Saturday, December 13, 2008

Badgirls and Graphic 45

Badgirls Kits featured Graphic 45 papers for the month of December. They are featuring the layouts of the BG designers using their beautiful vintage papers. If you can, please check out the Graphic 45 blog here.

Here are my layouts for the December Kit...

This is a project for my daughter for her to practice her ABC's and the words that go with the letters. The graphic 45 paper in the kit had blocks and I just cut them out. I used letter stickers for the missing letters, punched a hole on the corner of the blocks and secured everything with a ring clasp.

This one is about how creative and silly children can be. I painted the background with yellow paint and used the Graphic 45 tags to highlight the journaling.

This is a layout about my daughter's version of "Dressing Down". Well she does it literally. She opens her cabinet, takes down all the clothes, climbs inside the cabinet and poses. I put all the clothes back in - and then she does it all over again when I'm not looking!

This month's challenge is about what brings us peace. This page is about finding faith in one's self. I found peace when I found faith in myself and I wanted to impart this to my daughter who is at that stage where she is insecure and very unsure of herself.

I loved the embossed texture of the cardstock and wanted to bring out the patterns. I applied watermark ink on the areas I wanted to highlight and then layered gold and teal pigment powders with a soft brush on the embossed patterns.

22 comments:

Lee i. said...

love your layouts as usual, iris. and happy birthday to Nicole. :-)

Renata Moni said...

So difficult to choose what I loved most!!!!
Your style is unique!!!!Totally you!!!!
LOve love love!!!!

Have a nice day!!!!

Nathalie Kalbach said...

oh those are so amazing!!!

Alicia Sharp said...

Iris your work is so beautiful. You truely do amaze me and I so wish I had your talent and faith you have in yourself!! You are amazing!!

Maria said...

LOVE the layouts - and that ABC album is awesome! I need to do something like that for my youngest daughter. TONS of inspiration as always :-)

Anne Thompson said...

I love look at every little detail! Gorgeous!

phamil said...

Wow, you can work with any paper or product! Gorgeous designs as always!!!!!

Lily said...

wow, so much eye candy. I just love your blog

Belynda-Lee said...

wowsas!!!! i am loving all your layouts and especially all the off the page projects,your blog sure is eye candy :)
belynda

Pamela said...

Great stuff...all of it!!!

Unknown said...

your work is amazing, i love your talent

Pamela said...

Hi Iris! I left you an award on my blog (I am sure you have gotten tons of these). :)

Anonymous said...

All is gorgeous!

Esma said...

Ok, ur daughter gv u d wink dts reli cute...hw old she is?

Christiane said...

again and again and i'm not tired to say: your work is pure eyecandy!! :))

Lucy Edson said...

Beautiful layouts, Iris!! The Winks x2 would have to be my fave, though!! Love how you used the pigments and the photo is too cute!

Carla said...

WOW...Iris...beautiful lay outs as always. Hope that you and your family have Happy Holidays!

Anonymous said...

Amazing works and a lovely blog! =)

Happy holidays!

Angie Blom said...

just beautiful..i love the wink layout.. too sweet when they do that. Happy Holidays Iris to you and your family.

Karina Beck said...

Beautiful work.

Txracy said...

Absolutely gorgeous! I never thought to do something like this embossed paper =)

Audrey Pettit said...

Wow! What a treat your projects are to see, Iris! I love your style, love all your kit projects. I was absolutely blown away by the CHA booth photos of Graphic45. What gorgeous and unique stuff.