Pool Party Layout

Another layout for my son's elementary school album, this time commemorating the pool party thrown for the 5th graders as a reward for their hard work. This layout kind of evolved as I was creating it. I knew I wanted to play along with Little Red Wagon's challenge to make your own background, and I had considered using a circle stencil, but after trying it out on a corner of my cardstock, I realized it would take forever to do the whole two pages, so I nixed that idea. Then I thought of stamping circles and was hunting for a circle stamp when my eye fell on some foam stamps I had received as a prize back in the Creating Keepsakes days - around 2007. I thought they were cool but had no idea how to use them, so they have been sitting unused in my stash for 19 years! A short YouTube video later (and a bit of practice on a scrap piece of cardstock) and I was ready to go. The background was a bit of a gamble, but I love how it turned out in the end. 

Recipe:
Background Elements stamp set
Lisa Bearnson foam stamps
Heavenly Blue, Canary & Pear cardstock
Capri & Pear ink
Capri, Crystal Blue, Glacier & Dutch Blue re-inkers
Light Greg fineliner pen (iBayam)
Beach Party PML card
Monograms 2 Chippies (Mintay)
Bold + Bright Thickers (American Crafts)
Green Fields enamel dots (Altenew)
Clear Shimmer Brush
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge 27 - not one of my favorite sketches but I had fun with it this time!

Challenges: Alphabet Challenge Blog C is for circles; Little Red Wagon #860 Create your own background; NBUS #86 - my never before used stuff is the foam stamps; Color Dare #705 - I used two shades of blue so am not sure if that disqualifies me from the challenge or not, but I was definitely inspired by your color palette!