Dollops of Scrap: September 2014

Sunday, 28 September 2014

Prima PPP September 2014 - two autumnal canvases

It's a beautiful Sunday here in Stockholm. The trees have started to shift in blazing autumnal hues even if the lawns are still sort of green. Time to start thinking of sweaters and warmer shoes. The snow has already arrived up north, even if it was only for a short visit. As far as I'm concerned, it can stay away for the whole winter.

Just finished my take on the Prima September PPP, here's first the moodboard with its beautiful golden hues;

I made two 8" x 8" (20 cm x 20 cm) canvases for a birthday girl. They were designed to either hang side by side, or separately.

First the left one;

And then the right one;

Both unframed next to each other;

Both in their shadow boxes;

PRODUCT LIST

Papers from the Life Time collection

573836 - Color Bloom Spray Tea Stain

573843 - Color Bloom Spray Antiqe Gold

961701 - Glass Beads Butter

961718 - Glass Beads Plum

573096 - Stationers Desk paper clip

572693 - Stationers Desk flair button

574628 - Ivy Bay gold leaves

578268 - Providence paper leaf stem Clove

578206 - Capri burlap flowers Cabernet

577384 - Capistrano mulberry flowers Ginger Ale

577414 - Capistrano mulberry flowers Milk Shake

577940 - Sarasota lace flowers Dreamy

552886 - Cradle birds nest Sparrow

575427 - Stationers Desk mulberry roses Typewrite

574543 - Cartographer mulberry roses Globetrotter

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Et voilà!

Wishing you a beautiful weekend and start to the week!

xoxox Eila

Thursday, 25 September 2014

Prima shadow boxes

Good morning Thursday!

Two days to go and then it's weekend yay! It's been a busy week again, got a couple of long trips to far away countries to plan and coordinate for my boss. Many visits and many legs of transportation to consider. Wouldn't mind joining him to Nepal where our company has one of our offices, that would be SO interesting!

It's 25 September, which means I am up on the Scrap365 blog with a post on 3 Prima shadow boxes.

I am showing how older and newer Prima collections can be beautifully combined to create new combinations. Just love how they can be mixed and matched for new inspiration, one of the reasons Prima continues to wow me over and over again.

Click HERE for the link to the post with close-ups and full product lists.

Here comes a sneaky peaky of one of them!

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit

the Scrap365 Magazine blog!

It would mean the world to me if you would

want to leave a word.

Toodeloo! xoxo Eila

Monday, 22 September 2014

HAPPY MONDAY my Craft Space

Hello new week - it's Monday!

Two cups of coffee and I'm awake and humming while I'm doing my morning routine. Without my coffee I'm a grumpy Mrs S, hubby says I've got fangs ha ha!

Today is Happy Monday over at the Scrap365 Magazine blog. That's when we in the DT welcome you into our craft space and today it's my turn.

HERE is the link to the full blogpost with lots of photos. This is the view I have when scrapping at my desk. We live on the 4th floor of a city center apartment building in Stockholm.

Welcome for a peek over at Scrap365!

I'll be back on 25 September with a product review over at

the Scrap365 Magazine blog.

See you then if you want to!

Cheerio! xoxo Eila

Friday, 19 September 2014

Summer Journal

Friday yay!

Woke up this morning to a misty, drab world out there. Pale light from the street lamps through the sheets of gray and the balcony railings were dripping with moist. Autumn has definitely made its entrance in Stockholm.

So many beautiful memories from last summer, BBQs, picknicks, visits and a special birthday among many other things. Thought I'd share the cover of the guestbook that I created for that birthday.

Everything on it is Prima, created with what I had left after having made my Summer Memories layout for LWP on 19 August as well as things from my stash.

Mists used on it are Prima Color Bloom Sprays in
Soft Teal,

Glitening Waves,
Summer Sky,
Peony

and
Cotton Candy.

I also used Tattered Angels
chalkboard in Splash
and

Glimmer Mist in Sunflower.

LOVE the Prima seashore resins!

Yummo pebbles!

I'll be back on Monday, 22 September

with a blogpost over at Scrap365 Magazine.

Sharing photos from my scrappy nook

for the first time ever.

Have a wonderful weekend wherever you are!

xoxo Eila

Tuesday, 16 September 2014

GD at LemonCraft - part 3

Hi ya!

Work is in full swing again after the glorious sunny weekend. Tidied up my nook and photographed it for an upcoming blog post over at Scrap365 Magazine later this month. That'll be a first, I have never shown any photos from my cave :)

Aaanyhow, more of that later. Today I'm sharing the third and last of the pages I made for my GD spot with Polish LemonCraft.

HERE is the link to the full reveal post over at LemonCraft.pl

And here is the gorgeous Forget Me Not collection that Anna sent me to play with.

This last page is my fave of the three, I have called it "Remember";

So many cute brads, flairs and sugar dots.

All matching the papers to a tee.

Here's a butterfly flair tucked into the cluster.

And look at the one in this cluster - YUMMIE!

I just fell in love with the butterfly brad

with a pebbled top,

soooo pretty!

The jewel of my page is this lady -

Ali Parris!

She just shines with beauty inside out so

I wanted her to remember how

she lights up everything with her smile, always so

full of warmth, love and life.

I also used some other products on my page;

577490 - Prima Melbourne peach Kangaroo script and solid roses

577391 - Prima Capistrano teal Blue Punch blooms

578251 - Prima Providence gold Bay vine

890988 - Prima chalk edger Farmer Jeans

891060 - Prima chalk edger Blue Jay

891336 - Prima chalk edger Worn Jeans

891121 - Prima chalk edger Olive Vine

961596 - Prima Art Ingredients gold glitter Luminous

Prima Color Bloom spray Lime Wedge

Prima resins

Prima lightbulb

KaiserCraft wooden bird cage

Dusty Attic chicken wire chipboard

Prima Ingvild Bolme chalk edger Turqoise Stone

Gold acrylic paint

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tattered Rose

Teal sequins

Pearls

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So glad you wanted to come for a peek,

thank you very much!

Toodelipip! xoxo Eila

Sunday, 14 September 2014

GD at LemonCraft - part 2

Hello again!

Thank you so much for all the wonderful comment both here and on Facebook about my GD spot with Polish LemonCraft and the first page that I shared!!

HERE is the link to my previous blogpost.

HERE is the link to the full reveal over at LemonCraft.

And HERE is the link to their online store where you can also find a list of stores selling their products.

My second page is called "Precious";

It was the blue band around Mr D's hat that

decided the photo for me.

A garden layout with butterflies and delicate blooms.

Love all the possibilities for fussy cutting that

the papers have. Sweet sweet details.

Father and daughter.

Makes me so happy to look at this photo.

Thank you again Ali!

LOVE the soft patterns of these papers,

like subtle clouds of delight.

The flower pack that goes with the collection is

absolutely perfectly matched both in

colour and prettyness.

I love the itty bitty white ones, sooo cute!

And just look at that flair - oh là là!

Sweet lace for that last finishing touch.

PRODUCT LIST

I also used some other products on my page;

Blue Fern Studios chipboard "Beaded Strings"
KaiserCraft wood flourish "Berry Vine"
ScrapFx chipboard title "Precious"

577391 Prima Capistrano "Blue Punch" flowers

573775 - Color Bloom spray Sunshine

573942 - Color Bloom Spray Glistening Waves

573782 - Color Bloom Spray Soft Teal

890988 - Farmer Jeans

891060 - Blue Jay

891336 - Worn Jeans

Stickles "Crystal"

Tattered Angels glimmermist Denim Blue

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I will be back on Tuesday to share the 3rd and last page that

I made with the Forget Me Not collection.

Mwah to ya!

Toodelipip! xoxo Eila

Friday, 12 September 2014

GDT at LemonCraft, Poland

Hi ya!

Boy what a week it has been, sure don't have any problems filling my days! We're already halfways into September and I am planning our annual X-mas party at work. Eeek!

Some time ago sweet and talented Anna Zaprelska, owner of LemonCraft in Poland, renowned for her celestial cards and layouts, asked me would I like to be their GD in September. I of course said yes! Their collections are soooo beautiful which scrappers as far away as Australia have discovered.

Anna sent me the gorgeous Forget Me Not collection to work with. Bliss! blue is my fave colour so I really had a blast creating.

HERE is the link to the full reveal over at LemonCraft.

And HERE is the link to their online store where you can also find a list of stores selling their products.

I will share the 3 pages I made one by one with including close-ups that aren't posted over at LemonCraft here on my blog over the next few days.

The first one is called "Happiness";

Big girl Ruby on her way to her first day at school.

Thank you so much Ali for generously

sharing this photo with me!

The gorgeous chippie title is from
www.merlyimpressions.co.uk

The LemonCraft papers are of a wonderful thick
quality and have beautiful patterns.

Love my fussy cutting!

This super super pretty butterfly was cut out
from the packaging. I have also used another
packingas a layer under the photo.
Such pretty images on them, would be
a waste just to throw them away.

LemonCraft has THE cutest buttons and flairs!
Mounted an itty bitty butterfly from the packaging
on this one.

Creating is made so easy as there are so many

matching embellishments to each

collection. Don't you just adore these sweet daisies!

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PRODUCT LIST

I also used a couple of new Prima roses on my page;

578480 - Coffee Break Collection - Paper Roses - yellow Cappuccino

577506 - Melbourne - Paper Roes - Rainforest teal script

Prima Color Bloom sprays and Ingvild Bolme

Chalk Edgers were used to colour the

chipboards and for the splatter;

573775 - Color Bloom spray Sunshine

573942 - Color Bloom Spray Glistening Waves

573782 - Color Bloom Spray Soft Teal

890988 - Farmer Jeans

891060 - Blue Jay

891336 - Worn Jeans

Tattered Angels glimmermist Denim Blue

Tattered Angels glimmermist Sunflower

Tattered Angels glimmermist Trunk Bay

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I will be back shortly with my second page!

Happy weekend! and thanks for taking a peek!

xoxo Eila

Sunday, 7 September 2014

Prima Something Blue - Gift Box

Hello beautiful Sunday! and WHAT a fanastic one it is! the sun is shining and the temp is well above +23C. Practically summer!

Back in August I created a few things for a special birthday. Among them was a gift box. It was 13 cm x 20 cm and about 8 cm in height including the lid.