Challenge #36 is up at Lets Get Shabby, and because it's our birthday, we're 3 years old, you can choose any challenge you like from the past 3 years.
I've chosen Challenge #7 from December of 2009 which was all about Summer in Australia.
Do you remember when you were kids and you spent the whole day at the beach; your towel got so wet it became useless and the only way to get warm before you went back in for your next swim was to lay in the warm, dry sand? Ah, so good. This is my nieces Ella and Indi and nephew Beau doing exactly that.
I've deliberately kept this page simple, using muted "beach" colours and adding texture for sand with glass beads mixed into texture paste and some embossing with Ranger weathered white embossing powder which creates a beautiful, rough "sandy" finish.
Materials Used:.....white cardstock; texture paste; dry medium glass beads; calico strips; darkroomdoor stamps; antique weathered white embossing powder; clear embossing powder; distress stains; Dusty Attic chipboard; Prima alphabet stickers.
We'd love you to play along with our birthday challenge. Get all the details here and there is a great prize as well from Purple Onion Designs
fantastic details on your layout Gayle, love the cool sea bit, very glossy like water and the dry sand, very dusty like, super duper , Love it :)
ReplyDeletemagical Gayle just Magical ... a fabulous effect with the colors combing with the photo .. love it x are you coming on Thursday ???
ReplyDeleteOh wow, wow, wow, this is so magical Gayle.... it all melds so beautifully into the picture... what a true treasure.
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning Gayle... I love absolutely everything about it!!
ReplyDeleteHi. this is amazing.. the whole layout just flows into each element, sea and sand and kids on the beach.. stunning work.. really well done.. I love it!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! This is just gorgeous! I love the paint, the colors, and the way you blended everything together....the pic just seems to blend in so effortlessly....that is not easy to do...fab!
ReplyDeleteanother gorgeous creation dear Gayle ... you have captured the beauty and innocence of a childhood summer at the beach perfectly!
ReplyDeletecool sea
warm sand
ahhh
beautiful!
oxo
Yup! perfection plus! amazing to see all the different elements and textures, just amazing Gayle! Oooh Patty says is beautifully; you have captured the beauty and innocence of childhood summer at the beach. xoxox
ReplyDeleteyup really love this, love love love love it
ReplyDeleteI always imagine heaven as one great big seashore - just as you describe a day at the beach when we were kids. Sand in the ears and hair - but who cares? I love how you've seamlessly blended your photo with the background - the bits of grass and sand dunes merge into your background beautifully! Lovely lovely job!
ReplyDeletewonderful details and yes, I so remember towels being too wet. These are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOh Gayle this is awesome. I'm sooo glad you dropped in on me it gave me the chance to come here again after way too long away from your wonderful inspirations. Just stunning. Love the splashes and the way it blends so beautifully.
ReplyDeleteHello my friend.. I see you have created another wonderful page. Love those soft muted colors. This page really makes me miss the ocean. I really do love the way it turned out..
ReplyDeleteHope you are enjoying your week.
Hugs~
Awesome page!!! It was great to meet you today! LOVE your work! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Love that photo too, Wonderful work all the way around.
ReplyDeleteKeep smiling and creating
Very nice page Gayle! Love the colors you used, blended well with the picture.
ReplyDeleteI hope you're doing well!!
Love this neutral page with all the gorgeous texture Gayle!! Also a great fan of that DA chippie set!!
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