One more Deconstruction

I should have been studying for finals but this was so much fun! Here's another cb piece that I soaked for 15 minutes in water so I could tear it apart. This is a Dusty Attic (DA) piece. I noticed that the DA pieces are better quality cb so make sure you soak them for the full 15 minutes.

For this piece I only separated the wings and her hair. Again,  I covered the entire piece with gesso and sprinkled with Fairy Dust (how appropriate!). Then I used various colors of GM and Smooch on her wings. I inked the edges of her body with Chestnut Roan and the GM'd her body. The flower was painted with Smooch. I think that about covers it. tfl!



More Chipboard Deconstruction

As promised, here are the MR angel wings.

This one also separated into two pieces. I hit it with some gesso, several colors of GM and Smooch. Then sprinkled with Fairy Dust and added some TH distress stickles. I already have an idea for this piece. tfl!



Chipboard Alterations

I will do anything to avoid studying! You know, the house needs to be cleaned, floors swept and mopped, laundry needs to be done. Heck! I even need to wash the rugs and clean the bathrooms.

Well, I did all of that and actually did some studying. Thank goodness this is the last semester of finals because I am burnt out. Soooo, now the house is clean. What else can I do besides study? Leave it to me to step into paradise (a.k.a. my scrap room). Shona found this idea and shared it at Swirlydoos so I decided to give it a whirl today.

Here's the before and after:

What a great way to alter your cb and add some dimension to a lo! To make this flower I soaked the cb in water for 15 minutes then proceeded to separate the cb layers. I did two different cb pieces and they both separated into two pieces. Then I continued to peel apart  the layers of each piece. I dried the separate pieces with my heat gun which helped them to curl up a bit. Then I hit them with several colors of GM. I dabbed the edges with several colors of Smooch then used Zip Dry to put the layers back together. I alternated the petals as I glued the layers back together. I put some glitter glue in the center. I used my McGill Sunburst punch to punch five pieces that were layered to create the center. The Petaloo leaf was the finishing touch! I am working on a MR piece next and will post when I am done. tfl!



April Sketch Challenge

Here's my interpretation of the April Swirlydoos sketch challenge.

All the papers, butterflies, cb letters, and flowers are from the current month's kit. I used my Tattered Florals TH die and Sunburst McGill punch to make the two large flowers. Lisa G., aka Starsailor, has a tutorial for these flowers over at Swirlydoos. The bling is from my stash. The small butterflies and cb letters were embellished with Liquid Pearls included in the kit. These pictures were taken Labor Day weekend 2010 while Roger and I were goofing off. The pictures had horrible shadows so I used the Lullaby action on Florabella to improve the overall lighting. tfl!



Round Robin #4 for 2011

It is time for the monthly Round Robin Reveal. This week I followed QT and scrapped a picture of my dd on her 15th birthday. It is hard to believe that she is old enough for a driver's permit. Soon she will be driving off on her own just like my ds. Time goes by too quickly.

Everything is from the latest Swirlydoos kit except the small flowers scattered around the page. The two pp flowers were made with the Tattered Florals die by TH and the Sunburst punch by McGill. Lisa G. made these flowers and posted a tuturial at Swirlydoos. I lifted another DT member, Camilla, and fussycut the pp for part of the background. The DA was Glimmer Misted, then Smooched, and hit with various TH distress embossing powders. TH distress inks used on the cardstock. tfl!