Friday, November 22, 2013

Winter Joy

My daughter, Katie, loves horses even though she is allergic to them!  Thank goodness for antihistamines.  Let's Get Sketchy is hosting a challenge to grace the cover of their special Christmas edition. 

I wanted to make this very wintery magical layout for this challenge.  The sketch is below.
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I used this picture as my inspiration.

I rolled the bottom of this paper to add dimension and whimsy to the page.  The I wet a paint brush and add a dab of gesso then flick it around the page to give it a snow fall effect.
To me the season is bright and cheery filled with candies and cookies.  So I just had to add them in.


Material used:  Papers; dark green stock paper for the base,
                                       We are memory makers Peppermint for the next layer.
                                         Graphic 45 Nutcracker Suite paper collection next.
                                        From my stash; candy canes, doilies and assorted chipboard pieces.
Thanks for stopping by to see what the papers are saying today.  I cherish you visits. Hope to see you soon as a follower.  Have a wonderful Thanksgiving this year.

16 comments:

  1. Beautiful page Kathleen, you did the sketch and photo great justice!

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  2. Wow, this is amazing! I love your adaptation of the sketch and the use of the inspiration piece is fabulous! Love the "snowy" look! Fantastic job Kathleen! Good luck! Thanks for entering!

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  3. Beautifully done! Thanks for entering @ LGS. Good luck.

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  4. Gorgeous! Love all the layers & dimension! Good luck with our LGS "Cover" contest!!

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  5. Wow! I love how you used the sketch! What a beautiful layout! Good luck!

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  6. wow great layout and take on the sketch, best of luck to you!!

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  7. Beautiful page! Wonderful take on the sketch! Good luck!

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  8. Love all your techniques and especially how you made the background look like snow! Brilliant idea!! Good luck!

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  9. Cute page! Love how you used the Gesso.

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  10. The paper rolling is great for dimension! Very beautiful page and photo!

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  11. So many lovely details! Your page is beautiful, all the best!

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  12. So pretty, great page and fun elements! Thanks for entering our cover girl challenge at LGS!

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  13. Such a fun, cheerful layout! Good luck!

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  14. Fantastic colourful and creative LO you have made. I love the papers and the cute photo. Thank you for participating in this challenge at Let's Get Sketchy's magazine :)

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  15. An amazing layout!! Thank you so much for entering good luck!

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