So long since I've been on - but so much crafting done! Been working flat out on the Friendship Book and have a few more pages to show you...
I love the more muted colours in these two layouts and I'm especially pleased with the heat embossing on the stamp - it has really added some dimension to the image.
(Just thought you'd like to know that I am now sitting in cloud of blue as I have actually uploaded the above picture four times and am getting really fed up with the crappy formatting tools on this blog!!!!! Oh for an undo button! Aaaaaargh)
By cutting up the various papers in the stack I've been able to do lots of mixing and matching to find complementary papers that work with each of my colour themed pages. I had originally planned that all the pages would be v. girlie and v. pink, but soon realised that by carefully choosing different co-ordinating parts of the designs and using my favourite paper piecing technique, I could achieve a more varied and interesting look.
I'm really enjoying layering up the embellishments and mixing up the various brands to achieve a detailed look.
(The BGF will love this page as pink and orange are one of her favourite colour combos - doesn't do it for me - but I can have lots of fun teasing her about it!)
When I bind the pages together the two facing pages will use the same colour scheme. You can see here the two "yellow" pages and a "green" page which will go with the rock chick page previously posted. I'm working on the facing page for the good egg quote above and hope to have it finished tonight. (Mr M is working away for the next two days, and as long as I don't get roped in to a movie night with the boys, I should be able to get all the pages completed).
I have also been seriously sidetracked by something I'll tell you about next time... great fun and a real money saver too.
The BGF is very lucky. Love the quotes, where do you find them?
ReplyDeleteGreat work. I wish I had the imagination to do something like this.
ReplyDeleteYour pics look good. Just to show how green I am- what happens when you put the pages together? Does the 3D effect get flattened? Hope you're not pulling your hair out at my query but when you're getting aged your imagination doesn't work as well as it did a millenium ago.
ReplyDeleteAs long as you're careful and just "rest" the pages on top of each other they don't get too squashed. Using double sided foam sticky pads also helps keep the 3D effect - you can stack them to get just the right thickness and if you position them "strategically" they can support a lot of the embellishment's weight.
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