Friday 10 April 2015

April challenge mix

Finally uploading this layout - it has taken a few days to complete! (Partly because I couldnt find the photos I wanted to use and had to do a nice big tidy up!) I was inspired by a few different challenges for this one, as well as by the amazing Ebony Van der Starre - I paid close attention to one of her tutorials over at 7 dots studios!!

I started with the March challenge at 7 dots studios. Part of the challenge criteria was to use 7 dots studio products with a "nature" theme. Well I didnt need alot of prompting to begin using one of my absolute favourite paper lines "Destination unknown". I decided to combine the challenge with this months mood board over at Scrap around the world and use some pictures I had from a gorgeous white chalk and pebble beach in Denmark. They fit both the beach and nature themes. I mixed the sand and surf colour scheme with the deep turquoise in destination unknown and loved the result. From 7 dots I used Destination unknown tags, words and die cuts as well as the line elements mask.



           

I pretty much always start with a sketch to guide my placement of elements. I decided to make two layouts to sit in my album as a double.
The first is from Stuck?! April 1st, the second is from Lets get sketchy April week 1

             
And here are my layouts:

For lets get sketchy (right)

For Stuck?! (left)

And combined:


 I am also entering at Scrap our stash for April. The challenge is to incorporate items beginning with the letters  S.T.A.M.P. I included:

Stamps and stars
Tags and thongs
Arrows and anchors
Mists and masks
Patterned papers and polaroid frame


45 comments:

  1. Such beautiful work, loving all the blue background work! So glad you joined us at Stuck?!

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  2. Beautiful layout...love the embellishments...thanks for playing with us at LGS!!

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  3. Love your beautiful beach theme layouts!
    Your work on the background is so pretty.
    Thank you for sharing it with us at LGS:)

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  4. Wow! Love all the details you have on your pages! Thank you for joining 7 Dots Studio and SATW challenges!

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  5. Wonderful way to combine sketches. Thanks for playing at LGS.

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  6. Gorgeous creation! Thank you for joining us over at SATW xx

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  7. Beautifully page! All the best from SATW! :)

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  8. Wonderfully done, great take on the challenge, thanks so much for joining us at Lets Get Sketchy!

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  9. Great layouts!!! i love colors and all ditails!! thank you for playing along with us at 7Dots Studio!

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  10. Awesome double page layout! Great choice of stash items to complete the challenge! Thank you for linking up with Scrap Our Stash!

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  11. Awesome double page layout! Great choice of stash items to complete the challenge! Thank you for linking up with Scrap Our Stash!

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  12. totally gorgeous-love all the mixed media and all the beachy elements! Kate (SOS)

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  13. Beautiful page!!! Such a great idea how you combined challenges and made it a double page! Thank you for joining us @LGS!

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  14. Beautiful pages!! Great embellies to go with the sketches and theme! Thanks for joining our challenge at LGS :)

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  15. Great idea to combine sketches ! Beautiful colors ! Thanks for playing along with us !

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  16. Beautiful page!!! LOVING the blue color :-) Thanks for playing at LGS

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  17. Beautiful page! love the background and embellishments, great take on the sketch. Thanks for joining our challenge at LGS.

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  18. Love your take on the sketch and all the embellishments. Your colour is beautiful. Thanks for joining in at Let"s Get Sketchy.

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  19. Such a gorgeous creation! Perfect double page project! Thanks for sharing with us at Scrap Around the World!

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  20. Nice work on combining so many challenges. I love the idea of using two similar sketches to create a double page layout. Thanks for playing at Let's Get Sketchy.
    PS, we would love the see this in the Scrapmatts gallery too (http://scrapmatts.ning.com/photo)

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  21. Gorgeous take on the sketch! Thanks for joining us @ LGS!

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  22. Love you you turned the two sketches into a double-pager. Thanks for playing along with LGS!

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  23. Awesome pages, love the backgrounds! Thank you so much for joining us at LGS and Stuck?!

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  24. Lovely great take on the challenge....Thanks for playing with us at Let's Get Sketchy.

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  25. super job with sketch.. great colouring and accents

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  26. Love the bright blues against the white. Such a beautiful combination of elements to create this 2 page spead. Well done! Thanks for joining us at Scrap our Stash!!

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  27. Totally awesome!!!
    Fabulous background!!!
    Thanks for playing with us at SATW!
    Xoxo

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  28. Wow! wonderful work.
    Thanks for playing at LGS.

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  29. Beautiful double pager! Loving that background treatment! Thank you for joining the 7 Dots Studio challenge!

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  30. Love love love this! I adore two page layouts! Great balance and your background rocks! Love your elements! Awesome job! All the best from SATW! :)

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  31. Beautiful double page! Thank you for joining the 7 Dots Studio challenge! x

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  32. Beutiful pages!! i love this blue and every details!! Thank you for playing along with us at 7Dots Studio!

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  33. Ah, a breath of ocean air. Stunning work. Keep smiling and creating

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  34. Thank you for joining us at Stuck?! Beautiful pages and colors!

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  35. Wonderful double page!
    Great composition and beautiful photos :-)
    Thank You for joining us at 7 Dots Studio :-)

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  36. Beautiful double LO!! thanks for joining at 7 Dots Studio!

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  37. Well done! Great job combining sketches into to two page layout. Nice embellishment choices for our challenge at Scrap Our Stash---thanks for joining us!

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  38. Wow! Amazing pages! Thank you for joining the 7 Dots Studio challenge!

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  39. Beautiful page !Thank You for joining us at 7 Dots Studio challenge this month !

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  40. Gorgeous double-page! Thanks for playing along with us at Scrap Our Stash!

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  41. Beautiful layouts.....Fabulous way to combine two sketches to make one fantastic double layout! Thanks for playing along with Stuck?!

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  42. Very nice! Absolutely LOVE all of the elements on your two pages! Thanks for playing with SOS! Great job!

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  43. Beautiful pages!! Thank you for joining us at LGS!!

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  44. Awesome two pager. I love everything on this layout. Thank you for joining us at Scrap Our Stash.

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  45. WOW! Awesome!! Thanks for playing along with us over at Stuck?! Sketches!

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