Monday 19 May 2014

Happily Ever After

Good morning all...

Another lovely day in my corner of Kent... long may this continue.. so I'm restricting my scrapping time to early mornings and evenings so I don't miss this gorgeous weather.. you never know how long it'll last... and in the UK we have to make the most of it! 

So today I'm bringing you a LO created for the Scrap Our Stash challenge.. Something Old, Something New, Something fussy cut, Something Blue.

First I took a sketch from Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge where they encourage you to scrap about yourself.. well although this isn't actually a photo of myself .. it is 'about' me... the photo is of my son and his new wife when they got married last Summer. If you can't say a photo of your son is about you.. what can you? He, (along with my other son and my husband), is my world! His name is Adam and he is my first born. He is also the one that people say is most like me.. in personality, family looks, traits and even his chosen career.. he is 'mini me!' lol. So I do think that this LO meets the criteria and is 'about' me.  




Once I had my sketch all chosen out, I chose the papers and embellishments to meet the other criteria. In this case I chose papers from Authentique Classique for the matted layers.. and this is my 'something new' as I only took delivery of the 6" paper pad this week.

I then added all the clusters and added the wedding bell embellishment that you see on the top left of the photo which is my 'something old' as this is a button that I have had since I began scrapbooking 3 years ago. 

For the 'fussy cut' I cut the flower clusters, the frame and the swag beneath the bottom photo cluster... and of course for the 'something blue'.. I think you can work out for yourself! 

For the top cluster I used some 'chalkboard' washi tape with wedding script on and added two punched hearts, some heart tape and I then added some die cuts and some pearl pen dots to finish it all off. 

Well that's another post for today.. do pop back later as I am planning another one... after my osteopath appointment as I have hurt my back and can barely move.. probably all the gardening I've been doing in all this lovely weather! My own fault.. Doh! 



  


23 comments:

  1. The perfect subject for a LO with that wedding rhyme as the criteria. Lovely page.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Oooh love that sketch and love what you've done with it too . Great colour choices xx

    ReplyDelete
  3. Oh my that layout is beautiful!

    ReplyDelete
  4. This is really pretty, I love the classy colours and the hearts and swirls. x

    ReplyDelete
  5. This is a great layout!!! I love your layering and color choice!!!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Such a lovely layout and gorgeous photo of your son and his wife. Love the double heart and your colour scheme. Thank you for joining it at AFSC
    Mary

    ReplyDelete
  7. Oh wow!!! This is just simply gorgeous! Love the colors and the chalkboard washi tape - I now have to have some of that for my wedding pages (ahem, some day - still haven't scrapped those and we have been married 16 years!). Fantastic take on the stash challenge! Thanks for playing along with us at Scrap Our Stash! :)

    ReplyDelete
  8. WOW! I love the splashes of color against the white! So striking! SUPER PRETTY! And we love how you brought yourself into the page with this post! I really enjoyed reading it! HUGS!

    Thanks for playing along with us at AFSC! We love your work so make sure you hang with us again!

    Mitra

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Oh... in the words of Arnie... I will be back!

      Delete
  9. What a lovely photo of your son and his wife! I love the colors on your page. WTG for all the fussy cutting. Thank you for playing with us at AFSC!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Love your design, pops of colors, and groupings too! Thanks for playing along with SOS!!!

    ReplyDelete
  11. So lovely! I love that you used a wedding page for the challenge...love your fussy cut pieces too! Thanks for playing along with Scrap Our Stash!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Such a pretty layout! Thanks for playing along at Scrap Our Stash!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Gorgeous work! WOW! Thank you so much for playing along at SOS!

    ReplyDelete
  14. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Beautiful page! and great take on the challenge! thanks so much for playing with us at Scrap Our Stash!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Fabulous take on the sketch Elaine.I've done the scrap our stash challenge too. Good luck!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Lovely page and fantastic take on the Stash Challenge! Thank you for playing along with Scrap our Stash!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Lovely Layout :) Nice job on the sketch too

    ReplyDelete
  19. beautiful! Love that your mix of old and new all looks new! Great handcutting too! (kate-Scrap Our Stash)

    ReplyDelete
  20. Beautiful and romantic page! I'm really happy that the AFSC's theme has been able to give you inspiration. See you.

    ReplyDelete
  21. This is so beautiful. I love that little butterfly and lovely picture too. Thank you for joining us at Scrap Our Stash.

    ReplyDelete
  22. Wonderful take on our challenge at Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge - good to have you here. Sorry for the late visit - it's been a hectic several weeks here. Come again!

    ReplyDelete