Lawnscaping Challenge #113 - Texture

oh yeah! it's a new week! and it's the start of a new Lawnscaping Challenge! and this is a really FUN one! ha! (they're all fun, i know!) but this one is right up my alley!

see? texture - oh yeah! so excited! 

i decided to make a layout and i LOVE how it came out!

first, i sprayed the background of my layout with a pink and yellow mist and let that drip, just a little! once that was dry, i added some embossing paste with a stencil! FUN! 

to add even more texture, i stamped the crayons from Color My World, the camera from #awesome and a speech bubble from Chit Chat onto vellum, and stitched them on with my sewing machine! there is very little i love MORE than a stitched texture on paper! ha! 

i also stitched on the title and most of the other embellishments! lastly, i added some black splatters and white sequins! oh - i also left some of my stitching thread long, so it could hang down! fun! and i LOVE it! 

this layout features a photo of when my big little Mann was a Terrific Kid at his school!! We are so proud of him, and loved watching him cross the stage to accept this award! :D

so that's my project! are you ready to play along?

for even more inspiration (if you can stand it!), check out the lawnscaping facebook page! we're dedicated to keeping your creative juices flowing! :)

this week we're sponsored by a brand new sponser for the Lawnscaping Challenge - Ellen Hutson! so get your card making on, and you could win a $25 gift certificate! hello!! :)

watercolor wishes and mixed media dreams

hey there!
today i just wanted to pop in and share a layout i made for a couple fun challenges!
the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge this month is all about pink!! you can't go wrong with pink, i say!

and over at the Little Tangles challenge, it's all about watercoloring! i couldn't LOVE that more!

so i combined the two challenges and came up with this super pretty (at least I think so!) layout!
i started with a 12x12 page from the Up In the Clouds collection from PinkFresh Studio! LOOOOOOOVE that collection! 

I covered it in clear gesso, and then used Worn Lipstick and Dried Marigold distress inks to add watercoloring! (my favorite way is to smoosh the ink onto a piece of packaging, then spray with water and then smoosh the packaging onto the layout!! FUN!) 
Once that was dry, i stamped the cloud images from Clouds (fitting!) and the triangles from Tiny Triangles, just to add some more contrast and fun to the background!

but guess what? i didn't stop with the background there! i also added some hearts with a stencil and embossing paste! and that was it! i promise! ha! background - complete! 
next up? heat embossing part of the Dreams stamp directly onto the photo! scandalous! 

I used lots of papers to layer the photo and add some dimension! then i used the same papers to mimic the layers for the subtitle on the top right corner! the sentiment is from Origami Map and was heat embossing in white!

i took some wood veneers and also added watercoloring to them!! LOVE that!

i stitched the sentiment on and then added some random stitching on other parts of the layout! a few enamel dots and other embellishments, and the layout is done! whew!

thanks for stopping by!
enjoy!