Tuesday, September 1, 2009

100% BOY!

Remember those cute photos that I took of Donovan showing off his mohawk? Well, I couldn't wait to put them on a layout! No flowers or ribbon here, I went straight boy style; these papers from Prima and 7 Gypsies were just right for the look I wanted to achieve!!! I did add some shimmerz paints, though because you can find a use for Shimmerz on ANY project! Just check out how I used gold glimmer blingz here. Do you see it?

How about a closer look! I painted the stars with yellow acrylic paint and then went over them with gold glimmer blingz. Just enough bling without sacrificing the grungy look!

I painted the edges of the layout and added some paint splatters all throughout to mix in more yellow with the red and black color scheme.

I ran my fingernail around the edges of the journaling strips to rough them up bit.

These alpha stickers have been in my stash since I started scrapping 5 years ago. I loved them then and was more than happy to revisit an old fave! Since the stickers have been sitting opened for so long, I didn't know how well the adhesive would hold up, so I added a little machine stitching to make sure they stay in place. I think it adds a nice little touch, too!
Lastly, I used a sharpie to doodle a frame around the main photo to highlight my cutie.


This layout was created using an awesome sketch I found on Design By Diana.
Thanks for stopping by!

10 comments:

Diana Fisher said...

Love this page, and aren't boys just the most fun to scrap for?! Thanks for playing along, I love your work!

Tamika said...

love the grunge look of this, now I must try some glimmer mist!

heidi said...

This is one AWESOME, boy-licious page!

scrappermimi said...

This looks just amazing girl...I just the great texture this LO has and such awesome photos!

Lisa said...

This is one fantastic LO...boy all the way!!! Love the grunge look...just wish I could pull it off myself. Great idea to stitch the letter stickers. It looks amazing!

Jennifer Beason said...

This is such a great page, Tanisha!
- And what a COOL hair cut!!! :)

Sasha Farina said...

all boy is right! love this layout!

jennifer said...

I just LOVE this page, adorable pics too!!

Pearl said...

fabulous use of the Prima papers for this layout ! very cool ! he is soo adorable !

Unknown said...

Your creativity amazes me! This is wonderful!

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