Prima May BAP 2016

I cannot believe how long it has been since I've found time to do a challenge sketch. This month I've done the Prima Build-A-Page sketch challenge, and here's my end result. As is my nature, I've gone with beautiful, bright, bold colours...sigh...I just can't help myself, lol! 

"BE YOURSELF"

I am in awe of my daughter, and her strength to be herself, to express herself, and to stand out from the crowd. Malayla, like me, is an artist, but she has no fear of accepting that and making it part of herself (it took me a lot longer). 

Here's a few close up photos of all the details. 

If you don't have the correct colour chipboard alphas, what do you do??? You paint them of course (using Dylusions paints for an awesome colour and coverage).

I have had these vines for a long, long time. I'm so glad I kept them and didn't throw them out. I think they may have been in one of the first ever batches of vines that Prima created. 

I hoard Prima resin too, lol! I have soooooo many that I need to use. 

Flowers, and glitter. Yes, I went to town with both of these. :)

Layers. Lots and lots of layers. This is not a page to sit flat in an album, so I guess I will frame this one, and hang it on my wall. It is, after all, one of my new favourite layouts. 

Here's the sketch that I used for inspiration. It's not my usual style, but that was half the fun, and the point of the challenge.  Thanks for joining me, and I hope you are having an awesome week! Happy creating, xxx 

Prima BAP September...

It has been a really, really, really long time since I have done one of these. Life has kept me busy and I keep missing the BAP deadlines. But I decided that September's BAP was for me, and I was going to have some fun. So have fun I did!!!!

"WAITING FOR BABY"

Yeah, this is a picture of me pregnant, with my first child. :-) I looked sooooo different back then, lol!

SEPTEMBER PRIMA BAP

This is the sketch I have based my layout on. Lots of texture, layers, grunge, and FUN!!!!!

I decided nothing was off limits with this layout - I have used Dylusions and Glimmermist, texture paste, washi tape (this was the inspiration for the entire layout), strips of Prima paper, Prima resin, Prima flowers, Prima vines, Prima rub-ons, Prima stamps, Prima chipboard, and Prima bling (rhinestone arrows, pearls, rhinestone strips, pearl centres). 

Here's a few close-ups of all the details. I have a new motto - if it isn't the colour I need, then make it the colour I need. :-) I had a lot of fun altering the colours of the flowers and chipboard. 

Of course I have included bling. How could I not? :-)

This photo was actually taken 3 days before my first born arrived. We thought we still had 2-3 weeks up our sleeves, but the doctor decided my breech baby had to come out sooner. 

Have you gotten your Prima BAP done? Are you going to join in the fun? I'm almost tempted to do another one, but I think I'll just wait for the October BAP instead. 
Hope you are having a great weekend. Me?  We have school holidays so it is total mayhem, lol!
Cheers and hugs, x