Monday 8 February 2016

Seal it With a Kiss 2016 digi layout

I had a go at a new challenge site that I tripped over (a friend of a friend had a link to it on their blog). I really have no idea what I'm doing but I really liked the sound of the challenge, and I've always enjoyed using my own stash and twisting it to match themes, photos, or styles.

This page is for the Forgeries on the Fourth. (Counterfeit Kit Challenge Feb 2016)

I really enjoyed faking the hearts to look like the ones in the kit and the ones that Leslie had created. I also had a go at making the repetitive background with a daisy and leaf outline.

The colours of the kit was the most challenging - so many colours. Which to highlight, which to leave in the background or to a minimum. I loved the stitching component and went a bit mad with that. It was also tricky in the end because I knew the page needed a lot of white, but at the same time, because the blues reminded me of the nautical theme I ended up going with, there had to be enough of them to capture that too. I ended up getting most of the white from the patterned papers. I also had to trade off the envelope I wanted to use with a postcard. All my envelopes are very antique style and just didn't go with this layout. I loved how the fringe had been used on those hearts and had to use the closest I could get to that - a material fringe - but very happy with the results.

This set of photos I took on my Christmas Break on a day trip to Orbost and Marlo in Victoria, Australia. I got some really good photos on that day trip with Mum and Dad (it was Mum's birthday). I also got to see where the Snowy River enters the ocean.

If I could have jumped in and kissed this seal I would have - the experience was unbelievable and very memorable - but being wild he would have maimed me, so best just to remember him by these pics! (He was BIG - over 2 meters long).

Seal it With a Kiss 2016 digi layout

Ingredients :


American Crafts - City Park Paper Pack no 2  | American Crafts - Becky Higgins Baby 4 Him Papers  | CSI Coordinates #13 - Spotty Paper  | DigiChick - Akizo Designs - Wishing & Hoping  | DigiChick - Vero Designs Hello Autumn Rosettes & Assorted Buttons  | Sweet Shoppe Designs - Traci Reed Bad Sewing Machine No 18 Kinda Kleen  | Sugar Hill Co - Rachael’s Scraps - Pleated Trims Set  | Scrap Art Studio - Cilenia Curtis - Fly With Me | Pickleberrypop - Lorie M Designs - Doodle Flowers Collection 3  | Pickleberrypop - Armina Designs I Wanna Be  | Scanned myself - orange paper flower sprig, postcard, first day of issue stamp, pleated ribbon,  Australian Stamps - Christmas 2015

I also created this card using most of the elements from the page above!

'Love You' digi card - Forgeries on the 4th - Counterfeit Kit Feb 2016



8 comments:

  1. Very nice digital take on the kit and forgeries. I like those hearts and the colors you used definitely captured the inspiration kit. Thanks for playing along!

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  2. Gorgeous layout Kylie.Your colours are pretty.

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  3. Both of these are just delightful. So glad you decided to join us at the Counterfeit Challenge. Those hearts are spot on!

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  4. Kylie! You did it! Great take on the forgeries! You are a digi master! I bow down before you as I don't know digi at all, but am so in awe of your results. Welcome and enjoy the counterfeiting process!

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  5. Thank you so much for your kind comments!

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  6. Totally THRILLED that you joined in - it is exciting to me what you did with the digi-version! I really hope you will continue to play along with us. Your hearts were spot on dead ringers for the inspo, and I love the postcard for your journaling (must remember that.) I thought you might enjoy this link to an amazing encounter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNPrUWXVlAY

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  7. This is so clever - great forging!

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  8. The best thing about using the postcard is 1 I get to use postage stamps of the period of the page, 2 it gets journaling off the page and into its own area, 3 its a great option for holiday pages 4 I can fit alot of text on it!

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