..another one!!

After such a frenzied w/end I can't believe that I'm still going.... but anyway. Here is the next Colour Room interpretation. Being a boy page I didn't want to use too much of the lavender. The little slip of paper behind the photos and the dragonfly is the only lavender on the page and certainly doesn't dominate.... and yep, I just couldn't help myself. Being a beachy layout, I just had to drag out that old gem... the fishing cast net!

I used the sketch this week.. {well, kinda}. Love, love, love it! Lots of white space, with a cluster on the opposing edge.... just my style!

Here is the palette...

... and here is my take

... and here are some more

... thanks for visisting!! :))

Bird Watching

Okay... here is the latest Colour Room Palette...

... and here is my attempt....

I really tried to use green, but I just couldn't bring myself to stick it down.... {not one of my faves}... good thing the rainbow lorikeetes covered it for me ... :)

I have found that I have had a recent aversion to 'clean' backgrounds too.... if the bg paper doesn't have a little bit of texture or pattern on it, then I have to mess with it.... be it paint, stitching, stamping.... or distressing of some kind! Maybe it's got something to do with having 4 kids. A beautiful pristine look just doesn't feel right!! ...lol

... here are some close ups...

Thanks for visiting...

TCR - Number 7

The colour palette for this week was one i really struggled with, given that i'm not a fan of mauve or yellow it seems ... i was really hard pressed to find any of it in my stash of goodies. Here is what i came up with ...

Featured Layout

Super thrilled and excited today!! My layout was featured on The Colour Room for this week. It's quite a 'little-girly-squeal-worthy' moment ... : ) particularly given the international feel to this forum. Really quite an honour. It was DH's day off today, so I even dragged him over to the computer, skipping like a 5 year old (me i mean... not him .. lol). He was suitably impressed also.

This week's palette in The Colour Room was:

and my take on the challenge was:

This weeks' palette at the Colour Room, and my take on it:

This layout was originally prompted by a challenge at The Boxx, which had me implementing an idea that has been in the back of my mind for ages... just a big shabby girly quilt look, with heaps of fabric scraps and stitching and whitewashing. The butterflies were an afterthought.... but I just love them ... thanks Leanne J!!