Sunday, April 21, 2013

Papers Issues ftg. Elle's Studio 'Serendipity" *blog hop*

A new theme is up this week at Paper Issues and it is all about "Serendipity" (anyone remember that movie?). Anyways, when I typed in "serendipity" into a google search (because I didn't know how to spell it correctly)  I see that part of the definition says "happy accident".  I LOVE happy accidents when it comes to scrapping, and I wish I could say I had one on this page, but there were no "accidents" this time around...everything was as planned!  Although I did use all Elle's Studio 'Serendipity' products:


I based my page off of a sketch at Skissedilla this week.  I loved the scattered photos on the page, and I had a lot from this little "shoot", so it was perfect! We have a GREAT climbing tree in our new backyard, and Charlotte felt like she was up so high (but she was about 3 feet off the ground) :).


On the background, I painted with a wash of gesso mixed with some light blue paint, then I splattered some yellow and green mists.

Over that, I added some white washi tape and some washi with gold little dots.  Then I took a stamp from Elle's Studio and stamped the "So lucky to have you" sentiment over and over again.


 A few fussy cut flowers and a great scattering of tags and she's done!  Not a lot of paper on this page, but still a lot of little details and colors!

So if you have a project that is "serendipitous", or perhaps one of these other themes, you should link it up to Paper Issues:

Chance
Fate
Destiny
Luck
Fortune
Kismet

OK, now hop on to these other fine ladies blogs and see some more Elle's projects!


Amy T.: http://tsurutadesigns.blogspot.com/
Audrey: http://audreysreflection.blogspot.com/   <---you are here
Diana: http://designbydiana.blogspot.com/
Leslie: http://leslieashe.blogspot.com/
Melissa: http://www.missygener.com/
Pamella: http://happytobecreating.blogspot.com/





Thanks for hopping with us today!

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Oh, and one more thing before I go....another page with the "Lucky You" kit from Paper Issues!  Last time I checked, there was only one kit left!

We have a lot of beautiful gardens at our new house and it is fun waiting to see what is popping up this spring.  I let the kiddos each pick a daffodil and they thought it was the best thing....:)



Sometimes if I am not sure where I am going with a page design, I just start fussy cutting and as I am cutting, I think about it more and more.  That is what I did here:  I just started cutting the flowers and the page took off from there!  I love how awesome the seam binding is for making bows!!




Remember, you can always save 20% off your purchase at the Paper Issues store by using the code AUDREY!

Stay scrappy my friends!

33 comments:

~amy~ said...

Love both of your layouts! awesome layout using the Elle's goodies, great way to use multiple pics!

Monique Liedtke said...

Great pages Audrey!! Loving the multiple photos designs!!

Lisa Rukin Swift said...

Beautiful pages, Audrey!

Juliana Michaels 17turtles said...

Both of these are beautiful!!! Love the way you incorporated so many photos on the first one!!!

Crystalena82 said...

Wow! These are both gorgeous! I have to say that I am particularly fond of the first page's background paper with the gesso and blue paint. It is fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing! :)

Margie said...

Lovely layouts! They are both very pretty!

Anna Sigga said...

Both layouts are fabulous!

Unknown said...

these pages are so fun and gorgeous and I'm in love with the painting on the first one!

Buffy Burnside said...

Oh both pages are beautiful but I really think the first one is a lot of fun and I just love the pictures!

wendipooh13 said...

totally LOVE your page and yes I loved that movie too!!!! love all the photos on the page

orange gearle said...

Audrey, as usual, beautiful! I love that first one with paint, gesso and stamping!!!

Caroline said...

both are stunning girl, your fussy cutting is amazing, i am far to lazy to do that

Julie Shearer said...

Both layouts are beautiful . I love the fussy cutting , also. Great job !! TFS .

Ashley Horton said...

Love the fun design of your layout Audrey, and those fussy cut flowers are FAB! And your second layout with the Kit is really adorable!

Marielle said...

Wow!! Both of your layout are so pretty!!!

Mary Jo said...

Such pretty pages! I love that Serendipity can mean happy accidents :)

Andrea Amu said...

Darling pages!

Crystal Schneider said...

Love both pages. Love how you added the small photos and the stitching.

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous pages! I love the layout and composition of all those small photos!

Brigit Mann said...

Such lovely pages, beautifully done!

McStamper said...

Love your layouts.

Sabrina said...

Both of your layouts are absolutely gorgeous!!

Arnlaug said...

I love your colorful page and fun photos:-)

Thanks for playing along with Skissedilla!

Unknown said...

I love how you used Elle's Studio paper products on your layout!

teresa said...

Love both your layouts ...the pics are so cute and love all the detail you put into the first layout!!

Kathy Skou said...

These are both gorgeous!!!!

Diana Waite said...

what SWEET pictures on both GORGEOUS layout!

Pam said...

Beautiful layouts !

Karenladd said...

Wow, I don't know which layout I love more! Darling photos and super fun layouts!

Tamika said...

totally cute layouts!

Missy said...

Super cute layouts Audrey!

Ann said...

Beautiful pages. I love the background on the top layout - a little messy and a lot of fun.
= Ann Jobes
www.lovestnpaper.com

isa@scrapdisa said...

I love both of your layouts, but especially the first one, which incorporates so many photos... and your kiddos are so cute !!!