A shabby mixed media page for Les Papiers de Pandore

Hello there. 

It's really nice to be back with a layout to share again! It's been tooo long since I created a page....I bet some of you wondered if I would post ever again considering how quiet it's been  around here. It has actually been almost three months since my last post....!

I used primarily the latest colletion called Carte Postale, but also a few bits and bobs from other recent collections.  

The large flair button is from the earlier Crochetin collection.

I made the title with a little something I found in my stash and of course the flowers are almost exclusively by Prima :-)

I have been longing to do a little mixed media. On this page I used a light touch but had lots of fun. I have really missed getting my hands messy :-) Lots of gesso, paint, mists and other goodies here on this background that I created.

After almost everything else was in place I decorated with my Finnabair Art Stones. 
To match the darker papers and tie it all together I sprayed the 

stones carefully with  Tattered Angels Graphite mist. 

I love that it is not totally the hard black colour but rather 

a softer dark grey.

  

Ok, so that's it for today. 

I hope you enjoyed my page. I sure loved making it :-) ....

Hope to see you soon again!! 

I must say I'm really looking forward to some free time to visit all 

my favourite blogs soon! 

<3 <3 <3

Yay, first time entering the Prima product pick challenge. (Tales of You and Me)

Hi there friends! 

Finally I have been scrapping up a storm and at last I have something to show you!

This page was made for a challenge on the Prima Marketing blog. At the start of each month I mean to play along with the challenges there, but DT assignmentss have often got in the way. 

I have cut down a little on my obligations recently and have more free time and finally made a page

for the Prima Product Picks challenge. (I have posted the mood board below my page.)

A while back I made a post with a few of my favourite new products  from CHA and not 

long ago I was able to get my hands on some of the new Prima Marketing goodies.

For this page I used Frank Garcias latest collection called 'Tales of You and Me'. It's gorgeous!!

(I actually bought the 'French Riviera' one as well, but that will be for a different post :-) )

Here is a LINK and a picture of the Prima Marketing product pick mood board:

On my gessoed background I used a lot of colour including Prima Color Bloom sprays, Prima Watercolor pencils and ink. I used several of Finnabairs smaller stamps to create texture. 

I love all the different smaller patterns together. 

I also got hold of a few die sets by Prima. I got two sets of doilies and a set of pretty leaves.

As you can see I had some fun doing a little fussy cutting from one of the patterned papers 

in the collection. I made the title with some coordinating stickers.

I guess you can see from this picture why I love these flowers so much. 

These are two different shades of pink and  come from two different packages. 

Similar but not the same, They are just the prettiest.....  

They come in many shades and are called Bel Canto H <3 <3 <3

A new acquaintance for me are the new Art Stones. 

They are quite fun to decorate with and next time I will add colour to them as well. 

Here I mixed them with some lovely shiny gold Art Ingredients Mica flakes.

The flair button is from a set by Prima that also came with a stamp.

It's actually from the Jodi Lee 'Princess' collection.

A close up of the textures I created. Lots of yummy layers just the way I like it!!

I hope you enjoyed my entry for the Prima Product pick, ie colour challenge for March.

I am pretty content that I finally got a page in!

Thank you so much for looking!!