Monday, January 11, 2010

Jump On In


This is the layout that I created for the fabulous January 7th sketch over at Sketchy Thursdays. I love the focus on one photo with minimal embellishments. This is the girls totally enjoying grandma's pool when we were on vacation in Arizona! I just love the way this turned out! I used Cosmo Cricket Snorkel papers and die cut stickers. The felt flower is by American Crafts, and the glitter brad is Making Memories. I used a ton of distress ink, and I misted on the page using Shimmerz Spritz and a little bit of Making Memories paint that I splattered on using an old toothbrush. The paper was VERY warped after all of the spritzing, and even after ironing it (yes, I really ironed it!), I couldn't get it to stay flat, so I decided to sew it to another piece of cardstock. I'm glad I did, because I love the way it looks. I'm crazy about the zig zag stitching, and I've been using it a lot lately! Anyway, I'm thrilled with this layout!

I hope you had a very nice weekend and Happy Monday! Thanks for stopping by!

6 comments :

Chris said...

this is so freakin cute!! love the splatters and the embellies!! still need to do this sketch...so little time...lol

wendy said...

Isn't it fun when "mistakes" or "issues" turn out to make the page look that much better? I love the stitching.

JoanneK said...

Great page!!! I love that sketch too! Awesome zig zag stitching!

Alex said...

Very cute - love the zigzags Carol! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex

Brenda said...

love your sewing on this!!awesome job!!!
hugs
Brenda

Audrey Yeager said...

I love the stitching Carol! Yay for mistakes!!!