{True Blue Friend} :SF June theme challenge

Hello everyone! I am back today to share with you another layout for June using our color theme for this month which is blue and white! First I want to give you a little mini tutorial about how I created the background for this page and also my inspiration for this page and my 'jumping off point". I actually was really inspired by a LO we have hanging up at Scrapping Frenzy that was made by Suzanne. We were given the same paper in our June DT kit so I took some of the elements from her page such as layering and painting, and translated it to my page. Also I found this photo that was taken in June of 2006 the year one of my best friends graduated from Harvard when the other bestie and I traveled all the way to Boston to see her walk in person! (and visit a bit of course!) It was such a great trip I have alot of memories from it!! Okay, well on with the layout, here is the inspiration LO by the lovely Suzanne Austin!!

For the background, I used some light blue craft paint mixed with crackle medium and dry-brushed it across the background. I wanted to add more 'blue' to the page so that's what I came up with. When that was dry I traced over the paper design with stickles in 'true blue' and 'orange peel'. I let it dry overnight and this is how it came out:

And, going on the layering idea that Suzanne did in the inspiration layout, I used several kinds of items to give it lots of layering for a really funky look! Including some Tim  Holtz paper, cardboard, cream colored cardstock, a crochet doily and lots of other stuff! I really like how it turned out:

 And here are some close ups, just so you can see all the detail!! (My favorite part)

Ok, well that's all I have for you today! I hope you were inspired to funk up the background of your pages and get a little messy with some paint and stickles!!! Enjoy the weekend :D

Scrapping Frenzy Supplies: 

Ruby Rock-It "The Summerhouse" background paper, Reminisce cardstock stickers "the freedom collection", Moxxie "God Bless America" blue paper, cream colored cardstock, Stickles- orange peel, true blue, and TH collection faded jeans, Colorbox fluid chalk ink cat's eye 'brown' and 'butterscotch', Glossy Accents, sticky thumb pop dots.

Other supplies: 

Tim Holtz' 'Lost and Found' paper, Prima flowers, Recollections- teal button, teal resin flower, blue/gold flower, and metal brad.  Air mail sticker, orange glitter ribbon, blue crochet doily-Purple Pumpkin Crafts, paper clip flower-Pier 1 Imports

sister, or seamonster? {purple pumpkin january sketch challenge}

Happy Saturday everyone! If I had to choose a 'theme song' for this post it would be 'SEALION by Feist. LOL you'll see why in a bit! I hope y'all had a good week and are looking forward to a relaxing, productive weekend. I have to work today and tomorrow and won't be off again until Monday. With Mardi Gras season fully approaching, this will be my last week with 2 days off! Then a month of only 1 day off per week. Kinda stinks, less time to do crafty things not to mention keep the house clean, but that's what I've got my honey for right?? It will be a full on push until Feb 21st, Fat Tuesday, then the craziness will subside. Lots of caffeine and brain power to get me to that day! Wish me luck! 

I was able to spend a few hrs last night in the craft room to do the Jan Sketch challenge over at Purple Pumpkin. I think this LO is a different kind of style for me, more 'minimal' I guess than my normal stuff. I was inspired by a fish button that I had in my mixed lucky dip bag from PP. For the sketch, I used 2 square photos and 1 smaller one, and stacked them on top of one another inside of next to each other to make the paper squares on the background work a little better. This was the original sketch:

The title of this LO is 'Sister, or Seamonster?' Kind of a funny title, I had a picture of the sand face we made and I thought it would be cute with the fish button. Of course, in real life she is my sister, not a seamonster! This is my take on the sketch:

To make my background papers go better with the red tickets and dark red fish button, I sprayed them with a mix of smooch spritz in cherry ice and gold glow. 

 Close up of this little cluster, the PP fish button that I added a googly eye to, and also a spotty button.

 The red tickets I wrote on and also added a pirate sticker. 

so

So that is about all for today... need to get going and get to work soon! Hopefully I'll get some more scrappy time in tonite after work if it's not too late. Short day Sunday, so between now and then maybe I'll get inspired! I really wanted to get started on our vacation album from the Portland trip soon.  Until next time my scrappy friends, Peace Y'all~ VV

Supplies List:

blue damask paper, chipboard tag and minis, fish brads, pearl brad, googly eye, white sticker letters-stash

flip flops and sunnies stickers- Jolee's embellishments

sea creatures paper- "water words" collection, 'splash dance' by Imaginisce

paper strips- Basic Grey 'Ambrosia' collection "fresh squeezed"

blue jean paper, polka dot paper, photo mats- My Mind's Eye 'home' collection

Colorbox chalk inks in lipstick, seafoam and butterscotch

Smooch Spritz in cherry ice and gold glow

light blue dew drops by the Robin's Nest

Aqua stickles

blue twine, red tickets, teal spotty button, fish button- Purple Pumpkin Crafts