Gold glitter monogram

As I was on the school bus this morning driving my morning route I found myself feeling like I needed to constantly be rubbing at my nose and it occurred to me that to a bystander I probably looked like a crack head, lol. When, actually, I just had glitter in my nose.
While waiting for my son to get ready for school this morning before the bus route I was working on a gold glittered monogram for my scrapbook/craft room and that fine, powdery glitter just gets everywhere...including your nose, lol!
Kind of a random post, right? Oh well...it was in my head so there ya go :) Carry on...

August Scrapping

Hi guys! I have just a couple of layouts to share today. I know I usually let them pile up before posting so I decided to change it up a little.

I used a lot of gold Glimmer Mist on this one.
The burlap was sprayed with the gold mist as well.
I hand cut the feather myself and then embossed the tips
with gold embossing powder.
The flowers were made using an acrylic stamp with
gold ink and then hand cutting.

The slide mount (that I've had for YEARS) I just covered
with washi tape with a gold design. The camera border
is a cut file from Silhouette Design Store and I used some
gold Perfect Pearl to add some gold sheen to it. 

This layout is one of my all time favorites...I just love the
way it turned out. I think a lot of that has to do with the
fact that Danielle is just so beautiful and this is great picture
of her.
The colors are much more vibrant in person as well which
is always disappointing when you are sharing or posting your
layouts or projects with others. 

All the flowers are handmade by yours truly.  I used the EK Success
Retro punch and a dark pink glimmer mist...after the flowers were dry
but before I put them together I inked the edges of the petals.
The flowers are made from coffee filters. The leaves I used are
from Wild Orchid Crafts.
The journaling is on the card inside the pocket :)

This is the first side to a 2 page layout. If you follow my blog you know
that I rarely do 2 page layouts because I just don't do them well nor do I
enjoy them. I don't know why...just call me a weirdo, lol.
This layout didn't turn out nearly as well as I'd hoped. I love all
the photos and I really wanted the layout to be perfect...that was my
first mistake, right?? I'm not happy with it but it is what it is and
perhaps it will grow on me. 

The is the 2nd half and as hard as I tried to use all the photos, it just
wasn't possible so you'll notice there are still quite a few photos in
the pocket on the top right (as well as journaling)

And here is a side by side just to give you a better visual. I tried to get them
lined up perfectly side by side and I got close but rest assured that
they DO line up in person. 

This design is also from the Silhouette Design Store.
I glittered each section individually and let me just
tell you that it was not the easiest thing I've ever done!
I wish I hadn't chosen pink for the largest package because I think it
looks more like a birthday embellishment rather than Christmas, but,
again, it's done and I wasn't about to redo it, lol. 

 And there you have it, folks. Thanks for taking a look and check back again soon!
Have a great day!