Ring, ring! I am here with a new edition of Pattern Play for Gossamer Blue using the July Main kit and add-on kits. I can't even tell you the last time I heard a telephone ring. All I hear these days is a buzz or some sort of melody. That said, I am sooooo thankful for technology that allows me to call home and not only talk to my family but to see them too. I don't travel without them very often but when I do, FaceTime is a lifeline between us. So when I spotted the telephone paper in the kit, I had to figure out a way to use it for this month's Pattern Play.
When
we're Facetiming, I usually screen shot a couple of photos so I can look back
and document it as part of my travels or as just another family moment. I am
soo thankful I did because they are such an important part of my life and my
travel stories.
I
decided to use mix and match the various patterns to create a background. I
knew it would be a bit busy so I was careful where I placed certain patterns
and made sure to bring in a few that had more subtle patterns. I did know
though that I wanted to use the journaling paper throughout the page, to write
a little something about each person in the photo, including where we were
calling from. Since those were rectangles, I placed then first. I then added
the patterns around those cards. The other cards were cut at random angles and
to my surprise, they were hard to match up the angles. I did have to trim a bit
here and there but it was easy peasy for the most part. Then to avoid strange
gaps when it came to adding the patterns around the journaling paper, I just
left one edge straight and cut the other at an angle. Once everything was in it
right place, I stitched down the paper along each edge.
The
colors in the screenshot photo were a little wonky so I fixed that. I simply
changed it to black and white, which is complimented perfectly with the black
in the various patterns. I layered around my photo, as I usually do and then
added white cardstock as the bottom layer to help make sure it didn't blend
into the background pattern too much. Then I added a few embellishments and the
"Missing You 24/7" title, made from the ephemera.
So...who's
with me? I want to see what backgrounds, cards and layouts you are making by
mixing different patterns.
Wow, love how well the pieces went together! Great job pulling this page together so awesomely!
ReplyDeleteLove the idea behind the photos and the patterns/layout. Very cool! :)
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