Happiness is you...

Another layout..Wow! I've got back into my groove and got out of my uncreative funk I was in. I just needed one layout to get me inspired again. This picture in the layout of Raydn was taken in the summer using the Hipstamatic app on my iPhone. This app has so many different picture combinations to choose from but the great thing is you can save the combinations you like using best. In this picture I used the Kodot XGrizzled Film and the Lucifer VI lens with no flash... by far my favourite :) 
In this layout I used the Simple Store paper line called Baby Steps, the colours matched the distorted exaggerated colours of the hipstamatic photo perfectly. I used the wooden birdcage and bird from Kaiser Kraft. I coloured the bird brown with walnut stain distress stain and embossed it with iridescent embossing powder...I meant to grab clear though....opps. First it was too shimmery, so I reapplied the stain to create a water drop affect and added thick embossing powder. It ended up melted like glass and had a slight tint of sparkle in it. The more you reapply embossing powder  and "melt it", the more glassy, smooth looking it will be become. I got the idea from a layout we did in Roxannes class to lay the bird behind the cage and add feathers for the tail. You can buy the flowers from the dollar store in the craft isle. Very cute idea...Thanks Roxanne :) 

I of course, layered lots of paper with some heavy walnut stain inking. The thing that was hard for me was using pre-made flowers. I always prefer to make my own but the greens and creams in these Petaloo flowers matched perfectly. The little bird nest was from Prima flowers...super cute. Lastly, what ties the whole layout together was the stamping I stamped on each side of the picture in forest moss ink. I think it matches the swirls pretty close that was originally on the paper. 

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Rhonda Witzke