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Friday, February 19, 2010

Is it really Friday again???? New SOUS challenge!

Hey everyone.....hope this finds you all well....this weeks submission for SOUS...S(NO)W ANGEL...
I loved this fantastic Liz Qualman sketch so much I had to turn it into a two page layout. The pictures of Mcauley during a recent snow were just perfect for the pages. I adore the large photo...such an ornery look on his face....hence the title. Liz created this wonderful sketch as an original design for the SOUS challenge blog....what an honor to have a sketch created just for us!
I really love blues and browns together and really like these papers by Deja Views 'Home' collection....all the papers came from this stack. My photo frames and flourish are from Sentimentals....the marquee border is from Home Accents..the winter cuts and the font are all from Winter Woodlands except for the smallest snowflake which is a MS punch. The circle and the () are from Lyrical Letters. I also added some heart doily's I picked up on sale after Valentines day. Lots of distressing with some cherry craft stain and special touches of blue and white pearl paints.

I used both my swirl and swiss dots embossing folders to accent some of the cuts.

I could not resist adding these butterfly wings (Sentimentals) to my fun little snowmen. I used buttons and bling to give them some character as well as a little toothpick painted orange for the nose. I had some fun metal emblellies in my stash...the carefree tag and the word 'fun'....I love these little mini calendars to help preserve the date of the event.
A heart bingo card by Jenni Bolin, a little badge and another metal embellishment 'cool' on this page as well.
Just another look at the other snowman.
I found the little snowflake buttons during the holidays....
I did a dictionary look-up of memories and impression....printed on off white paper...distressed and then added some tiny hinges to hold this one to the page.
I just love the font on Winter Woodlands.
This is another really fun week @ SOUS...we have another talented guest designer and this fabulous sketch....hope you will hop on over and check it out. Speaking of hop......we have a DT blog hop in the works for next week.....so stay tuned for that!
Thanx for stopping by and leaving your wonderful comments....you have no idea how much your encouragement means to me!!

22 comments:

  1. Oh my Sandy this is an awesome layout and you put it all together soooo perfectly! The look on Mcauley's face is priceless. Love the blues and browns! Have a great weekend!

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  2. Wow Sandy so much detail, I just love the fact that there are all the pictures to highlight them as it really makes you look again. Mcauley looks like he had so much fun. I too love browns and blues together. Hope you are feeling better.

    hugs
    Kaye x

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  3. This is fabulous! I love how you made it vintage looking. Love the colors and all the details. The embossing is great! and the pictures so much fun. Great job!!!!!

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  4. OMG!!!! A two pager!?! You are amazing!! This is just outstanding! The amount of details you put into this... the "snow" on the embellishments... the way you did the title...the embossed wings on the snowman!! How creative is that?! And absolutely adorable!! And I so need to get some of those mini calendar pages... lovin' those... perfect for a vintage look!! WOW! Another fabulous LO Sandy!!
    Barb :)

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  5. wow thats sooo pretty and a lot of work..wonderfull job:)

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  6. Sandy love this layout, the colors are just yummy and fab detail. Hugs

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  7. Another stunning creation!!! Beautiful! Love the title...

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  8. OMWord Sandy, where do I start!!! This is absolutely GORGEOUS!!! Every tiny detail is so amazing!!! This is truly a work of art!!! I love everthing about it!!

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  9. Gorgeous page, Sandy .. love the earth tone take on a snow page .. and the wings on the snowman .. so divine along with his little tooothpick nose. Just love it all! Those frames on Sentimentals are all fab! Wonderfully done as lwasy!

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  10. Darn it..I don't think I even have time to go into everything I love here (I am saying it again..this week is our best week ever!)
    Lets see..I love the scarf, the metal accents, the angel wings on mr snowman, the embossing, the snow clothes cuts, the doily..well, everything really...really really really love it all!

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  11. Where do you begin telling you what we like... this is like a work of art! Look at all the detail, then color, the photos, the embellies are unreal and the snowflakes and wings on the snowman... I just love this Layout and then you doubled the size.... and you haven't been feeling good? I should be this sick! Thanks for once again sharing your beautiful work and talent! (PS I sent an email to you via SOUS)

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  12. Stunning again this week! I adore your colors, your snowflakes, those photos, and of course, your snow angel! This is fantastic! I love your liquid pearls.....so many yummy details in this! You go girlie!
    Blessings,
    Kim xXx

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  13. Such a fabulous layout sandy.. I loved looking at every little thing over and over again.. so many wonderful things to catch you eye!! I too like the expression on Mcauleys face in that photo, so funny!
    Great colors and I too adore those papers, they are so perfect..
    hugs
    Nanné

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  14. OMGOSH Sandy this is sooooo awesoem love all the love you put into your work...every detail is just perfect!!
    Thank you sooo much for inviting me to be your GD I loved working with this sketch!You have been such a blessing to me!
    hugs
    Brenda

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  15. Sandy - way to go girl! This layout rocks! You could spend hours just looking at all the details!
    The pictures are great! How did you manage to get three pictures? I was lucky when I would only get one!

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  16. Sandy!!!!! thank you so much for your kind words! I tried to find your e-mail but could not find it. I wanted to let you know that God is on your side and you are so precious to Him!!!!! Keep trusting Him and I pray you get to know Him better and better everyday of your life. My e-mail is: beatrizguzman58@yahoo.com.
    Hugs and kisses!!!!!!!!!!!
    Beatriz

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  17. This is so so beautiful!!!! Wow lady, I am always amazed by your attention to details. It would be fun to sit next to you and crop, and see your creative process in action!

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  18. I don't know where to begin, it is all so wonderful Sandy! The papers are fantastic and I love all the snowflakes, hats and gloves. The metal carefree and fun tags are too cute and I love the creativity of the wings behind the snowman!

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  19. Sandy...thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving such kind words!! You are just to uber sweet! You always manage to find something nice to say.... thank you for that! :) As for those butterflies...I used paper from Michaels (Recollections - translucent) that were left over from my daughter's valentine's project!! As for the machine... I put my blade at a 3 and pressure on medium... and then cut it 2xs... slowing down helps as well. I still get some tearing, especially on the smaller butterflies antenneas but the rest usually cuts pretty well!! Happy scrapping this weekend!! Hope you get tons done!
    Barb :)

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  20. Hey GF... I know I have already left you some love, but just wanted to come and tell ya I have a little something for you on my blog.. Hope you get a minute to come and grab it..
    You so deserve this award..
    hugs
    Nanné

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  21. Sandy, you are so awesome - these layouts always bring a smile to my face as I view each detail in wonderment. I really love what you do and you talk about inspiring - girlfriend, YOU inspire ME! You take scrapping to another level of beautiful and magnificent in the same breath. You make paper look so much better than the manufacturer intended! It's magical what you do. I love those snowmen - they are fun with the embossed butterfly wings. The Santa hat and mittens add a nice color balance with a wintry feel. Beautiful! Incredibly beautiful! ;D

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  22. You amaze me GF...I'm so lovin this two pager...gorgeous. The pic's are too cute and the details...well...AWESOME of course!!!!

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