Layered Turtle

Any of you who follow my writing blog (at www.lorirobinett.wordpress.com) know that I am a turtle lover. When I redid my bathroom last spring (who am I kidding . . . it's STILL a work in progress!), I allowed space for some artwork. Now that a year has passed, I decided it was time to make something for that room. Since I love turtles and I associates turtles with water, it seemed like a turtle on canvas was a good way to start. I spritzed a stretched canvas with Heidi Swapp ColorShine ink in green and blue, then I cut out a turtle in layers using my Gypsy and Expression. The top layers were run through my Cuttlebug to give it some texture. I adhered it down using my Scotch ATG (love, love, love that thing!) and painted the turtle with ModPodge (which I think I got at Soul Sentiments, my LSS). The effect turned out incredible. The legs of the turtle curled just a tiny bit. The whole thing has a textural, modern look. I love it. And this photo doesn't begin to do justice to it! I love the way he swims along my wall!


This was my third (?) project using canvas. Have you made anything with canvas - if so, please comment below and let me know what you did and how it turned out!

Scrapbook Layout: Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve Snow . . .

 

Karen at The (Paper) Trail Challenge Blog issued a challenge a couple of years ago that was perfect - we had seen more of the white stuff than I wanted all winter long! But our first really good snow that year was on Christmas Eve. We drove through the country to visit my parents that day and the snow was so beautiful, we stopped so I could snap a few pictures. The January kit from the Paper Trail had everything I needed - the Echo Park Wintertime papers formed the perfect base, and the Prima stud frame really sets the title off well. The snowflakes from the Echo Park stickers cascade down from the title, drawing the eye to the snow picture and the adorable snowman. These stickers are perfect for layering to add depth and texture. I used blue stickles on the paper to add a little bling, and the snowflake (center of the large snowflake) and the "buttons" on the snowman provided a little more bling, then the puffy ribbon layered over a border sticker form the base for the entire layout. Oh - and a tip to add a little visual interest to your photo - if you usually mat your photos, change it up every now and then by doing an asymmetrical frame, like I did here. I love the formal look of matting, but sometimes a more casual look is better!

I love looking back at pages that I did previously. With this one, I love the texture, and the layering.Do you ever look back at your past layouts? If so, what do you think of your old layouts?