Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Jillibean Soup | Thankful...

Hello Everyone!  I wanted to share with you today, a layout created for Jillibean Soup.  It's been a busy month during November and I've got an even busier month starting yesterday! So I took a moment to be thankful.  Thankful indeed, that these two boys got to play a glorious season of hockey and in their first season became members of the champion team.

"Thankful

products used: cs - American Crafts; pp - Jillibean Soup (Holly Berry Borscht, Cool as a Cucumber); alpha - Mix the Media stencil; other - Jillibean Soup: wood sprinkles, woodgrain stampables, note card, label sticker, wood veneer stars; white thread, yellow embroidery floss; tools - water colour paint, machine stitching.


I played around with watercolours this month.  The title and small die cut leaves were cut from normal cardstock after the water colours were applied. The title was traced from the Jillibean Soup Mix the Media "Thankful" stencil. Before I trimmed around the title, I hand stitched with coordinating embroidery floss.


The bright pops of orange against the wood plank patterned paper background really help highlight the texture on both the patterned paper and the die cut leaves.


The rest of the layout has layers of woodgrain, on woodgrain.  In the baggie I have included hidden journaling and the frame helps draw the eye to the collection of trinkets in the lower corner.

The larger leaves were traced from ones found in my garden and then carefully cut with a sharp knife.  I certainly had fun playing with a few simple techniques and no doubt will be trying them again sometime soon.  Thanks for visiting today...x



 
 


9 comments:

Ashley Horton said...

Wow!! Love this awesome layout, Leanne!!

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

Gorgeous! LOVING the wood grain and the leaves!!!!!!

Lizzy Hill said...

ADORE your water coloured hand cut leaves!!! They look almost as terrific as your winner boys, here:):)

Lizzyc said...

This is fabulous... love how you have created the leaves...

cghundley said...

Beautiful layout
with all that
twine and leaves!
Carla from Utah

Miriam Prantner said...

Beautiful layout! Wonderful fall colors and I love those leaves!

Juliana Michaels 17turtles said...

Such a great design! I love the orange!!!

Lucinde | Lucilight said...

Great layout! Love the leaves

jacque4u2c said...

Loving all the yummies of this layout. So pretty!