Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Daddy's Girl

This is a two page layout I did for a few challenges. Cooking With Cricut's challenge is to have at least three flowers on your project. They have a twist though, you can use either of the sketches they have, one for a two page layout and one for a card. The sketches are optional, but I decided to give the layout one a try. I've never used a sketch to create a layout before, so this was fun. I also made this using the color combo provided by Color Throwdown: pear pizzazz, kraft & blushing bride. The challenge at Crafty Creations Challenge is to include birds, polka dots and the color green on your project.

The pages are 12"x12." I used kraft cardstock for the background. The large oval that is split between the two pages is from George and Basic Shapes and is cut at 10" from a green polka dot cardstock. The pink strips are 12"x2 1/2." The birds are both from Home Decor. The one on the left page is cut at 5." I used green cardstock and cut the bird using the shadow feature. I then cut the bird normally from a pale pink polka dot paper. The bird on the right page is cut at 3 1/2" with the green cardstock and the shadow feature, then regularly with the pink polka dot paper. I cut the legs off this bird though. I used eucalyptus Stickles to fill in all the green cardstock on the bird. The flowers are from Shall We Dance. The flower on the left is cut at 3 1/2" and the bunch on the right are cut at 5 1/2." I ran the leaves of the bunch through the Cuttlebug using the Polka Dot embossing folder. The title is from Hannah Montana, cut at 2 1/2." I used cotton candy Stickles on the "girl." The picture mats are cut at 1/4" larger than the previous layer. On the left page: the top mat is for a 4"x6" picture, the bottom left mat is for a 4"x4" picture and the bottom right mat is for a 3"x5" picture. On the right page: the top mat is for a 4"x6" picture and the bottom three are for 3"x3" pictures. Everything is adhered down to the background with my ATG gun, except the birds, which are pop-dotted.

15 comments:

  1. What a beautiful layout! Thanks for playing along with us this week at Cooking with Cricut! Anita

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  2. So soft and sweet. Love the color combination! Nicely done. TFS and thanks for joining us this week at Cooking With Cricut.
    ~Madison CWCDT www.funkycards.blogspot.com

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  3. This layout is so cute!! Love the colors you used. Thanks for playing along with us at Cookign with the Cricut.

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  4. Great layout! Love the colors! Thanks for joing us this week at Cooking with Cricut :)

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  5. How neat to use the colors for a layout! Great job! Thanks so much for playing the Color Throwdown!

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  6. Love this, great job on the sketch and your flowers, they are lovely. Thanks for playing along at Cooking with Cricut this week.

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  7. That's a great way to use the colors! Thanks for joining us at the Color Throwdown this week.

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  8. Great LO, Paula! Love how you incorporated the flowers, the sketch and that cute little birdie. Thanks for joining our floral throwdown at Cooking With Cricut.

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  9. Great job using the sketch and flowers! Thanks for playing along at Cooking with Cricut :)

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  10. This is so pretty! I love the colors that you used! Thanks so much for joining us this week at Cooking with Cricut!

    Stacey
    staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com

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  11. What a pretty card. I love the flowers, they are beautiful! It makes me wish I had Shall We Dance. Thanks for playing with us this week at Cooking With Cricut. Hope to see you back soon :)

    michelle - CWCDT
    http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com

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  12. Beatuful Layout!! I love the colors you used!

    Lots of Cricutlove,
    Erika CWCDT

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  13. Great Lo's Paula ! Love those colors!
    Thanks for playing with us this week at Cooking with Cricut. Good luck with our challenge !

    Have a great Monday ;-)
    http://www.mariaelenaworld.blogspot.com/

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