Thursday, May 20, 2010

My Little Man

Browsing through the family archives, I found this photo of Colten, age 4, popping his head out of a tunnel on the playground.  If my memory serves me right, I was in the tunnel - the part that branched off another direction - to get this picture.  I just had to have it printed and after all of my errands this morning were complete, I got scrappy :).  And sketchy :). 


This layout is based on the June Guest Design Team Challenge over at Sketchy Thursdays.  I love Heidi's sketches and am happy to be seeing more and more of them!


I made the flowers (which are available in my shop here - you can request the fabric I used for this layout).  I used October Afternoon papers for my background and framed the yellow damask with masking tape.  I took a piece of cardboard, painted the edge, and stamped the corner lines.


I used a scrap piece of one of my favorite K and Co. papers for the pleated strip, and some scrap pieces of two Basic Grey papers for my leaves and the bracket strip at the bottom. 
 

I recently discovered that I have way too many rub-ons for not being a rub-on user, so I've challenged myself to use them up.  The little finger pointing at my journaling is an American Crafts Mini Mark.  I loved the look of lace in the sketch, but was afraid to use lace on a layout about my boy.  Solution?  Use it anyway, but use a very subtle one.  I like the effect :).

I hope your day is sunny and bright.  Mine is, and I'm really grateful for that.  Thanks for stopping by! Tessa

6 comments:

  1. Oh, Tessa, I absolutely LOVE this!!! I'm so glad you liked my sketch. I feel honored that you made it into this amazing layout. (And I'm soooo using that cardboard edge paint thing!)

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  2. This is soooooooooooooooooooooooo GORGEOUS Tessa!!! Loveeeeeeeeeeeeee the colors and those flowers! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

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  3. I love everything about this LO! It is absolutely beautiful. And those flowers are right up my alley.

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  4. i'm so inlove with your flowers!!!

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  5. great LO! The flowers are wonderful!

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