I'm back from a great time of camping in beautiful Killbear Provincial Park. Just before I left I put together a couple of submissions and I'm thrilled to say that one of them was accepted! Yes, I have been invited for another term at My Sketch World (thank you Lucy - it is an honour and privilege!).
I already showed you the other "unseen" layout, Shine. This layout was also used for the submission to the other call, so I wanted to wait until that call was over and selection was complete to show you. That was a DT call for SEI, and they did not require SEI paper for all 5 submission photos, so I included this layout in that submission. No, I was not accepted. This time. {Wink}
This layout uses a sketch from Lucy's E-book. It came together in bits and pieces. I started it at a crop at Two Scrapbook Friends, that I attended with bff Christa. Then I continued to build on it at home. The title is "Natural Beauty" and speaks to both the setting, Killbear Park, and to Sarah, I think (though as her mom, I may be biased). I've layered about 4 Basic Grey papers on this one and I love that funky diagonal dot. I used a chartreuse coloured thread to pick up on the yellowy-green colour in the paper, and then really played up on the plummy pomegranate colours in the clusters.
The journaling square was replaced with this gorgeous Prima rubon. The bottom of the layout features this wide satin ribbon that I crimped, some vellum butterflies (thanks for loaning me your punches, Christa!) and these lovely gemmed medallions that were part of a RAK I won last month on Vicki's blog.
Another medallion and more glittered butterflies on the right of the layout, help to form a visual triangle that keeps the eye focused on the photos.
Felt leaves, bejewelled fabric and paper flowers, and a gorgeous wire stem are clustered on top of some Bazzill chipboard flourishes.
I wanted to show you how I changed the plain chipboard flourish to the yellowy-green shade.
I used watercolour crayons.
Dipping the crayon into some water and then shaking off the excess drips, I simply coloured the flourish.
I started with the lighter yellow shade.
Then I selected a light bright green watercolour crayon and repeated the process, just colouring to fill in any bare spots and to blend with the yellow. Because watercolour crayons blend well, this created a flourish in a colour that worked well with the tones in the paper.
Watercolour crayons, if you are looking for them, can be found at artist supply stores. They are usually sold in a tin. This collection are by Caran D'Ache of Switzerland.
I got this larger collection of them from Stampin' Up! a few years ago, and I assume they still sell them.
These crayons just glide on the chipboard, dry quickly, and there is no mess, or big cleanup. They are water soluble, and non toxic. I will definitely remember this trick next time I want to alter chipboard - it's so much easier, cleaner and faster than some of the other methods (think priming with white, then painting or misting...) And anything that allows me to keep the flow going when I'm creating is a GOOD thing! Which is why I wanted to share it with you, too!
Well, if you've stuck with me this far, then I must congratulate you - this seems to be a long post today! I placed all the names of the kind people who commented here since I posted my blog giveaway into a camping kettle here that still needs to get stored until next time. I'm giving the kettle a good shake...
... I'm sticking my hand into the kettle....
... swirling around the pieces of paper some more...
... drawing my hand back out with the paper slip....
... and the winner of my birthday blog candy is....
..... LISA M!...
... Yeah, Lisa! Thanks so much for popping by and for all of your kind and encouraging words! Lisa, I'll need your address so that I can drop this in the mail to you.
And to everyone, thank you for taking the time to leave comments. I read them and treasure them.
Blessings,
Ann
Supplies: patterned paper - Basic Grey; vellum, ribbon - Stampin' Up!; rubon, wire stem, flowers - Prima; gems - Bo Bunny; stickles - Ranger; alphas - SEI and American Crafts; chipboard - Bazzill
