A group of scrappy friends recently started a blog. We regularly chat and share scrappiness as part of a facebook group, but the
Crafty Enablers blog was recently born. It was suggested that we try to do monthly challenges amongst those in our group. I'm always up for a challenge, and sharing with these girls is always so much fun! This month, Chloe challenged us to complete a layout using NO patterned paper. I typically include several patterned papers on my layouts, so this was a big task for me. I was afraid the layout would be boring and plain, but I set out to try some misting, some stitching, and some die-cutting on my Cricut. I really had no plan in mind when I started, but knew that I wanted to use this darling photo of my little guy. I used my Sew Easy to make a border and then spent the next 2.5 hours stitching. I just about scrapped this plan halfway thru as my body was aching and as I ran out of floss, but I was a trooper and battled thru, using a slightly different color of floss to finish things off. I masked and I misted and I cut and I inked. The end result is really a bit too busy for my liking. I'm not sure all of the elements really go together as they should, and I'm always skeptical about using flowers or bling on my boy layouts, but I put far too many hours into this layout and it's just going to have to do. I can't wait to see what my scrappy sisters create for this one and I'm already looking forward to another challenge!
