Thursday 20 September 2012

Starting Point - Cherry Blossom

I was thrilled to see that Shimelle had shared another Starting Point on her blog.  I was just in the mood this week to make something out of the blue, not related to any projects or deadlines, and this gave me the nudge I needed.  I had some aqua and pink papers on the table so I grabbed a couple of photos that I thought might go and had a play.

This was my Starting Point using the My Mind's Eye "Pretty" collection.


And this is what I ended up with.  


I'm really happy with it which makes a change for me!  I used some of that wonderful ribbon trim that I've had in my stash for a while.  Its a tricky colour that doesn't mix well with so many other shades of pink but I love it here and it adds a lovely bit of texture.  I mounted the photos onto the reverse of the packaging in the collection pack - every little helps!

The gorgeous tree in the photos is actually at the front of Louis' school and it makes a wonderful backdrop to the Easter Parade photos.  I know that when the blossom is out on the tree, Summer isn't too far away.


It was really pale this year and so I used some paler pink paper and some of my tiniest punches to make some blossoms to scatter across the page.  This pale pink was a perfect match for my favourite canvas Thickers for the title too.  I couldn't resist adding a bit of bling to some of the blossoms for added texture and interest.

I wonder how many of you are now singing Kayleigh by Marillion....? ;-)

Bye for now
xx

13 comments:

  1. I am! and I'll probably be singing it all night now :)

    Beautiful page - that ribbon really is something special

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  2. Pretty, pretty, pretty!!

    Did I mention it was pretty?? LOL!!

    Does it come in fabric??

    xx

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  3. Beautiful!! Love that ribbon! x

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  4. I love the ribbon and those flowers strewn across look great. It's lovely to scrap spontaneously now and again! xx

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  5. Great minds think alike lol!! i tried my hand at this starting points
    doesn;t look anywhere as lovely as yours. Yours is so pretty and i love how you placed the two photos side by side x

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  6. Lovely page. The ribbon is perfect

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  7. Beautiful layout & great job with the Starting Point! I like the little punched fowers scattered around.

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  8. Lovely page... I love that ribbon!!

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  9. Love your starting point and your finished page! A perfect combination of product and photos, it all goes so well together.

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  10. Absolutely gorgeous! I love your version of the Starting Point and your design! Lovely photos!

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  11. Oh my goodness, this is gorgeous! I love the color combo you chose!

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  12. Whata wonderful page! I love your take on it!

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  13. Such beautiful colours and I like that you used the whole page and put the photos at the bottom.

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