Swim Collection!!

We'll also choose one more winner from all the comments on all the blogs in the Hop to win the Making the Team Collection!!! That's two prizes and lots of chances to win.

Trinity Paper Arts http://trinitypaper.blogspot.com
Erika Taylor http://taylordconcepts.blogspot.com/
Kristin Tweedale http://www.rukristin.blogspot.com/
Jenifer Cowles http://stitchcutcreate.blogspot.com/
Veronica Johnson http://www.kitsnbits.blogspot.com/
Jenn Cochran http://www.jaxbeanstalks.blogspot.com/
Staci Jones http://scrapbookingischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com/
Cristal Hobbs http://blueyecicle.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Priest http://hydrangeahippo.com

And now, for the inspiration!!!!

Now here is my National Scrapbooking Day Hop Project for you!

Each one of us that scrapbooks, is an artist. We share ourselves on paper every time we create. I wanted to create a layout that shared a little of my passion for poetry, so here it is..The Road Less Traveled

The journal tag is from the Noteworthy A paper, which I fussy cut. I added a little Aged Mahogany distress ink to it as well, which matches the color of the Sincerely collection perfectly.

 I love the font of the Alpha Stickers from the Sincerely collection. So beautiful!!!

 Here is the complete layout. I added some True Blood Glimmer Mist to the flowers to match them to the layout as well. Yup, the Sincerely collection is my favorite for sure.

Now it is your turn to leave a comment and let me know what you are doing for NSD. One lucky commenter will receive a gift of goodies from me to celebrate!!! After you've left your comment, hop on over to Kristin's Blog and see what she has created to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day with all of you.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy NSD to you
Toodles

Robins Nest Blog Hop- Earth Day

Hello everyone and welcome to the Earth Day Blog hop, featuring all the wonderfully talented designers from The Robins Nest. Today you are going to see some amazing projects all about the earth, up cycling and recycling.

If you just stopped in, please hop on back to the Chattering Robins Blog and start from the beginning. If you have been following along, you should have hopped here from Terri Sprouls Blog.

Today I have a plaque to share with you that I was just about to throw out. It was a horrible green color and didn't go anywhere in our home. But when our daughter found out what it said, she asked very nicely if I could "craft it up"!!! How could I refuse.

First off, I started by painting the entire surface with White and Black Gesso. Once dried, I added the beautiful Glitter Black and White Swirl paper as well as the pretty pink Princess Card Stock using Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.

After this, I painted the bottom panel with Glimmer Glam and adorned the entire piece with Petunia Dew Drops. I added a few super sweet chipboard pieces and this trash turned to a treasure for our little girl. Recycle or Up Cycle, she absolutely loves it!

Here is a photo of the finished piece. We saved Mother Nature today a little, by recycling something that otherwise would have ended up in the landfill.

Make sure you leave a comment here today because you could win some goodies from The Robins Nest. Now hop on over to Clare Dempsey's Blog, where you will find a beautiful project as always. The list for the hop order can be found below. Thanks for stopping by today.

Until Next time
Toodles

CPS challenge 104

This weeks Card Positioning System Sketch sang to me. I immediately had an idea and I am absolutely smitten with how it turned out. Take a look at this great sketch. For the colors, I used Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise and whisper white. I had some perfectly matched turquoise mulberry paper that I just had to try using. Have you figured out yet, that I absolutely love flourishes?
Well this project was no exception for using them. I used one of the flourishes from an autumn Leaves set paired with versamark for a subtle background stamp on the turquoise. For the white I tried my first shot at a water color look using Nick Bantock Cerelean Azure. I quite like the overall look this gave after I soaked it with water, then dried with an iron.
Then one of my other favorite things to do. I stamped my prima flowers in the same inks that I used for the rest of the project. I think this really give a flower that little UMPH!!! Finishing off the card with some square and rectangle jewels in black, this baby was done.
I so hope you enjoyed this card. The colors really sang to me. Don't forget to scroll down and enter my Blog Candy give away since I've reaches over 10000 hits. I so appreciate you stopping by, and this is just a little sign of my appreciation.
Until Next Time
Happy Crafting