Every Sunday Paper Issues posts a scraplift challenge on their facebook fan page. The inspiration layouts are always amazing, but I'll be honest - I don't take the challenge very often. But this week, the challenge was stuck in my head.
This is the inspiration layout by Michelle Arseneault Gallant - her design is simple but the color choices are really striking.
So I decided to do my own version of the layout. - I had a single photo of my dog (one of my favorite subjects lately) and used this layout as inspiration for my own design.
I maintained the general design but added more layers under the photo - I love mixing patterns and colors in the layers under a photo. I started with the papers and embellishments in the January Citrus Twist Scrapbook and Pocket Life kits. I found a neutral strip that worked well at the top of my page - no cutting needed. I added a few extra embellishments (the blue heart clip, the gold heart, the too cute die cut and the wood stars) from my stash.
Then it was time for some ink splatters. If you visit here much, you know that just about every project has some ink splatters. I usually use spray inks on a round paint brush. But I really wanted to match the dark blue in the paper and die cuts -- and I just didn't have an ink that worked. I pulled out my cheap set of watercolors from Michaels, got the brush really wet and picked a blue that matched the papers. I used the paint to create the splatters and it worked perfectly!
So today was a win - I finished a layout, tried something new with my current stash and fit in some crafty time for the seventh day in a row. I'm feeling pretty good about sticking to my resolutions and "trying."
I hope you're having a good week too. Thanks for stopping by.
This is the inspiration layout by Michelle Arseneault Gallant - her design is simple but the color choices are really striking.
So I decided to do my own version of the layout. - I had a single photo of my dog (one of my favorite subjects lately) and used this layout as inspiration for my own design.
I maintained the general design but added more layers under the photo - I love mixing patterns and colors in the layers under a photo. I started with the papers and embellishments in the January Citrus Twist Scrapbook and Pocket Life kits. I found a neutral strip that worked well at the top of my page - no cutting needed. I added a few extra embellishments (the blue heart clip, the gold heart, the too cute die cut and the wood stars) from my stash.
Then it was time for some ink splatters. If you visit here much, you know that just about every project has some ink splatters. I usually use spray inks on a round paint brush. But I really wanted to match the dark blue in the paper and die cuts -- and I just didn't have an ink that worked. I pulled out my cheap set of watercolors from Michaels, got the brush really wet and picked a blue that matched the papers. I used the paint to create the splatters and it worked perfectly!
So today was a win - I finished a layout, tried something new with my current stash and fit in some crafty time for the seventh day in a row. I'm feeling pretty good about sticking to my resolutions and "trying."
I hope you're having a good week too. Thanks for stopping by.
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Beautiful photo and layout. I love the interest you created around the photo with the layers and watercolor ink. Looking forward to seeing more. Michelle t
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