SCRAPPEZ IN MEXICO: ADOPT THE CACTUS ATTITUDE!

 The author

Since how long do you scrap ?

I discovered scrap during the summer 2006, a little by chance, while going to make repair a windshield, it was necessary to wait for 30 min, just the time for me to go in the creative leisure store of on other side of the street, which proposed a training course of discovered the scrap in one day and here how I "fell inside" ! Since I did not stop !

What you prefer to do out of Scrap?

How I like in scrap is to cut out, ink, "patouiller*", oh yes "patouiller" that I adore, to use inks distress or other is a true treat for me! To age papers in order to give an aspect patinated to my page is something that I like!
I like scrap my small family, children, animals, but I have more evil with scrapping myself! for which, why? for me scrap enables me to slacken after one day's work!

Which are your preferred colors?

My preferred colors? it is difficult to say because I appreciate all the colors, and according to the selected photographs I will choose a set of coordinated colors, I have can be more evil with scrap .
I like some colors like the green, yellow, but it is difficult to say.

What brings scrap to you?

Scrap enables me to slacken and me “to empty” my head after my day's work, indeed I have functions which require much of responsibilities (nurse tallies) and the evening I need to slacken me, it is like a true psychotherapy for me, that helps me to exceed many tests ! Without laughter !
I scrap also my travels like here to Mexico, that allow me to create albums pleasant to consult and which plunge me into a particular atmosphere when I consult them afterwards!

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* patouiller : to play doll's tea party with water and mud or having fun with water...

The subject

A photo taken in Mexico… a superb cactus photographed under an original angle. Nothing like it to start a prickly page of scrapbooking !!!

 The realization

Choose the papers matching with the selected photograph.Here are papers from PinkPaislee, and red Bazzil, I found that compared to the photograph, matching colors would be harmonious (red to raise the unit)

Choose also matching embellishments, here is a kit-board of embellishments of the PinkPaislee range which are directly coordinated with papers of the series.

Cut out the bazzil which will be used as matting with the photograph and stamp this paper with the Bird stamp and white ink (ink Archival brightness) to find the colors of the selected embellishments

Ink and tear papers in order to give them an aspect aged as if the realization had crossed the years to come to us!

Sandpaper the edges of the photograph to give depth and to emphasize well the situation ! For that, use sandpaper with a more or less fine grain according to the wished effect, do not hesitate to carry out tests over offcuts of photographs

For the title, paint the chipboards (letters out of paperboard) with acrylic painting, stamp and ink to give them a worn aspect

 The finished page

Once all papers, heading and embellishments are selected, lay out the unit on basic paper and not to hesitate to move or add some papers or embellishments before sticking the whole.

Finish by adding various embellishments matching with the unit (flowers, birds, ribbon, brads)