Pro 31 Designs & Gecko Galz Layout

Happy Sunday Friends!!

Well today you will see something that I rarely do...LOL.  That would be a LAYOUT.  It is  not that I can't do layouts.  It is more the "I have boys" that don't really want photos taken, or act goofy in the photo, and frankly I like pinks and greens, so boy pages done in those colors work..but are not my thing.

Why am I doing a layout?  Anna at Pro 31 Designs, set a design team challenge, to create a Layout.  Right up till this morning, I was not planning on participating..lol.  All of a sudden at 8am, an idea came to me.  Here is what I came up with.  I will have to say,  I actually had fun!  But don't tell anyone, because I don't want anyone to think I am becoming a Layout kind of gal...LOL.

I started out with a sheet of Graphic 45 (black  patterned paper), then used two patterns from the "Neverland Digi Paper Pack" from Gecko Galz (blue & green patterns).  The Frames around the photos are from Gecko Galz Frame's Collection.  I distressed all my edges first with a craft knife and then inked with Ranger's Vintage Photo.  I used dimensional squares to elevate each of my layers.  The boys are in their Boy Scout Uniforms.  I used Inkscape and my Black cat Cougar to cut out the frames and all my text.

Look at all my fabulous embellishments from Pro 31 Designs.  I used the rosette ribbon trim in Golden Yellow and Burgundy.  Brown Crystal Wheat sprays and brown acrylic flower.  My favorite champagne pearls, brown blingy bling mesh and May Arts leaf trim in ivory& brown.  The small flower flatback pearls in ivory and one black crystal flower.

I have some of the medium ivory mulberry roses, black drop bead trim, clear crystal flowers vine spray and ivory pearl sprays.  I did stitching in the upper left and lower right by hand.  I LOVE how this turned out!!

I just love how all the colors look so rich and go so well together!  Yummy!!  I used a hot glue gun to apply glue for all of my embellishments.

The clear crystal flowers are off a a flower sprig, and I simply added some brown blingy bling mesh or pearl for the centers.  I also used some of the bronze pearls by the yard.  Overall I still think it looks masculine...and yet beautiful.

Close up of the frames and the boys.  I used regular card stock to print these out.  

Thank you for visiting me today!!  I hope you enjoyed my Layout.  Thank you Anna for the fun challenge!  I will put this in a vintage frame and hang it on the wall next to the other "3" layouts I have done...LOL.


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Have a great day!!

Hugs!!

Heather


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