Second take on Skissedilla sketch 215 - "Family Camping"

Hello hello!

Have been barraging with blog posts lately, so this one will be a short one.

Norwegian Skissedilla released its sketch 215 on Sunday, 16 June, here it is; 

 

I made two different versions, here is the other one; "Family Camping".

Papers used are going from bottom and up:

Prima "Divine"
Teresa Collins  "Everyday Moments"
Prima "Divine"
Strips of KaiserCraft "Pickled Pear"

 

Photo by my favest Finnish photographer.

This is exactly how coffee was made on my childhood camping and fishing trips, over a camp fire in an old copper coffee pot blackened by many fires.

Big "Divine" chippie button and small Petaloo blooms.

Everything was touched up in gesso and sky blue acrylic paint. Misted masking in TA Apple.

Wonderful having you for a visit! thanks ever so much!

Toodelipip! xoxo Eila

Skissedilla sketch 215 - "Nothing Beats Coffee"

Hello again!

Time for a new sketch from Skissedilla! They always have room for different interpretation, so many cool options as you can see from the DT's work HERE

So much that I made two pages based on the same sketch and the same photos. I will share my other page with you in the next few days.

I have had a big box of Gelatos sitting on my desk for several months but haven't used them. Now was a good time as any so out the came. Ooopsadaisy! had no idea they would be so rich and cover so much! but hey, I'm still learning. Be gentle with me when you look at my page :))

First the sketch.

 

Here's my experimental take on sketch 215 that went live on 16 June.

Papers used going from bottom and up:

KaiserCraft "Magnolia Grove" (green)
KaiserCraft "From This Day" (amber)
Basic Gray "Piccadilly" (blue)
Pink Paislee "Hope Chest"
Fancy Pants and Pink Paislee clippings from my desk for the smaller pieces under the photo

I have also used the Blue Fern Studios Shabby Layered Frame. 

The bottom piece was painted and misted in different golden yellow and amber tones to bring out the camp fire.I also used Gelato in "Butter Cream" on it.

The ornate top piece was painted in Glimmer Glaze Palo Verde, then painted in pale blue acrylic paint before I randomly added acrylic paint in gold and gesso on it.

The masked swirl was first painted in Gelato "Blueberry" before I aplied pale blue acrylic paint over it.

 

Shabby Layered Frame (075186)

Unexpectedly rich colours covered most of the papers, but here you can just about guess the paper is from PP Hope Chest. Some Gelato in "Tangerine" in there too.

 Prima goodies of course. The butterflies are from PP "Hope Chest".

 

Everything was heavily misted in TA Gold. The pooling IRL is absolutely heavenly.

And that's it! I like the effect of the Gelatos but have to experiment some more to get the hang of them.

Be good, be happy, take care of you!

Toodelipip! xoxo Eila

PaperHaus Magazine Featured Friend 31 May 2013 + Frank Garcia, Gerry van Gent, Donna Downey and Finnabair are coming to town!

Hello hello!

So very happy to see ye beautiful beautiful peeps who pop by and leave such fantastic comment - THANK YOU!!

It is now a fortnight ago that PaperHaus Magazine had me as their Featured Friend. So much has happened since that I haven't been able to share the page that I made specifically for that occasion. HERE IS THE LINK TO THE BLOG POST

This is the page I made; "My Darling";

All papers used are from KaiserCraft.

The pièce de résistance is the Blue Fern Studios gorgeous Sweetheart Dressform. Ever since I got it from Leslie, I've been dreaming of dressing it in bling and tulle. When I accidentally found a hair piece in a "dollar store", I knew I had found what I was looking for. 

Even more so when I opened up the gift from my sweet friend Lindy Gillespie in Australia, and found the tulle trim among many other yummilicious things that she had sent me. Thanks a bunch darling!

The couple in the photo is my MIL and FIL on their engagement day back in 1952.

Just look at the tulle!! Pardon me for saying it, but this arrangement of Lindy's tulle and Melissa Frances' floppy pink blossom trim and those pearls make me wish for a multi-layered ballgown to twirl around in.

Subtle masking.

The Sweetheart Dressform was first chalked in brown, then misted heavily in gold before it was randomly touched up in gold acrylic paint. All embellies were also touched up in the gold acrylic paint.

For those of you who live in the Northern hemisphere, perhaps in one of the Scandinavian countries, here's some yummo news for you;

Frank Garcia, owner of the PaperHaus Magazine and fabulous Prima Educator, is coming to Stockholm for the Stockholm Scrap & Mixed Media Class on 18-20 October 2013.

Also the fabulous, one and only, Gerry van Gent is having workshops.

Not forgetting Donna Downey and Finnabair who will also have workshops!

 

Read more about it HERE

It is going to be 3 days chock-a-block with massive inspiration, and I have signed up for ALL of them - YEEEHAAA!! Are you coming too?

In my next blogpost that I haven't scheduled yet, I will share my Prima May BAP or PPP.

Now some mundande chores! enjoy your weekend my lovelies!!

Toodelipip! xoxo Eila

Once Upon A Sketch June challenge - "Garden Jewels"

Hej! as we say in Swedish for hello!

Cannot believe we are already in the middle of June! busy busy days with a gazillion things to finish before the summer holidays set in. Hope this post finds you well and happy in whichever hemisphere you are at the moment. 

Once Upon A Sketch went live with a new challenge on 1 June, but because of all releases colliding timewise, I simply haven't been able to post it until today. 

So, here we go!

 

Theme: What's your guilty pleasure?

Oh yes! We all get some sort of pleasure from something we really shouldn't. What's yours?

  

Ideas for journalling: scrapping, time alone, food, going to a concert, a T.V show, time in the garden, playing , Facebook, your iphone, shopping, bags, shoes, computer time, designing, creating etc etc 

Your layout must incorporate this theme and the sketch below. 

 Please make sure that we see some sort of journalling on your layouts and please tell us where your journalling is . You are allowed to journal in any language but please tell us where on your page we will find your journalling. Remember journalling has to be a bit more than a title, or a generic comment. Hidden journalling is perfectly fine. 

The deadline for this challenge is midnight June 25th Australian Eastern Standard Time

 

 

Please welcome the winner of our April challenge.. 

Teresa Dieguez

 

  

  

  

  

   

  

 

 

 

 

 

And here is my take on the sketch - "Garden Jewels".

I always put my journalling at the back of the page as I don't want to be distracted by the text. It says how I always throw myself at the garden magazines and seed catalogues that I subscribe to when they arrive. I can leave any chores there and then just for the pleasure of browsing my precious garden dreams. I have no qualms for leaving dishes in the sink, washing undone, vacuum cleaner in its cupboard for a moment of dreaming of the perfect garden. A cup of coffee in hand, dunking a bisquit or two or why not 10 while I'm at it. 

Ahhh! cannot say it's a guilty pleasure as I see it as one of my great sources of inspiration. Remember I'm a flower girl through and through!

All papers are from Swedish Pion Design's collection Vintage Garden.

 The chipboard frame is from our sponsor Imaginarium Designs.  The photo was taken from internet.

Just ADORE these colours of soft green, blue and creamy yellow!

 As the garden grows, so does the gardener. True true!

Thanks for coming to my garden, having a cuppa with me and bearing with my ramblings!

I'll be back on Saturday, 15 June when I'll share the page I created for PaperHaus Magazine when I was their Featured Friend on 31 May.

Take care and enjoy the rest of the week!

Toodelipip! xoxox Eila