Hello everyone! I'm so happy to be joining you this week for Monday's Designer Challenge. As some of you might know, I live on an old cattle ranch in Montana. We're pretty darn remote out here and don't enjoy many amenities of city living (yes, we do have electricity and running water!). Since we have to haul our own trash to town, we recycle everything. And I mean everything. So I decided to make a green-friendly sketch and my challenge for you this week is to use up your scraps.
I DO by Becky Fleck
Supplies: alpha stickers, buttons and paper: American Crafts (Letterbox); cardstock: Bazzill (white); embossing plate: Spellbinders (Flourish); leaf punch: Martha Stewart; deco scissors: Provo Craft (small scallop and ric rac); font: Lindy; glimmer mist: Tattered Angels (Bubble Gum, Tiger Lily); pearls, pink thread
And, here is the sketch:
I had some wonderful leftover American Crafts Letterbox papers in my stash and I thought these patterns looked so nice with this wedding photo. The sketch itself is pretty simple and straight forward so I decided to give the layout a bit of "oomph" by adding some layered tissue flowers. The tissue paper is recycled from the holidays. :) I sprayed every other layer of tissue with two different colors of glimmer (and glimmer misted one of my nosey dogs in the process!). I thought it gave the tissue a soft, watercolor look. After the pieces dried, I squished them all up into a ball, and then flattened them out a bit. There are about nine layers of tissue on each flower. I covered the button holes with small pearls to add a soft touch to the wedding theme of the page.
With nine squares of paper, a couple strips of paper and three pre-made flowers, this layout will come together in no time—perfect for the scrapper on the go!
"A little bird told me ..." that I'll be back on Wednesday!
Thank you so much Becky for this beautiful layout - so fresh and pretty. We are thrilled to have Becky joining the SCT team this year. You are going to love her inspriational new sketches in our spring issue - just 11 more sleeps until its release! And, if you create a layout based on today's sketch, be sure to send it to us at ideas@scrapbookandcards.com for possible highlight in an upcoming blog post!
This LO is absolutely stunning! Love the colors and pattern mix and the design rocks!
Posted by: Jennifer | March 15, 2010 at 09:24 AM
It's breath taking! Scraps can be beautiful. I love the pearl idea on the buttons. So creative!
Posted by: Marlene | March 15, 2010 at 10:11 AM
So Lovely! I love the fresh colours, and I like it that it is not Black and white and silver. :)
Well done!
Posted by: tunde | March 15, 2010 at 10:17 AM
Just beautiful, did you die cut the flowers?
Posted by: Maria Moore | March 15, 2010 at 11:10 AM
what a great sketch and layout, thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Glenda | March 15, 2010 at 11:12 AM
Love this layout! My daughter is getting married in May and it inspires me to take a photo and do a layout like this. Thanks Becky!
Posted by: Lee-Anne | March 15, 2010 at 11:32 AM
Beautiful! I love the tissue flowers!
Posted by: Lorraine M. | March 15, 2010 at 01:42 PM
Gorgeous layout! Every single little 'scrap'!!! OH my...
ps.. We have to haul our trash, too! Yep.. another ranch gal!
Posted by: Andi Sexton | March 15, 2010 at 02:03 PM
This is so pretty! I need to use up some scraps before I buy some new things....so this sketch will be perfect!
Posted by: Heather | March 15, 2010 at 02:14 PM
Stunning in it's simplicity!
Posted by: Kerry P. | March 15, 2010 at 02:15 PM
beautiful layout! so so pretty!!
Posted by: Nancy L. | March 15, 2010 at 03:53 PM
Ohhh I love love love this sketch... I can't wait to give it a try...
Posted by: Laurie | March 15, 2010 at 05:45 PM
I love this layout, sketch and Becky Fleck! I have been using her sketches for probably two years now and they are a mega help! Thanks Becky for all your inspiration!
Posted by: Erin Morley | March 15, 2010 at 10:17 PM
So very pretty! Love the flowers! Thanks very much!
Posted by: Nancy | March 16, 2010 at 08:13 AM
A great way to use up left over paper AND tissue. I too save everything but don't always know how to use it. Now I do.
Posted by: Donna Rawbone | March 16, 2010 at 08:41 AM
great sketch!!! i love your lo!!!!
Posted by: jennifer taylor | March 16, 2010 at 08:42 AM
Everything already said. Very simple, very beautiful. Thanks for the sketch and explanation of how to make the tissue flowers.
Posted by: Christine Rickert | March 16, 2010 at 09:14 AM
So sweet, simple and stunning! It just says "spring wedding" all over it!
Posted by: Abigail Torres-Soto | March 16, 2010 at 09:50 AM
That is sooo beautiful!! I love the colors, the design, everything!
Posted by: Gina H. | March 16, 2010 at 12:10 PM
I love this sketch and the LO is beautiful! I can see myself doing a LO in the near future with this and probably even trying out those flowers.
Posted by: Tina | March 16, 2010 at 07:26 PM
beautiful colors, design, and flowers!
Posted by: Aly D | March 16, 2010 at 10:05 PM
Love this layout. My daughter is getting married in May and it has inspired me to take a photo like this and use the pastel colors in the layout. Thanks Becky!@
Posted by: Lee-Anne Thornton | March 20, 2010 at 06:10 PM