Friday, October 7, 2011

SOUS Die Cut Challenge ~ TREE~


Hey, everybody! Did the week fly by for you like it did for me? Now that Fall is here, I kind of wish time would slow down a bit so I can enjoy the cooler (yet not cold) temperatures! Seems that the craft stores are all really busy with selling Fall things to decorate our homes .. and our projects. Love it!

Speaking of .. this week at Stuck on U Sketches we have another Die Cut challenge. This week it is to use a "tree." Well, I was really sweating this one because I couldn't come up with any great ideas. I have to wonder if my Cricut is now only useful for titles and flowers .. we shall see.

But as I was looking at some of my dgd Maddie's wedding photos, there was a lovely Bradford pear tree in bloom, so I got the idea to scrap one of her photos and use a tree (SYI) on my page. I also cut out a gazebo using my Freshly Picked cartridge .. but in the end simply used it as a mask instead of adhering it to the page. I used Smooch Spray that really turned out great as far as defining the gazebo shape and making the page shimmer. My photo mat was cut with the Sentimentals cartridge.

There is lots of distressssing on the page both with water as well as my Distrezz-it-all and my Distress inks. I folded back a few places to let a white doily show through. There are some paper curls at the top of the gazebo to give the illusion of trailing vines.

These yummy papers are a mix of Graphic 45 Baby 2 Bride and Once Upon a Springtime. For product. I've used some Websters Pages trim and netting, Prima florals and Recollections pearls. Then I finished off my page with some small butterflies cut with my Martha Stewart punch.

Here are a few close-ups:







I think that just about wraps it up! I hope that you will visit the rest of the designers at Stuck on U Sketches and see what they have done. Then .. we hope that you will be inspired to add a tree to your project and upload it to our site. There is some awesome blog candy there .. you don't want to miss out! 

Thanks for coming by. Love that we have such a great, supportive online  community that can inspire and lift one another up. Have a fabulous weekend~

17 comments:

  1. This is gorgeous! I love the soft, muted tones and the distressing is just perfect. What a beautiful layout. It's hard to believe that you were challenged with inspiration on this one! :)

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  2. This is gorgeous Sandi! Love the distressing and the tree looks great on the page. Something funny - I read the sentence about the gazebo and started looking for it on your page. I thought I must be blind or something till I read further and saw that you decided to use it as a mask LOL

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  3. This is one of the most elegant layouts I've seen. Elegant is a great way to define your style. Love that beautiful tree, and your curls -- awesome!

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  4. I agree with Tammy Elegant!....I love all your details and soft colors ...Beautiful as always Sandi
    Hugs Wanda

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  5. Sandi, this is a FABULOUS layout, love it. Love the texture and the swirls are great, love it!!!! I am glad to be back......

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  6. You are the queen of vintage style layouts Sandi.. this is another master piece and I luv your use of the gazebo mask, I too had to look for it for the same reason Stine did..LOL must be a Scandinavian thing..LOL
    Hugs
    Nanné

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  7. Sandi,this is so fabulous girl,what a beautiful Lo,love that tree!!

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  8. wowzers--such fabulous details--I love the idea of the gazebo masking. Such cute paper curls too!

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  9. This is really a wonderful page!
    I love all the lil' details..the rumpled edges, the mask, the pearls, the sheer ribbon...it's really just a lovely page! Something I don't even know I could do..that elegant look. LOL!
    xoxo!
    Leah

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  10. Hi, Sandy!!! Not surprised to find this layout is just simply too gorgeous!!! It looks like you put an extraordinary bit of work into it and it alllll paid off. I think this is one of my favs that you've done already -- but then I might have said that before. Anyway, it's gorgeous!

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  11. Sandi, You did a fabulous job. I love the soft colors and all the elegant touches. TFS

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  12. Oh Sandi this is gorgeous, as always, and I have to agree with all the gals, You do have a way with vintage! Love the colors and the distressing, I've been itching to use more of it in some of my projects and I think you've inspired me to try it. I also Love the idea of the masks. You could customize anything you want! Oh your so smart Sandi, lol!!! Thanks for the inspiration! I've just used mists for the first time last week so I will definetly be trying this this weekend!
    I just love being on this team, everyone in so inspiring, I Love It!!!
    ((Hugs)) Theresa

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  13. This such a soft, beautiful, elegant layout! I love all of the details! Wonderful!

    Rechelle

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  14. Soooooo beautiful, Sandi! Love that tree (I have a thing for trees! ha ha!) and the gazebo mask is perfect!

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  15. Bee-utiful layout. Especially like the Gazebo. I'm fond of Gazebos. Have wanted my hubby to build or have someone build a Gazebo in our backyard for quite some time.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"
    http://CreatedbySunshineHoneyBee.blogspot.com

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  16. from one fellow cricut lover to another, freaking awesome baby!!! on the other hand, i now need that gazebo, pocket book NOT so awesome!! lol.

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  17. beautiful soft toned LO, love all the details and all the soft colours, fitting together.

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