Evolution of a Sponge

A year ago I had him matted and framed. Before that, there was this:

 

I thought it would be interesting to look back at his progression.

Who knew all those swim magazines, years and years of Splash and SwimSwam, 

would be put to such good use?!

Look closely and you'll see references to the sport, 

swimming words, the bottom of a pool, bits and pieces of lane ropes

...and the occasional fish. 

He has the most beautiful eyes! 

Forget that pineapple under the sea. I want him to live on my wall.

Spongebob! Squarepants!

Out Chasing Rainbows

When life gets hectic, scrap lift! Yes, I've become a scrap lift aficionado. Taking inspiration from a well designed page is a great way to get busy with paper!  

This page is inspired by a Scraplift Sunday page on the Paper Issues blog and Instagram. I LOVED the concentric circles design. I have plates; I can trace and cut their outline...LOL! But before I got out the dishes, I noticed that the PI Store had a cut file created for this very challenge. 

What could be easier?!

I used ALL the bright papers, rainbow embellishments and colorful vellum leaves for this one! 

I also noticed that the scraps from this project could be assembled for more eye-catching circle-designed pages. How cool!

That time the movie people came...

Do you love snow globes as much as I do?! Shake them up and you have your own little snowfall, any time you like. Here in south Louisiana it's probably the only bit of snow we'll see this time of year...or ANY time of year! So I was particularly excited to be able to create my own snow globe out of paper. I began with a woodgrain base, added a blue sky background circle, fussy cut house and wood veneer snowflakes, then embellished it all with glittery fiber and a layered paper flower. So fun!

What's really fun is the story this page tells...that time the movie people came to tour our house, location scout, producer, director, and someone else. It was about a week before Christmas when we got a postcard on our door. I was immediately skeptical:

After checking with the Film New Orleans commission, I got back in touch with the location scout and made an appointment for him to show our house...the next day! YIKES!

While we weren't chosen, I was still so very happy to have a sparkly clean home for Christmas! (All except my scrap space...sigh.)