Shy Girl

My mother in the early 1940's

For this layout I used some beautiful laces, flowers, and rhinestone trim from the Tresors de Luxe Etsy shop.


These are some of the other products I used:

Riddersholm Design paper- Vintage Venture - Skies

Riddersholm Design paper- Vintage Venture - Yesterday

Wycinanka chipboard - Blueberry Swirls Big Frame with Lattice

Wycinanka chipboard - Fullness of Summer 7

Martha Stewart punch - Wild Flowers

Spellbinders die -Captivating Squares

Along the inside of the punched area I spread a thick layer of tacky glue and sprinkled Stampendous Taupe Color Fragments, small white beads and micro beads in white, turquoise and bronze overtop. After the glue was dry I applied a couple of coats of Krylon Low Odor Clear Matte spray to help keep the beads from falling off too easily.


Here are some close-ups of the layout:

Thanks for taking a look.

The Swing

(for Tresors de Luxe)

My mother (right) with her younger sister in the late 1940's

These are the Tresors de Luxe products I used:

French Lace Trim FR-006

Venice Lace Trim LA-090

Rustic Shabby Chic Flower Embellishment

Crystal Rhinestone Trim CR-026

For this layout I used paper by Riddersholm Design from their Vintage Venture collection.

These are some of the other products I used:

Spellbinders die - Large Deckled Rectangles

Spellbinders die - Small Deckled Rectangles

Spellbinders die - Large Deckled  Mega Rectangles

Spellbinders die - Romantic Rectangles

Spellbinders die - Small Deckled  Mega Rectangles

Spellbinders die - Marvelous Squares

Memory Box die - Quinn Flourish

Martha Stewart PATP punch - Quilted

Here is the layout after I had placed the diecuts and most of the lace. 

I sprayed some of the lace with pink and turquoise mists.  It turned out much too bright so I washed the lace under the tap to get as much of the colour out as possible.  When it was dry I sprayed it lightly with Walnut Gold Glimmer Mist to dull down the colour some more.

The frame around the photo was made with wired thread.  To make the loose ringlets I put the narrow handle of a small paintbrush along the straight wires, wrapped wire around both the paintbrush and straight wires then pulled out the paintbrush handle.

Prima Wired Thread - Dusty

Here are some closeups of the layout:

Thanks for looking!

Vintage Gold

(for Tresors de Luxe)

An old photo of my husband's grandmother (left) with a friend

This layout was inspired by the December mood board for the Tresors de Luxe Challenge.

These are the Tresors de Luxe products I used for my Vintage Gold layout:

White Lace and Pearl Applique AP-033

Gold Lace Trim LA-187

White Fabric Flower FL-056

Crystal Rhinestone Trim CR-029

Crystal Rhinestone Trim CR-004

The gold and dark red papers are from the old "Noel" collection by BoBunny.  

These are some of the other products I used:

Ek Success - large edger punch - Argyle

Lifestyle Crafts die - Nesting Doily Rectangles

Memory Box die - Riviera Corner

Memory Box die - Whimsical Flourish

Buttons Galore - Vintage Ornaments

Dusty Attic chipboard - Lamp Post #4 small

Here are some close-ups of the layout:

Thanks for looking!