Friday 21 September 2012

Purple Pumpkin Challenge

HI there.

I thought I'd have my first attempt at a Purple Pumpkin challenge. I kept seeing those gorgeous buttons on other blogs and decided that I really needed to get some for myself!

Here's this month's sketch:



And here's my take on it:


I love this photo. Indi is such a character - and a beautiful one at that!

I just adore the colours in these papers from The Scrapcake. They're so rich and vibrant. The die-cuts and journaling block are all from the same set. I love the sun rays effect on the background paper - it's so appropriate for this layout. The Manor House Creations flowers match the layout perfectly. Both the flowers and the papers are available at Manor House Creations. I don't have to point out where the Purple Pumpkin buttons are - they're certainly not hidden!

Here are some close ups:


I made that folded section by first punching the border along the piece of paper then folding it into shape. I had had this idea for a while but was waiting for the right paper to come along. See how the paper changes from pink to yellow to blue? The folding accentuates that I really like the result.


I tried to imitate the look of the zinc on Indi's face in the title. I did this by applying paint with my finger, just as you would apply zinc to your face. It's not perfect but is zinc application supposed to be perfect?! I also cut out some chevron shapes from The Scrapcake paper to draw the eye to the photo.

I added dots of three colours of Liquid Pearls around the outside of the circle to highlight it. I'm a bit of a Liquid Pearls tragic really!


I like to add journaling to my layouts whenever I can. Again, I edged the journaling block with Liquid Pearls and framed it with those gorgeous Manor House Creations flowers. These ones are called Taneisha.

Thanks so much for looking!

Heather

21 comments:

  1. Hi Heather! Don't you just love your new buttons??? You did a great job with the sketch!!! Oh and sorry for my blog post at PP! It is fixed now and you can see the full layout!!! Or visit me blog here to see it even larger:
    http://vartig12.blogspot.gr/2012/09/enjoy-ride.html
    xoxo

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  2. This is a fabulous layout Heather and love how you've used The Scrapcake papers - well done!

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  3. Beautiful button, blooms & daughter!!! LOVE the liquid pearls, too...this must've taken some concentration....& that paper fold works sooo well - very clever, Miss Heather:):):):)

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    1. She's beautiful but she's not my daughter! My family are all blondies. She's a relative, kind of...it's complicated!

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  4. HI.. This looks fantastic, I love the gorgeous beachy photo, and the flowers.. and all the lovely embellies you have used.. a great sketch too!

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  5. Oh what a fabulous page!!!!! Love your title work! Absolutely adore the colours here! What a bright and fun summery page! Thanks so much for playing along with us at PP! :D

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  6. Hi again! Thanks so much for your lovely comment! I haven't broken a needle to date - go for it! ;D

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  7. Ah, that's great. Love her name. The title and artwork all complement her darling photo and getup. Happy Friday!

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  8. OOH awesome page Heather. I love the punched, folded boarder! I love these bright colours too!

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  9. Beautiful page Heather. Love how you did the title.

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  10. Hi Heather, Thanks so much for visiting my blog and leaving such a wonderful comment, I truly appreciate it!! I'm loving yours too and your great style.
    Thanks again!
    Lizzy

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  11. This is really wonderful Heather! I love Purple Pumpkin goodies too!! LOVE how you wrote ZINC - just perfect!!

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  12. Beautiful work Heather!!! Congrats on the Manor House DT!!!

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  13. beautiful page!..just love the pops of orange :)

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  14. just wonderful your use of colours on the page

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  15. Very pretty! Love the colours and your fab take on the sketch Heather. :)

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  16. Gorgeous colours and loving your faux zinc title :)

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  17. What a fun, bright layout!! Makes me wish it was still summer...love it!!

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  18. Hey there Heather, I'm so sorry I missed your last few posts, they did not show on my feed!! Love this bright layout and that paper folding idea, so so clever :)

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  19. love, love, love this page Heather, great colours,Great page! Thanks for joining us at PP

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  20. great summer layout..love the background pp...thanks for playig along at PP

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