Friday, September 16, 2016

Beach Vibes, My Tribe - A Challenge YOURself layout

Happy Friday!

So so glad it's the freakin' weekend!

I'm also very happy with how my layout for today's post turned out! I used a lovely prompt from the wonderful blog, Challenge YOURself, to use sewing on a layout, as well as include a picture of myself.

Well, amidst all this fall crafting going on in my house, I have snuck in a pic from our recent beach trip!


I actually mentioned earlier in the year that one of my scrappy goals was to use more sewing on my pages, so this challenge was perfect for that #goal! Here's a close up of my sewing. I just ran lengths of wooly lime twine into my sewing machine as I zig-zag stitched around the border & I love the texture it added!


Originally the title was "My Tribe," but Beach Vibes just hit me & I had to go with it!


A few ephemera, some strategically placed to cover a body bit that was not so flattering, and boom - page done! I even used a negative from the cute little sun tab cut file I cut for my TN for this trip. I'm really enjoying my layers lately!


Supplies:
Striped patterned paper and vellum - Studio Calico
all other Patterned paper - Pink Paislee Citrus Bloom
Paper ephemera - Pebbles
Twine - Michaels
glitter alphas - Heidi Swapp
Transparent alphas - Amy Tangerine


Thanks for looking!

9 comments:

  1. Super page, love the zig zag makes a beautiful border!

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  2. Your layout is fabulous, Natalie! I love the colors, your awesome photo, and your entire design. I especially like the way you stitched so creatively on your page!!! Thank you so much for joining us at Challenge YOUrself this month. We are very happy that you did!

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  3. Loving that stitching around the edges - really works on this layout.

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  4. Clever stitching technique! Love your layout and photo of you all. Thank you for playing along with us at Challenge YOUrself.

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  5. Fabulous layout Natalie, love the layering and stitching! Thanks for joinig us at Challenge YOUrself!

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  6. What a very cool layout! Love your pattern papers and design! That stitching is just AWESOME!! Thanks for playing along with us at the Challenge YOUrself Blog this month!

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  7. Beautiful layout, I love the twine and the title is perfect! thanks for joining us over at Challenge YOUrself!

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  8. Great page! Thanks for joining with Challenge YOURself!

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  9. Lovely page!!! Thank you for joining us at Challenge YOUrself! Åsa x

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