Hello Scrappy Friends,
Here is my take on 2 FUN Facebook Challenges -
First, I'm playing along with My Little Scrapbook Stores - Scrapbook Layouts and More - August "Rachel's Recipe" Challenge
I am also adding this layout to the Dotty About Flair's Challenge #4 "Let's Celebrate" Birthday Challenge:
Here is my take on the 2 challenges - I've scrapped 2 photos of my parents at a special dinner we had, while away on a wonderful weekend to celebrate their 60th Wedding Anniversary.
If you look closely at the photos, you can see the buttons I had made for them to wear with their wedding photo on them!
I love this beautiful Simple Stories Ancestry Collection and thought it worked perfectly for these photos!!
For the MLSS Recipe Challenge - I used: Nuvo Drops, Mixed Media, Floral Patterned Paper, Puffy Stickers and Inked Edges.
For the DAF #4 "Celebration" Challenge - I used a photo of my wonderful parent's Anniversary celebration, a yellow base page and yellow flowers and embellishments - and also 3 fun pieces of DAF FLAIR!
Here are a few photos showing how I created the base page:
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| I used a stencil from Little Birdie Studios with a script design |
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| I sprayed it with 3 Ranger Distress Oxide Sprays - Vintage Photo, Speckled Egg, Crackling Campfire. I wasn't happy with how it left the big rectangle, so I took the stencil that still had the wet spray on the top of it, spritzed it with a little water, and used the smoosh technique over the rectangle. |
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| I also added a few more spritz of the Oxide sprays, and a few splatters too. I then cleaned the stencil and used Black Soot Ink and added the black script here and there. |
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| Here is where I started to design the layout and see where I wanted to place the photos. I distressed and inked the edges of the double mats on the base page and the smaller photo. Here are some close ups for you:     |
I really appreciate you stopping by and am thankful if you've read this post to this point! I hope I've inspired you to play along with both challenges and I'd love it if you would leave me a comment and let me know where you are from - and how you are doing!
((HUGS)) Take Care and Be Well ~ Sherri
Items used:
Simple Stories Ancestry Collection - papers, stickers, Thickers, ephemera
Ranger Distress Oxide Spray - Vintage Photo, Speckled Egg, Crackling Campfire
Picket Fence Gem Mix - Sands of Time and Day and Night
Dotty About Flair - Color Study Collection
Ranger Distress Ink - Black Soot and Vintage Photo
Nuvo Crystal Drops - Ebony Black, Honey Gold, English Mustard
Thread
Cardstock
Littly Birdie Stencil - Script Design
