This girl has STYLE...

I am not sure exactly at what point my daughter began her fashion sense. I would love to say that she gets it from me, but let's be real here... she has barely seen me in anything but jammies and jeans since she was born.

I guess it is just the girl in her. In this picture she has quite a few things going on. She was wearing a bright printed tunic, with this leopard print hat and she had just had her adorable face painted. But even with all of this going on... this face is simply her and just so cute!


Here is the layout that I did for my Guest Designer Spot over at Couture Cardstock in full, I re purposed a frozen pizza insert for the circle. I then drenched it in Marshmallow Glimmer Mist and added some Tinsel Town Glimmer Glam for that added POP. together this really made the cardboard circle look like pressed metal.

You can see here that the Prima pearl and flower swirls were painted with Oil Slick Glimmer Glaze. I just love the look of these black roses.


Here is a close up picture of one of Heidi Swapp's new Custom Cut out tags that was Glimmer Misted with Frozen Lake and then glammed with Chandelier Glimmer Glam. The trim around the circle is silver sting of pearls from a craft store.

I TOTALLY LOVE THIS! This is some white rosette ribbon that I found at Hobby Lobby. I glimmer Misted it with Turquoise Blue and Sapphire Glimmer Mist and then added a hint of Tide Pool Glimmer Glam for that little added sparkle. You can see the glitter on the netting. I LOVE this!!!!
And well what over the top layout wouldn't be complete with a feather? LOL. I had these feathers left over from Halloween and put them to good use here. Well one to good use, I mean anything more and this layout would have been gaudy! (-I say this in jest... I know... I am gaudy with about most I do...but I embrace it!-)

And tucked on top of glimmer misted party crepe (I sewed a seem down the middle to gather the crepe) is this gorgeous title in the brand new Heidi Swapp Gothic Alphas. These have a resist on the letters that make a nice two tones effect when you use an art medium over them. I used Cinder Glimmer Mist which is a beautiful pitch black with a blue glimmer.
I know... As if this layout didn't have enough going on... I added lace to the black background. This is that gathered lace that you buy by the spool (the kind that looks like a lace ruffle) This made a nice frame around the center of the layout and since the center of the layout is circular, the lace circled the layout nicely. I just sewed down the frame of the black cardstock and trimmed the excess lace off.

And last but not least... this gorgeous bloom flanks the right side of the page. I created the base of this flower in a video I did for the Wear Your Adhesives on the outside" Blog Hop. The center is Prima Crystals that I assembled with my Crafty Power Tape.

I know this layout is a bit much, but I can't help but love the vibrancy of color and texture that it has. So many things going on with this layout, but they all make me smile...


Thanks for stopping by today :)

~Liz

♥ All you need is LOVE- Pleated water color paper ♥

So I realized through the flurry of blog posts that I have been posting that I haven't had a chance to share the details of the projects I did for Couture Cardstock as their guest designer.

I had so much fun playing around with this cardstock. ESPECIALLY their brand new Pure Silk watercolor paper. I used the lighter weight watercolor paper for this really fun pleating technique.

Here is a close up of the four colored pleated swirls. All of the swirls started off white and were Glimmer Misted to these beautiful colors. I used Jazz Blue, Meadow Green, Candlelight, and Cherry Limeade.

Here is a close up picture of the pleating...

Here are the fun little sequin that I sewed into the picture of my daughter.

To create this fun pleating, I took my Crafty Power Tape by SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L and cut strips of Glimmer Misted paper and created these pleats out of each color paper. I then also inlayed them into black cardstock for a dramatic look. I also sewed the seams so they looked inlayed. And of course I followed up with a coat of Dazzling Diamond over the top of the layout for good measure :)



I have a few other projects that I will share hopefully this next week... It funny just how fast life catches up to you... and one blog post... turns into another and before you know it... IT IS NEXT WEEK!

I hope this layout has helped you get your creative wheels going... I just love the way it turned out. I have two others plus a canvas to share (I can't wait to share them!!!).

And don't forget to check out the giveaways both on my blog and over at the paper life blog.


Piece of Heart Glimmer Mist Giveaway from The Paper Life

Wear your Adhesive on the Outside giveaway


thanks again!!!

~Liz

Guest Designer- Couture Cardstock

I am so excited!!! My guest designer post is up over at Couture Cardstock. I was asked a few months back to come up with some projects for them and was so very pleased to be able to sit down with a pile of cardstock and PLAY!




Click here to see my interview and the layouts I did. I will be following up within the next few days each of the fun techniques that I used on each page and of course the back stories too!

xoxo,

♥Liz

Water Color Paper- {Pleating}

As soon as I heard that Couture Cardstock was coming out with watercolor paper, I KNEW I needed to have some! Here is a sneak peek at my project that I used their new watercolor paper in. I created a paper pleated pattern and inlayed it into cardstock. When I can post full pics here I will and I will go ahead and share how I created this yummy effect.

Until then,

~Liz ♥

Wear your Adhesive on the Outside Part 3

It's that time again! I have had so much fun this month doing this blog hop with my friend Nathalie Kalbach. This week I will be sharing a fun technique using the E-Z Runner by SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L . The EZ Runner (the red one) is a great permanent white adhesive. It also is dispensed in a series of lines that allow the adhesive to be used and run nicely along curves. Here is a video in which I used the EZ Runner to create this beautiful bloom setting to center with my Prima flowers. This was a technique I used for Couture Cardstock. I will be there Guest Designer next month :)

Excuse the fact that there is no sound, Our camera has been causing some horrible static and we haven't been able to find a way to fix it. So for this video, we have substituted in some music until we can add the voice over.






Here are a few sneak peeks of the layout I used this bloom base on.





Along with the EZ runner, Me and Nat are also doing some fun stuff with the Keepsake Envelopes that SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L makes. In this layout I created a nice wall hanging and used the keepsake pockets to back the letters and offer a cute glossy background.



You can really see the Keepsake Envelopes shine in this picture :)


Thanks for stopping by and checking out our fun little blog hop. Remember to join in on the fun and email me (primadonnaliz@yahoo.com) or Nat a pic of your creation. We would love to see what you come up with!

Also don't forget to sign up for updates at "The Shape to Come" to be the first to find out all about what new and innovative things SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L is coming up with!


Thanks for stopping by!

~Liz ♥