Over at Flying Unicorn one of this month's challenges is to create something with the title ME, Right Now. Now scrapping about myself is not something I usually do but every once in a while I try to force myself to. I have books and books devoted to family members but as for me I'm sorely lacking. I use my scrapping to tell stories and keep memories, I have stories and memories to tell as well.
Any way this was my layout
I started with some The Scrap Cake patterned paper and added color with several stencils. I rubbed black ink through the little squares one and numbers.
I added acrylic paint by Golden through the circles, and then outlined them with charcoal pencil smudging them all after. I then added more stamping using the gears stamp from Club Scrap and an Orange Pitt Pen by Faber Castell.
More stamping using 7 Gypsies & Kaisercraft stamps with black ink.
And as a finishing touch dripped the same acrylic paint I used in my circles down the paper.
One of the requirements was you had to journal 5 things you were doing NOW. While I don't do many pages using my picture I journal even less about myself. I went with semi hidden journaling, cutting up squares of patterned paper, distressing them and tucking them partly behind my photo.
While I do tend to shy away from scrapping myself I have to say I'm glad I jumped on this. It's a happy day.
Have a good one.
Loooove the contrast of colors here! Such a great layout.
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