Nanky Poo

My sister Nancy in 1966

I should probably start by explaining the title of this layout.  When we were children, my mother liked to give us silly nicknames that rhymed with each other. My sister Nancy was called Nanky Poo and I was Trailer Boo.


For the background I used a piece of 7 Dots Studio paper from their Cotton Candy Dreams collection.

7 Dots Studio
Cotton Candy Dreams - Strawberry Fields

I did some stamping on the background in grey ink.

Something Tattered
Wallpaper Background - Studio

These are the dies and punch I used:

Cheery Lynn Designs Horizon Rectangle

Memory Box Quinn Flourish

Cheery Lynn Designs Pinwheel

Cheery Lynn Designs Eastern Star Doily

My Favorite Things Mini Delicate Doilies

Cheery Lynn Designs Carnivale Border

Martha Stewart
French Scroll

As usual, I layered all the die-cut pieces over a black version, offsetting them slightly to accentuate the edges.


These are the chipboard pieces I used:

Creative Embellishments Flourish 24

Creative Embellishments Small Flourish Set

I embossed the chipboard pieces with Walnut Stain Distress Embossing Powder but I didn't like how dark they looked so I embossed them again with a light sprinkling of Dried Marigold Distress Embossing Powder.

Here are some more closeups:

Thank you so much for taking a look!

Audrey and Joe

My husband's paternal grandparents

For this layout I used a piece of 7 Dots Studio paper from their Dreamscapes collection.

7 Dots Studio
Dreamscapes - 9mm

I did some stencilling on the background with Dusty Concord Distress Ink using a Clarity stencil brush.

Distress Ink Dusty Concord

Claritystamps Clarity Stencil Brushes

Kaisercraft Bloom

These are the dies I used:

Cheery Lynn Designs Oval Doily Stacker

Cheery Lynn Designs Flourish #13

Prima Forest Leaves

Cheery Lynn Designs Celtic Weave

I layered all of the dies except the small leaves over a black copy, offsetting them slightly to accentuate the edges. For the small leaves, I traced around the edges and veins with a fine-tipped brown marker (Zig Writer).

This is the chipboard piece I used:

Dusty Attic
Fancy Trim #5

I embossed the trim with Stampendous Embossing Enamel in Aged Taupe.

The large flowers are some old Petaloo ones from my stash.  The small pink and purple flowers are by 49 and Market.

Thank you so much for taking a look!

Tired Boys

My boys in 2010

For this layout, I used a piece of Blue Fern Studios paper from their Wanderlust collection.

Blue Fern Studios
Wanderlust - Lakeside

These are the chipboard pieces I used:

Creative Embellishments
Celtic Border 3

Creative Embellishments
Leafy Corner Flourish Set

I lightly brushed some white paint over the Celtic Border piece with my fingertip.

I embossed the Leafy Corners with Verdigris Ranger Antiquities embossing powder but didn't like how it looked with the flowers so I embossed it again with Pumice Stone Distress Embossing Powder. Some of the verdigris colour showed through giving an overall effect of pale green which I liked.  I inked around the edges with Dark Brown Colorbox Chalk Ink.

The clay pieces were made with molds and Sculpey Ultra Light.  I painted them with Prima Finnabair Stone Effect Paste in the pumice colour and sprayed the dried pieces with Walnut Gold Glimmer Mist. I then rubbed white paint over the raised areas with my fingertip to bring out the details.

Prima Iron Orchid Designs Baroque 3

Prima Iron Orchid Designs Medallions

I also painted some loose weave burlap with watery white paint and tucked it under the bottom of the photo.

The flowers were a mixture of different brands including Petaloo, Little Birdie Crafts, 49 and Market, Wild Orchid Crafts and Prima.

Thank you so much for taking a look!

Nancy

This is my 5th project using the beautiful Scraps of Elegance July Kit, Country Chic, featuring 49 and Market Cottage Life paper.

My sister Nancy in 1965

I used the Main Kit, Patterned Paper Add-on, Elements Add-on and Floral Add-on.

Main Kit

Patterned Paper Add-on

Elements Add-on

Floral Add-on

I started with the Branching Out paper included in the Main Kit.  I did some punching around the edges and some random stamping using Cobalt Archival Ink.  I also did some inking around the edges of the paper and over the stamped areas with the cobalt ink using a Clarity stencil brush.

49 and Market
Gabi's Ethereal Stamp Set

This page was layered over the Fresh Delivery paper (in the Main Kit) to show through the punched areas. The center of the Fresh Delivery paper was cut out to make a circular mat for the photo.

I then made some die-cuts using another piece of the Branching Out paper from the Patterned Paper Add-on and the Provence paper from the Main Kit.  These were layered over a black cardstock version and offset slightly to accentuate the edges.

These are the dies and punch I used:

Cheery Lynn Designs English Tea Party Doily

Cheery Lynn Designs Polynesian Sails Oval

Spellbinders Timeless Rectangles

EK Success Jewel

The flowers and butterflies were all from the Elements Add-on and Floral Add-on.

The metal filigree piece was from the Main Kit.

The other trinkets, button and chipboard flourishes were from my stash. I embossed the chipboard pieces with the Lindy's Stamp Gang Pop Rock Purple embossing powder included in the Main Kit.

Dusty Attic
Corner Flourish #1

Thank you so much for taking a look today!