Austyn Layout Using Harmony by Authentique

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I hope everyone is ready for another fun week.  I got to spend some time in my creative world this past weekend, which makes me super HAPPY!  Today I'm sharing a mixed media layout I created of my Niece, Austyn.  

 I fell in love with the Harmony Collection from Authentique the minute I saw it! Expect lots of projects with this line.  The paper has a nice weight and texture, and the patterns are soft and pretty!  Pairing them with Petaloo's Burlap Blossoms and Butterflies just seemed natural! 

I really wanted a WOW factor for this layout. Something dramatic!  I used the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®  Gelatos® to color the layout's accent pieces, and give life to my die-cuts, flowers and butterflies.   

Look at these GORGEOUS flowers I drew with the Peach, Tangerine, Pistachio, and White Gelatos® They really give an element of elegance to this layout, and make my niece appear as though she is sitting in a garden. 

I pulled out the Hoppy Flowers & Flower Branch Dies from Die-Namites. They offer the most delicate filler and really help to give this layout depth.   I colored the Flowering Branch die with the Pistachio Gelatos® and look at how it went from a flowering branch to an Ivy branch! 

I removed "Hoppy" the Cricket from the Hoppy Flowers die and it transformed the die into the perfect corner spray! Just look at how cute "Hoppy" the Cricket is perched in that floral spray in the photo below!  

Want to learn how to create this layout?   Here is a process video showing you how it was made!

I hope you are enjoying your July kit as much as I am.  Thank you so much to Scrapbooking With M.E. Boutique for providing kits, and sponsoring these Ustreams.   

SAVE THE DATE:  Our next Ustream will be August 4, at 8:30 p.m. EST.  We will be creating mixed media cards.  The kits for August have sold out, but make sure you friend the Boutique on Facebook so you don't miss out on the September Kits!  

LAYOUT PRODUCTS (All supplies used can be found at the Scrapbooking With M.E. Boutique): 

• Authentique:  Harmony Collection Pack
• Petaloo:  Textured Accents  Blossoms & Butterflies Ivory
• Die-Namites Dies:  Hoppy Flowers,  Flowering Branch
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®:  Gelatos®  Peach, Tangerine, Pistachio, White
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®: Gelatos® Double Scoop® Snow Cone
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®: Textural Accents:  Gesso  & Whipped Spackle
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®:  PITT® Big Brush Artist Pens  Cold Grey VI 235
• The Crafter's Workshop: Mini Brick Stencil
• Glitz:  Roller Stamp Doodle Cheveron
• EK Success: ZIG  Wink of Stella Pen Clear
• Heidi Swapp: Color Shine - Chartreuse & Georgia Peach
• Lindy's Stamp Gang:  Edelweiss Moss Green
• Dylusions Ink Spray: White Linen
• May Arts Burlap Twine Cream
• Stampabilities:  Script Stamp
• Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink
• Wood Filigree
• Cotton Netting
• Junque & Gems Flower filigree by Marion Smith Designs 

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Thank you so much for hanging out with me today!    If you like what you see, please be sure to leave me a comment. I love your feedback! 

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Marion Smith Designs and Petaloo Blog Hop Day 5

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It is so exciting to be a part of this AMAZING blog hop. Make sure to visit all the designer's blogs from March 24th-28th! There are so many amazing projects being shared ALL week! So keep checking back every day.  

 

 

 

 Make sure you comment and subscribe to each blog, as we will be picking some lucky winners to win some awesome new products from both Marion Smith Designs and Petaloo!

 

Links to each blog can be found on the following sites
Marion Smith Designs and Petaloo

 

 

Wow, this has been a super exciting week.  I'm almost sad to see it go.  Today I wanted to share with you a mixed media canvas.

 

These gorgeous Botanicals from Petaloo complimented Marion's paper lines beautifully! Here are the products I used to create this canvas.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

My background was inspired by a rusted sign.  I really wanted the edges to have that rusted metal effect.  I used the Tattered Angels Natural Paint System - Mahogany  but instead of "as directed"  I blotched it on with a paint brush. Once it was dry I applied some crackle paint from Ranger to give it a blistered rusty effect.

 

 

 

Oh my can you say Luscious? Look at these wonderful embellies all clustered together, with a few extra fussy cut pieces from the Marion Smith Paper collections. I absolutely love how these all work so well together.

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for hopping with us today,
don't forget to leave a comment, and subscribe! 

 

Marion Smith Designs Team Blog

 

 Angela Carter

 http://www.alwaysangella.blogspot.com/

Maggie Armstrong

maggiesdoodads.blogspot.com

Sarah Bargo

www.sarahbargodesigns.blogspot.com

Ana Paula Leal

http://anapaulalealdarocha.blogspot.com.br/

Colette Nederhoff

http://nederhoffco.blogspot.com

Peggy Baker

 http://www.pegbaker.blogspot.com

 

 Then hop over to

Petaloo's Blog

 

 

Happy Hopping,

 

Tonya

 

 

Layout Resources:

 

• Marion Smith Designs - Nirvana "Typograph"
• Marion Smith Designs - Never Grow Up Paper Collection "Sleepover"
• Marion Smith Designs - Mad Tea Party "Rabbit Hole" 
• Marion Smith Designs - Junque & Gems Filigree
• Marion Smith Designs - Junque & Gems Resin Roses
• Marion Smith Designs - Texture Stamps
• Petaloo - Botanica Blooms - Purple
• Petaloo - Botanica Blooms - Pistachio
• Petaloo - Botanica Minis Teal
• Petaloo - Velvet Hydrangeas Cream
• Petaloo - Botanica Minis Lav/Purple
• Liquetex - Matt Medium
• Liquetex - Gesso
• Ranger - Dylusional Sprays, Yellow, Green, Blue
• Ranger - Crackle Paint Clear Rock Candy
• Heidi Swapp - Gold Lame Color Shine
• Satin Ribbon
• Wooden filigree Frame - Dollar bin
• Surebonder Detail Glue Gun
• TCW - Damask Stencil 6x6
• Faber Castell Design Memory Craft  - Whipped Spackle
• Tattered Angels Naturally Aged Mahogany Woodgrain

 

 

 

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Marion Smith Designs and Petaloo Blog Hop Day 4

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It is so exciting to be a part of this AMAZING blog hop. Make sure to visit all the designer's blogs from March 24th-28th! There are so many amazing projects being shared ALL week! So keep checking back every day.  

 

 

 

 Make sure you comment and subscribe to each blog, as we will be picking some lucky winners to win some awesome new products from both Marion Smith Designs and Petaloo!

 

Links to each blog can be found on the following sites
Marion Smith Designs and Petaloo

 

 

 

I hope everyone is enjoying the hop and getting inspired. There have been some amazing projects so far from both teams.  Today I'm sharing another card project.

 

 

This simple card uses scraps from all of the projects I've created for this week, including the one that I made for tomorrow.   I used the following products.

 

 

 

Here is a close up of the cluster.

 

 

 

Don't forget to check out my projects from Days 1 & 2 as well. 

 

Thanks for hopping with us today,
don't forget to leave a comment, and subscribe! 

 

Marion Smith Designs Team Blog

 

 Angela Carter

http://www.alwaysangella.blogspot.com/

 

Aneta Matuszewska

 www.artisant2.blogspot.com

Maggie Armstrong

maggiesdoodads.blogspot.com

Sarah Bargo

www.sarahbargodesigns.blogspot.com
 

Ana Paula Leal

http://anapaulalealdarocha.blogspot.com.br/

Colette Nederhoff

http://nederhoffco.blogspot.com

Peggy Baker

 http://www.pegbaker.blogspot.com

 

 Then hop over to

Petaloo's Blog

 

 

Happy Hopping,

 

Tonya

 

 

Card Resources:

 

• Marion Smith Designs - Never Grow Up Paper Collection "Sleepover"
• Marion Smith Designs - Mad Tea Party "Rabbit Hole"
• Marion Smith Designs - Filigree Doily  
• Marion Smith Designs - Junque & Gems
• Marion Smith Designs - Doily
• Marion Smith Designs - Garment District Note Cards
• Petaloo - Botanica Blooms - Pistachio
• Flat back pearls
• Scotch ATG
• Martha Stewart 3-1 Classic Butterfly Punch
• Surebonder Detail Glue Gun
• Heidi Swapp Pink Archival Ink
• Inkadinkadoo - Sentiment
• Recollections Gold/Kraft Cardstock
• Pearls

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Marion Smith Designs and Petaloo Blog Hop Day 3

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It is so exciting to be a part of this AMAZING blog hop. Make sure to visit all the designer's blogs from March 24th-28th! There are so many amazing projects being shared ALL week! So keep checking back every day.  

 

 

 

 Make sure you comment and subscribe to each blog, as we will be picking some lucky winners to win some awesome new products from both Marion Smith Designs and Petaloo!

 

Links to each blog can be found on the following sites
Marion Smith Designs and Petaloo

 

 

Welcome to day three of the hop!  Today I wanted to share a little mixed media card that I made for Mother's Day. This card could easily be used for any occasion by changing out the sentiment.  

 

 

 

 

 

I used scraps from the Never Grow Up Sleep Over paper, Mad Tea Party Wonderland paper, Filigree Doily, Tea Party Stamps, Texture Stamps, and Garden Rose Stamps from Marion Smith S

 

 

 

Petaloo's Velvet Hydrangeas Fuchsia flowers are the star of this card.

 

 

 I really wanted to showcase some of the Marion's amazing stamps on my card.  So I painted the Sleepover paper with white gesso to tone down the paper pattern. I then used Archival Coffee Ink to stamp my images.   I even stamped over the wooden filigree and the flowers, to give them texture. 

 

This is one of my home made wooden embellishments that I made with the Tea Party stamps and a  balsa wood piece.  I did a tutorial a few months back.  You can view it here.

 

 

I added some flat back pearls to the center of the flowers, and painted them with my RV09 Copic Marker to match the flowers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 A little Heidi Swapp Gold Lame Color Shine finished this card off with the Midas touch!   I know my Mother is going to love this card.

 

Don't forget to check out my projects from Days 1 & 2 as well. 

 

Thanks for hopping with us today,
don't forget to leave a comment, and subscribe! 

 

Marion Smith Designs Team Blog

 

 Angela Carter

http://www.alwaysangella.blogspot.com/

 

Aneta Matuszewska

 www.artisant2.blogspot.com

Maggie Armstrong

maggiesdoodads.blogspot.com

Sarah Bargo

www.sarahbargodesigns.blogspot.com
 

Ana Paula Leal

http://anapaulalealdarocha.blogspot.com.br/

Colette Nederhoff

http://nederhoffco.blogspot.com

Peggy Baker

 http://www.pegbaker.blogspot.com

 

 Then hop over to

Petaloo's Blog

 

 

Happy Hopping,

 

Tonya

 

 

Card Resources:

 

• Marion Smith Designs - Never Grow Up Paper Collection "Sleepover"
• Marion Smith Designs - Mad Tea Party "Wonder"
• Marion Smith Designs - Filigree Doily  
• Marion Smith Designs - Texture Stamp
• Marion Smith Designs - Tea Party Stamp
• Marion Smith Designs - Garden Rose Stamp
• Petaloo - Velvet Hydrangeas Fuchsia
• Flat back pearls
• Scotch ATG
• Surebonder Detail Glue Gun
• Heidi Swapp Pink Archival Ink
• Heidi Swapp Gold Lame Color Shine
• Recollections Card sentiment
• Tattered Angels Timeless Lilac
• Tattered Angels Tutti Fruiti
• Bazzil Texture Cardstock
• Burlap
• Pearls
• Dollar Bin - Wood filigree
• Liquitex Gesso
• Woodsy - Circles
• Copic RV09
• Ranger - Archival Ink Coffee

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Marion Smith Designs and Petaloo Blog Hop Day 2

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It is so exciting to be a part of this AMAZING blog hop. Make sure to visit all the designer's blogs from March 24th-28th! There are so many amazing projects being shared ALL week! So keep checking back every day.  

 

 

 

 Make sure you comment and subscribe to each blog, as we will be picking some lucky winners to win some awesome new products from both Marion Smith Designs and Petaloo!

 

Links to each blog can be found on the following sites
Marion Smith Designs and Petaloo

 

 

Welcome to day two of the hop.  Today I wanted to share with you a card that I created with the scraps from yesterday's canvas.   I love to immediately make a card with the scraps when I finish a project. It helps to clear away the clutter from my desk, and helps to keep the scraps low. 

 

 

I used scraps from the Never Grow Up Collections, Remember This and Sleep Over Papers, and half of a doily that didn't make it onto my layout.    I used the cut apart journal page from Garment District to hold my sentiment.

 

 

 

 

For the Petaloo flowers I used the Velvet Hydrangeas Cream, and a leaf from the Spring Berry Clusters. 

 

 

 

I love how these flowers add a touch of spring to this card.  They sparkled so much, that I decided to die cut a butterfly from some misted paper to accompany them.

 

 

 

 

Thanks for hopping with us today,
don't forget to leave a comment, and subscribe! 

 

Marion Smith Designs Team Blog

 

 Angela Carter

 http://www.alwaysangella.blogspot.com/

Maggie Armstrong

maggiesdoodads.blogspot.com

Sarah Bargo

www.sarahbargodesigns.blogspot.com

Ana Paula Leal

http://anapaulalealdarocha.blogspot.com.br/

Colette Nederhoff

http://nederhoffco.blogspot.com

Peggy Baker

 http://www.pegbaker.blogspot.com

 

 Then hop over to

Petaloo's Blog

 

 

Happy Hopping,

 

Tonya

 

 

Card Resources:

 

• Marion Smith Designs - Never Grow Up Paper Collection "Self Portrait"
• Marion Smith Designs - Never Grow Up Paper Collection "Sleepover"
• Marion Smith Designs - Garment District "Alteration"
• Marion Smith Designs - Doily
• Petaloo - Velvet Hydrangeas Cream
• Petaloo - Spring Berry Clusters    
• Die-Namite Dies Swirly Butterfly Die
• Martha Stewart 3-1 Classic Butterfly Punch
• Flat back pearls
• Scotch ATG
• Surebonder Detail Glue Gun
• Heidi Swapp Pink Archival Ink
• Inkadinkadoo sentiment
• Tattered Angels Sunshine
• Tattered Angels Timeless Lilac
• Tattered Angels Popsicle
• Tattered Angels Tutti Fruiti
• Georgia Pacific Cardstock 110lb
• Burlap Twine

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Marion Smith Designs and Petaloo Blog Hop

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It is so exciting to be a part of this AMAZING blog hop. Make sure to visit all the designer's blogs from March 24th-28th! There are so many amazing projects being shared ALL week! So keep checking back every day.  

 

 

 

 Make sure you comment and subscribe to each blog, as we will be picking some lucky winners to win some awesome new products from both Marion Smith Designs and Petaloo!

 

Links to each blog can be found on the following sites
Marion Smith Designs and Petaloo

 

 

Don't you just love spring?  It is my favorite time of year.  Today's project is a Shabby Chic layout of my Niece Adalyn at Easter last year egg hunting.   

 

 

 These gorgeous Botanicals from Petaloo complimented Marion's paper lines beautifully! Here are the products I used to create this layout.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The flowers remind me of the azaleas blooming in my front yard at the moment.  I wanted to create a Shabby Chic Mixed media layout that I could hang on my fireplace mantle, and bring the spring in doors.  Marion's Never Grow Up line had these beautiful spring patterns that made the entire piece come together.   

 

 

 

 

I have created a process video showing you how I made the layout!

 

 

Thanks for hopping with us today,
don't forget to leave a comment, and subscribe! 

 

Marion Smith Designs Team Blog

 

 Angela Carter

 http://www.alwaysangella.blogspot.com/

Maggie Armstrong

maggiesdoodads.blogspot.com

Sarah Bargo

www.sarahbargodesigns.blogspot.com

Ana Paula Leal

http://anapaulalealdarocha.blogspot.com.br/

Colette Nederhoff

http://nederhoffco.blogspot.com

Peggy Baker

 http://www.pegbaker.blogspot.com

 

 Then hop over to

Petaloo's Blog

 

 

Happy Hopping,

 

Tonya

 

 

Layout Resources:

 

• Marion Smith Designs - Never Grow Up Paper Collection "Self Portrait"
• Marion Smith Designs - Never Grow Up Paper Collection "Sleepover"
• Marion Smith Designs - Doily
• Marion Smith Designs - Junque & Gems Filigree
• Marion Smith Designs - Junque & Gems Resin Roses
• Marion Smith Designs - Junque & Gems Filigree Butterflies
• Marion Smith Designs - Junque & Gems  Bird's Nest 
• Petaloo - Botanica Blooms - Purple
• Petaloo - Velvet Hydrangeas Fuchsia
• Petaloo - Velvet Hydrangeas Cream
• Petaloo - Botanica Minis Lav/Purple
• Petaloo - Spring Berry Clusters    
• Liquetex - Matt Medium
• Liquetex - Gesso
• Cosmo Cricket - Sliver Glitter Adhesive sheets
• Copic Sketch RV09, RV55
• My Mind's Eye - Alpha Stickers Sky's the Limit Collection
• Zutter - Corrugated Sheets
• Folk Art 2556 Medium Blue Acrylic Paint
• Ranger - Crackle Paint Clear Rock Candy
• Heidi Swapp - Pink Archival Ink
• Pure Ice Nail Polish - Spitfire 
• Paper Shaper Egg Punch
• Satin Ribbon
• Small Luggage Tag
• Martha Stewart 3-1 Classic Butterfly Punch
• Martha Stewart Foam Adhesive
• Wooden filigree
• Scotch Foam Adhesive
• Scotch ATG
• Surebonder Detail Glue Gun
• Tonic Scissor
• EK Success Craft Tweezers

 

 

 

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