Sunday, March 6, 2011

Going Green!

I found three fun challenges to try this weekend! I choose to do the sketch from Sketches In Thyme. The green challenge over at Really Reasonable Ribbon, anything green and to use ribbon/lace or trim. I also joined in the Green Blog Hop at The Paper Variety. 
I decided to not just use the color GREEN but to use recycled paper from DCWV, The Green Stack! I really liked this paper when I came across it at Joann Fabrics. I also recycled raffia ribbon from a wedding I had gone to, it was tied around some note cards!


I have to tell you I took this picture with lamp light because I was gone all day. Not the best quality but what cha gonna do! Here you can see that I hand stitched on my letters to add a little Green. I had just seen this on one of the blogs I follow and loved how she sew'd on her letters! I'm sorry I don't remember who to give credit too.


Here you can see the picture better! I used pop dots under the word together to add a little dimension.

Here you can see the distressing and chaking a little closer.


The Sketch from Sketches In Thyme.


My Recipe:
The Paper Studio - Affinity
DCWV - The Green Stack
Jewel Stickers
Chatterbox Chipboard Tags
Ribbon
Staples
Foam Tape
Sanding/distressing
Raffia 
Studio 112
Corrugated Kraft Alphas- Jillibean Soup
DNC Floss

Hope you like my LO!
~Kim





10 comments:

~jan said...

What a wonderful layout, Kim! Love the photo so much! :) I love that paper too, it is some of my favorite! Thanks for sharing this with us at The Paper Variety!

abusybee - DoubleClick Connections said...

Great work! Love the colors on this!

Random Acts of Krafting said...

I love your family layout. The corrugated title and the handwritten text is even more fantastic. Thank you for playing with us at Sketches In Thyme.
Hugs
Tanya

patti west said...

hi Kim! Your lo is beautiful!! Love the stitching on the title letters, the fab pic - and how you tied some twine around it! Looks great!! :) Thanks for sharing at the Paper Variety!

Barb Craft said...

Kim... this LO is beautiful! I love all the distressing you did on it and the pop dotting adds some nice dimesion! Love it!
barb :)

Dawnll said...

I love the distressing and stitching, two of my favorites.
Thank you for joining us this week at
sketches In Thyme
Hope you come back real soon.

Yara said...

Hi Kim! Love your family layout! Love the composition and how you did the distressing! Thanks so much for playing with us at The Paper Variety!

April said...

What a fabulous page! I love your design. :) Thanks for playing along with us at The Paper Variety!
- April

Bonnie Garby said...

Great layout! Thanks so much for participating in our Really Reasonable Ribbon challenge.

Erin Reed said...

this is great!! i love those colors and your cardboard family letters are wonderful!! thanks for joining us at sketches in thyme!!