Wonder and Delight
A layout made for PennyWise Arts
A few years ago I was a scrapbooker for the PennyWiseArts Design Team. I loved the challenge of adding micro beads to any project assignment. For this assignment, Suzanne sent a packet of Basic Grey papers with a Christmas theme. I knew which pictures I wanted to use and began the layout process. Before adhereing the various papers, pictures, and design elements to the base pages, I contemplated how to go about using micro beads; because of the plaid papers, using strips of O’So Sticky tape (PennyWiseArts’ version of industrial strength, double sided adhesive) and silver beads.
I have to say that I was quite pleased with the way the Christmas tree element in the upper left-hand corner of the page below turned out; I love it. It’s always a joy when you envision something and are able to actually make it work for you. I used a Christmas tree ornament rubber stamp to stamp and emboss on off-white colored paper several times. Once the image was stamped and embossed, I cut out each one. Then, I laid them out side by side in a triangular (tree) shape; the over all design was too big. So, I pushed them closer together, overlapping a few and they looked better. It was at that point that I began adhereing the ornaments to a piece of cardstock; the ornaments that were atop others were adhered using foam tape. Suzanne, the Queen of Beads and owner of PennyWiseArts, had included ribbons and fibers in the supply package; there was a piece of small red twine…perfect! Painstakenly, I tied teeny-tiny little red bows and adhered them to the top of each of those little ornaments. I was pleased with the outcome, so considered it well worth the effort.
A layout I made for PennyWiseArts.com
The two little boys in these pictures are my sons…now grown men…I really miss those two little boys but could not be more proud of the men they’ve grown to be…and as a substitute, they each gave me a wonderful little grandson. Interestingly enough, the little shopping cart in the left-hand picture is still at my house; although it’s slightly worse for wear, those two grandsons play with it. Now that’s recycling!
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