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Monday, September 28, 2009

Up Close and Personal Creative Twist Challenge

Christina challenged us to come up with a project that was "up close and personal", so here is a close up of me and a personal thought to go with it. I loved this challenge because I took it as an opportunity to scrap myself....how much more personal can you get!


After seeing so many beautiful floral branches on layouts I decided to try to make one...I am very pleased with the outcome and how wonderful to be able to match my papers. Watch for a tutorial on Stuck On U Sketches....I will let you now when it is posted. I sewed my circle frame (cut from Lyrical Letters) on my machine, I love the little touch of color the pink thread added. I added pearl paint to the scalloped mat (cut from A Child's Year) and title (Winter Woodlands font)....a fav of mine lately.


Each of the flowers were handmade with cricut cuts...two of them are Plantin hearts and the other is Graphically speaking. I love these big gold buttons, picked up at my local WM in a variety bag for very little money. The mat underneath is cut by welding a Storybook border in DS....it really makes lovely intricate cuts. The corners are also a Storybook cut.


My lace is once again a WM find...in the bridal aisle...I added some adhesive pearls...The Indie Art butterfly has lots of stickles and bling. Sharon Barrett (a dear mb friend) commented that she thought the fence was my signature and I have to admit I love to use it. This one is cut from My Community, I stretched it in DS, it is embossed with my Cuttlebug and look how sweet the little Storybook hinges look on it!


There is a tutorial for the flower on the right already posted on Stuck On U Sketches. The large pink flower is my take on the rose tutorial I found at swirlydoos, I used cardsock. All of my leaves were cut from A Child's Year...chalked and stickled. The background paper is from the DC WV sweetheart stack, all else is just card stock. The mini K&Co frame holds a quote by Thoreau..."Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each others eye's for an instant?" I loved using my cricut and bargain center finds to create this page....I hope you will hop over to Creative Twist to see what the other DT members came up with. Christina is also participating in a blog hop until the 3Oth....join in the fun!

17 comments:

  1. This is beautiful, and this is a great pic, your eyes are stunning in it.

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  2. Awesome layout Sandy, the flower vine is stunning, I have a few of them as well, will need to USE them - and your own made flowers are so beautifully done - and all the Cricut cuts - very nice xx

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  3. Amazing detail GF and I so enjoy each and every layout you do. They seem to just get better and better. Think my mojo took a walk last week and hasn't come back yet. If you see him, send him back!

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  4. Stunning, stunning and stunning. Wow you just keep producing amazing layouts. Love the picture, and I agree the fence is definately your signature. The butterflies are gorgeous and the flowers are so beautiful. So many beautiful details.

    hugs
    Kaye x

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  5. Your pages are so beautiful....I look and look and I still can't take in all those wonderful details. Thank you for sharing.
    Betty

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  6. SANDY!! You outdo yourself every single time. I seriously don't know how you do it. Your style is just simple amazing. I wouldn't know where to begin to make one your LOs. You.are.awesome.girl!
    xo

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  7. This is absolutely gorgeous!! I love all the soft pinks and your vine is divine!! The flowers are beautiful and I just love how you put it all together!!

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  8. just wanted to pop and say how much I love this layout of yours.. It so beautiful with the softness of the pink and those awesome flowers of yours.. excellent work GF...
    cheers
    Nanné

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  9. you never cease to amaze me with your talent and your attention to details! this layout is absolutely beautiful, stunning, and gorgeous! and what a pretty photo of yourself too! love the "misty" look you did on it as well! i just love your work period, girl!

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  10. WOW! That LO is gorgeous! I love all the detail!

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  11. AMAZING!!! The papers and layout are beautiful and those flowers... WOW!

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  12. So beautiful!

    Thanks for playing with us at Practical Scrappers!

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  13. Fantastic lo! Lovin all the details! It is hard to do lo's of yourself & this one turned out great! tfs ;)

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  14. Sandy! This is breathtaking! I adore all the details and your flowers are super fabulous...I love the colors and well, just everything. Beautiful!

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  15. Oh my gosh..I have been a terrible blog friend to you guys! and haven't posted in forever so here I am...finally! Your projects have been to die for!!! LOVE the flower and the tutorial on the Sketches blog...you guys are awesome!!! kiss n' hugz!

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  16. wow this is beautiful Sandy!! Such a pretty lady! It's nice to put a face with the folks you talk to!! I love the flowers and branches! Your work AMAZES me. The details in your work is crazy beautiful...hence the name DETAILS by Sandy hahaha take care!!!

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