Today's Inspiration
The first layout here was inspired by Jen Hall. I promised some of you I would give you the link to her blog - sorry it has taken so long!
I loved creating the next layout and playing with the felt. We sell sheets of felt in store - $1 each. I have cut lots of leaves from green felt and then hand stitched the detail on them. I used the Autumn Leaves bird clear stamp to create the felt bird. I stamped onto the felt with a Brilliance ink pad and then cut out the bird and stitched on it. I used a tiny gem for the eye.
OK, now a lot of ladies are curious why the next layout is titled High. No, Kathleen and her hubby are not drug addicts!! "High" by the Lighthouse Family is their song. Yes, journalling is very important... I have cut the letters on the Cricut from acetate (clear sheet like an OHT). I then watered down green paint and painted the back of each letter. After it dried turn the letters over and apply rub ons onto the front of each letter. The idea is to create a transparent letter with a touch of colour. Some ladies who came to this class painted the front as they found it easier to apply the rub ons. It just depends what kind of effect you are looking for - I liked the see through effect that painting on the back gives. You can also then dry brush some paint on the front around the edges to give a distressed look.
The next layout is a Ngaire Bartlam page that I did in a class with her. She has created this page with one piece of white card and loads of embellishments from Finishing Touch Ideas. Check out their blog for some other cool ideas on using brads, buttons etc on your layouts. We are stocking more of their embellishments so if you see something on their site that you like let us know and we can order it in for you!
A blog I like to check out is All About Eve - it is a challenge blog. One of the challenges was to scrap your age. The layout below is my layout for 31 - nearly 32! Almost a grown up... Unfortunately I got carried away and forgot to leave room for my journalling which was the most important part for me! So, I turned the layout over and filled the back with journalling. Works for me!
"Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries."
-John Albert Michener
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