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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Beach Buds


I've been having a lot of fun with the 2Peas CHA challenges, but the supply list challenge had me really stumped.  The supply list included a number of things I rarely if ever use (pictures of me, my own handwriting, quotes) and you had to use something from your purse.  Who knows what's in the bottom of my purse. 

So to get me started I decided to look at some of the sites that often have sketches that inspire me.  I ended up at Purple Pumpkin and Once Upon A Sketch.  The sketches had some common elements which got me thinking.  Then I noticed that the theme at OUAS was "friend."  I remembered this picture from an afternoon my daughter and I spent at the beach, and I was off and running.

       
When I dug out the picture I knew I wanted to create a bright and fun layout.  Here's what I ended up with.



Here's the supply list and the layout elements I used to meet the requirements:


Something old - the blue and orange paper was from my scraps
Something never used before - the crocheted flowers from Purple Pumpkin and the Martha Stewart label (from Staples)
Something from my purse - the q-tip used to hold the banners
Handwriting - I wrote both on the label and I wrote the quote
Computer generated element - I downloaded the header image from the Walnut Beach website and printed it on vellum
Quote - "A daughter is a little girl who grows up to be a friend."  (also serves as my journaling for the OUAS challenge)
Photo of me - I really am in one of those chairs
6 inches of twine or ribbon - I made the small skein of twine accenting the title
A "C," an "H" or an "A"- all three are in the title and the computer generated element.




 I ended up really loving the layout - it captured the bright, happy feeling I wanted and the spirit of my relationship with my daughter.  Sometimes going outside your comfort zone really pays off.

18 comments:

  1. Love the bold colors you have chosen. The banner on top is the perfect ad on :-)
    Thank you for playing with us at OUAS in July!

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  2. Oooh LOVE that beach photo and the beautiful vibrant colours of your page! Thanks ever so much for sharing this with us at OUAS!

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  3. Lovely bright, beach page!!! I love that twine bow! :)

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  5. Love your layout and awesome photo, I want to be there!!! Cute banners on the top corner too :) Thanks so much for playing along with us at OUAS, good luck!

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  6. Awesome page, what a fun photo!! Thanks so much for playing along with us at OUAS!

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  7. Love your photo. Fun details. Thanks for playing with us at OUAS.

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  8. Great beach page--your use of bright colors defintely goes with the whole 'beach' theme of the page...I like that cute little banner! Great work...thanks for playing along with us at OUAS!

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  9. lovin that great photo ...thanks for playing along!

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  10. What a summer fun page!!hank you for playing with us at OUAS.

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  11. so cute! Thank you for playing with us at OUAS!

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  12. Very nice!
    Thank you for joining us at OUAS

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  13. Oh, you are right! They do look alike!! Great take on...both sketches..lol!!!
    Thanks for playing along at PP!!!

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  14. Great bright colours, i love it . Thanks for playing along with us at PP

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  15. Good job! Love your bright papers to suit your pics. Thanks for playing along at Purple Pumpkin x

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  16. great take on the sketch..they are very similar...thanks for playing along at PP

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  17. Cool layout there, love the wine bundle and all the other elements. Thanks for sharing it with us at Purple Pumpkin.

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