My Layout was Featured!!

Hello!

I have a quick post today.  So excited to share the layout I submitted to Colorful Creations http://colorfulcreations.ning.com/ was FEATURED!  This just makes me so happy!!  Yipeee!!  :)

So the challenge was Twisted Blueprints (twistedoct).  The "twist" is to include 

3 photos and hand written journaling on your layout.  

Here's the sketch http://colorfulcreations.ning.com/events/twisted-blueprints-1.

And here's what I created:

What a funny little boy!  Always out to make his mom laugh... and always succeeds!  :)

I love these photos of Andrew sitting at the table, eating breakfast before I take him to

the sitter and head to work.  I was always rushing around in the mornings like a chicken with

no head... and then he does this... out of the blue!  So totally cute!

Journaling reads:

What a happy child Andrew is!  He's such a character and is always doing funny things to make laugh.  Just sitting at the table, making faces while eating and then that cute smile... which never fails to melt my heart!  March 1995  3 y/o

Supplies used:

Paper: Debbie Mumm, Other

Stitching Template: Bazzill Basics

Embroidery Floss: Making Memories

Folk Art Paint

Gesso

Bricks Stencil

String

Circle Punch

Sanding Block

Metallic Rub ons

Shimmer Mist: Tattered Angels

Sharpie Marker

Font: Cricut Stamped

Cricut

Paper Piercer

I distressed along the edges of the page.  A stitching template and paper piercer was used to make the

holes along the right edge and then embroidered.   I tucked some string just under the photo.

While sanding along the edges of the page, it slipped off my desk a bit and I ended up sanding

a straight line further up on the page.  I like the way it looked, so I continued this 

on the three edges.

The edges of the circles were also sanded.

I knew I didn't want to use "white" Gesso on my page, so I mixed in some paint until I got the 

desired color.  I went digging around in my craft room... which always resurfaces some long

forgotten items... and I found a plastic stencil with several different patterns on it.  How cool is

that?  One of them was bricks... exactly what I was looking for!

I layered the Gesso over the stencil and moved it occasionally to make sure the area was covered.

When that dried (which took a day) I smeared some metallic on one finger and 

brushed it gently over the raised areas.

Another look at the paint on the right side of the photos and the embroidery.

 Tried to get a better shot of the raised paint and my title. 

The background page was misted and I was trying to get a shot of the shimmer.

But you can see the sanded circles pretty good!

Have a wonderful day!

Libby  :)