Friday, May 20, 2011

Inspiring Colors!

So last week I sat down and did the color challenge over on the Crate Paper blog. I couldn't pass this one up, I just found it SO inspiring. And the colors were so out of the ordinary for me.

This was the color challenge:




See! Isn't it beautiful! And I knew just what pictures to use with this color scheme. :)

So here's my layout:


And the close up's:

*tip: the leftover part of stickers can be a fun addition to any project. See how under my border sticker, I used part of the leftovers. :)
*tip: don't have the color alphabet that you want to use? Paint them! That's what I did here, I used black foam letters and then painted them blue. :)

I splattered paint after the layout was complete simply because it looked like it needed a bit more of the blue on it.

And here I just stuck a few extra pieces of paper behind the one and curled them all over. Just trying something new. :)

I'm happy with how it turned out. Crate Paper already picked a winner for the challenge as well as some of their favorites, you can view those here.

Well I hope it stops raining here so I can get some outside work done, like mowing the lawn! It's rained all week. And I love the rain, but I am ready for it to stop. I still have a bunch of wood chips sitting in my driveway, waiting to be moved back to the new swing set. I'm ready for the sun.

Thanks for popping in today!

Have a wonderful day!

12 comments:

Murphy's Law said...

absoutely beautiful!! and you're right - those colors are inspiring!!

Patter Cross said...

Oooh, great color challenge. Love what you did with it. Gorgeous layout!

Connie Mercer said...

I'll have to try that~you are right beautiful together and your LO is beautiful!!!

Margie Higuchi said...

Love your take on the color challenge - just beautiful!

Jolanda said...

Very pretty page and Yes amazing colors!
Have a nice weekend!!

Unknown said...

That is a lovely color combination. Your page is gorgeous!

Julie Ann Rachelle Interior Design said...

So beautiful! Lovely!!! xoxo

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

MMMMM! Just lush--love it all!!

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

This is sooooooooooooo GORGEOUS! I loveeeeeeeee the photos and all the details! Just WOW!! Thanks soooooo much for visiting my blog.. I appreciate it! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

rebekah said...

beautiful! love the stenciling and the fold-back-corners with the single cross-stitch - perfect!

Heather Innusa said...

WOW! I love this one too!!! Your take on the color challenge is ah-mazing!!! I love what you did here! Especially where you painted the letters - way cool - and folded the papers in the corner - I so have to give that a try!!! I’m so glad I stopped by - so inspiring!

jacque4u2c said...

This is just beautiful! I love it!!!!