Girly Afternoon!

Well, spring has sprung and even though it isn't saying it on the temperature gauge it definitely feels much warmer!

I am here today to share with you my take on Jane's fantastic September challenge.

The challenge is to take inspiration from the mood board; to use the word LOVE somewhere on your project; use a mixed media element and do some fussy cutting.

For my project I have been inspired by the flowers, butterflies and the aqua colour.

Here is what I came up with...

I love this photo of these two great ladies and I on their last visit. We had a lovely afternoon visiting some of the wineries and tourist places in the area.

I have used the gorgeous paper collection by 49 and Market 'Vintage Artistry'...a very user-friendly collection. I started with one of the patterned papers, the Distress Oxide 'Old Paper' and a Kaisercraft template 'Roses' to add some interest.

I then added some Heidi Swapp Metallique Texture Paste 'Teal' through the template. This is my mixed media element and the colour from the mood board.

I layered some pattern papers behind the photo and embossed one piece using the Kaisercraft Embossing Folder - Tiny Roses.

I also added some clear doilies that I had in my collection.

I then went to work on the posy of flowers at the bottom of my layout.

I have fussy cut flowers from the 49 and Market papers and I have also used the Uniquely Creative metal dies 'Bloom Outlines Die.'

I painted some of the die blooms with Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint in 'Light Patina' and 'Vintage Rose'

A couple of stickers from my stash and the layout is complete.

I hope that you have enjoyed looking at my layout today - cannot wait to see your entries this month...

~Mel~