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Friday 20 July 2012

Why I Scrapbook - Merly Impressions Challenge

This months challenge on the Merly Impressions blog invites us to say why we scrapbook.
This for me came at a relevant time for obvious reasons (see previous post)

I chose to use this photograph of Mum and her Mother, (I never knew my Grandmother as she died the year I was born) on a beach enjoying the sunshine.


Papers are Kaisercraft - Charlottes Dream - from a kit I got recently from Merly Impressions.
I used the peach cardstock as a background for the die-cut after gutting the middle.
The kit contained rub-on sentiments about Mothers/Motherhood and also a pack of die-cut shapes.
I used one of these to add a rub-on as below and taped some ribbons behind.
Two other elements were used to frame the photo which is mounted onto the gutted cardstock.


I used a further die-cut and some rub-on letters I already had to create the message below.
The flowers were punched from the sheet called Vision, the fronds from Fantasy and some brown bazzill scraps I had.


I added some diamante the the centres and also to the swirl.
Futher ribbon twists were added around the floral area.


Again, another fabulous challenge from the Merly Team and a fab kit too - really enjoying it!

Papers used:

 

Thanks for looking - check out the Merly Challenge too.

xxx 


5 comments:

Chrissy said...

A truly beautiful layout Linda and a perfect reason to Scrapbook.

Thank you for taking part in the Challenge.

Chrissy xXx

fatmonica said...

It's a beautiful layout.

Chrissy said...

A truly beautiful layout Linda and a perfect reason to Scrapbook.

Thank you for taking part in the Challenge.

Chrissy xXx

Emilie said...

Linda, so sorr to hear about your mum, I hope that she is well where ever she is now. Your layout is gorgeous and you made a great use of the Charlottes Dream collection! I am so pleased that the challenge came at the right time for you and that you took part! Good luck!

Anita said...

A truly wonderful and very special page Linda....beautifully scrapped x