I got this layout done today as the deadline is midnight tomorrow to be in with a chance to win a lovely Prima canvas album & flowers by random drawing. There are 2 prize packages - one for local addresses & one for international ones. Here's hoping...
I don't think that I am allowed to post Iris's original layout as this was a paid online class & therefore the layout example & class notes are password protected. I loved creating this using plain & printed fabric, lace, ribbon & lots of different textures.
I matted my photos onto coral cardstock & inked with Chestnut Roan & framed the main photo using a Creative Imaginations {by Karen Russell} envelope that I altered to convert it into a frame then matted it on green cardstock then onto coral. The "Follow Your Dreams" & "Flower Child" rub-ons are Daisy D's.
I used a random selection of supplies from my stash - the embossed frame & flower embellishments being made of soft rubber that I inked with Chestnut Roan to bring out the Design {bought at The Crazy Store - Dollar Store equivalent here}. The butterflies & bling are from my Everlasting {big wholesale Chinese importer in town}.
All the lace, Broderie Anglaise & braid I bought at a local fabric store & the metal leaf from a bead shop. The metal "flower" above the title is from my local craft store - it was shiny so I soaked it in pool acid to distress it then rinsed thoroughly before adhering! The self-adhesive pearl on top is Prima E Line.
The big cream flower is Prima Alabaster from a recent Cocoa Daisy kit as are the pearly Prima flower centre jewels.
The velvet flower is Maya Road & the white ribbon flower with pearl centre is from a local fabric store. The mesh you see peeking out from behind the photo below - I bought a quarter of a metre at a local fabric store but they only had it in black so I painted it with white acrylic paint.
I didn't have the required white overlay so I used a rub-on instead - but it didn't stand out enough so I had a brainwave & rubbed a white rub-on onto a transparency then cut it out & adhered it over the white rub-on so lots of depth there now! Definitely going to repeat that trick in future to make my own overlays!!
I really enjoyed the class & the process of creating this layout. Hope to get some more crafting in tomorrow too!
8 comments:
Beautiful layout Helen! Love all the details and the elements. Iris is a good friend of mine and I love all her ideas. :D Looking forward to seeing more inspired layouts from you. :D
WOW. Besides a lovely layout I LOVE how you got all your embellishments from non traditional sources. That is so cool!
Wow, so many details on your layout!! I am loving the fabrics too, so colorful & lively :) Your DD is just so beautiful & what a precious layout you made for her! I simply love Iris's work too...
So beautiful Helen. Love the details.
Hope you win!
It is truly beautiful...I love all the texture.
Beautiful, awesome attention to details.
it looks like a HUGE amount of work, but what a stunning project...def worth it in the end.
xxx
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Thanks everyone - I wish I had a USA style scrapbook store available to me here so I didn't have to source my supplies all over the place but it was actually really fun getting all this stuff together & just goes to show that you can still create beautiful things even with "no-name brand" products. Yup it was a fair amount of work but I was a bit nervous about the placement of all the elements as it was going on display in Iris's class gallery LOL ;-D I have tonnes of my supplies left so want to make a few more over time & think I'll definitely be quicker next time round. The Prima RAK on offer is by random drawing so anyone with a layout in the gallery can win but when I checked the gallery 24 hours to the cut off deadline there weren't many entries so we all have a good chance of winning. Using fabric was so easy I'm definitely going to do it again if I see a fabric that I love!
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