The October Cocoa Daisy memory keeping kits are unique! Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! But for this gal who loves bright, primary colors, I had a bit of a challenge scrapping with them. I tend to like themes and this kit didn't really have a theme or a vibe that I could tune into. So I struggled. Not every kit is going to be easy for you to work with and sometimes, that challenge is just what you need to force you to see things differently. Like the artistic theme that I had to work with for SpiegelMom Scraps a couple of months back. There was a lot of mumbling and grumbling that went on here in the scrappy nook. And there may or may not have been a few tantrums pitched. But the end result were layouts that I LOVED and are some of my favorite layouts. This kit hasn't resulted in favorite layouts but is has certainly pushed me to look at things differently.
This picture of my son swimming down in St Petersburg this past summer was nowhere close to going to work with this kit were I to have used it as it was. PhotoShop to the rescue and convert the picture to a sepia tone that matches the woodgrain in the chevron pattern. This pool that the kids raced in was literally feet from the ocean. They were truly racing in paradise with sand and palm trees just behind the chain link fence.
There wasn't much technique to this layout other than a bit of aging of those salmony, pink letters that were included in the kit. They were a tad bright for the more aged, weathered look of the remainder of the elements on the page so I brushed Distress ink over them then sanded them a bit. You can see the process and how that worked in the process video at the end.
I did use the stamps from the DITL and the main kit; the year as seen in the picture above as well as a label that is a layer below the picture. There is some sumptuous silk ribbon that comes with the kit this month. I used that in the tag that is poking up from the exclusive patterned paper with succulents on it.
As you can see, there is always a way to make supplies work for you. You just have to think out of the box and your comfort zone sometimes! Thanks for joining me today! Catch you a few days!
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