Let's Get Shabby Challenge #33

Hi guys - I had an absolute BALL with this one over at LET'S GET SHABBY ...inked, gessoed, painted, you name it, I did it! Here's the inspiration piccy:

 Well, believe it or not, I have had these 2 photos hanging around since Tassy, waiting to be scrapped - with this challenge we were asked to explain our inspiration. For me, it most definitely came with the flowers in the inspiration piece because of my photos...how could I NOT scrap these? They are just PERFECT!

Also, I won a while back from Keren Tamir a copy of the Creative Sketches book [online copy] by Kristine Davidson, which I printed out & had the above cardboard as the cover. I knew sooner or later a challenge would come along to make a pretty cover. And Let's Get Shabby is it!

I've done a step by step photo for this one, so if you want to skip that, just scroll down for my completed book cover:)

1 - gessoed

2 - painted

3 - heat embossed & more gesso

4 - added paint colour to even more gesso for some texture

5 - added the fussy cut photo, then heat embossed it to 'melt' & give some texture, plus inked & gessoed over it to make it fade into the bg a little. More pink/yellow ink rubbed into the rest of the cover

My finished cover. I had a blast making this & a BIG thanks to both Jessica & Mary...who very kindly sent me some of goodies....they've been put to good use:):) Here's some close ups:

I know, this is a loooong post - but I haven't put many up, being on holidays.....

You can stop reading right here, or take a peek at what the Step Grandies & I have been up to today. Beautiful weather here on the Sunshine Coast...they've already had a swim, so I thought this would be FUN after lunch. B got a new camera at Christmas, so had LOTS of photos that she went through & handed out to C & G so they could scrap a page too. They're such cuties & were sooooo proud of their efforts. It was great to see a boy scrapping, too, even if he cut one of his photos into the shape of a canon & then I had to cut out a canon ball for it????!!!!!!!!

Take care, now, enjoy the little bit of the Easter break that is left:):)
Cheers, Lizzy H