Wednesday, September 22, 2010

The Paper Variety

We still don't have regular internet access (shopping around and getting an appointment for installation has been a pain!), but I hope to be back to the online world soon!  I wanted to stop by today and share with you my first layout for The Paper Variety.


The challenge this week is a recipe: A - Autumn colors, B - Borders, and C - Cinema (movie titles or quotations).  I focused on the borders and made a background of border strips from my scrap drawer.  I added little punched border pieces, too, as well as strips of trim.  I bordered my entire page with hand-doodled words. I used mainly fall colors - red, orange, yellow, and brown, and threw in the blue to enhance my photo.  My title comes from the movie "It's a Wonderful Life."


There is a fantastic prize up for grabs.  Head on over for all the details, and if you haven't visited yet, please do!  The site was hoppin' this past week for the debut challenge, and week #2 looks busy already :).


I will be revealing the Precocious Paper Design Team later today - so stay tuned!  Have a great day!
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10 comments:

  1. MelSeptember 22, 2010 at 9:04 AM

    Love this page Tessa. The strips and thread adds interest and texture. Its so annoying when you don't have internet - you feel so cut off!

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  2. Manhattan MandieSeptember 22, 2010 at 9:20 AM

    This is a beautiful layout, Tessa! Great colors!!!

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  3. UnknownSeptember 22, 2010 at 9:31 AM

    Beautiful layout. The strips all look great and I really like the hand drawn border around the page.

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  4. YaraSeptember 22, 2010 at 10:22 AM

    Beautiful! Love the colors and the doddles! Hope that the internet issue get resolved soon!

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  5. JenaSeptember 22, 2010 at 11:21 AM

    Great LO - love the strips, the colors, the pics, everything! TFS!

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  6. Sarah MullanixSeptember 22, 2010 at 11:44 AM

    soooo cute, I love the mix of colors and patterns and that photo is beyond gorgeous!! :)

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  7. SuzySeptember 22, 2010 at 1:12 PM

    Great page Tessa! The pen line border around your layout with the words incorporated is definitely something I want to try :)

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  8. Angi BarrsSeptember 22, 2010 at 5:10 PM

    Love all of the different strips and border on this layout. Need to try this:)

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  9. Diana WaiteSeptember 23, 2010 at 12:50 PM

    these strips of paper are GENIUS, great way to use scraps plus it's quick!

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2010 at 9:48 AM

    Love this layout Tessa! You did such a beautiful job!! :) So glad to be designing with you!

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