Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Divine @ 49


Hi friends!  How's the week treating you so far?  I have found a new challenge site through a friend and fellow scrapper, Val, of Val-Belle's Ramblings.  This lovely lady who calls South Africa home finds the neatest challenge sites!  What's the deal with this one?  Well it's called Challenge YOUrself, so often as scrappers we are always behind the camera, rarely in front of it.  This challenge site changes that. Like it our not, you have to be in the pic!  This months challenge is Celebrate Your Age.  Just click on the title to check it out.

Onto my layout.  I used my Swirlydoo's Kit Rose Bouquet from June.  Just delightful and gorgeous. Packed with beautiful Kaisercraft papers and awesome embellies, I had a blast.  Please visit them, there is a boutique, a sketch challenge, actually several challenges and you don't need to be a subbie to play or join the forum! I also used a sketch from the very talented Miss Emma Stafrace of Page Drafts. Give a click my friends, she is bringing back the mojo, no joke!  Here is the sketch I used, #33.2















LOVE this sketch folks!  So pretty. I riffed on it a bit to make it my own and am darn happy.

A couple of pics of the process -

First I cut out the middle of this frame paper from Kaisercraft and placed it on top of the floral paper.


Then I start laying on my embellies to see how I want them to go.












Last is the gluing on when it's all where I like :)











Here is the finished piece -











Such gorgeous papers here.  Just loved this kit!  I used some lovely Blue Fern Studios chippie from my stash that I snazzied up and cut in two for tucking in.  Can you see the little gold micro-beads on some of the foliage?  Got some inspo for that from Di Garling.  An amazing artist for sure.  The other leaves I cut on my cricut as well as the title.  The pretty rhinstone mat was in my kit, I cut it to put under the pics and still have more left!  The wood veneers are from Prima, yup in my kit.  So was the coral lace.  Some Lindy's and a bit of stickles and this puppy is in the can :)

Edit- *GASP* I forgot to put my journaling which is on the back.  It says "I am 49. In two months I will be a half a century old! I don't feel it, I don't act it.  Almost fifty years I've been here gaining wisdom, raising children, enjoying life, living!  I hope the next fifty is just as good.  Yes I plan on being here ;) but for right now I'm divine at 49! 

Product List (1st 5 products from kit)

Kaisercraft Storyteller - Vintage, Confession
Prima Wood Collection - Time Travelers Memories Collection
Ruby Rocket Stickers - Heritage
Rhinestone Mat
Coral Lace
Blue Fern Studio Chipboard - Organic Vine Corner
Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray - Pink Ladies Pink, Mad Hatter Mint, Rusty Lantern Lime
Distress Stain - Spiced Marmelade, Barn door Red, Antiqued Bronze
Distress Ink - Brushed Corduroy, Black Soot
Micro-Beads - Gold 
Stickles - Yellow, Cotton Candy, Candy Cane, Blue

Why don't you check out the challenge site, and of course Page Drafts :)   Thanks for visiting,

19 comments:

  1. Such a gorgeous page! I love how you used your kit and the wonderful sketch! You celebrated your age beautifully here! Thank you so much for joining in on the fun at Challenge YOUrself this month. I am very happy you found us!

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  2. Wow Paula, stunning layout and great title! Love your step by step process. So glad you joined us at Challenge YOUrself!

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  3. Ah lady I just love this layout. Would NEVER say that you are 50.... I hear you on the acting and thinking young thing. I think that is what keeps us going. Thanks so much for the shout out and I am so glad that you decided to play along. I love the papers and the colours and I think you totally rocked this one. <3 it xox

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    1. Age is all in the brain Val, for sure. Thanks for the love my friend :) <3

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  4. You are such a beautiful lady Paula, its lovely to see you scrap yourself! The page is a total stunner and you do such a great job describing your process! Love this page! xo xo

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    1. Aw, thank you so much Gabrielle <3 I love ya lady :) I look to you for so much inspo and learning xoxo

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  5. Wow, I just love that frame and the pretty paper underneath! Your page is stunning and so glad you were told about Challenge Yourself blog and that you played along. xx

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  6. What fun! Beautiful page & what a gorgeous frame. I loved when I used to take part in more challenges. They really are fun!

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  7. Your page is as stunning as you are Paula! I love the mix of colors and all your layers! And, I'm joining in on this challenge! I've got two days left, and I'm going to do it!! Thanks for the much needed inspiration P!

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    1. ALRIGHT!!!! So glad you're giving this one a spin Lisa :D thanks <3

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  8. Paula that is a fantastic page, a piece of art. Love al the details and the tittle is great. thanks for playing along with us at Challenge YOUrself

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    1. Thank you Cindy. It was a lot of fun to play along :)

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  9. Thanks for showing your process here. I love to go through step by step. Great job on the LO. Love all the details! Thanks for joining us this month at Challenge Yourself.

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  10. It was my pleasure Caroli :) Thanks for the kind words.

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