GO! GIRL, GO!

 

Today's layout is based on the sketch of My Creative Sketches. Here is the sketch;



 

The pictures were taken at the airport in Guam. We were kept waiting for sooooo long, and my daughter was beginning to get bored. But when I pointed the camera, she made this smile:)

It was really fun making this layout! I love travelling, and I love travel-themed paper (this one is from Crate paper). I cut out the papers in squares and layered them, and fussy cut some cute shapes and popped them up. I also used some gauze under the photos; I realized I had a whole roll of gauze which I bought from Costco and never used it, so I thought it might add a bit of interest if I used it as a layer. I mostly like the part that I used black thread for the plane flying♡ The journal is hidden in the tags behind the squares. Here are some close-ups;

 

The deadline for this challenge is December 14th. You might win a prize if link up!!

Thank you for visiting:)

 

Natsuko xxx



CUTIE

 

I made a layout for the Hip Kit Club weekly challenge. I love the kits here, they are so pretty:)This is the sketch challenge.

 



 

I used my daughter's pictures (as usual♡). I love this border Tshirt she's wearing, isn't the back frill and ribbon soooo cute?? I think I got it from a Korean store. It was my daughter's favorite too, and she used to wear it a lot. I used a collection from the hip kit club, but I forgot which month...I spread some white gesso first, and then used colored mists and pan pastel for the background. I layered the photos with paper and some dotted tulles although it is difficult to tell in this picture. I popped up the right photo, and some ot the diecuts. For the borders, I used the same colors as the Tshirt. I love how this turned out, and it's always fun to try a new challenge! Here are some close-ups;







Thank you for visiting:)

Natsuko xxx



BE MINE (DTwork)

This is my layout for November 15th Scrap Our Stash Sketch + (3) Challenge!

Here is the awesome Sketch and here is what I used ; LIST1 - Glitter, LIST2 - Harvest Gold and Hero Arts, LIST3 - Indigo and Index card.



It's nice to have a happy active girl, but sometimes you worry that she's too boyish. Yep, that's my daughter:) I love this picture of my daughter posing in front of the camera and acting cute! Who knows what's hiding beneath this cute face!! LOL!!

I spread some gold texture paste and in the background, and made gold circles with glitter and glue. I wasn't so sure if gold will match this paper, but actually it turned out so good!! Here are some close-ups:



More gold for the title, hearts and arrows. This gold is not too shiny, and that's exactly what I wanted:) I fussy cut butterflies, flowers and a camera and popped some up.



I cut out the center of the doily, so the paper underneath will show. Layering is my favorite as always:)



Hero Arts stamp Hugs and Kisses♡ So pretty!!

The Challenge is open until Nov.29th. I'm so excited to see everyone's layouts!!

Thank you so much for visiting:)

Natsuko xxx



EMBRACE (DTwork)

 

Hello!! Today I'm happy to show you my November 15th layout for Stuck?! Sketches.

Here is the lovely sketch:)





 

I decided to make an autumn page with this sketch, so I used a picture of my daughter with some red and yellow leaves:) She was choosing the best leaf to put in her hair...and she found this big red one!! I'm so happy that we have four seasons; and I hope she will embrace each of them.

First of all, I spread gesso on the background and then smudged coral and blue paint. Then I used gold texture paste to make small patterns with a stencil. Blue isn't actually an autumn color, but it goes well with the soft coral. I like how it turned out. Here are some close-ups;

 

 

 

Several sizes of autumn color leaves and flowers. And I love these blue alphas!

 



The generous sponsors for the challenge are the following;

Creative Embellishments is offering a $25 gift certificate to their store.

 

D-lish Scraps is offering a kit of the month.

Make sure to link up by Nov.29th and you'll have a chance to win a prize♡ I'm looking forward to seeing all the layouts!!  Good luck!!

Thank you for visiting:)

Natsuko xxx



imagine (DTwork)

 

 

Today's layout is my DT work for November's Scrap Our Stash Book Inspired Stash Challenge!!

Isn't this so fun?? I was so excited in making this page:)

 

 

I was inspired by the colors and of course the theme, Space!! I used the dark blue color but wanted it to be shiny, so I used a lot of glitter, rhinestones and sequins to make it sparkle. I used 3 pictures of my daughter when she was small.She was mimicking Kung fu on TV, and both the colors of her clothes and the atmosphere was perfect for this layout.  I used a lot of stars which is also required in this challenge. Here are some close-ups;

 

 

Gesso and glitter!! I made it look like a whirlpool. So fun!!

 

 

Sparkle, sparkle...

Make sure to link up by Nov.29th!! I'm so looking forward to seeing everyone's fun pages!!
Thank you for visiting:)

Natsuko xxx



my girl (DTwork)

 

Tada!! Today's layout is for the November 1st challenge of Stuck?! Sketches:)

Here is the wonderful sketch!!

 

 

I decided to use this colorful paper but I wanted a bit of green (because green is my fave!), so I pulled out my oil pastels and put some green shades in the background. I wasn't sure if this will work...I usually use colors that are used in the picture or paper. This time green was in neither. Anyways, I gave it a try. I looked for green strips of paper, diecuts, washi tapes and alphas for the title. I combined these with other colors that are in the paper. I like how it turned out:)

 

 

Here are the genorous sponsors!!



The Kreative Korner is offering a $25.00 gift certificate to their store.

And The Scraproom is offering a $20.00 gift certificate to their store.

 

Make sure to link up by Nov.29th!!
Can't wait to see your layouts!!

 

Thank you for visiting:)

 

Natsuko xxx