All Spruced Up *OUAS*

Hi, Welcome back...Today, Im sharing with you a layout that I made for the "Once Upon A Sketch" for the month of August. I really enjoyed making one last month and Nadia's sketches are so beautiful! 

The sketch has a lot of negative space and so that was a bit hard for me to keep exactly the same as the sketch. So I added a little bit more to it, but generally it is the same. 

So here is the sketch this month: The theme is seasons:

So here is my interpretation of the sketch. I chose winter as my theme. I recently made some beach themed layouts with fences and I didnt really want to make another of the same kind. I have seen beautiful winter fences with lots of garland and ribbons for the christmas season. That is how my whole layout evolved...by making fences using Heartfelt Creations "Classic Editions" and linking them together. I then punched out several small ferns and glued them to the top. I added tiny ribbons in the centers. So if it is Christmas time, one must have beautiful poinsettias. I chose white with gold embossing and layered them. I only made a few because I used some of my prima leaves and I didn't want it to be overwhelming. All the patterned papers are from Martha Stewart.

Here is a closer view of the poinsettias and the fence.

More fence up on the top.

Lots of cherry lynn swirls in gold paper with a few snowflakes made with 2 different punches from bunch punch. The trees in the background are from Heartfelt Creations.

A few more stamped trees and the title/journaling. I added a few pearls to the top of the fancy tag.

I know it is a bit early for Christmas layouts but Im really glad Im doing some old photos that need to be done too!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
hugs!

My Daughter....My Friend

Happy 4th of July!

I wanted to share with you a new layout that I made for the "Once Upon A Sketch" Friend Theme

I cant believe that this is the very first layout that I have actually have made in months that isn't part of a Design Team obligation....I am so happy and excited to show you my layout based on this fabulous and beautiful sketch made by Nadia Cannizzo. Thank you soooo much! As I was following the sketch, I didn't realize how many layers there are on this sketch....but Im so happy with the ending results :)

Here is the sketch for July 2012...just love birdcages lately.

So here is my layout of my Roxy....now I know she is my youngest daughter, but now that she is not a teenage girl, we are now friends :) The story starts with my mother and I of course not seeing eye to eye when I was a teen...shocking I know...lol. I remember her telling me then, I am NOT your friend, I am your mother....and maybe someday when you get older we can become "friends". Well, that day did come and I love my mother very much and I consider her my best friend now, because I can tell her anything anytime and she is always there for me. I always wanted the same with my daughters, and now I can say that is the case. 

So I made the shabby chic frame with paper and an embossing template to match the diecuts in the center. I also tried the Martha Stewart corner punch for the circle because I wanted it to match the photo frame. It was a lot easier than I thought this time around. I tried it once before and messed it up, but I thought I would give it one more try and this time it worked out wonderful. I suggest a 8 inch circle...it seems to be the right size for the perfect edge. 

Here is a close up of the birdcage that I just love by spellbinders called "Bird Sanctuary" I keep adding lace and pearls because I really like the look and I also curve it out a bit for a 3D look. 

I have been making so many handmade flowers lately, it was nice to get some of my old prima flowers and odd in ends out to good use....think they were getting lonely....lol

If you look behind the birdcage I used "Floral Ovals" and when I was cutting out the oval in the center it happened to be the kids from the patterned paper...I thought it was cute and perfect for my layout because it represents how some children feel when they are growing up (trapped in a cage) and well they grow up and move out of the nest they are free but always come back home.... :)

Here is my title and journaling: It reads:

Daughter

Now that you are a young 

adult, we can become close

"friends" like I am with 

my mother too! xoxo

I added tiny pearls around the diecut for a little bling. 

While I was digging around my old prima flowers I found these button flowers...I only had two in this color, think they are Recollections? But Im thinking...hey I could make some like these...be sure to check back for a tutorial coming soon. You can also get a closer view of the frame, Im sure I will make another one soon too, just love the look. 

Well, I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful holiday! 

Thanks for stopping by....hugs!