Wednesday 8 May 2013

Scrap Around The World


Hello all,

The ever gorgeous Helen Tilbury in South Africa has started up a new challenge site called Scrap Around The World. As the name says, it's a global site. The Design Team are from many different countries and the challenge is open to anyone around the world. I found out about it through our very own Leonie Neal-Dawson who is on the Design Team.

The very first challenge is up now and I just had to join in! Here is the first sketch and moodboard:


My first reaction to the moodboard was that I love that turquoise colour. The other items that attracted me were the beads and the different textures. I got super-inspired by all this and made two very different layouts!

Here's the first:


I adore these photos of my daughter hamming it up for the camera and I thought they went well with the sketch. I used that yummy turquoise colour from the moodboard and stuck very closely to the sketch. I rarely use sketches so this was a fun experience for me!

The main change I made to the sketch was to add extra flowers, particularly beneath the photos. I used four different flowers from Manor House Creations. Aren't they gorgeous? That KaiserCraft butterfly finished the flower cluster off nicely. Here's a close up:


I used a mixture of tags and die-cut shapes to make the row of tags indicated on the sketch and replaced the large block of chevrons with some banners tipped on their sides to create the arrow shapes.


The fabric in the moodboard inspired me to add some ricrac around the circle. I couldn't resist those beads and added a mixture of turquise, black and clear beads on top of the circle as well. This was great for adding a bit of texture and interest. I also added some turquoise beads to the centre of some of the ink splashes.


I had to put my two layouts on separate posts to go on the SATW site so the second one is below.

Heather

27 comments:

  1. I will...but not for a wee while...I think I like the 2nd one, cos of that FAB banner....it WAS a good challenge for the very first one, wasn't it? I enjoyed doing it...& obviously you did too!!!!?

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  2. I LOVE this, such a fun layout, love the pics, and the colours all look so good together. The circle work and flower clusters look great as well. I love this sketch , hope I can get time to do the challenge

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  3. I loveeeeeeeee this!! Such fun photos and love love love the colors and the flowers!!

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  4. Hehehe... I love those pics. Glad to see I'm not the only one with silly children. :) This layout is so stunning, I had to 'PIN' it Heather. Hope you don't mind. xx

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  5. Just love the page and I think the sketch works so well with these photos and those Manor House flowers are so pretty.

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  6. Both so different but both are so full of fun. What a great interpretation of the mood board!

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  7. beautiful LO heather!!! love it! thanks for joining us at SATW!!

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  8. Heather-she's so pretty! Great job with the photo shoot and the layout!

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  9. I love your photos & your interpretation of the sketch!! Great use of colour, gorgeous layout!! Those flowers look fab too!

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  10. I really love this pretty page Heather! You've worked the sketch & the mood board really well!! Thanks so much for playing at Scrap Around The World!!!

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  11. Gorgeous take on the challenge! Thank you for playing along with SATW!

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  12. Oh wow this is totally gorgeous!!!! Love the photos and what you've done here!!!!! Awesome work!!

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  13. Wheee Heather!! absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE your page!! Thanks for joining us twice for the May challenge, look forward to seeing more of your work at SATW!!

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  14. Oh what a gorgeous page this is Heather, and those photos really show off your daughters personality. Great layout :)

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  15. It looks great Heather, your daughter is so pretty.
    Great papers and lovely fresh bright colours.

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  16. Gorgeous page! LOVE it! Great composition, colours and use of products!

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  17. Soo beautilful page Heather!! thanks so much for joining in at SATW.

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  18. 0gorgeous layouts Heather, I am going to go and check out these challenges! I need some inspiration at the moment!

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  19. Fantastic photos!!! Love how you used the beads!!! Finally catching up on some blog love!!! Take care, Sandrine xx

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  20. Great to know you like my Mood Board! I like a lot what you created for SATW challenge! Great photos too!

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  21. Love the clustering of flowers!! What a gorgeous layout. Thanks for playing along at SATW!

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  22. such an awesome design. love it !

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  23. Great take on the challenge. Thank you for playing along at Scrap Around The World.

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  24. what a beautiful page!!!!love the colors and the details!!! Thanks for playing along at SATW!

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  25. They're charming photos and this is a charming page.

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  26. Really sweet page! I love the pretty elements and the pics of your girl! :)

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  27. Thank-you for joining us at Scrap Around The World. Your layout is gorgeous, and I love your take on the sketch and mood board.

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