March 16, 2012

March GREEN Challenge by Sarah

...aaaand it's another 'Lucky' Layout!
Why mess with a great theme? lol

The pictures for this layout were taken over (Canadian) Thanksgiving weekend in 2011 at a local Apple Orchard. Every year we go to pick apples on the last day it's open. Thanksgiving Monday = 1/2 price pick-your-own! yum. We (read: my boyz) also do the corn-maze and hay-jumps, this year due to health issues I had to sit out and wait. While sitting in the field, poking around I found 3... 4 leaf clovers. Must be *some* fertilizer they use! ;O)
Background paper is K & Co which 'luckily' matched the Little Yellow Bicycle 'Lucky Me' stuff I had bought to do our wedding album. Of which I have maaany dupe, trip and many more-lacates. The stripe with the sentiment and diamonds is part of a LYB 12X12 patterned sheet. Lucky and Lucky Me 'signs' are Clear Cut foil accents. Strip of clover across is a sticker, cut to go around the sentiment stripe.
Was thrilled to be able to work one of the actual pressed and dried clovers into the layout. I started with a round LYB journal block, layered round stickers over top then after cutting the clover to fit in the 'hole' I coated the inner circle in 3D Crystal Lacquer. This was left to dry for 2 days because it's laid on THICK to create a bubble look. Better safe than sorry!
Final touches were stick-on gold braid, part of an auction lot I got of vintage sewing stuff and a few Gem stickers along the sentiment stripe.
Isn't it great when Mother Nature provides the embellishments? Now I ask you, What's more GREEN than that? huzzah!

Now it's your turn to take the March GREEN Challenge. The March Challenge is anything to do with GREEN. It could be a project using the color Green, or about being "green" - or you could use the word Green in your title. The possibilities are endless. Anything goes! So think GREEN and take the challenge. To participate in the March GREEN Challenge - just email a picture of your project along with a description to Scrappinpsycho@live.com All submissions will be posted to The Scrap Our Stash blog and on March 31st a winner will be chosen, and given the opportunity to be a Guest Design Team Member for the month of May. This challenge ends at midnight central time on March 31st.

14 comments:

  1. I adore your "lucky" layout!! How neat to find so many 4 leaf clovers!! What a cool addition to your layout!

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  2. Hi Sarah, your lucky layout is terrific - and weren't you lucky to find those 4-leaf clovers - I haven't seen one here in Scotland since I was a child. Love the colour combination in the papers - they look great with your photos. Elizabeth

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  3. Lucky you indeed! Adding your lucky clover to your layout is a great touch. I like your design and color scheme too. Enjoy that good luck!

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  4. What a great layout! I love how you added your own clover - thanks for sharing how you did it! Top O' the Mornin' to you - have a very lucky day!!!

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  5. Great LO, I love those papers. And how very cool that you made your own embellishment with the lucky clover, love it!

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  6. I love how you incorporated the dried clover into your page!

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  7. Great layout and a great story behind it!

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  8. How cool is that that you were able to find four leaf clovers! My grandson had just recently asked me if they exist - I guess the answer is yes. Love how you pulled everything together and were able to use the actual clover!

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  9. lol Great lo! Can't think of any better embellishment!

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  10. Now that is truly a "lucky" layout. Love the pics and lucky you for finding a four leaf clover. Love how you did a layout of this!

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  11. Green in every way - I love it! from the colors to the clover that has been preserved so nicely.

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  12. How cool is that to have found a 4 leaf clover! Fantastic to have incorporated it in the layout. Love your patterns and colors in the layout!

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  13. What a brilliant 'green' embellishment! I love all the elements which have gone together beautifully to create this layout - love your photo! K x

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  14. Oh, the luck! Awesome to use the clover!

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