Splash Splash Splash! GCD Studios

Here in Houston, we have been in our pool since mid March, which means I have a TON of pool photos to scrap!  Our kids just love being in the water, and it is such a relief from the hot weather here.

I decided to stick with a color combo that went with my photos. I was thinking about layers of waves, so I took some strips of blue paper and used a border punch on one long edge.  Then I punched some random small holes in them and layered them in the middle of my page. When I was looking at these photos, I was also inspired by the oval shape of the raft, so I stitched an oval over my strips and also created an oval shaped journaling area, too.

I found a water splash cutting file online which I cut with my electronic die cutting machine.  I used the cut out pieces for embellishment, but I also used the negative as a mask for painting some water splashes, and also for doing a little heat embossing with some clear embossing powder (you can see the glare a bit off the shiny embossed areas).

We have got quite a few months left of pool weather, which means I have a lot more water and pool layouts to come!  :)  Hope you are finding a way to stay refreshed this summer!

Supplies:
GCD Studios Patterned Papers: Oh Happy Day "Andrea" 1773, Flower Child "Twisted Floral" 1649, Splendor "Sunswept" 1684, Splendor "Zig Zag" 1687, Botanique "Alphas" 1708, Botanique "Grandma's Pearls 1712.  Other- spray ink, embossing powder and ink, machine stitching, electronic die cutting machine.