We recently celebrated my son's 12th Birthday. I wanted to make a layout with this really cute photo to commemorate the occasion. I wanted the layout to have some boyish elements along with my usual style flowery style.
I used this layout for the Arpil challenge at Once Upon a Sketch. I rotated the sketch because i wanted the #12 right at the top left hand corner.
The journaling requirement for this challenge was to write about The Best Day of your life.
Well I interpreted as one of the best days of my life because I know that most people, including me, have more than just one best day!!
It was hard for me to choose just one best day but since my son had just turned 12 now I thought I would chose the day he was born as one of my best days.
My journaling says:
"12 years ago you made me a mother for the first time and that was one of the best days of my life"
I think I might just have to make some more layouts to commemorate my other "best days" : the day I met my husband, the day we got married, the day my daughter was born, the day I got a second chance at life, the day I met my best friend, etc, etc ,etc...
I gave the 13 Arts background paper a light wash with some Pearl Orange and Pearl brown Spray. I mixed the ink with water on my mat and then using a wipe, I spread it across the page. I really wanted to match the background to the
embellishments.
Then I spread some 13 Arts gesso with a credit card in the background behind the photo and behind the number 12. I sprayed them with both 13 Arts Pearl Orange and Pearl Brown again to match the page.
I used some different sized numbers around the photo. I covered them with 13 Arts Gesso and then sprayed them with 13 Arts Pearl Orange and Pearl brown again.
Finally I used lots of embellishments to decorate around the photo including these beautiful 13 Arts Flowers.
Products
Papers: All is love, Frosted Life, Prima frame
Flowers: 13 Arts, Petaloo, Prima
13 Arts gesso
13 Arts pearl orange spray
13 Arts pearl brown spray
13 Arts black ink
Numbers: Thickers
Metal embellishments: Prima and Tim Holtz
Alpha 7 Dots Studio
27 comments:
I absolutely love this Karen, beautiful! Love how you can mix mixed media and romantic floral together so perfectly... I love your style!
Your layout is very beautiful! Tha design is awesome. I also love all the elements on the page. Fab work! Hugs! xx
So beautiful. Love the tearing around the image.
Hugs Desíre {Doing Life}
Sooooooo gorgeous!! LOVING the colors and love love love love how you distressed and layered around the photo!!!!
I love the colors and elements you used in this one Keren
xx
Leila
Cool page agai with great cluster work!
byebye,Lean
Have to agree with the above comments- you do grungey soo well...LOVE what you did to those figures & the bg matches perfectly!!!! It's a long list of best days you've got going there!!! Cant wait to see more scrapped..& BTW, LOVED those green ribbons...they've been starring!!!!!!
Wow, you rocked this lay-out! I love the dark, masculine look. Thank you so much for playing along at OUAS!
Hi Keren, this one looks a little bit grunge and a little bit of softness with the flowers, I love the look you've created.
I am do totally in live with this! The paper tearing looks awesome!
Great layout Keren, love all the color tones and the textures!!!
Beautiful work, loved all,hugs
Keren, it's a beautiful page, and I love how you rotated the sketch! Love your boy touches, it's beautiful but still masculine! Thanks for joining us at OUAS!
absolutely gorgeous, every detail amazing :)
Such a stunning page, Keren!! Love the repeated 12's, and of course your amazing flowers!! ~ Blessings, Tracey
http://gracescraps.blogspot.com/
Happy Sunday my dear friend^_^
Your new creation is just wonderful^_^Very beautiful embellishments^_^
Hugs,
Sonia
Gorgeous design as usual, Karen! :-)
You constantly leave me speechless. Love it. Cheers Di xo
Beautiful! Love the mix on the torn pp!
Brilliant! Your peeled paper framing technique is so cool - what a wonderful celebration of a layout!
Alison x
This is a fab boys page! I totally dig how you customize backgrounds and embellishments to go with any colour theme you have chosen. He is such a sweet boy, gosh 12 years old! This is once again a truly beautiful beautiful page! Thank you so so much for sharing it with us at OUAS!
Soooo special and love this page! I sooo love the colouring and the wonderful layering! Awesome work girl! ;-)
Gorgeous work Keren! A really darling photo which always makes for a great start, perfect paper & embellishments & amazing techniques!!
WOWZERS! This looks INCREDIBLE.. such a special layout of your boy!! x
Wow Keren, your work always stops me in my tracks. Love this layout - gorgeous work :)
Another stunning creation Keren... so much beautiful detail!! Thanks so much for sharing with us at OUAS :))
gorgeous! so rich in flowers, but still masculine! thank you so much for playing with us at OUAS!
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