Saturday, August 21, 2010

Big Idea Festival & Pencil Lines Sketch Challenge

  I've been following along over at Big Picture Scrapbooking's Big Idea Festival, but have yet been able to complete any of the challenge projects.  Until today that is!  With Isabelle down for a nap, I dug in and worked as quickly as possible to create the latest challenge layout with the help of Pencil Lines and Anna Bowkis' latest sketch and Colour Combo's Galore's pallette.




  Anyways, this is the layout I came up with based on my response to the starting sentence provided: I Listen.... I listen to the birds chirping and the squirels chattering as I sip my first cup of coffee in the morning.  This is my favorite time of day as the children are still asleep and the world is quiet.  The photo is a little dark, but with all the smoke and haze from the forest fires, there is little natural light today.  I have yet to finish my journaling, but I wanted to get the layout posted as soon as possible and will finish up tonight when everyone's asleep.

  I liked the addition of a little yellow to this colour pallette to brighten up the more muted tones of the papers.  I painted the grungeboard first with a soft yellow acrylic paint and then sprayed the bird with glimmer mist, so it actually has a shimmer that wasn't picked up in the photo.



Supplies:


Patterned paper - DCWV: Mi Casa,    Cardstock - Bazzil Basics and Paper Reflections,   Ribbon - Stampin' Up,    Font - Hannah Montanah Cricut Cart,  Border - Story Book Cricut Cart,    Ink - Stampin' Up: Going Gray,    Stamp - Autumn Leaves: Swirls V:I,   Alphabet Stamps - Making Memories: {NOTE} WORTHY,    Button - K&Company: Wild Safron,   Chipboard - Tim Holtz: Grungeboard,   Glimmer Mist - Tattered Angels

9 comments:

Kelly Massman said...

That's a gorgeous LO! I also thought I saw your name on the winners list at Big Picture Scrapbooking! If so, CONGRATS!!!!

alexandra s.m. said...

Hello Glynis,

I love that L.O of yours!
Wonderful take on the sketch and color combo!

Thank you for your kind words, they made my evening ;-)

Juliana Michaels 17turtles said...

Hi Glynis! Congrats! You are the winner of the giveaway on my blog the GCD Studios blog hop! You won the prize I was giving away...a Homespun Chic Mini album and some other scrappy goodies! I need your address/contact info!

HUGS!
Juliana

Juliana Michaels 17turtles said...

Hey girl are you on Face book? If not, here is my email...juliana@17turtles.com
I haven't gotten anything from you.

I am putting your stuff together and I have a question for you that I will discuss when I get your email!

HUGS!
Juliana

Luckie said...

this LO is gorgeous!

thanks for your nice comment on the Scrap RDV's blog :o)

cherry said...

Very cool layout...I may just have to do a card in that color combo! love it. cherry

Virginie said...

Hello Glynis!!
Your layout is WONDERFUL!! Love it!

Thank you so much for your kind comment on my last post on Scrap RDV's blog ;-)

Have a nice day!
xox

Sea People said...

Hello again Glynis,
it is raining here this Sat. Oct 2/10 morning, therefore I can't get out on my bike so I am taking the time to really get a good look at your work and photos...I love what you are doing , esp . the cigar memory box you made for your hubby, beautiful keepsake and so much work. your family are beautiful and I enjoyed seeing their delite with our little piece of Heaven here in Nova Scotia. see you next time your this way and keep creating...

ellen s. said...

congrats!!! that is so cool!

i love your take on the sketch and that yellow birdie accent