CCG249 - Good Day Sunshine - MIA

It's a brand new color and inspiration challenge over at Color Combos Galore called Good Day Sunshine with lovely yellows and greys and taupes.  A bit out of my comfort zone but I had the right pictures to use and the papers handy so I managed to do two layouts for it. 

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here is the color palete

 

 Photos are of my friend's granddaughter Mia who just happened to be visiting the day before the challenge colors were given to me and she was wearing yellow.  So nice of her mother to co-operate with me in the challenge, albeit unknowingly.

Inspiration Photo 4 - Focus on Design -  Grids – Idea: grid pattern and embossed ½ the squares, stamped on other half to resemble wall hanging in photo 4

 Inspiration Photo 3 – Focus on Texture –Fabric – Idea: replicated the chevron pattern of blanket in photo 3 and embossed for texture.

Inspiration Photo 3 – Focus on Texture – Fabric –(Idea):  Chevron pattern from blanket, fabric flowers and star, ribbon and resin hat pin.

Inspiration Photo 1 - Focus on Journaling –Idea: Handwritten journal tag , layers of punched papers (Idea): stack of books.

so I invite you to visit Color Combos Galore and see what the other members of the design team and July featured members have created and try a card, tag or layout for yourself.

thanks for looking and have a wonderful day.

CCG248 - Sweet Serenity – Bright Eyed Babe

A new challenge over at Color Combos Galore this week and it's called Sweet Serenity. 

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here are this weeks colors and inspirations

 

HHere is my layout for this challenge - this is my friend Cathy's granddaughter Emma in a pretty lace dress

 



 

 Inspiration Photo #1/Focus On Product: Twine
(used twine to wrap butterfly center)
Inspiration Photo 2 – Focus on Style – Romantic/Shabby Chic - I used lace borders to reflect the lace eyelet dress on Emma, romantic flowers and some shabby handmade taupe striped flowers and a blue and peach petal flower and wood leaves along with the pearl and gem flourishes. Used lots of pearls around the page as well.
Inspiration Photo 3 – Focus on Journaling – About a specific date – I took inspiration from the mirrored tray and used a mirror butterfly, and for the clock theme I used 2 clocks and took the idea of the scroll gold frame of the mirror and used some dark metal embellies that mirrored the colors in the photo. Alsp ised a round glass ball as the centre of one of the flowers
Inspiration Photo 4 – Focus on Trend – Speech Bubbles - used some small stickers on my speech bubble.

This is the second layout using the same photo. I gave the first one to Emma's granny and they wanted to frame it so I made another layout for her scrapbook so thought I'd post both.

 

This is a
Inspiration Photo 1 - Focus on Theme – Twine –Twine on butterfly mirror
Inspiration Photo 2 – Focus on Style – Romantic/Shabby Chic - I used romantic flowers and some shabby blue striped flowers and grey ones and blue and peach petal flowers, pearl flourishes and a bit of taupe lace with a 2 small wooden birds, Taupe ric rack with tiny pearls.
Inspiration Photo 3 – Focus on Journaling – About a specific date – I took inspiration from the mirrored tray and used a mirror butterfly, and for the clock theme I used a clock transparency and took the idea of the scroll gold frame of the mirror and used some dark metal embellies that mirrored the colors in the photo.
Inspiration Photo 4 – Focus on Trend – Speech Bubbles - used some a pearls for my speech bubble and the journaling is in pearl letters inside. . The metal in the muffin tin inspired the use of the vellum paper with the dark ornate scroll and the chandelier.

so why not head on over to Color Combos Galore and give the  challenge a try and see what everyone has created.  They are posting new videos to explain the color and inspiration challenges.

 

Girl Power - triple layout

here are 3 simple layouts that I made for Aly, Emma and Olivia's scrapbooks.  Same photo with Granny and pretty much the same layout just some colour changes.

loved the photo of them on the trampoline

a new ColorCombos challenge coming shortly

Tiny Rain Dancer

 

 



Here's a double layout I did for Aly's scrapbook. We had a real rainstorm here last week and she wanted to go out and play in it and had so much fun.

 

 

thanks for looking

CCG247 - Pretty Girl

Here is another layout for the latest color challenge at Color  Colbos Galore
.  To see the color pallete please check out the first post for CCG247.

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Inspiration photo 1 – clustered elements  ( idea: clustered tags and clustered rhinestones)

Other  inspiration: photo #2: Focus on Trend – Flair Buttons – misting & gems  (idea: water) metal Inspiration photo 3: Focus on Technique – Stamp a Tag: 3 tags and and  layers of tags (idea: layers of paper)  Inspiration photo 4: Focus on Design – White Background – background on all tags is white.

 

sorry, but the paper was a bit warped and not quite dry from misting but wanted to get the photo while the sun was out.

 

 

 

CCG247DT# - Garden Girl

Here is another layout for Color Combos  Galore Color challenge CCG247DT# that I just completed.  For details on this challenge please see the challenge below. 

This  layout  is for Aly's scrapbook.

Inspiration photo 1 – clustered elements  ( idea: clustered vellum bags, washi tags, buttons, brads, idea:  rounded corners as in cake and rounded corners on photo and mat.  Also used twine on button (idea: rafia around cake)

Other  inspiration: photo #2: Focus on Trend – Flair Buttons – glossy accents  (idea: water) metal clip (idea: shiny knife) and pearls and rhinestones(idea: water).  Inspiration photo 3: Focus on Technique – Stamp a Tag: 3 tags and and  layers of tags (idea: layers of paper)  Inspiration photo 4: Focus on Design – White Background – used white background then a die cut.  Inspiration also for the shape of elements on left side (idea: hanging banner)

thanks for looking and hope everyone has a great weekend.

CCG247 - Allison & Bailey

Color Combos Galore Color Challenge 247 Caribbean Dreams- Allison & Bailey

The newest challenge at Color Combos Galore is Caribbean Dreams




here is the layout I submitted as a Featured Member for July;

Photo is a friend’s young  daughter with one of  their 2 ½ week old  puppies Bailey.  Allison looks so dreamy in the photo.

Inspiration photo 1 – Focus on  Design – Clustered Elements – Clusters of big flowers, brads, buttons and butterflies and a cluster of tags.

Inspiration photo 2 – Focus  on Trend – Flair Buttons – used co-ordinating buttons as well as button like brads.

Inspiration photo 3 – Focus  on Technique – Stamp on a Tag – used 3 tags, one on the right is stamped and the centre one  is tiny letters.

Inspiration photo 4 – Focus on Design – White Background – used a plain textured white piece of  AC cardstock.  Did a tiny bit of  distressing with the seafoam and yellow in the upper right behind the butterflies

 

hope you enjoyed the layout and please head on over to Color Combos Galore and see what the other Featured Members and the full Design Team have created for this week and maybe challenge yourself to creating a new layout.
http://colorcombosgalore.ning.com/forum/topics/color-combo-challenge-247

 

Summer Fun - CCG 245

Colorcombos Galore Challenge 245 - Summer Fun

there's a new challenge at http://colorcombosgalore.ning.com/forum/topics/color-combo-challenge-245

Special Delivery - CCG246

Special Delivery - CCG246 - ColorCombos Galore challenge - A Bit of America

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Color Pallete and Inspiration Board



I was chosen as a featured guest designer for the month of July.  Here is my first layout - a picture of my hubby anxious to use his new kayak so he took it up to the trailer and had to slide it down the big hill and over the snow to the trailer and wait for the lake to thaw

 

so if you are up for a challenge and want to get some layouts done head on over to ColorCombos Galore and see what the rest of the design team have created and give it a try.

thanks for looking