Our family loves going to Normandale Lake on the 3rd of July to watch the fireworks. It works great as we beat the huge crowds and Bloomington does a spectacular show. We took a selfie while it was still light.
I did several techniques on this page. The beautiful Creative Embellishment chipboard was heat embossed with WOW's Unicorn Magic and Bright White to get a glittery gold and white effect. I also used WOW's Cardinal Red embossing powder.
Because of the crowded environment, the background on the photo was very distracting, so I fussy cut vellum and put it on the top third of the picture. Now you only see us! I also matted the tiny photo with vellum to help it stand out.
To finish off this page, I added machine stitching to the Pebbles & Pink Paislee paper, paper buttons and Heidi Swapp stars. This page is based on a sketch from STUCK?! Sketches.
This page is entered in:
- The "4th of July Adventures" challenge (LM #352) at Lasting Memories
- The July 15th Challenge at Stuck?! Sketches
- The July Challenge at Creative Embellishments
- Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #38 "Altered Embellishments"
- The "Multicolor Embossing" July challenge at WOW!
Thanks for stopping by,
-june
Fabulous 4th of July layout. Love that cut file for your title...just perfect for your patriotic layout. Great use of the red, white & blue for the Lasting Memories challenge. Amazing take on the sketch for Stuck?! Sketches. Thanks for playing along with both Lasting Memories and Stuck?! Sketches this month.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea to use the vellum! I love what you did with the CE chipboard too! Thanks for joining us at CREATIVE EMBELLISHMENTS!
ReplyDeletei love the embossing on the chipboard!!! great memories and a great project! thanks for joining us at Mixed Media Monthly challenge!
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful layout and I love that you fussy cut the vellum and added it to your photo - great idea! Thank so much for sharing with us at Lasting Memories! -Lori DT
ReplyDeleteHello, GENIUS!? Using the vellum to cover the busy background is truly inspiring! I would have NEVER thought of that. I will definitely be using your inspiration! Also, I adore your page! The firework background is amazing, and I LOVE the shimmery embossing! Thanks so much for playing with us at Lasting Memories.
ReplyDeletePerfect 4th of July page, and so patriotic! Thanks for joining in our challenge at Creative Embellishments.
ReplyDeleteLovely 4th of July page! And you did a great job with the CE chipboard. Thanks for joining us at Creative Embellishments!
ReplyDeleteWow, such a fabulous project! Love how you put it together, the end result looks super! Thanks so much for adding it to our challenge at Mixed Media Monthly!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful way to celebrate a special occasion and I love the idea of the vellum to soften the busy background. Thanks for joining us at Stuck?! Sketches!
ReplyDeleteFabulous patriotic page! Love all the sparkle and how you used a tag to hold your photo. So happy you played with us at Stuck?! Sketches!
ReplyDeletegreat pic! and sounds like a good time. supper page! Thanks for joining us at Creative Embellishments
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! Thanks for playing along with Creative embellishments!
ReplyDeletesuper fun love it! Thanks for playing with us at Creative Embellishments :)
ReplyDeleteFantastic Independence day layout! So glad you joined us at Stuck?! Sketches!
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun page.. Thank you for sharing with us ladies over at Creative Embellishments.
ReplyDeletefabulous take on the sketch.. and great job with the Creative Embellishement challenge... thanks for playing along with CE
ReplyDeleteTotally rocked this challenge with your 4th of july page. Thanks for participating in our Creative Embellishments july challenge.
ReplyDeleteFabulous page!!Thanks for playing with us at Creative Embellishments! :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome 4th of July page! Love the photos, creatively altered chippies, and layering! Thanks for playing along with the Creative Embellishments July Challenge! :D
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