Zoe & Geri

Hello,

It's been a long day today and I'm exhausted!  Up early for an appointment 45 minutes

away from where we live.  

Then, I really needed to do "something" about the new phone I got.  It was driving me crazy!

All the annoying little things were really getting to me.  Like how I had to "flick" a button and then

press another button just to access my phone, and how it would not vibrate and then ring, even

though it was set to do just that.  The most annoying..... I set all my ring tones (which really

takes time) and they would just "disappear" and go back to my general ring tone.  Grrrr!

And the last annoyance, texting was like typing on a new keyboard with the keys all in different places

from the norm.  I would be typing away, and when I looked back to see what (I know) I typed,

everything would be jibberish!!  Good grief, how in the world did that happen?

So, I went back to the phone carrier and I missed the 15 day trial by ONE day!  You've

got to be kidding me!  But I don't like this phone!  So, she went to talk to her boss and

thank goodness, if I bring everything back TODAY, they would swap it out!  This meant

another trip one hour away (to and from), but it was well worth it!  Back to a brand that I know and love!  :)

Well, today I have a layout which was entered in Colorful Creations http://colorfulcreations.ning.com/.

The challenge was to create a layout using white plus one BRIGHT color AND flowers (AUGPLUSONE).

The sketch was my own creation.  This is what I came up with.

Our "girls" Zoe and Geri.  A duo that are so funny!  I believe in this photo, Geri heard a 

noise she hadn't heard before and was "sneaking" over to investigate where it was coming from, while

Zoe was wondering what her problem was!

How I created my layout:

On the back of the lime green patterned paper, I used a ruler and eyeballed each line before

penciling them and hand cutting each strip.  Then I removed the "middle" strips and placed the

others where I wanted them on the page and adhered them.

I really didn't think this would turn out like I planned, but I really love this layout!  I'll have to

try it again at some point.  It was really easy too!  :)

Just think of all the possibilities for this type of layout using all those strips!

Supplies used:

Paper: DCWV, White Textured Cardstock: Colorbok

Satin Ribbon Rosette: Hand Made

Seam Binding Ribbon Rosette: Hand Made

Folk Art White Paint

Chipboard

Flowers

Twilling Tool

Flower Centers: Twilled Paper Strips 

Prima Flowers

I painted the chipboard letters white. 

 Here are a few photos of the flowers from different angles so you can really see 

what I did with this grouping.

I used wide ribbon for the above satin rosette, and folded the ribbon in half before

using a needle and thread to sew along one edge and gather it to form the flower.

I used my twilling tool to grasp the tiny strips of paper (which I cut) and create a 

circle and when completed I let the circle unwind to the size I wanted before adhering

them to the centers of the flowers.  I thought this made a cute flower center! 

A close up of the chipboard letters.  The letters were actually different colors, so painting

them was something I really had to do!  :)

Have a wonderful day!

Libby  :)