Inspiration: Lasting Memories challenge #439
I don't naturally gravitate towards flowers (and lord knows there are a ton of flowery stuff when it comes to paper crafts). While I don't dislike flowers and will add some to my projects once in a while, I just like to shoot for variety and I can get bored very quickly with them. So I had to stop and think for a minute about what I would make for challenge #439. What helped me find inspiration was the gorgeous new paper collection from Carta Bella called Flower Market. They had a similar collection last year, which I used all the way down to my very last scrap, and I was happy to see this follow-up collection in gorgeous colours amd lovely watercolored patterns. More than the flowers, I think it's the watercolored look and the fun images like the gorgeous aqua pick-up truck that gets me excited about this line. That being said, coming back to the challenge, I pretty much knew it was a good occasion to use the paper flowers I've had in my stash for over a decaode and frame my picture with a wreath. The colors I had on hand happened to fit the paper collection quite nicely. I picked a picture taken at the hospital when my sister welcomed her second baby girl.
The page is fairly simple: lots of flowers, topped with various buttons, pearls and enamel dots, a bit of cotton twine at the bottom, a few die-cut pieces from the patterned papers... The ruler is actually a leftover piece from a Distress class I took at my local store last week. The ruler was too long for the project and we had to cut the end off. I figured I could reuse the leftover on something, and it was fitting with the colors and the big number nicely. I also used my Distress Oxide sprays to color the vanilla paper leaves I had. I used Peeled Paint, Cracked Pistachio and Iced Spruce, and I dabbed the leaves in the sprays leftover at the bottom of the box to get splotches and create more realistic leaves.
The title reads, "Now Four," since their family grew with the arrival of baby Arielle.
Supplies
Cardstock and Stickers: Flower Market (Carta Bella)
Flowers and Leaves: Prima, Making Memories
Buttons: Autumn Leaves
Dies: Alisha Lowercase Alphabet (Echo Park); Large Numbers Framelits (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: Galvanized Buttons, Home for Christmas Enamel Dots, True Gentleman Buttons,
Metal-Rimmed Pearls, Tropical Elements, Vintage Faceted Buttons, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.
Festive Farmhouse Cotton Twine, Sivler Metal Buttons, Mini Stapler (Stampin' Up!);
Iced Spruce, Peeled Paint, Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide Sprays, Mini Ruler (Ranger)
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