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Monday 5 August 2013

No School Today (Lets Get Sketchy)

Welcome to August over at Lets Get Sketchy!  That means a whole new month of fabulous sketches, and opportunities for you to play along!

This week we all fell in love with the following sketch by Brenshevia (and I was so excited that it was Team A's to play with!):


I love working with strips of paper, and although I was tempted to use all washi, I love the texture that lots of different pieces of paper (my all time favorite product) provides.  I decided to layer my strips of paper haphazardly, and tore some of the edges to provide interest.  I used a variety of Crate Paper papers, (and some American Crafts glitter tape), and then used a Glitz Design chalkboard paper for my background.  I tucked in some ephemera and stickers around the edges of my photo, and used some silver bling to highlight the white flowers.  I loved journaling with my white gel pen.





My layout is all about the snow we had at the childcare that my husband manages during a polar blast in 2011, and how excited we were!  Our alpine village was shut for 3 days, and there was just so much snow.  I've actually made a whole album about the polar blast, I may share some pages soon.

I can't wait to see your take on the sketch!

Be blessed!
Melissa x
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8 comments:

  1. Chelsea6 August 2013 at 04:14

    I think the torn paper and haphazard angles really make this! It gives it such a different look and it all came together so well! I also like the photo you chose to document!

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  2. Debbie P6 August 2013 at 05:29

    Wow, love that photo and I love what you did with the sketch! Love your mix of patterns and colors. Brilliant job Melissa!

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  3. Tone-Lill6 August 2013 at 10:44

    This is fantastic Melissa. I love the torn papers and how you created the strips. This is so super cool to do on a black bg, love it!!! :) cool photo to ;)

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  4. Carla6 August 2013 at 17:10

    Love this Melissa! Love how it pops against the black background!

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  5. Beeceecreativity7 August 2013 at 05:44

    fabulous page.. great photo and love your take on the sketch

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  6. Ashley Horton7 August 2013 at 10:23

    Gorgeous page Melissa!! Love the Black for your background paper, with all of the pops of color from your paper strips!

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  7. Lynn8 August 2013 at 05:31

    Love how you used the black background for your project, it just makes all the colors pop! I love all the different colors and patterns!

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  8. Lara11 August 2013 at 14:50

    love the oomph with the bright colours on the black background! Love the strips creating a frame too.

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