Look At You

Hi everyone,

I love the new Start to Finish Challenge over at the SJ Crafts blog - the idea is to Start with Sarah's basic layout, then Finish by adding photos and embellishments in whichever way takes your fancy.

This was Sarah's layout at the Start (click here to see how it ended up) ...

I decided to use mainly papers from the Crate Paper Boys Rule collection. Here's how I Started, following Sarah's layout fairly closely, but without actually measuring anything ...

This was a really liberating way to get started quickly, sticking the papers down without thinking about it too much. Three happy hours followed, adding layers and embellishments until I decided my page was Finished ...

I love this striking photo of my son, taken by his Dad during one of their camping trips. Richard was a curious, thoughtful little boy - he often had an unusual way of looking at things and making sense of the world and I think this picture shows that aspect of his character.

Here are some close-ups ...

Underneath the photo you can see a little zipper - this was punched from silver card with my new EK Success border punch, then I finished it off by adding a scrap of paper that has a stitched detail. The chipboard frames are from The Pier - love these things!

Light blue acrylic paint was used to colour various chipboard and wood veneer pieces to suit the page. I love the contrasting textures of wood, cork, chipboard and bark. 

Lots of splattering with ink as well - maybe a little too much, but I was having fun!

This is a brilliant idea for a  challenge, great way to get started on a page - I just need to learn when to stop now :o) 

Thanks for dropping in today, see you again soon.

Annie x