Julene By Design

Wednesday, 6 November 2019

Lasting memories polkadots.

At Lasting Memories they ask for polkadots.
I had 2 dotted papers in my Counterfeit kit so used both on this layout.
It is an old photo that a friend found in her box of memories and features myself and ex husband when we first moved to the country town of Goulburn. They are a family of mainly women so using pink was appropriate.

I decided to cut curves and make a feature down one side ,then complimented that with doileys.
The buttons add some interest.
My title was ready made but also curvy so suited this layout.

Monday, 4 November 2019

Use your stuff use your scraps.

The new challenge at Use your stuff is use your scraps.

I had 2 layouts featuring lilac today, so used the remaining paper to make this card.

We hope you will join in the fun.

Unstampabelles

At Unstampabelles they want a tropical theme "Paradise pretties" with a twist, into the wild.

I made this layout in blues and greens mainly
I've also used string, 2 x ricrac, a shiny clear chiffon ribbon plus buttons.
The two ivory(?) or bone rings are from an old button box.
My title and the flower on the right are from Crate Paper "Oasis" range.
The flower on the right to me is pretty and the green leaf paper hints at wild.

Let's get sketchy

At Let's get sketchy there is the above sketch.

Because I put grey in my Counterfeit kit, I wanted to use some of it. The background paper was perfect for this wedding layout (from the 1980s.). I conveniently had a journal card saying just married, so used it instead of a second photo.
I used washi tape threaded through paper buckles for my corner pieces.
The wood veneer stars came in handy also.

Kraft plus

The challenge at Kraft plus is to be inspired by floral art.
I had the perfect photo for this that Erica took at night time Floriade in Canberra.
It features colours of purples and yellows mainly. So I went with that colour scheme.

My layout is here.

I painted the yellow flowers as they were apricot and used magic mount behind the fussy cut orchids.

The black FWAB stem was perfect for this and the brads had flowers too.

Friday, 1 November 2019

Night time in pink.

I'm starting my kit this month by using some of the pink paint I included in my kit.
It is an old Li'l Davis metallic Shades paint in rose.
It has almost dried up so I cut the end and added some water to help spread it.
I decided it needed to be a mixed media layout so used distressed ink on bubble wrap over the paint then stamped using a floral stamp. The paper I matted the top photo on featured tulips, very appropriate :)
I also used a tag plus some quotes and 2 photos of my daughter at Floriade night time event.