Florals and Feathers Wedding Layout

Nothing says wedding and new beginnings quite like florals and feathers. I have a wonderful new batch of papers from Calambour with plenty of images to fussy cut. The Nomad Collection has lovely desert hues that mesh perfectly with this old wedding photo. 

 My youngest brother was married while I was living in Italy. Despite being 5 months pregnant I wasn't about ready to miss the happy occasion. I flew half way round the world to be there. 

 The floral spray in the upper corner is layered with fussy cut feathers from the Nomad Collection. The die-cut feathers are from Calambour's Travel Collection. I just love papers with vintage script!

The dream catchers in the lower corner are variations of the same image. I fussy cut each one and stacked them. They are adhered over a vintage hot-air-balloon printed on the base paper, also from the Travel Collection.

Supplies:
Paper:Calambour
Cutting Dies:Amazon
Punch:EKSuccess
Ink:Close To My Heart
Alpha:BoBunny

Tiny Type:Authentique

Craft On

~charity hotrum~

Mixed Media Roots and Wings Tag

Stretching my mixed media skills with this roots and wings tag. There's a new face on Instagram these days, Nomadic Soul Diaries! NSD presents us with a star-studded cast of designers, a rhapsody of sponsors, and mouth watering color schemes. Rush over to their insta for all the details!!!

@nomadicsouldiaries

 January's Challenge:
Create a tag any size/material

Use feathers
Main color must be blue

 I started with plain white cardstock 4x6". I used my favorite stencil and smooshed Nuvo Embellishment Mousse all over it. I used Aqua glaze medium to paint a journal card from my Gypsy Moments paper pack.

Strips of vintage lace peak out from either end of the journal card. Chipboard gears are stitched to the tag with gold braid. From the ends of the braid hang wings die-cut from cardstock and gold foiled paper. 

Although the wings should count as having used feathers, I added two pale blue feathers at the top. I crowned my Wings and Roots tag with a blue blossom and called it good.
Can't WAIT to see everyone's interpretation of this challenge!

Supplies:
Cardstock:Recollections
Journal Card:Canvas Corp 

Embellishment Mousse:Tonic Studios

Stencil:Kite

Wing Die:Spellbinders
Feather Die:X-cut
Flower:Prima
Chipboard:Creative Embellishments

Craft On!

~charity~

Positive Vibes Cards

Remind someone to "Be Excellent" with a pair of positive vibes cards. 

January's Crew Challenge for Canvas Corp is to create with the Compose Your Life paper pack. To see all the entries for this month's Good For The Creative Soul Challenge stop by 

The Creative Studio

Handmade papers from the Compose Your Life collection steal the spotlight for this project. Layers of texture are topped with fussy cut roses. Sentiments edged with foiled paper urge the recipient to "Live Beautifully" and to "Be Amazing."

 For these cards I used Crafter's Companion doily dies. They cut the intricate swirls and curves from  the hand made papers smoothly. The banner and heart dies are non branded. 

Rinea Foiled paper edges these cards and backs the sentiments. Gold and Copper glossy finish paper is popped up with foam tape. The sentiments are hand trimmed from the paper collection.

Craft On

~charity~