Lynette here, welcome to the blog today. I have the pleasure of sharing some inspiration for October. My favourite place is the beach. This photo documents a long walk on the beach and finding a precious pansy shell. The shell is very delicate and fragile, so this page will be framed to protect the shell. I used papers from the Penelope Dee Tidal Florals collection.
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Products used:
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Sand dollars
Some close up details:
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I decided that I wanted to let the photos and the pansy shell take center stage, so I kept the embellishing to the minimum.
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I heat embossed the word chipboards.
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The sand dollars and the sea grass was painted with acrylic paint.
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The Pansy Shell takes center stage and to protect it this page will be framed.
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I love the added texture of hand stitching on my pages.
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The final touch was added by splattering some gold twinkling H2O in gold and adding a few enamel dots around the page.
Until next time. Happy crafting.
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