Saturday, April 2, 2011

Sleeping Beauty

Hi everyone! It's Brenda Smith here. I am so excited to be joining the Beary Scrap as a Guest Designer, and am even more excited to help introduce this month's fabulous sketch challenge.

While I was leafing through my photos, I knew I wanted to do something with this one of my daughter last May because it's just too stinkin' cute (I know, I might be a little biased)! Luckily for me, The Beary Scrap Store had just the perfect papers to match this photo: Echo Park's For the Record. Echo Park has been one of my favorite manufacturers since they showed up on the scene last year, and they absolutely knocked it out of the park with this line! It is so incredibly versatile and can be used on layouts about sweet little baby girls, boys, layouts about yourself, and just about any other topic. My dilemma was in choosing which papers to use in the kit because they are ALL so pretty.



I started by distressing my papers using Zutter's Distrezz-it-all and then using Tim Holtz Distress Inks with the Ranger Ink Blending Tool to apply the ink evenly. Then I used my Scotch Pink ATG Gun to glue down the papers, making sure to not glue the very edges because I wanted to have them stick off of the paper a little bit. I splattered some Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint in Broken China to add a little interest and to also complement the blues in the papers. I then laid down a sticker from the For the Record kit with a brad from the My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Market Street collection. Then I layered various-sized flower punches to make a dimensional flower.



The journaling spot and the tab on the side of the photo are also from the For the Record kit. I distressed the journaling tag just like I did the other papers.

For the "Sleeping" part of the title, I used the letter stickers from the For the Record kit and gave them some added dimension by popping them up with EK Success 3D Foam Dots. The "beauty" letter stickers are from my stash.



That's all from me this week. Thanks so much for looking! We really hope you join us in this sketch challenge. Remember you have until April 14th to get your entries in. I look forward to seeing what you make!

8 comments:

PixiesDelight said...

That is an adorable layout, but an even more beautiful baby! :)
Lisa

Shazza said...

gorgeous LO x

Susan ~ Killam Creative said...

Brenda - this is precious!

Cheers,
Susan

Unknown said...

Brenda, this is adorable! Welcome to the Beary Scrap!
Gini

Patricia Mae said...

Very Sweet, Im so glad you have joined us I can't wait to see all your pretty work.
~Patricia

Precious Memories Scrapbooking & More said...

gorgeous layout Brenda, can't wait to see more of your beautiful work in the next 2 months! :0)
Staci

Jamie said...

This is awesome Brenda, I love the paint effect on the background and how you curled up the edges. nice job!

Anonymous said...

Absolutely breathtaking. I love the colors. We are honored to have you with us the next few months.

Hugs,
Kimm
The Beary Scrap

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