Hello :)
This week I created a layout in response to more challenges going on at Shimelle.com. This one combines two of the challenges, the current week's challenge to scrapbook using lot's of letters, and a pervious challenge to bring back colour blocking.
I used a layout that Shimelle created in her blog post We're Bringing Back Colourblocking as a guide to creating the structure of the page. I spicked out a Shimelle True Stories patterned paper for my background, and used to floral cluster in the corner to define the colour scheme for the page; pinky-red, turqouise, and yellow. For embellishment I used a few bits and pieces from Jilly Bean Soup and Dear Lizzy, the True Stories branding strip including the "Big Victory" wording, some heart stickers from the Simple Stories I AM sticker sheet, and some soft pink pearls I got at Michaels. I created the scalloped journalling box from a stamp and black dye ink.
The reason I created this page was to remember playing a game at English Camp with my students. We would sit in a circle, rest our right palm on the person's next to us, and clap our hands in sequence as we sang this little tune. "I like candy, I like chocolate, I like bubblegum. Yum, yum, yum!" I had so much fun at camp, and I don't want to forget the lyrics to the songs and details about the games we played. I wanted to document the lyrics in my scrapbook. Therefore this challenge worked out perfectly for this page. Nothing would make a better title than this. When I look at it, the song instantly plays in my head and all of those fond memories flood back.
I used a multitude of different lettering to create the song-lyric title:
- American Crafts grey tile letters
- Echo Park yellow and turquoise letter tiles
- white foam thickers (I can't remember the brand),
- Forever in Time tiny craft and black stickers (from Dollar Tree)
- Alphabet Button Stickers from Forever in Time (from Dollar Tree)
- Martha Stewart Letter Punches
