It's our final Lasting Memories challenge for November, and I have thoroughly enjoyed being inspired by children's books. This week's book, Madeline, might be a little less well known than some of the others, but it was one of my favorites as a little girl. I loved the fun rhymes and the mix of line drawings and painting. For my inspiration, I pulled a bunch of things: the colors on the cover (plus yellow is prominently featured inside) and the repetition of the 2 straight lines, which inspired me to add the green lines with the 'hats" on them. Even though the hats have nothing to do with my pictures, I think they look like a design feature, so I am going with that! I also used a name as my title and added a line from the book. If you are interested in playing along with this challenge, click on the link above, plus here is a link to the text and pictures of Madeline, just in case you want to revisit an old friend or make a new one!
And here's the cover of Madeline. Don't you love the artwork? You can see where my hat inspiration came from, too.
Recipe:
Watercolor paper (Recollections)
Vicki Boutin Mixed Media paper (American Crafts)
Terracotta Ribbon Plaid paper (Making Memories)
Gypsy, Green Apply, Canary, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Gypsy & Green Apple ink
Black marker
Warm Grey ShinHan Touch Twin marker
Flower ribbon (Ribbon Boutique)
Yellow paper flowers (Recollections)
Warm & Cozy enamel dot (Altenew)
Cricut Design Space: title (using Artiste font), circles border & Vs
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #116
Challenges: Cut It Up #343 Favorite color and use a die-cut - yellow is my favorite color but I look terrible in it, so I am happy to be able to use it in my scrapbooking; A Cut Above Anything goes with a die-cut; The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone with optional theme of That's Tasty - Rubio's is a family favorite for dining!



Another great layout perfect for our theme this month! So happy you share your beautiful layouts with us. Katrina
ReplyDeleteNo challenge in December. The Outlawz AG in a Card Free Zone
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Wonderful LO and great take on the sketch that you used. Those photos are so fun. Thanks for sharing with A Cut Above's November Challenge.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun page you put together! Thanks so much for entering our challenge at Cut it Up Challenges!
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