Been busy

I've completed quite a few layouts since my last post. The following three are my favorites:
Webkinz

I started with making a template with some paper scraps, and placed it over the die cut sheet:



Then, I painted the white areas using the template as a stencil: I then used green paint on the edge of cardstock to add journal lines. I took the painted journal box idea from artist, Kristen Fougeron, and tweaked her artsy style to make something more fitting for my more structured style. :) My original plan with this one, was to be clean and graphic, but since I smeared the green paint onto the right margin, I needed to distract the attention and added all the trees,...one was designed and paper pieced by me to match the design in the paper. The other three were part of MME's embellishments, one cut from acrylic, one chipboard and one die cut.

My Brave Super Hero
The second layout was completed for a Willow Trader's challenge to use twelve of something,...I chose paper patterns, but I happened to include twelve lines of journaling, as well... What I LOVE about this layout, is to be able to recognize how I have grown from my need for a "garanimal" package of papers to complete something that I like. Do you remember "Garanimals"? They were clothing pieces that were labeled with animals to mix and match coordinated pieces. Anyway, I really enjoyed picking out such a variety of papers that I find pleasing all mixed together. The manufacturers represented in here are: Collage Press, MME, Sassafras Lass, Creative Memories, Dream Street, Chatterbox, October Afternoon, and We aRe Memory Keepers. The circle border idea was taken from Susan Stringfellow, to cut and assemble pieces from a border punch:

Journaling reads:
Look at him in his superhero cape!
Look how cute my son is.
All the super powers of the world
He now believes are his!

He holds out his hands and parts the
sky, making room for the wind to blow.
He tilts his head and lowers his sights
To focus on the stars below!

His cape flows out from behind him
As he soars so fast and free.
He is a super duper hero...
And he belongs to me! (author unknown)

Where To?
My last layout was created with Creative Scrapper's Sketch #72:
The papers are mostly MME Abbey Road.
Thank you so very much for coming by!!! I hope that you have a marvelous rest of the weekend!!!