I'm back from El Paso, Texas!! What a week it was!! I swear my daughter and I love to shop, and we sure did!!!!! Of course, we had to drag Mason (DGS) along with us, but he was okay with it, as long as we got to look at toys, and such! And maybe buy a few!!! We also got some time with Mike (SIL), on Saturday. We went to Elephant Butte in New Mexico. In case you don't know, it's a State Park. The lake is in a valley between the mountains, and it's just gorgeous! All sand....you drive right down to the beach! We got stuck once!! Hehehe While we were there, Mike rented a Seadoo.....that was fun!! It was quite something to swim.....first you put a toe in the water, and you real quick pull it out......water temperature was 55.5 F! Yep, everything below the water froze, and everything above the water, baked!!!! It was a great day!! And I enjoyed every minute of it, and my time with the family!!
Okay....so you probably noticed my post title......nope, not a mistake. And yes you did see Cello Deux on the last post. I know backwards, but for a good reason. This layout is one of my faves, and was one of three that I submitted to a Design Team call. I didn't make it. I'm a bit disappointed, but that's not going to stop me from trying again!!! Anyways........
Cello
This layout was made using the March 2012 Swirlydoos French Quarter Kit!! Papers are BoBunny and Prima. And distressed with Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain distress inks. A Wilton doily was misted with Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Sprays in Azure Sea Asters and Tibetan Poppy Teal.
I printed out 2 pictures, one smaller than the other. Then matted each with white cardstock, and then pop dotted the smaller one over the larger image. I can't remember where I got this idea....and I'd love to give the credit to that person!! Anyways, when I saw this, I could've slapped myself for not thinking of it before! I just love it....and I'll definitely use it again.
The floral spray is from Petaloo, and the larger cream flowers are from Prima and Kaisercraft. The black lacy ribbon was included in the kit. I just cut it into pieces to add more texture and dimension to the page. I added some bling to the metal trinkets from LSG. Ticket is from Tim Holtz.
The little journaling tag is from K&Co.
I was inspired by the Prima flower to add more bling, so I embossed my I Am Roses leaves with LSG embossing powder in Twilight Bronze Slate.
Alphas are Heidi Swap. The metal cameo is BoBunny, to which I added metallic rubon paste from CrafT Products. The chippy is the base of the French Window from Dusty Attic. And I slathered it in LSG embossing powders. I used King Midas Gold, Desert Moon Turquoise, Morning Glory Azure, Midnight Teal and Twilight Bronze Slate. And when I was finished, I added 2 layers of UTEE over top!! Love it!!
Well, it's back to work tomorrow! I'm not looking forward to it. I've enjoyed this week off too much!!!!
Love ya,
Lynne







