I'm hosting the challenges this month over at Lasting Memories, and I thought it would be fun to use picture books as inspiration. Unfortunately, I couldn't get my act together in time to finish a layout for the first challenge, but I want to play along with all the challenges, so here is mine for Where the Wild Things Are. These photos of my daughter and her friends being goofy seemed perfect for the title, and I tried to pick up some of the colors from the artwork, as well as including one of Max's monsters. The title was a real challenge since it was hand lettered and never digitized, but I ended up scanning the cover and editing it in Cricut Design Space to remove all the fuzziness until I ended up with a sharp enough outline to cut. Lots of work, but I love how it turned out. Hopefully you are inspired to come on over and see the design team's inspiration and then create your own layout for the challenge!
Recipe:
Twitterpated papers
Mocha, Sorbet, Sweet Leaf, Slate & White Daisy cardstock
Mocha, Sorbet & Sweet Leaf ink
Sienna fineliner pen (iBayam)
Sweet Safari PML card
My Crush Bestie Assortment stickers
Bon Bon & Blue Jean Heart puffy stickers (Doodlebug Designs)
Sorbet grosgrain ribbon
Googly eyes (from my stash, source unknown)
Cricut Design Space: title, monster, palm leaf overlay, banners
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #75
Challenges: A Cut Above anything goes with a die-cut; Heart's Quest Challenge Blog #79 - used brown hearts; Love Those Pretty Papers - my forest critter is the monster from the book, although maybe he's more of a jungle critter, not sure since he's imaginary!; Paper Rocks Scissors #10 - used scissors to trim the ribbon and cut some rough edges off of the monster.
3 comments:
Great story in your layout! It's fun to read how you paired the children's book with your photos! The brown and blue hearts are picking up colors in the photos but also reflect the children's book cover design! Thanks for creating and sharing with Heart's Quest #79! -- Becca
Love your layout!!! Love that book too!! Thanks so much for participating in our PAPER ROCKS SCISSORS challenge!!! I appreciate that you play along and I enjoy visiting your blog!! Have a happy crafty day!! Deanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper
What a great book to use as inspiration for your LO. Lots of work creating the title and everything looks wonderful. Love that little monster embellishment and great pictures. Thanks for sharing with A Cut Above's November Challenge.
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