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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Prima Ballerina

I love the fact that I am starting to be on track with scrapping this year's moments/events.  Don't get me wrong, I've still got a lot to do but I can finally feel okay to go back and scrap some previous years that have been neglected.  That is just what I did for today's layout. The items in this month's Scrapbook Circle, Grandma's Attic kit were just too perfect for it - the colors, music sheet journaling card, ballet ticket, florals, etc. I just love this kit!  I've already completed at least 4 layouts and the kit still feels so full.

Anywho, my One Item Wonder challenge was to do something different with the Girls' Paperie alphas.  I chose to ink them and then tediously poke little holes in them and then thread each of them together.  I tried to relate my technique back to ballet and I just really felt like threading the alphas together was sort of like the meticulous work that often goes in to those gorgeous little ballet outfits and tutus. I chose the "x" stitching to resemble the look of her plie in the picture. Another thing to note about the chipboard alphas is that I had already used all my "a" letters so I used a capital "V" and turned it upside down and made it into an "A" with my black pen.
Supplies from Scrapboo Circle Grandma's Attic kit: Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe Collection - Quilts paper, cardstock stickers, Girls' Paperie "karlee" chipboard alphas and "jubilee" sticker market alphas and words, misc. tag, Hambly Screen Prints Rub-ons "Banners & Pennants". Not in kit: Shimmerz Mist Bed of Roses, Tattered Angels Spring Rain Mist; My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose Gertie "Girly" doily stamp; CTMH white embossing powder.

I used sketch 154 from Creative Scrappers, which happens to be designed by Nicole, also on the Scrapbook Circle design team.  It was just too perfect and I used it almost literally.

I'm slightly ashamed that it took me a couple of months to use the doily stamps that I couldn't wait to get my hands on and made a special trip to my LSS just to get it but they are sooo awesome!  I used white embossing powder to create the doilys and I inked over them wiping away the resisted ink.

Oh, want to hear something funny?  Well I wasn't laughing at first but now I am.  I was showing the layout to my hubby, like I always do.  He's so good about looking at them and pointing out something nice.  Well when I told him how I chiseled the tiny holes into the cardstock and how long it took because I wanted such tiny holes he said, "oh I could have drilled them for you in a matter of seconds with my drill press."  Gee, thanks honey.  I'll remember that though.

6 comments:

  1. FABULOUS!!! I just love this page. And great job with the V into an A. Smart idea! :) Like that doilie stamp, too. Mmmmmm... may need to bust out my Maya Road version of that stamp and make something. :)

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  2. oooh! this is beautiful! GREAT job on mixing the title, and those stamps are AWESOME adds just the right touch.

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  3. Ohhhh my goodnes! That's absolutely precioius and darling!! i love it so much! How cute is she and so innocent and adorable! I love kids! They are just so precious and when they are on layouts like this they just look so cute!

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  4. Your little ballerina is so cute! Love the layout you did with her picture.

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  5. What a beautiful LO!!! Love the mixed font title! I'm now a follower!

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  6. Lovely layout!! I love the title!

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