When I started the page I had in mind the photograph I wanted to use which was a black and white one of my Dad chopping down a very large tree ... while I was looking for that photograph I found this one and the colours were just perfect (there's even some Guacamole coloured green moss on the rocks at the back) ... I love how that kind of thing happens when you work through a project!
The prints I started off with are below ... the first yellow one didn't work and the sheet on the left is where I brayered off my paint. I then tore some strips from this to make the paper ruffle which picks up the (very stylish!) ruched swimwear. I stamped the leaves from ELB01 onto off cuts from the original print to embellish the page ... and found some ribbon with a bit of sparkle ... all very simple. Oh yes I'm the one on the right - in orange - never worn this colour since!
Below are a few junk journal pages made some time ago in a similar style ... just trying stuff out and recording a little about the photograph/event.
Beautiful Gelli print background and nice scrapbook page, Jacqui
ReplyDeleteBeautiful backgrounds, lovely pages.
ReplyDeleteReally like this page, colours, stamps used and the pleating all works beautifully
ReplyDeleteI love this page, Jacqui!
ReplyDeleteLovely page! The background is gorgeous and goes so well with the lovely photo. xx
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely and it made me smile as I had a ruched swimsuit like that!
ReplyDeleteLucy x
Great pages, i love those swimsuits, what a blast from the past! No doubt they will be fashionable again one day.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they will - my vote is for Lycra though - I still find it a bit of a struggle that I have a 'long(ish) past'!!
DeleteI'm sure I had a cozzie like that too Jacqui! Lol! Great page!
ReplyDeleteAlison xx
Women of a certain age??? Lol
DeleteLol, I probably had one of the first cozzies in that style as I was almost in my teens when you had that pic taken and I remember having 2 or 3. The one I really remember though because I hated it was one my beloved Grandmother knitted for me ..... yes knitted! Can you imagine what that looked like wet? Anyway.... your page is beautiful. I love that Gelli background (still haven't used mine after nearly a year). The colours are fab!
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Lesley Xx
Hello plate is great but you have to have space to spread out (I haven't!) and a few techniques up your sleeve - I'm planning a day in my kitchen gelli printing!
DeleteHello plate is great but you have to have space to spread out (I haven't!) and a few techniques up your sleeve - I'm planning a day in my kitchen gelli printing!
DeleteI love everything about that page Jacqui-starting with the fantastic photo!! Love you printing-it's a lot of fun, right?
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