Sunday, March 29, 2015

Off The Rails March Challlenge

This is the first Off The Rails challenge that I have done, but I don't think it will be the last. The challenge was to be inspired by the following sketch and colour scheme, designed by Fiona Paltridge:
I recently went to the E2C retreat in South Australia, where I met a lot of lovely women, including Fiona, although we've been facebook friends for some time - I think I need to admit I might have been a little star struck - lol - (but it truly was an honour to meet you Fiona).
Anyway, this is one of the challenges I did at the retreat, and I loved it. The colours and the sketch worked well for one of the photos from my recent hot air balloon ride (a 50th birthday present).
I used a TCW stencil and ink to create the hexagon background, then layered a heap of patterned paper together, in a technique I learned at the retreat in a class with Kim Price, and a technique I now call "just stick it down". I have then added a few different embellishments and rubons to my page with some cotton. I think this layout took me about 2 hours to create - a far cry from my usual 7-8 hours of procrastination, lol.
Thanks for looking at my layout and any comments you may leave.
Fly, Be Free


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6 comments:

  1. BeeceecreativityMarch 29, 2015 at 9:39 PM

    OMG amazing photo.. great take on the challenge and thanks for playing along at OTR

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  2. UnknownMarch 31, 2015 at 9:23 AM

    Love this page. great photo, great title and love the 'just stick it down' technique

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  3. UnknownMarch 31, 2015 at 5:04 PM

    This is a lovely layout. Thank you for joining our challenge at Off The Rails Scrapbooking.

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  4. Fiona Paltridge DesignsMarch 31, 2015 at 6:16 PM

    Bravo!!! That balloon is so enticing. I love the way you've framed it on this page. Thank you so much for joining us over at OTR xx

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  5. Heather McMahonMarch 31, 2015 at 8:25 PM

    This is fabulous Sandra! What a stunning photo! It was so great to meet you at e2c and to now be able to put a face to the name. Thanks for playing along at Off The Rails <3

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    1. SandraApril 1, 2015 at 8:05 PM

      Thanks Heather, it was great to meet you too.

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