Monday 14 November 2011

She Speaks Melsh

Another layout to share with you today, using a background paper from my November Counterfeit Kit and some scraps from my October Counterfeit Kit. Actually, October's Kit may never end. Seriously, I have been using scraps from that kit for the last couple of weeks and I still have a ton of them. It's fun seeing how many different projects I can make out of them though, so I'm not too worried.

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Anyway, back to today's layout, which was inspired by - you guessed it - a prompt from Pretty Paper Party. The prompt was to use scraplifting as a starting point so, I was on a look out for the perfect scrapbook layout to emulate, when I spotted this beauty over on An Ounce Of Creativity and decided it was the one.

The dinky, little photograph of Mel was sat on my desk just waiting for inspiration to strike and, it did. Don't you love it when scrapbooking seems effortless? Well, not quite effortless. I did hand sew all of that embroidery thread.

Source: anounceofcreativity.blogspot.com via Clair on Pinterest

The journalling is a little twist on Mel's 'About Me'. It says - "Melsh is what she speaks. It describes what she says (nice things, mostly) and how she says it (her accent is a bit of a mixture.) The word comes from her name and from the fact that she's quarter Welsh. But there's no Welsh in her accent. That's Mel all over - lots of lovely quirks. I'll always be proud to be her first blog follower and, of course, her friend".

Not often that I love a layout, but this one's a definite keeper!

15 comments:

  1. Snazzy! They are fabulous ... love the Melsh details!

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  2. Cute and quirky photo and LO! Love it :o)I really like the little clouds, did you draw them?

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  3. A superb page Clair - may have to scraplift it myself :D

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  4. LOVE this! I need to get back to partying with my pretty papers!!

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  5. Great page to scraplift and a great result - and that stitching was definitely worth it!

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  6. ..oh, yes! She certainly does! A couple of lovely layouts Clair.

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  7. I honestly don't know what to say! :)

    Love you, my friend xx

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  8. LOVE your take on the page!!!!! The little clouds and rosette are brilliant! I am so flattered that you decided to scraplift my page which is actually a scraplift of Hannah's from Young and Crafty!!!! You should enter it in this challenge: http://burlapandbuttercups.blogspot.com/2011/11/november-weekly-challenge-2-lets.html

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  9. fab LO's Clair and that kit is defo going a long way, great quips about Mel I am sure she will love it x

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  10. Gorgeous pages - and your hand-stitching deserves a medal! I love the fresh open feel of these ...

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  11. This page is amazing, I'm so impressed with all the hand stitching, that must have taken ages. The background paper and clouds are fab too. x

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  12. Nice page Clair - made me smile!

    I'm looking forward to meeting you on Friday. Just a reminder - I need a reply asap, to the e-mail I sent on 11th November, with several questions in. Could you check that you have it and let me know the info soonest?!
    I'll be sending a final info e-mail in the next couple of days, so please look out for that too.
    I'll e-mail you a reminder also, but not sure if you got the previous mail - perhaps your spam filter ate it?

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  13. great layout - the inspiration was so well interpreted. Fab job! i love the handstitching and the little elements you have included.

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