Well this computer is taking some getting used to let me tell you! Not enjoying the process at all despite the crystal clear graphics LOL. Finally here are my images - taken FOREVER to upload whereas before they loaded almost instantly! Anyway, enough moaning...here is my layout for the "Friendly Challenge" over at Jessy's. Not sure how it happened but I got a slightly different Inspiration Picture that you can see I printed out in the photo below. Anyway, the colours were the same LOL {Thank Goodness hee hee...} This was the only photo I had that matched & as my printer is now broken {yes....grrrr...} I had to make do with it ;-D
I pulled out my new stash bag & immediately my eyes fell upon the October Afternoon "Fly a Kite" line with the blue & orange shades. The photo is an old one from a frame. Not in the best condition as it somehow got "stuck" to the glass & I had to try to steam it off, rather unsuccessfully, so I had to trim it down quite a bit. Pre-digi photography days so not simple to just reprint {especially as my printer is broken in any case lol} Have a basket full of negatives which I need to scan into my pc one of these fine days...
Decided on white bazzill for the base as it's always so crisp, clean & modern, & some swiss-dot bazzill in the most gorgeous shade of cornflower blue. Also added in some candy pink bazzill to tie-in with the pink flowers in the vase on the inspiration photo. Then used 2 prints from the OA Fly a Kite line & added in one from the new Cosmo Cricket Line too. {Delovely it's called & it sure is...} Sun, flower & pinky polka dot scallop border stickers all from Echo Park Sweet Summertime Line & date sticker & multi-coloured alphas from OA Fly a Kite line. "Holiday" alphas Dear Lizzy by American Crafts.
With stash like that it's not hard to pull off something sweet quickly & easily. Took me 2 hours from start to finish which is speed scrapping for me. We all LOVE this photo in our family...especially Cami's vibrancy at 3 & the way Reilly {at 5} is grabbing on to Chelsea's arm! A rather chubby arm at that I might add...she has certainly slimmed out since being 10...
This pleating is seriously easy if you precut your strips {you need 3 times as much as the distance you want to cover} - helps that I am very used to pleating from my sewing & pattern-making days. You just line the strip up with the cm markings on your cutting mat & bring the 3cm back to the 2cm, etc, continually pleating so that there is a one cm space between each pleat.
On my latest stash shopping spree I bought tons of alphas & am so glad that I did. I have a great selection now & use these all the time so they are never wasted. The Dear Lizzy ones above are a re-order so now I am getting to use up all the consonants I never used up before!
13 comments:
Very cute - love the long narrow photo shape - and I love seeing everyone so young! nice work.
Wow, 2 hours for this!! Amazing!! The pleating is so perfect looking. Mine will be crooked and all. Lol. Totally agree on the photo, a beautiful one indeed! You totally rock the challenge & I can't wait to see what you will do next!
Beautiful LO - even if you were taking inspiration of the wrong pic hehee Doesn't matter anyway - it looks fab and as you said - the colours are pretty much the same :-)
I love your pleating too - SOOOOO neat! ;-)
Beautiful LO and photo too. Love the pleats.
Oh helen, i love this,all about it and especially that pleating!! the colours are beautiful and the photo is stunning:)
you surely nailed this one!!!
This one is beautiful.
Don't know that I have the patience for all that pleating, but you nailed it.
Helen i think I can quite safely say that this is my fav out of all of your LO's! It is gorgeous! The colours, the paper choice - not too many embellies and the photo just pops.
Well done (and on the pleating too!)
What a fantastic pic and your LO showcased it so well. Thanks for the pleating tip.
Fantastic LO and take on the challenge! Hugs Nilla
Love this one. :) All your layouts are lovely.
I love it...ALL of it! Simply stunning colours,design and photo.
Well thanks girls! Seems like I should just stick to quick & simple then ;-D The pleating is really quick & easy - you should try it - no marking & measuring - just folding against the edge of a ruler or craft mat!
such a fab pic you've scrapped here & a wonderful layout with those papers ! the pleats really give a special touch !
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