Not Too Pretty to Use

Marion Smith did a super cute Live with Prima class a  little while ago where she created a sketch book for storing layout sketchs.  It was during this class that she announced the layout sketch challenge, but that's another blog entry.  :)  I thought it was such a great idea that I decided to do one.

Marion bound hers herself, but I was too lazy so I just picked up a spiral bound sketch pad from Michael's.  I painted  and stamped it and gave it just enough decoration to be pretty but not so  much that I couldn't open the darn thing and use it.  I don't know why I was channeling so much pink on that day (I'm not that much of a pink girl) but the contrast was really workin for me.

Just pretty enough to inspire but not too pretty to use.  I painted the background with acrylic paints, one in a pink shimmer and another in a darker pink to give some contrast.  I stamped the border, tree, words, and butterfly with black StazOn ink and then added color with watercolors.

Of course none of my projects are complete with flowers and a little bit of sparkle somewhere.  I glitter glued the butterfly.

Supplies used:

• Sketch pad (Michael's)
• Pink shimmer acrylic paint (Making Memories)
• Dark pink acrylic paint (FolkArt)
• White acrylic paint (Craftsmart)
• Watercolor paints (Michael's)
• Border butterfly stamp (Hot Off the Press)
• Butterfly stamp (Inkadinkadoo)
• Word stamps (I've had these forever)
• Black StazOn ink
• Black marker (Micron)
• Orange Stickles (Ranger)
• Paper flowers (Prima)
• Crystal bling (Michael's)
• Ribbon