Thinking Deep and Beautiful Thoughts (SiP, SA & B71B)

Supplies: green cardstock from Wausau Paper; light blue & medium blue cardstock from Bazzill; burlap from Canvas Corp.; patterned paper from Bo Bunny; ribbon from Scrapbook Fantasies; buttons from Blumenthal Lansing; thread from Singer; alphabet stickers from October Afternoon; label sticker from Lily Bee; pen from Zig; felt scraps from my stash.

We all change and grow as time passes.  I think that even my scrapbooking style has changed recently!  It used to be difficult for me to combine challenges.  However, I now seem to do it frequently.  The layout you see above, which is called "Conservatory," fits three challenges--Scrapbooker's Paradise, Scrap Africa, and Berry 71 Bleu.

For the page design I used the above sketch from the Scrapbooker's Paradise Blog.

As far as the color scheme goes, I used the combination of blue, green, & white (inspiration image shown above) from Scrap Africa challenge #20.  It was also a requirement at Scrap Africa to use at least two photos.  Did you spot my two?  I used a cropped 4x6" photo of my son at the Conservatory, and I layered it on top of an uncropped 5x7" shot of some flowers at the Conservatory.  Layering photos in this manner is a fun alternative to placing them side by side.

Last but not least, I was inspired again by the August Berry 71 Bleu challenge, which is to create page texture using textiles.  As the close-up shots below demonstrate, I used handmade felt pinwheels, tattered burlap, and a web-like ribbon on my page.

Hope you've enjoyed this texture-filled layout.  It was fun to make  such a summery page.  We are now on the cusp of autumn here in Minnesota, and I'll miss summer!