1) Missing Southern California, as we speak 2) Missing the California Sunshine 3) The Ocean, etc...However, rather than pout that I'm not there & won't be able to be back there for awhile...All I have to do is look at this LO & it instantly makes me happy & reminds me that it'll completely be worth the wait to ultimately return home again! XO
OK, how did I ever miss this fab and original creatiion? I love what you did with Rusted Sun, esp your own sun. I love the rays poking out across the page. It's a stunning effect and oh, man, that stitching! Way better than inking and worth the effort. I love that you stamped the facts on the surfboard. Very cute.
Kelly, I really love what you did with the Rusted Sun here--putting journaling on the surfboard! I think the stitching was totally worth the effort, and that picture of your dd with only one foot in the freezing water is great!!
Love this layout! Great colors and I love the surfboard and the flip flops! That pic of your daughter running in the ocean is awesome!! Great work on all the stitching...I don't think I'd have the patience for that!!
Oh...love the sun and the sunrays-great stitching, Kelly ! Those photos are amazing, especially the bottom one ! Those flip flops are so adorable ! Great work !
The stitching looks awesome...... I'm lazy, would have inked them............... Great fun sunny vacation pix .............. can't tell how cold the water was! SUPER FUN lo!
yes, we had a very fine sunny Autumn day here in Melbourne,Australia today! this is such a creative and fabulous design..... your stitching is incredibly neat, looks fabulous. love the photos and how you have arranged them and I love the brown flowers peeking out from the top of the photo block. GREAT layout!!!!!!!!!!!
Those sun rays you made are awesome....this is such an amazing Cali feeling page. With the colors and patterns plus the design it really shows the fun in the sun.
You came to CA?! I hope you had a blast! By the looks of these pics, you got lots of sunshine~ I LOVE the colors you used....perfect pp choice, Kelly! The stitched sun is amazing, so worth the effort! I especially like that you hand wrot the journaling...adds a bit of YOU to the LO. FUN page. The striped surfboard is cute. xxxx
This sunny, happy LO is just what I needed this moring! It is cold, damp and miserable here in the Maritimes today...and they are calling for SNOW later on! I am pretty sure I asked you to keep that weather out there in the prairies..thanks for sharing :P
Now on to this fabulous LO...first off the photos are perfect! I can feel the warm sun~ and I am glad you took the time to do the stitching because it looks awesome! Great technique with the misting/masking/stamping and all your little details are fantastic!
Lovely stitching technique! So glad you enjoyed your trip-if I lived closer to LA I would made a effort to see you!! Love the sun rays and the pics are fab!! Great misting/masking too! Wonderful title work! jen
So many cool things going on on this LO...LOVE 'em all!! Your stitching is fabulous!!! Takes WAY more patience than what I have LOL And I love your creative use of the mist and mask!!
Luv this LO! Love the stitching!!! The photos are so cute and happy!!! I really like the colors you used and the journaling, okay guess that means I like it all!!!
Fabulous page!!!!!!! I love the photos and the way you made the sun in the background with the stitching!!!!! So glad you got to dip your toes in the ocean!!!! I always tell the girls any day you get to smell saltwater is a good day(:
You are so funny, Kelly!!!!!! I love that you "forced" yourself to stitch around the sun rays! It looks FAB! Next time, don't cover up your cool masking, too! LOL!!!!!! Your layout is totally awesome and fun - makes me long for the beach!
Wowsa! This is absolutely fabulous! I just love all the details! The sun rays that you stitched, the surfboard, thongs matting - oh everything! You are such a star!!
This looks great and so much fun, love all the pics and your stitching around the sun rays, you must be so glad you forced yourself to do that. The little thongs, ( as we call them, although for you it means something different) are just so cute!! Glad you had a good time enjoying the sun and, yes our weather here is perfect although we are now in Autumn. Happy Spring!!
That line of papers is so cute! My fav from their releases in Road Show. anyway back to your layout...this is a fun one. Lol you're funny.."the wimps in ur family..." hahaha. oh and by the way great stitching!!!
And here it is!!! Only a few more vaca layouts for me, and your beautiful ones have just begun! :) Tad bit jealous, but in a totally friendly way hehe ;-) I had to laugh when I read what you wrote - that you covered up a part you really liked... I hate when that happens - I can totally relate! Sometimes I think I've chosen the perfect paper or created a really neat design, only to realize that it all gets covered when the photos are placed down lol... I love your journaling and your awesomely adorable surf board!! You chose really great paper for a CALI LO. This just has a perfect look, as always! Now, you must promise me that we will see YOU in a LO on vacation, or else I'm going to start thinking these people in your beautiful LOs are just random individuals you have copied and pasted from online stock photos lol... This is such a great LO and I can't wait to see more of your trip and more of your work!! :)
great lo - soo glad you enjoyed our calif. sunshine. looks like your dd had a great time. the stitching on the sun is fantastic - glad you didn't "wimp" out and just ink it.
Wow Kelly, is that hand stitched??? looks amazing!!!!!! Love your LO. The rays of sunshine really made it!! We are just starting to cool down here in little ole NZ. It's been an amazing summer but we desperately need rain!!!!
well...just the photos alone give me the warm fuzzies! Considering we had several inches of snow last night GRRRR! its been warm for weeks...so not fair! Now where do I start??? absolutely LOVE the stitched sunrays and kudos to you for "FORCING " yourself to do it heehee...it's beautiful!Love the brown flowers across the top...what pp did you cut them from? I'll have to take your word for it that you dipped your toes...I {ahem} only see Mila braving the water! Like the smooch spray on the sun too! and those little flipflops are adorable!!! Great design and Lo my friend!
ohhhhh, i love this!! I grew up really close to Santa Monica...in Redondo Beach. Yes, the water is FREEZING! I love the playfulness of this lo!! Your stitching is AMAZING!!
Kelly, your are right, welcome Nice weather....looking at your page makes me feel jumping right through the photos and lie on the beach. Your layout has so many little cute touches that I simply adore them! what a stitching...wow! A fave for me!
This came out wonderful! I love the rays of sun that seem to be coming out from behind the photo collage. Great choice of papers and colors. OH! Just noticed those cute little flip-flops in the bottom corner...too cute. Nice job on the hand stitching--I'm always impressed with hand stitching. When I do it (which is rare) it's an adventure all it's own since apparently I can't hold needles without poking holes in at least 2 fingers...I have issues there... :-)
OUT with the depressing winter and IN with some California sunshine! We spent the last week of March Spring Break in CA...Disneyland for 3 days and Hollywood/L.A. for 4 days. I took these pics at Santa Monica beach. We only stopped there for a couple hours one afternoon because I refused to leave California without dipping toes in the ocean. My youngest dd and I were the only ones to actually go on the beach cuz it was a little windy...and the water was FREEZING! The other wimps in my family watched us above from the pier. When I saw this FancyPants collection "Rusted Sun", I knew it would be perfect for my first CA lo! I tried something new with the Smooch spritz... sprayed it onto the mask and the stamped it onto that half circle sun. I liked the effect, but I covered most of it up with my photo collage! lol! Also FORCED myself to stitch around the sun and rays when I wanted to be lazy last night and just ink them :) Thanks for looking....hope it's sunny where you are right now!!!
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