I don't think of myself as someone who uses a ton of product on my pages. When I saw Laura's challenge to complete a page using only 1-2 products (photos and cardstock don't count), I thought I'd give it a try.
Um, hard.
Very hard.
And I totally failed.
Besides the cardstock and the photo I used:
- Paint (gesso and watercolor, but I'm counting "paint" as one item)
- White Pen
- Stamp & Ink (again, I guess this is two items, but I'm calling it one)
- Do you think I have to count the lace paper I used as a stencil for the background? Probably.
Four isn't bad. (Even six, if you're really counting isn't bad). But it's certainly not 1-2. But in the end I decided that I wanted to like the layout, not just fulfill the challenge, you know? And I *do* like the layout. So it's not a total failure!
Check out the details:
Even though some of the lace paper stuck and made the "stenciling" look sloppy, I love the way the background turned out.
This triangle stamp was sitting on my desk, leftover from this tutorial. I couldn't help using it on this layout. It just seemed so right.
I reverted to an old favorite technique of mine -- used to use it on 90% of the layouts I did: I outlined my painted words with a white pen. I still like the way it looks!
So what do you think? Could you do a layout and only use 1-2 products?
Thanks for stopping by!
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The winner of Monday's giveaway is...
This has been a fabulous week on your blog Julie! I have enjoyed everyday! It is amazing how many talented people are willing to share their ideas and techniques with others! The SHARING is what I liked best! Thanks everyone and special thanks to Julie!!!
Posted by: Carol E | December 13, 2010 at 10:37 AM
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