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Thursday 7 March 2013

Weekend - OUAS March Challenge

Hi Everyone

I am so pleased that it is almost weekend, and that Friday is just around the corner!

I have finished my OUAS layout, but admittedly it took me a few days! I am happy with how it turned out, but a few elements were giving me grey hairs! I am still not sure about 1 or 2 elements, but overall, I think it turned out okay! Do you sometimes have layouts like that?

Anyways, here's the sketch.



Here's my version.


I used Little Yellow Bicycle "Saturdays" papers and accents. The chippies are Celebr8 and Design Worx and the chippie alpha's are Enmarc. The flowers are Petaloo.

I did some Gesso work and stamping on the background, and also used Gesso on the ladder and fence for texture, with Enmarc Dazzles.

Here are some close-ups.



This one shows a close-up of my journalling.


The journalling says:  Weekends are for swimming, lying by the pool and generally spending time outside.  We often go to Oumie and Oupie and swim and then lie in the sun! The dogs join us and we have a whale of a time.  This photo is exactly that - You lying next to the pool at Oumie and Oupie!

I love this photo of my son, he cannot get enough of the pool in summer, and so most weekends are spent very close to the pool and in the garden! This is what summer weekends are about - SUN, SWIM, RELAX!

Thanks for stopping by!
Hope you have a super evening!
Denise x

20 comments:

  1. Love this!! So bright and fun! Love all your layers and embellishments!

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  2. beautiful your layout is really shining greetings janneke

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  3. Loving your stamping and gesso work...artistic! Pretty design and nice photo too!
    Hugs,
    Asmah

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  4. Wow Denise this is amazing!! Love the design elements if this LO.

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  5. Wow love this, very nice picture of your son love all those layers and embellishments and gesso work totally stunning layout.

    Groetjes Tina

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  6. Your layout is beautiful. I love the texture paste that you have allowed to go over your photo. So much texture..gorgeous.

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  7. Lovely layout Denise! Oh yes my DD is just the same. In fact she is in the pool every afternoon after school!!

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  8. fabulous layout, love the sun made of string, so cool :)

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  9. Awesome! I love the masked background and the sun! =)

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  10. Fabulous layout :) Love the background, and the summer feeling I get from this layout :) Thank you for the inspiration :D

    Kristine89

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  11. Very beautiful!How many interesting details. Awesome.

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  12. Awesome LO Denise.. so many lovely layers and textures!! LOVE your sweet sun embellishment too! Thanks so much for sharing with us at OUAS!

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  13. Denise, i love it! love the photo so much and how you worked with your imagination with some elements. I also see that you really found your style.
    and thank you for playing with us at OUAS!

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  14. this is so cool, Denise! a real summer chill! I like your sun and the way your gesso gets over the photo - nice detailing!
    by the way, my Afrikaans is better than just writing the name of the school :-))))) but I am glad ~i could impress you even with that :-)))))

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  15. This is AMAZING Denise, everything about it is just so perfect, and what a cute photograph!!

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  16. What a great take on the sketch Denise! Love that twine sun! x

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  17. Oh my, what a beautiful take on this sketch, Denise! Every single detail, from the twine sun to the ladder and fence, looks amazing!!!!

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  18. This is so great! Love all the elements that tie in so well with your theme!

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  19. Ooh love this! I love all the texture added with the corrugated pieces, awesome! So glad you joined us at OUAS!

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  20. Amazing, amazing, amazing! LOOOOVING that sunshine!

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