Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Say Cheese!

I have a different kind of a post to share today....it is a little bit of a step by step.

I was interested in joining in on a challenge at Exhaust Your Excess - EYE #4 I'd like to buy a Vowel. The challenge is to use up all those bits and pieces of different lettering. So I thought I would give it a try.

First I gathered up my lettering.....


Then I arranged them on my background paper for the layout I wanted to create....


Next I applied some craft paint...


In different layers. I applied a couple of coats of the beige with a foam brush to cover up the variety of colourful lettering.


Next I dabbed yellow, blue & green on randomly with a baby wipe.


I also added some Adirondak Brights - Alcohol Ink in Citrus & Sailboat Blue randomly.

Then I finished the rest of my layout once I had my background work completed.


This picture was taken after the boy's swimming lessons at the Wayne Gretzky Centre in Brantford, Ontario. Last fall these beautiful lifesize bronze statues were unveiled with the grand reopening of the renovated centre. Aren't they fabulous! Life size statues of Walter, Wayne (as a young boy) and Phylis Gretzky. What a fabulous memorial to Brantford's most famous family.

Here are some closeups of the details...



I used the August Week 1 Sketch from Let's Get Sketchy for inspiration.


I was also inspired by the challenge at Paper Issues which is called Mix Tape, and the challenge is to use a mix of different products.

Here is my product list:
Assorted Thickers lettering, Colorblok Alphabet Stickers, AC Cardstock, Authentique - Curiosity Collection, Adirondak Brights Alcohol Ink, Craft Smart Acrylic Paint, Basic Grey Library Pockets, Tickets from K & Company, Wood Cameras from Maya Road, Wood Veneer by Studio Calico, Buttons from MME and Stick Pin from Little Yellow Bicycle.

Check out these blogs to join in on the fun!
Stay craftly!










22 comments:

  1. That turned out GREAT Sandy! I'm very tempted to try this now! Awesome LO

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  2. Beautifully done, thanks for joining us at LGS, we love having you here!

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  3. Wow ! i love how you dolt....thanks for sharing your layout with us at LGS. good luck!

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  4. Sandy - another STUNNING LO!!! WoW! i LOVE it!!!!
    Thank you for playing along at Let's Get Sketchy

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  5. Love how you did the background with the alphas Awesome job on the sketch! Thank you for scrapping with us at LGS!

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  6. Love how you did the alpha background Sandy! Awesome page! Thanks for joining us at LGS!

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  7. Lovely page. I love the background. Thanks for playing at LGS.

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  8. This is amazing!!!! Great technique!!!

    Thanks for joining us at LGS :-)

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  9. This is a fabulous take on the sketch. Love how the papers compliment your picture. Thank you for joining us at LGS :)

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  10. ok, WOW, WOW, WOW! What a fantastic idea! I love how you created your background! Thank you so much for sharing your LO with us at LGS

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  11. great take on the sketch - love the way you created the background. Thanks for playing along with us at LGS

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  12. have to try this now for sure. Amazing work . Thanks atonne for sharing this with us on LGS

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  13. This is soooo cool and creative. I love how you made the bg....a fantastic take on the challenge. Thank you for playing with us at LGS :)

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  14. amazing use of alpha letters.. great techniques.. thanks for playing along with LGS sketch

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  15. Awesome tutorial on how to use up letter stickers! I love your take on the sketch, thanks for joining us at LGS!

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  16. Awesome job with the alphas Sandy, love it! Fantastic page! Thanks for joining us at LGS :)

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  17. Awesome page and love the clever use of the thickers. Thank you so much for playing with us at the LGS!!

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  18. your page turned out sooo fun!!! LOVE it!!! thanks sooo much for playing along with LGS!!!

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  19. Love this idea Sandy. This LO turned out great and is so fun!! Thanks so much for sharing!!

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  20. Thanks for playing along, Sandy - love the effect of this!!

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  21. Great idea for those great idea for those left over alphas! Thank you for linking up to the current link party on the Paper Issues blog!

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