Monday, November 12, 2012

"Amore" ~ ScrapThat! Nov. Kit & BITW "Winter" Challenge

Hi everyone. I can't believe how fast November is flying by. Our US Thanksgiving is just over a week away, so it's time to be thankful for all the amazing people our Lord has brought into my life and the many blessings that have come my way. I hope that you have some wonderful blessings to reflect upon as well. 

Today I would like to share some close-up shots and details for this layout I created with the fabulous ScrapThat! November Kit, Flower Add-On Kit, and Embellishment Add-On Kit. Do you ever go back and tweak your layouts after you finish them? I don't tweak often, but if you notice a couple changes here from my previous blog hop/reveal post, you are quite astute. I misted the white kit flowers and tucked the door behind my banner. :-)

Our son and his lovely bride on their December 2011 wedding day during their private vows. Our son's vows were more like a book - three pages of them. I pray that he continues to treat Rachel like the precious gift she is for many years to come. 

"Amore"

The current Bird of the Word challenge is to use one or more of these words: winter, spring, summer, and/or fall. Under the key are the words "Winter Wedding." Joseph and Rachel were married in December with the church and reception decorated for their lovely winter wedding!! 

Techniques:

Fussy Cutting ~ The leafy vines and scalloped banner pieces were fussy cut from the gorgeous Bo Bunny Serenade papers. 

Pleated Ribbon ~ I pleated the length of white ribbon and adhered with bits of super sticky red backed tape. I used Hercules Tape, but any of the red backed varieties would work. I then cut out the solid center of the doily and adhered the pleated ribbon strip around the inside doily edge. 

Prima Door ~ No technique here, but what a great kit piece to work with!! I love how this looks next to the photo!! 

Handcrafted Flowers ~ I used a couple new dies for rolled flowers for the handcrafted flowers: Donna Salazar's Spellbinder Bitty Blossoms, and the Tim Holz Sizzix Tattered Pinecone - which also makes a wonderful rose. I inked the edges before rolling and forming the flowers. 


Distress Stickles ~ I fussy cut this dragonfly, then painted distress stickles across the wings and body. A couple mini rhinestones were alcohol inked for the eyes. I love using EK Success Honey Bee scissors for my fussy cutting. 


Misting ~ I used the remainder of my white kit flowers, but they stuck out a bit much among the yellow/brown flowers, so a couple of quick spritzes with some brown glimmer mist, was the perfect remedy. Aren't these crystal encrusted prima leaves gorgeous!! No need to mist these beauties.  

Inking ~ The yellow Bo Bunny Serenade paper was quite bright, so I toned it down by applying some burlap Distress Ink. 



Modeling Paste ~ There are so many fun things you can do with modeling paste!! Here I used it with a stencil to create my title. 

Alcohol Ink ~ The little metal dragonfly was an antiqued metal piece in my stash. I used a paint brush to apply some orange alcohol ink to the wings and brown on the body. 

Flourishes ~ This was an easy way to bring some weight to my smaller title. The paper flourish was die cut and a similar Zva Creative pearl flourish placed over the paper one. 

Distressing ~ Of course I used my handy Donna Salazar Distrezz-It-All by Zutter to distress all the straight edges!!

A quick reminder that you have until Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 11:59 pm to post your project for the Sketchabilities sketch challenge sponsored by ScrapThat! 

ScrapThat! currently has openings for new subscribers.
Stop by the store for details. 

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.
~ Blessings ~ 

40 comments:

  1. Wow, what a gorgeous layout!! All of the details are stunning!! The flowers are amazing!! I love the key!! Absolutely fabulous!! Have a great week :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  2. So gorgeous! Love the design,accents, and details.
    Love your work. Thanks for the inspiration. Now following your blog.

    Blessings Always
    Rachelle
    http://scrapping247365.blogspot.com/

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  3. Beautiful.....all those flowers look fab!
    Alison xx

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  4. Wowwwwwwwwwwwww! This is GORGEOUS!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the colors, the flowers and the distressing!!!!

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  5. Beautiful Tracey. Love the green pedal type cutouts.

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  6. Holy moly girl! This LO is gorgeous! And you made all those beautiful flowers! I am blown away!!!

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  7. wow!!!! sooooo lovely!!! wonderful photo and the page and details are amazing!!!!

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  8. so so gorgeous love those flower clusters!

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  9. This is stunning Tracey!! love the brown flowers in those clusters!! thanks for joining us at BITW

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  10. This is so very beautiful Tracey, and all your details really show the layout for the wonderful work you have put into it.. the photo is so precious too.. I love it cut into a circle, and your hand made roses look better than any bought ones i think.. a really lovely layout, and thanks for incorporating it into a challenge for BITW!!

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  11. Wonferful page love the clutser work you did.
    byebye,Lean

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  12. Just gorgeous!! Wow, I love the frame around the couple, really makes the picture pop. Of course the flowers, always so gorgeous!! Fantastic page.

    Laurie

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  13. Gorgeous page - great job as always!!!

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  14. So gorgeous, Tracey! Your roses are the bomb!

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  15. Tracey this is gorgeous and very creative. Great colours and design. I am now also your newest Follower. Thanks for being Follower over at my blog. Wishing you a fab Thursday.
    Hugs
    Desíre
    {Doing Life – my personal blog}

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  16. My goodness is this Stunning!! I love the rich colors and beautiful flowers that help to showcase that special wedding photo ;)

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  17. Tracey-I love this layout! The colors are superb! Not something everyone would be able to combine for a wedding photo. You did a fabulous job! Love all the techniques too!

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  18. Gorgeous to the MAX, girl! Really love that hand cut, paisley pennant! Yum!

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  19. What a work of art, Tracey! To have all that big, wide open space of a scrapbook page and fill it with the wonderful beauty you did...well, that is some talent you have!

    Thank you so much for following me, and I just put my face on your sidebar, too. :)

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  20. That is gorgeous! Truly a work of art. What a treasure!!

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  21. So beautiful Tracey! I'm lovin' all the gorgeous blossoms and foliage!

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  22. I think this page is amazing. I also think it's so awesome that your son wrote long vows to his wife like that. Just wonderful!! The flowers look completely stunning.

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  23. I love your shabby chic style, Tracey! This layout is just beautiful. I especially love the precious photo of your son and new d-i-l! I love the story behind your page, too. Thanks so much for sharing it with us!

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  24. Amazing page, Tracey! You are so talented! Love your work! Hugs

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  25. What a wonderful romantic autumn layout, great! Thanks for stopping by on my Blog and your sweet comments!

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  26. I love the richness of the flower clusters...you really captured a precious moment in this beautiful layout.

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  27. Love all the details on here! Beautiful!!

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  28. Tracey, I always think of the romance of the Victorian period when I see your intricate designs. Blessings!

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  29. Love the way you used the doily to frame the cropped images. The textured dragonfly looks amazing!

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  30. Beautiful page Tracey! Lucky kids - I am sure you are going to make a whole amazing album for them!!

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  31. What a gorgeous page!! Thanks for becoming a follower on my blog.

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  32. Oh wow! This looks so classy! And I lovelovelove the amazing textures! :)

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  33. Oh Tracey....such a gorgeous layout. Beautiful textures, pretty flowers sprays! Wonderful:)

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  34. Tracey, this is gorgeous!!! Love all the creative details that you use to personalize the embellishments. Fabulous!!!

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  35. Your layout is a WORK OF ART Tracey. Such a precious photo~
    Have a blessed Thanksgiving!

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  36. I can't believe how much detail you always put into your pages, they are so gorgeous!!

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  37. Amazing page, such gorgeous detail!

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  38. Beautiful layout!...love the colours!
    thanks so much for playing along with us at Bird Is The Word
    hugz
    irini

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  39. Gorgeous page my friend!! beautiful details and pic
    Thanks for playing at BITW!!! Hugs!xoxo

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