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cuteness everyday

11/16/2014

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Here's my latest Creative Scrappers layout!  These pups, they are so cute I can hardly stand it.  These two were not amused by costume time, but luckily for them, it doesn't last long.  I once thought I wasn't an animal person, especially dogs.  I was wrong.  I spent my teen years living a small farm in Iowa.  We had pigs, horses, dogs, cats, birds, gerbils, you name it, but taking care of them was always my sister's passion and I never became invested.  I was too busy trying to escape my small town, reading books, and hanging out with friends.  Now these two dogs have changed everything and I can't imagine a life without them.  I sometimes fantasize about escaping the business of present and returning to a quiet farm life with a bunch of animals.  

This came together so easily and I enjoyed the creative process from start to finish.  This is great news, because lately I've been laboring over layouts and struggling to get them to come together.  I make a layout and then I'm annoyed with it afterwards.  However, I think it's one of my favorite layouts to date and I find more things to like when I look at it.  I especially love the close ups, which I shared below. 
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Here's the sketch that inspired this layout, Creative Scrappers Sketch 282.  Check out the blog for more inspiration and play along with us for a chance to win the November kit from Paper Camellia! 
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As you can see, I'm a little obsessed with pink lately, especially when mixed with teal.  I can't get enough.  Here's a couple process photos where you can see the early stages of this layout.  I actually started with a completely different background, but  after spending a morning trying to make it work, I gave up and started over.  This one came together so much easier and I'm glad I didn't try to force the other.  I started with gesso and mist and then mixed Heidi Swapp's color shine and modeling paste before applying to the heart stencils.  Inspired by my love of free-motion quilting, I sewed different patterns on the bottom circles and sewed around the paper edges.  I added different wood embellishments that I tinted with color shine.  I use that stuff on everything.  
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Dimension, stamping, layers, and mixed media = all of my favorite things.  Here's some closeups... 
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