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!

Lucky @ Heart (7 Dots Studio October Challenge)

Was I ever excited last week when I received my order of brand new 7 Dots Studio papers and embellishments so I had to get them to good use right away!

Papers on this layout all come from the stunning Homegrown collection.

I was inspired by the October challenge which is about luck and gratitude.

You can click HERE for all the details!

I have a lot to be thankful for in life, but most of all, I am so lucky to have found my soulmate after years of being unlucky at love.  10 years ago, I met Yves and finally I knew that I didn't have to look any further.  My heart got lucky at last!

I combined the Homegrown papers with beautiful chipboard Blue Fern Studios and 7 Dots Studio and lots of pretty flowers in the same colour palette as the papers.

A favorite part of the 7 Dots Studio collections are definitely the sheet of die-cut tags that come along with most of them.  Tags are a bit part of my creative process... I add them in as much as I can.  These are just gorgeous!!

I added some red polkadot stenciling on my background and used the Cold Country script stamp with black Stazon ink.  The quote comes from the Word Stickers set from the Cotton Candy Dreams line.

I already cannot wait to get started with all the other 7 Dots Studio goodies I got in my order!!

Stay tuned... Cotton Candy Dreams awaits!

Inspiration (from challenges at 7 Dots Studio, Berry71bleu & Scrapki-wyzwaniowo)

I am so happy to be off work for another week (YAY to Summer holidays!) and since I did not make any plans other than just staying home and taking it easy, I am spending most of my days in my scraproom doing what I love best!

Today I was able to create this layout inspired by 3 different challenges:

The first challenge that inspired me is the July-August challenge from 7 Dots Studio which is to share a favorite quote which is what I did.  The quote is from the famous Helen Keller.  What true words of wisdom from such a special lady!  She wasn't able to see nature with her eyes, but she no doubt felt the beauty and wonder of it with her heart!

The next challenge that I incorporated into my creation is the August "Summer Hideaway" challenge at Berry71bleu.  As you can see, I loved the mood board and used the colour palette on my page.  My "Summer Hideaway" is exploring and walking among nature... totally awe-inspiring every time!

The final challenge with which I am playing along today is the Scrapki-wyzwaniowo August challenge, all about meadow flowers.  I added a piece of the Tranquility Foliage chipboard from Blue Fern Studios and used a stunning wallpaper image with a wild flower on it (borrowed from here).

I absolutely adore these papers from 7 Dots Studio, from the Nature Walk and Cold Country collections, which were totally perfect for the whole theme of this page.  I was able to coordinate with several tags and die-cut shapes also from 7 Dots Studio in order to create my homage to nature on paper!  The chipboard word 'Inspiration' is from Blue Fern Studios.

I created many layers with tags, stickers, die-cuts, chipboard and flowers.

I added some dot and leafy flourish stamped designs using a 7 Dots Studio stamp set and sprinkled in some green microbeads.

Below, you can read the quote that I chose.  Beautiful words to never forget, aren't they?

Thank you so much to 7 Dots Studio, Berry71bleu and Scrapki-wyzwaniowo for inspiring me to create today!  I hope you enjoy my layout and that it inspires you to create too!

Now I'm off, dreaming up my next project!