Life is Sweet

I challenged myself (and I guess I've been thinking about it since early this morning) to do another interpretation of Sketch #6 from the Filipino Scrapbookers Challenge Blog.  The object is to use the same sketch, the same set of pictures, the same stamps, but give the layout a completely different feel.  If you've seen my previous entry (click here to check it out), you'll find that it's simple and a bit formal (lots of florals, monochromatic and also very structured)... quite appropriate for wedding photos.  For this one, I wanted it to be more playful.  So I used bold colors (mostly pink, to get as close to monochromatic as it could) and put many of the elements askew.  I curled up the edges of the pennants on the banner to make them look more dimensional (and also a bit realistic, like they're flapping in the wind).  I also rotated the sketch 90 degrees clockwise.  Best of all, I used up a lot of scraps for this one - the only new stuff I used were the mini-brads and the embossed frame, which I've had in my stash for a long time now, it's just great that I get to use them finally.  This is actually a bit of a stretch for me making something that looks less structured and carefree, but I look at it and it just makes me feel happy.

Materials:  Patterned paper (Colorbok and assorted scraps), embossed frame (Papemelroti), cardstock, mini-brads, gem and letter stickers (All About Scrapbooking), border sticker (K & Company), pen (Faber-Castell), ink (Studio G & Tsukineko), tools - border punch (Fiskars & Martha Stewart Crafts).