oh, Joy !

Joy is the feeling you get when new papers you buy 

can actually work well with the pictures you have on hand ! 

I am so pleasantly surprised that I was able to easily create 2 layouts 

with the new G45 Le Romantique line  that I'm happy with , 

& I didn't have the entire line on hand , but certainly whatever I had was enough ! 

Some fun things I tried  here :

I used a Webster's Pages ruffled trim to form a circle

 & then attached 3 Prima rosebuds for the center. 

I used Diamond stickles on the edges of the white Prima roses here

 and then painted some Pixie Dust Shimmerz Blingz . 

For the title, I used an MME "Family' Life Story Tag , layered unto a G45 tag 

( which had the words Graphic 45 on it ,so nicely hiding it .)

I followed one of the edges of the Daydreams pp and cut out this unusual shape

 & then masked in the same shape by misting Avocado Maya Mist .

I tried painting on  Pixie Dust Blingz in a swirly pattern on the MME Life Story Kraft cardstock background.

( My Fave Kraft patterned cardstock at the mo ! ) 

Added some butterfly & rose cutouts from the different Le Romantique pps as embellishments , 

added Diamond stickles too on the rose. 

I am so appreciating the use of sepia toned pics currently -

 makes me wonder why I haven't used them more in the past ! 

I found some old forgotten trims and used them for a tone on tone look here.

In the same bag with the trims 

I had this lone white feather,

 so I happily added it on to continue the shabby chic look ! 

Loving the shimmerz in the Pixie Dust Blingz painted in a pattern here

 & all the other shiny goodness ! 

To add some interest to the smaller photo here

 I used an MME frame and layered it onto the peachy pink Tender Missives paper.

 I also have a Key to my heart tag under the photo which was also popped up on foam pads . 

The rose cutouts were great as handcut embellies & for use around the pics . 

Sure had fun with this creation ! 

Layout Design was inspired by LG's sketch for YSS . 

I leave you with a sneak peek

 of a hot air balloon made from scratch embellie - 

this here is just the basket -

 I used a Martha Stewart Deep Edge Garden Lattice punch to create the basket .

Being the first time I attempted this ,  I am not completely satisfied with the result 

which simply means I would be making more  in the near future ! woot !