Sunday, April 24, 2011

I love playing with mists and paints.....

** warning - photo heavy **


Kraft-it-up April Challenge is to follow this recipe -


1 piece of kraft cardstock
2 photos smaller than 6x4
3 different Alpha
4 different patterned paper
5 different embellishment


Wow... fun fun fun......


I started with my kraft cardstock




the cardstock curl a bit after the heat gun treatment




Blooms were stamped with watermark ink pad and embossed with clear embossing powder




take a good look at my 4 different patterned paper....... they are all pieces of scraps.....




and in my stash, I found this super old alphabet sticker.... oh good, I was looking high and low to find 3 different alpha to use on this project.....




mission completed..... 
letter "Y" from Pink Paislee found in my Pixie Dust Paperie March Kit "Floribunda", love the corrugated part....
letter "O" is a die cut from PTI
letter "U" is misted with tattered angels "Sun Sisters", love this yellow....




you are not going to recognize those patterned paper after all the misting and acrylic paint, love the "dirty" job.....




the cardstock curl even more after all the mists and paints......  so hard to picture the layout with the curly corners




now to the photo.... I used 2 of the same photo, but one in color and the other in grey scale.....
photo was taken at Times Square new year's ball drop party back in 2007 in New York City


now to my 5 different embellishment.....




flowers, that's ONE
ornate plate, that's TWO





memo pins, that's THREE
die cuts, that's FOUR





hope you are able to see the tulle (FIVE) layered and sewed underneath.....




hang in there.... last picture.. LOL




DONE!!!! whew............


19 comments:

Sharm Nidyanandan said...

oh my! tht looks like a lot of work! but the outcome is fantastic! :) Thanks for sharing close up shots & tute! awesome pic or u and ur dh too!! :)

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

Wowwwwwwwwwwwwww! This is AMAZING!!! I love love love love the flowers and the paint!! WOW!! Happy Easter! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Anonymous said...

thats rrealy nice
Elma

Julie said...

wow kristy love it

Deb Hickman said...

Wow, Kirsty, I love this LO The embossed kraft card looks fab, what a great idea and just love all the embellishments and misted papers. Very inspiring,I really need to get in my craft and and do something.

Ros said...

Wow Kirsty you rocked this challenge!! just brilliant ... you are so clever ... Have a wonderful Easter

Tracy said...

First off that stamp is gorgeous! Second, you're right--the transformation of those scraps is unbelievable. You definitely had your artistic genes working on this one and it came out beautifully!
Have a wonderful and blessed Easter Day! Hugs!

Amelia Khalik said...

Oohhh wow!! Fab...fab background!!! Love ur used of medium here. Totally awesome work kirsty! :)))

Stella said...

An mazing take on this challenge and you did a brilliant job. ( And i think it ook a lot of time). Love it; I hope you win :)! Happy Easter!

Sylvia said...

Beautiful page, Kirsty! I love all the details, so much that I can't tell you everything, but the embossing is the first and I love it! Have a wonderful Easter!

Linda Breedlove said...

You did it, and it turned out terrific. Love all the misting (and I thought I was the only one whose corners turned up). It looks beautiful and what a handsome couple...

jacirascrap said...

Que legal voce postar passo a passo! Deu para ver bem seus detalhes, inclusive o tule!!!

Angi Barrs said...

I love love love what you did with this gorgeous page. Beautiful elements. Happy Easter!

Lynnda said...

WOW... this is amazing Kirsty!!!... Beautiful layout....love this to bits...hugs...xoxo

Mona Pendleton said...

Gorgeous layout Kirsty! The embossed images look fabulous and such a beautiful in color and black & white!

Unknown said...

Artistic LO Kirsty! Love the background and the combination of both pictures and embellishments!

Pauline said...

This is gorgeous, and I love the beautiful pics too.

Unknown said...

Amazing.. I just love this..

Cathy said...

Amazing LO Kirsty.. love all the technique!! The background looks fantastic!! Thanks for playing along at KIU :)