BEST DAY EVER - Single Page Layout (Dusty Attic DT + Lindy's & Scrap The Girls Challenges)

Well, Summer is almost over here in my part of the world *sob*,
so I'm already thinking up some Fall themed layouts and here is one
using many Dusty Attic chipboard pieces, other DA goodies
and inspired by 2 awesome challenges from Lindy's and Scrap the Girls.

For my colour palette and the overall theme of my layout,

I was inspired by the September Challenge at Lindy's which 

offers this mood board that made me think of the Fall season.

I unfortunately did not own many Lindy's sprays in these particular shades,

but I had to make do with what I had as I absolutely wanted to play along.

I ended up spraying a combination of Cape Cod Coral, C'est la vie Cerise,

and Fuzzy Navel Peach on my background and although not from 

the mood board palette,  I added a little Silver Moon Sapphire 

embossing powder on some of my chipboard.

The other challenge that inspired me is this fabulous 

'Dear John' sketch from Scrap the Girls.

These photos of me were taken last Autumn season right next to my house.

My neighbour has a nice maple tree in his yard that turns beautiful fiery colors

at this time of year, and I just couldn't pass up such a beautiful photo opportunity.

Now let's take a look at some detailed shots of my page

with more information on the Dusty Attic products used.

I chose to use the Best Day Ever title piece which I simply colored in dark

brown Copic marker.  Underneath it, you can see the Mystic Frame #2 

and an Elegant Frame which I covered with Color in Bloom Vintage Gold paint, 

some Clear Crackle Varnish and a tiny bit of Lindy's embossing powder.

I love the Page Pebbles and Decorative Dots sets from Dusty Attic

as they are the perfect addition to decorate your project.

Along with many other brand flowers to match my colour palette 

(and because I am just addicted to flowers), 

I added a few from the Dusty in Bloom collection in beautiful Grassy Knoll.

On the background, I sprayed some Lindy's mist and dabbed

some DA Oceania paint and added some textured design

using the Criss-Cross stencil with modeling paste.

I hope that I was able to inspire you today with this Fall layout!

Make sure to visit the Dusty Attic website HERE to view

 all their available chipboard designs and other fabulous products

and their blog HERE for lots of DT daily inspiration!

Dusty Attic Supply List

Chipboard

Mini Caption #8 - DA1387

Mystic Frame #2 - DA1745

Mini Tabs #2 - DA1463

Page Pebbles #3 - DA1107

Mini Leaves #1 - DA0505

Decorative Dots - DA1816

Elegant Frames - DA0869

Dusty in Bloom

Grassy Knoll - DA0809

Dusty in Colour

Oceania - DA0912

Vintage Gold - DA0926

Clear Crackle Varnish

Stencil

Criss Cross - DA1315

Until next time!

10 Years Soulmates (7 Dots Studio, Lindy's Stamp Gang & Scrapki-Wyzwaniowo Challenges)

I took some me time this weekend and decided to create just for me!  In all my DT requirements and deadlines, it's sometimes hard to be able to scrapbook just for the sheer joy of it.  Whenever I can, I try to play along with amazing challenges that have caught my eye.  Well, this time around, I was able to combine 3, each one as fabulous as the next!  INSPIRATION GALORE!!

A couple months ago, I saw this gorgeous new collection from 7 Dots Studio called Cotton Candy Dream and it was love at first sight.  So I ordered it and hadn't had the chance to play with it until now.  The February 7 Dots Studio challenge was an easy one for me as 'LOVE' just happens to be my favorite scrapbooking theme.  I can never get enough of showcasing the love that Yves and I share! Other 7 Dots Studio products used include several stamps and chipboard.

Next on my list of inspirational challenges is the Lindy's Stamp Gang March Color Challenge. It is my first time playing along as my Lindy's stash collection is still growing.  To be frank, I only own 12 Lindy's sprays so far, but I love them so much that I plan on getting more! I just happened to have 4 that matched this pretty palette: Starbursts Wild Honeysuckle Coral, Starbursts Cape Cod Coral, Flat Fabios Kissin' Kenickie Coral and Flat Fabios T-bird Turquoise. I realize that my layout tends to be more on the orange side, but I did spray on all of my coral hues to try to tone it down a little,

and you can clearly see some bits of beautiful turquoise here and there! 

And last, but certainly not least, I decided to have a go at the Scrapki-Wyzwaniowo March challenge which was to use NUMBERS on a project.  Because of my love-theme, I opted to add a large 10 to document 10 years of being soulmates.  I also used a number stamp here and there on the background.

I am sure that you will agree that these 3 challenges proved to be the perfect inspiration combo!

Now let's take a closer look at my page:

I used some of the largest alphas in my stash to create the number 10.  I have a little confession to make... it is actually an 'i' and 'o', but who would have ever thought, uh?  They were also originally a bright shade of pink so I painted them brown and added some microbeads on them with dabs of white paint.

I mixed matched different turquoise, teal and peachy orange flowers to create my cluster, sprinkled with more microbeads!

You can see here stamped numbers on my background as well as numbers on a 7 Dots Studio die cut shape.

I was very pleased with the soft round splatters created with my Lindy's sprays.

10 years ago, my soul found its mate... and my happiness knows no bounds!

Thank you for joining me today!