#truelove by Tusia Lech

Hello :)

Here is Tusia Lech with layout for Berry71Bleu August challenge. This month Sandra Przybylska is a host and she created great sketch, which is very inspiring.

August Sketch by Sandra Przybylska

Here is my take on.

I have used great chipboard pieces from Creative Embellishments. I covered Out Of This World Frame with white gesso and then I added some delicate colour using Gelatos and Ecolines.

Some splashes were created using Ecolines (watercolor paint) and Ranger Distress Stains.

Below you can see Valentine's Hashtags chipboard, that I covered with Ranger Dry Glitter, to add dimension.

Below you can see cute felt embellishment from Chantal Vandenberg. You can watch her embellies in her etsy store. They are super cute and ready for using :)

Check out the fabulous prizes donated by our generous sponsors:

First Prize: Lemon Owl - Around The Corner Collection
 (12-12x12 patterned papers, epoxy stickers, die-cut embellishments,
1-12x12 sheet with cards and two sheets with frames. )

Second Prize: Creative Embellishments Gift Certificate 

Random Prize: 2 Berry71Bleu Handmade Tags
(Please note that the photos are just samples and are not the actual tags the prize winner will receive.)

Sponsors:

Lemon Owl 

Website: http://lemon-owl.com

Blog: http://blog.lemon-owl.com/ 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/LemonOwl 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lemon_Owl

Lemon Owl is an Ukrainian scrapbook and paper crafting brand created in the end of 2012. We put our first collection, Attic Door, on sale right before the New Year – the magical time between old and new, past and future, when dreams can come true. We like to experiment with colour combos and interesting patterns while creating our unique designs. Our style is fresh and bright, sometimes it is eclectic, and sometimes it is clean and elegant.

Creative Embellishments
Website: http://creativeembellishments.com/
Blog: http://creativeembellishments.com/blog
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CreativeEmbellishment
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CEchipboard

Creative Embellishments is a new family owned company created by Michael and Nicolle Kramer. They are a husband and wife team who design and manufacture unique, high quality chipboard, rubber stamps, flair and wood veneer products. It is their mission to offer fun and inspiring products that can be creativity added to any project. In the near future, they will be expanding into other mediums such as stencils!

Marivic Clifton
Zeus and Zoe Etsy Shop
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ZeusandZoe/

Zeus and Zoe is the sister Etsy Shop to Berry71Bleu and sells one-of-a-kind crafting embellishments for scrapbooking, crafting, altered art, home decor and collage art. All tags are handmade and can be designed according to your preference. Please contact Marivic through her Etsy Shop to request a custom order.

byChantalVandenberg Etsy Shop

If you have clicked on one of my creations and smiled then I consider my work a success! My name is Chantal and I live in beautiful Adelaide, South Australia. I began scrapbooking 5 years ago and since then I've never looked back. I've always loved art (particularly cartooning) and through scrapbooking, this passion has been dusted off and reignited tenfold! Yay! I would describe my scrapbooking style as fun, funky, colourful and whimsical. I love to inject lots of personality into my work and I really enjoy bringing memories to life through creativity.

I'm very fortunate and blessed to be a 2014 Scrapbooking Memories Master, and to have my work published regularly in scrapbooking magazines in Australia and worldwide. Plus now I'm also having so much fun designing and making my own scrapbooking embellishments - so that you can enjoy crafting and creating with a lovely collection of cute bits and pieces to play with too! If you see something you like, but would like a larger quantity, please feel free to convo me. I'm also always happy to make up custom orders.

Have lots of fun looking around and thank YOU for considering byChantalVandenberg! :)

A special thanks to Creative Embellishments and Chantal Vandenberg for sponsoring our design team this month!

Please note that if the winner(s) of this challenge are international they will be responsible for shipping costs. Make sure you follow our CHALLENGE RULES.

Thank you and we hope to see your beautiful creations!

We appreciate each and every challenge entry and share the designs that catch our eye on our facebook page and Pinterest Boards. Look for your work there!

Guest DT Members for January

Welcome to our Guest DT members for January. We are so pleased to have these talented ladies designing for us this month. They all have different styles so I hope you enjoy looking at these pictures as much as I have. make sure you visit their blogs, they would love to hear from you.

Thank you ladies!!

Bellaidea

My name is Agnieszka but in the scrapbooking world I go by Bellaidea.
Together with my husband - I'm still dating him - we're taking care of our two treasures - a Girl and a Boy.
I love travelling, taking photos, oranges and African bush aroma, cheesecake with real vanilla, Pavlova dessert, old; books, pictures and houses, doillies, trips with friends to Italy, evenings by the fireplace, milk chocolate from Lindl, mystery perfumes, nut ice-creams, reading books to my children(no matter they can read by themselves), audiobooks during long distance drives, praising people for their talent and creativity and meeting with other nice ladies for a cup of coffee.
I scrapbook for many reasons-to preserve memories, to make my kids remember I always care about them, to have MY time when I need it, to keep in touch with all my scrap-friend all over the work.
My style is eclectic, part of romantic, touch of whimsy, lace, chipbords, doillies, torned corners, fussy cutting etc but never forget the most important is the photo and a story. Sometimes I hide my journaling when it`s very personal...
I design my favourite 12×12 Lo's for several websites. It satisfies me strongly. I`m very happy about invitation to Berry 71 Bleu .It`s a pleasure to have contact and chat to Marivic!
I love challenges and I often take part in them. Sometimes the effects are really surprising.
I cordially invite you to my blog, where you can find out what I'm doing at late night when my family members're sleeping.
Check Bellaidea's Blog HERE

Agnieszka is nice enough to share the step-by-step photos on how she made this LO.

Here is what she made for the challenge. A shadow box.

Chantal

Hi my name is Chantal Vandenberg, I live in Australia and I am happily married to Jason and we have 2 totally gorgeous girls – Lucy (8) and Heidi (3).


I have now been scrapbooking for 3 years. I initially began scrapping as a fun way to preserve my family's memories, but now, it's all this and a whole lot more!

I love experimenting with new techniques as well as "thrashing" the trusty faves! I just enjoy the "ride" when creating a layout and, in a nutshell, I would describe my style as colourful, fun and funky!

I've been very fortunate to have been published lots of times in numerous magazines in Australia and worldwide. I still get really excited seeing my work in print!

I am extremely honoured to be asked to guest design here and I am really looking forward to sharing my creations with you all! :)

Emma

Gidday from Australia, my name is Emma. I have been scrap booking for nearly 9 years now. I am both a digital and traditional scrapbooker and absolutely love both disciplines.


I almost always nut out my overall design digitally before committing to scissors and glue, so I get the best of both worlds... a digi page and a traditional version. This process is what keeps me motivated and challenges me in working out how I can reproduce the digital elements and textures in the traditional format without having to rely solely on printing them.


I love a good cluster and a tight grouping of elements with lots of layering which I think comes from my former occupation as a Visual Marketer. I often make my own stencils and masking screens (a throw back from my Art School days, to enhance my pages. Combined, all these principles are my scrapping mantra.


If you would like to read more about my process and day to day life then pop in and say hello on my blog. I'd love to hear from you. Check out Emma's blog HERE.

Here is what Emma made for our challenge:

In a couple of days, Emma will share with us a tutorial..I hope you come back for that.

Thank you again to all our GDT this month..Well done ladies!!