Hi everyone. I'm sharing my last layout for June. Where has the time gone.....
I've had this photo for years and never scrapped it because of the blue background on the photo. I couldn't figure out how to make it look right. I thought of using a red background or a white one, but when I tried them, it looked really bad. Really bad!!
So I took the photo back out again, and I pulled out paper after paper after paper... trying to get something that would work. Then I came across a pack of blue paper and found something that's really close to the blue on the photo. I messed with it for a few days, and this is what landed! Hope you like.
Dream Imagine Inspire
Wonderful Chippies I used:
Leafy Shrub Set 3
Leafy Shrub Set 1
Foliage Set 15
6" Circle Revolution Frames
ACT Words
All of the Chipboard was first painted with White Gesso.
On the top right, above the photo, I placed one of the swirls from the Leafy Shrub Set 3. I painted it with Burnt Sienna Acrylic Paint. I painted all the swirls the same, I thought it would be more balanced. Want to know how anal I am?? I painted the swirls this color because of color of the teeny little hat band on her hat. I thought ...why not.
Under the flowers is one of the foliage stems from the Foliage Set 15. These are my "go to" fillers. I painted the stems with Burnt Sienna, and the bulbs with a mix of Burnt Sienna, Rose Pink, Cadmium Red Light Hue and Titanium White Acrylic Paint. I painted the bulbs this color to match the petals on the die cut flowers.
Here on the left is one of the swirls from the Leafy Shrub Set 1. I placed it here to break up the blue background. I also tucked in another foliage stem from the Foliage Set 15 to create balance.
On the bottom left under the flowers I added in one more Swirl from the Leafy Shrub Set 3. This was to draw the eye down along the burlap laser cut piece.
I circled the lady with the largest circle in the 6" Circle Revolution Frames pack. This was to draw attention to her. I painted it with Titanium White Acrylic Paint.
I placed the title, Dream Imagine Inspire from the ATC Words pack directly on the photo. I did the title this way to break up ALL. THAT. BLUE! I really like how it turned out. I painted these words with the same mix that I painted the bulbs on the Foliage Set 15 pieces.
Hope this has inspired you to take out those photos that you second guess yourself for even getting, and give it a go. You may surprise yourself at how it turns out. I certainly was surprised at this one!
See you next month
xx
