PEACE LOVE & JOY - card - (More Than Words DT - December Mini Challenge)

 It's time for another mini challenge at More Than Words!  And it's hard to believe, but after 5 years, this will be ve my last MTW reveal and post. I had such a great time creating and managing this challege blog with the best scrapbooking friends out there and wil definitely miss it all.  But I am looking forward to a little break also... and whenever I'm ready, I know I will enjoy playing along to the new challenges. Heather McMahon has rounded up a new Admin Team, new Design Team and some fabulous new challenges for 2020!! I am looking forward to see what MTW has in store for us for a brand new year of inspiration!!! :)

Now here is my last mini challenge reveal project.. a bright and festive Christmas card,  featuring this month's word!

Take a look at the December mini challenge!

Now for some details:

I would like to take this oppportunity to wish you very Happy Holidays and a wonderjful new year! May 2020 bring you love, joy, good health and lots of crearivity!

See you sometime soon!

JOY TO THE WORLD - wood board canvas - (More Than Words DT - December Main Challenge)

This is a bittersweet post for me as it is my last More Than Words Main Challenge DT reveal. After a 5 years of co-managing this amazing challenge blog with some of the best scrapbooking ladies out there and designing with the cream of the creative crop from all around the world, I have decided to step down and give someone else an amazing opportunity and experience.

I will be taking a break from Design Teams as of January

as I feel like I need to resource myself in order to regain the passion

and inspiration of this fabulous hobby that I still love so much.

This obviously means that I will post a lot less for a few months,

but I have hopes that eventually I will be able to rekindle my creative spark!

But in the meantime, take a look at my MTW December main challenge project.

Word inspiration - REJOICE

Creative challenge - ANYTHING GOES

Click HERE to check out details on this challenge and see 

all the gorgeous creations of my fellow DT!

The word REJOICE (and it being December) made me of course think of Christmas. It is definitely 'the most wonderful time of the year' during which most families take joy in spending quality time together in peace, love and harmony.

For the ANYTHING GOES creative challenge, I decided to create a mixed media canvas on a snowflake shape wooden board. It does not look big in the picture, but it is 10 x 10 inches. And I added lots of sparkly snowflakes and festive poinsettias.

I found this snowflake shape wood board at my local dollar store a couple weeks ago

and immediately knew that I would use it for this challenge.

It was already painted white, but I added a couple more coats as well as some stenciling

with modeling paste and shimmery silver stencil paste.

I decorated with several different styles, sizes and brands of snowflakes.

Some of them I covered with white embossing powder, some with gold ink

and others I left bare. All the pretty seasonal flowers are from Prima.

I sprinkled silver glitter as well as gold microbeads on to my canvas.

The gold and the silver are definitely a festive combination!

I hope that you like this project and that you will play along with us at More Than Words!

YOU & ME WE MAKE A GREAT TEAM - tag - (More Than Words DT - November Mini Challenge)

I am back today with a brand new mini challenge project for More Than Words!

Here is the November mini challenge showcasing the word GREAT.

You can find out all the details on this fun challenge right HERE.

I decided to create a tag with a combination of mini tags on it.

I love looking through my stash to find something with the mini word on it

every month. It forces me to use up my old stash and to sometimes think outside the box.

I really love the silver hearts against the hot pink as well as white and black accents.

Hope you like it!

HOME SWEET HOME - mixed media canvas - (More Than Words DT - November Main Challenge)

We have another fabulous main challenge reveal over on the More Than Words blog!

We all know that there's nothing like a great challenge to get you in the creative mood!

Here's my project based on this month's challenge.

Here is the November main challenge board from More Than Words.

You can find all you need to know about this challenge and the fabulous prizes

up for grabs as well as inspiration from the very talented MTW DT right HERE.

A very important milestone in life and a proof of one's SUCCESS is the purchase of a brand new house. 

I was inspired by this month's word to create this mixed media canvas 

as home decor for a special person's new house. 

As you can clearly see, I have added a large chipboard key to my canvas 

as well as a couple dangling metal keys.

I added some stenciling with modeling paste on the base of my canvas and on the key.

I then used some Distress Oxide Sprays as well as different other brand mists.

Pretty flowers for a pretty canvas!

I love how thick the chipboard key is (it's actually a 3-layer piece).

It gives a lot of depth to the canvas.

The title is from The Dusty Attic.

Make sure to drop by at More Than Words to see all the DT projects

and the fabulous prize up for grabs this month!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN - card - (More Than Words DT - October Mini Challenge)

It's one week away from Halloween, so what better than a spooky

Halloween project to share with you today, inspired by 

the More Than Words October Mini Challenge!

Click HERE to find out all you need to know about the Mini Challenge

and to see gorgeous inspiration from the More Than Words DT.

Remember that in order to participate, you have to share your project

on the More Than Words FB page right HERE by the end of the month.

Here are some details of my card:

 

The awesome Happy Halloween title is from The Dusty Attic.

I added a few drops of red ink spray, not intending to look like blood,

but I guess it fits in with the theme - haha

I hope that you will play along with us at More Than Words!

LET'S GET SPOOKY - single page layout - (More Than Words DT - October Main Challenge)

Happy October everyone!!!

We have another fabulous main challenge reveal over
on the More Than Words blog (you will not want to miss this one!)
and here is my project based on this month's challenge.

Here is the October main challenge board from More Than Words.

You can find all you need to know about this challenge and the fabulous prizes

up for grabs as well as inspiration from the very talented MTW DT right HERE.

Being the month of October I was inspired by the word to create a Halloween-themed layout. This was my niece's first Halloween back in 2005 when she was dressed up in the cutest witch COSTUME.

For this kid's page, I decided to use a fun BLACK BACKGROUND with polkadots and added lots of bright colours to contrast with the dark base.

All the fun Halloween chipboard is from The Dusty Attic.

I looked through my small Halloween-themed stash and found a few layered

stickers that I have had for years. They went perfectly with my page.

I kept the design fairly simple, decorating with buttons and sequins.

I hope that my 'spooky' layout didn't scare you too much,

and that you will come back to visit soon to see more of my creations!

Make sure to drop by at More Than Words to see all the DT projects

and the fabulous prize up for grabs this month!

BLOOMS FROM WITHIN - tag - (More Than Words DT - September Mini Challenge)

It's time for another Mini Challenge from More Than Words!

Here is my tag inspired by this month's Mini word!

Click HERE to find out all you need to know about the Mini Challenge

and to see gorgeous inspiration from the More Than Words DT.

Remember that in order to participate, you have to share your project

on the More Than Words FB page right HERE by the end of the month.

Here are some details of my tag:

I started off with a regular cream colored tag and I sprayed some Lindy's and Ranger Oxide Spray to create a marble effect to match the die cut sticker with my sentiment on it.

I sprayed on some adhesive and then sprinkled some sparkle,

adding a few sequins to the mix.

I hope that you will play along with us at More Than Words!

VIVE L'ACADIE - single page layout -(More Than Words DT - September Main Challenge)

September 1st already, so that means that Summer is practically over!
But the start of the month also means a brand new Main Challenge
from More Than Words, so that is reason enough to be happy!

Here is the September main challenge board from More Than Words.

Word Inspiration - ORIGINS

Creative Challenge - YOUR COUNTRY COLOURS

You can find all you need to know about this challenge and the fabulous prizes

up for grabs as well as inspiration from the very talented MTW DT right HERE.

I am not the most patriotic person, but I do love the history of my ORIGINS, which is l'Acadie, a region of the Canadian Maritimes with French roots, language and culture. We celebrate Acadian Day on August 15th during which we have a traditional 'tintamarre' to demonstrate the vitality and solidarity of a people who survived persecution and deportation. 

On that day, we also proudly display our flag COLOURS of blue, white and red, based on the France flag, with a symbolic yellow star to represent Acadie.

I decided to display the Acadian flag with 3 tags behind my photos.

I added some grungy chipboard from The Dusty Attic to match the colour sequence.

Since one of the traditions for Acadian Day is to decorate with the Acadian colour, I decided to also decorate my page with a little festive banner adorned in the colour flags with the star.

The yellow star pops out against the background and the black and white photo with just a touch of colour, which is the effect I wanted to achieve. 

I am quite proud of my Acadian heritage just as I am proud of this layout.

Thank you for visiting!

SMILE & LET YOUR SMILE CHANGE THE WORLD - tag - (More Than Words DT - August Mini Challenge)

It's time for another Mini Challenge from More Than Words!

Here is my tag inspired by this month's Mini word!

 

Click HERE to find out all you need to know about the Mini Challenge

and to see gorgeous inspiration from the More Than Words DT.

Remember that in order to participate, you have to share your project

on the More Than Words FB page right HERE by the end of the month.

Here are some details of my tag:

The lovely chipboard fairy is from The Dusty Attic. They have loads of similar fantastical designs in their store plus so much more for all tastes and styles. Check it out HERE. You can even have a chance to win some of this fabulous chipboard by playing along to this challenge!

I love this colour combination of teal and orange... definitely 2 of  my favorite colours.

I hope that you will play along with us at More Than Words!