This is my spin on a layout I spied on Pinterest a few days ago by Kristin Cronin-Barrow. If you'd like to see Kristin's layout, it's the newest pin on my Scrapbooking Pinterest board. I used Basic Grey papers that I customized with stamps and stencils.
The half circle on the left is stamped with the Darkroom Door Measuring Tape background stamp, and the one on the right is inked with jet black archival ink through a TCW elevator gate stencil. I used the smaller version of that stencil to add interest to the yellow background paper. I edged the letter stickers with black soot distress ink and painted the wood frame black:
After running all the photos and blue sections through my Xyron®
5” Creative Station, I put the rick rack through the smaller Xyron® 1.5” Create-a-Sticker.
I added faux stitching around the edges, Prima flowers, and Tim Holtz's Idea-ology ornate plate, flowers and brads. The metal brings me to the Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge this week.
Thanks so much for the visit!
Marjie
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Flower Power and the love of Family! Gorgeous page, my dear! Just love the offset circle halfs, really add a layer of interest! Great pictures! Oh I will have to pick up that little machine! Hugs!
Posted by: Terry | 02/20/2013 at 11:52 AM
A gorgeous page. Great layers.
Posted by: Silvia | 02/20/2013 at 12:14 PM
Very cool... love the ric rac slicing up the circles... bold and beautiful!
Alison x
Posted by: butterfly | 02/20/2013 at 12:44 PM
Great page, Marjie! I love how it is simple but still has lots going on :)
Posted by: Lorraine aka grannypoppy | 02/20/2013 at 12:58 PM
Cool page Marjie, the use of the circles looks great. x
Posted by: Gillian | 02/20/2013 at 01:46 PM
Lovely LO, great colours! Valerie
Posted by: Valerie-Jael | 02/20/2013 at 02:49 PM
Very pretty Marjie, I love that you added the saying, est 1994, that is awesome!!!
Posted by: Claudine C | 02/20/2013 at 03:00 PM
Great LO! love what you did with the off set circles
Posted by: Krisha | 02/20/2013 at 03:06 PM
This is a fantastic layout and I love the way you've interpreted it Marjie. Hugs, Jenny x
Posted by: Buttons | 02/20/2013 at 03:11 PM
Hi Marjie, your layout is wonderful, love the split circle idea and that gorgeous blue. The elevator stencil is really appealing and how good to have it in two sizes too. The ric rac is the perfect finishing touch along with the 1994. Hugs, Anne x
Posted by: Redanne | 02/20/2013 at 03:31 PM
Oh my gosh I love that pic of the boys, what expressions. Nice work friend, xyron amazing and love the color combos. xox
Posted by: Corrine | 02/20/2013 at 06:55 PM
Love love love this layout! It's so nice to see layouts! The established and date is perfection! Fab pics and circles! Thanks for showing us your metals this week at SimLove love love this layout! It's so nice to see layouts! The established and date is perfection! Fab pics and circles! Thanks for showing us your metals this week at Simon Says Stamp & Show!on Says Stamp & Show!
Posted by: Anita Houston | 02/20/2013 at 08:34 PM
Wowwwwwwwww! This is gorgeous! I love love love the colors and loveeeeeeeeee the way you split the circle!!!!
Posted by: Julie Tucker-Wolek | 02/20/2013 at 08:55 PM
Hi Marjie, great layout here. Love the half circles and gorgeous elements around the photographs.
Handsome family
Hugs
Annie x
Posted by: Annie | 02/21/2013 at 03:03 AM
Great job my friend. Love the Est 1994 plaque - inspired addition!!
Posted by: Helen Tilbury | 02/21/2013 at 06:32 AM
Love the timeline effect here, Marjie...and the stamped backgrounds are drool-worth. The half circle layout is so refreshing!
Posted by: kathy/NorthCarolina | 02/21/2013 at 08:13 AM
Fabulous layout! Love the design, all the stamping and the great colours. Thank you for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp and Show!
Posted by: Anna-Karin | 02/21/2013 at 10:13 AM
Wwwwaaayyyy cool layout Marjie! Geez, I'm so far behind on scrapbooking I'm not sure I'll ever catch up..lol...always love your layouts, though, great inspiration!
Posted by: Lori | 02/21/2013 at 11:37 AM
A wonderful LO Marjie, the date plaque is brilliant! x
Posted by: Alison/craftytrog | 02/21/2013 at 12:05 PM
Very special layout! Love the colors and the pictures! The date plaque is wonderful! Thank you so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp and Show. Hugs, Sandra
Posted by: Sandra | 02/21/2013 at 05:32 PM
Gorgeous layout! Love the way way you used the half circles.
Posted by: Karenliz | 02/21/2013 at 06:00 PM
Beautiful! Love your composition!
Posted by: Kate | 02/21/2013 at 08:55 PM
Great layout!
Posted by: Olga | 02/21/2013 at 09:20 PM
Fabulous! Love how the split circle creates such a sense of movement for me!
Posted by: Carolyn Dube | 02/22/2013 at 07:10 AM
A wonderful layout and so love the idea of Established and the date.
Wishes
Lynne
Posted by: Lynne Moncrieff | 02/22/2013 at 04:26 PM