Sunday, April 8, 2012

Basically Bare and the Fearless Flier

Hi there! OK, this is my first official layout as a Basically Bare DT member :) Hope you all like it!

I really enjoyed working with the BB products and I also loved the challenge of working with the patterned paper by The Paper Loft. Dunno if you'd noticed before but I tend to not use a lot of patterned papers....shock!.. (a scrapbooker not using pps?!?) preferring instead to make my own backgrounds. So this was a change for me in a different direction (but hey, change is good!). In the end, I was pretty pleased with the hexagons.

So this page is about my mom, who at the youthful age of 61 (doesn't she look amazing!..oh please, oh please, let me inherit her skin!!) went zip lining for the FIRST time in Thailand!! Let's just say I fear heights about as much as possible so you'd NEVER catch me doing this! Needless to say, I really admired her for doing this :)





I started with papers from The Paper Loft’s HuckIeberry Pond collection. They were great to work with!…so many cute patterns in these beautiful neutral earth tones (think: swinging through trees in Thailand!). I applied gesso to the background cardstock followed by droplets of blue india ink and liquid acrylic which I sprayed with water to move around. Next I used my Silhouette to die cut patterned paper hexagons then distressed the edges.




Now it was time to play with Basically Bare goodies! I wanted to give those oh so cute trees a lot of texture so I painted the chipboard trunks brown, then embossed them with my Tim Holtz Alterations folder. I also did a bit of sanding to the raised area..loved the look! For the tree tops I chose canvas. I painted them one shade of green and then mixed paint (in a different green) and molding paste then applied the mixture over a Crafter's Workshop flower stencil on that canvas. More texture, yay!




My journaling is written on the scroll that the chipboard birdie is holding. I wanted to make her stand out against the neutrals so I gessoed then india inked her too. Her little acrylic wing got the embossing treatment for a little extra something! Lastly I took a Kuretake millennium pen and did some doodling around the bird, the photo, drew some hexagons and wrote my journaling. 




That's it for today! Thank you all so much for your visit and comments!!

Oh and Happy Easter!!








16 comments:

  1. Miae, this LO is AMAZING!! I love all the textures and your attention to details-those trees are to die for! And that little bird with her embossed wing-darling! Such a great page to honor your mom's gusto! Oh my, I could go on and on! But I think I'll just go back up and drool over your photos some more! Happy Easter to you and your family!

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    1. Awww Lisa you are so sweet! You leave the kindest comments and I really appreciate it!!

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  2. Oh my! How fun is this layout! Just love the amazing textures and whimsical details! And how cool is your mom!

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    1. Hi Yvonne, I was going for texture with papers...not my usual style but had fun nonetheless! Thank you for coming by!

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  3. I totally love the whole project, but especially that tree!! LOVE it!

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    1. Oh thanks Erin! I'm a total fan of texture so I LOVED your owl!!

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  4. very nice Miae...love all the dimensions, layering and great colour combo. Your mom really beautiful and brave to try this sport. Great work...

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    1. Thanks Yuzz! My mom still surprises me:)

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  5. Hey there! I know what you mean regarding patterned paper- I buy it by the pound it seems but always end up reaching for the smaller prints- mostly because I'm still getting comfortable with pattern pairing- I don't like matchy-matchy but I'm not really confident with just plunking down any old pattern either. I like that you make your own backgrounds and embellies- it's the primary reason I'm drawn to your work- also- frankly- the things you doodle always seem more authentic than what I find in a store- keep doing what you're doing- you are fantastic at it!

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  6. WOW so happy to have come over to visit you after leaving me a beautiful comment. And i've just be looking over your creations you are truly inspiring i adore your textures i absolutely love that little birdy. thank you so much...leeann:)

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  7. your mom looks great and so does this page!! xxx

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  8. This is a gorgeous page! There are so many details to look at!!! Love what you did to the trees! Awesome! xoxo

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  9. ooooooh my! Wowwy! This is so gorgeous! I love every detail....the scroll was genius, too. Your mom IS so lovely, I seriously thought it was maybe your sister in the picture. You lucky girl to have such a blessing in your genes. ;)

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  10. What an awesome layout, love the texture, the details, amazing!! Beautifully done honey!!! Thanks for the love on my blog! Appreciate it!!!

    Hugs! Frank

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  11. Beautiful layout Miae, lots of nice texture and small little details. The little bird is just to cute :-).
    Hugs!

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  12. Your work is so fun and original! I'm your newest follower! :D

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