I finally made myself a Rex layout!
This handsome (well, really he's gorgeous) boy
is my priest's dog that I babysit from time to time.
I think he loves me just as much as I love him.
Father Paul took the photo of Rex with the ball in his mouth
and I took the two smaller ones.
Rex loves string cheese, that I cut up into small pieces for him.
I just HAD to include the words "Cheese....please!"
as a reminder to me how Rex sits & whines for cheese.
I was lucky to still have a sheet from a very old collection
that was just perfect for this beautiful boy.
The photos are framed and the two flower arrangements coordinate perfectly with Rex's colors of black, white & rust.
All over the page, I also did thick splashes using undiluted jet black gesso
and some rusty colored grunge spots were inked through a stencil.
For the flowers arrangements -
I die cut rose leaves in a green to closely match the grass that Rex is standing on
and some black leafy ones too.
I sprayed a rust color on natural moss; used blue roses & buds;
sprayed jet black color on white flowers;
and even used a few tiny pale pink roses.
Rex has pink coloring on his top lip just under his nose!
Each arrangement is mounted on top of a swirly chipboard
that I heat embossed in a rust color.
Notice the beautiful ReneaBouquets butterflies on this layout!
These are another favorite of mine.
Nothing seems 'complete' without one of her beauties!
The edges of the layout are stamped stitchings in jet black.
I really enjoyed designing & creating this layout of my beautiful friend, Rex.
He will now have a special spot on my "Friend's Wall",
which I will do a feature post soon on that.
Thanks for coming by to see him!
Have a blessed weekend,
Lisa >^..^<
Products used:
Blue Fern Studios - Happy Accident - "Quirk"
Recollections - Cardstock
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| Jet Black (behind photos & leafy die cuts) |
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| "Spice Market" (used rust color behind main photo) |
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| "Cypress" (used green for die cut rose leaves) |
Chipboards
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| Dusty Attic Fancy Trim #12 |
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| Dusty Attic Teeny Tiny ABC (spelled the name "Rex") |
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| Creative Embellishments Vintage Flourish Set 1 |
Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz layering stencil
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| "Splatters" |
Technique Tuesday - Clear Stamps - "In Stitches"
Tattered Lace Dies
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| Meadow Leaves |
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| Ornate Leaves |
ReneaBouquets - Tiny Treasures Butterflies - "Frosty Kisses"
Flowers
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| 30mm Pale Blue Wild Roses |
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| 2-tone Blue Hip Rosebuds |
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| 10mm Vintage Color Open Roses (used light pink) |
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| White Gypsophila (colored in jet black) |
Reindeer Moss - Natural color
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| Colored in a rust color |
Mediums
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| Liquitex Professional Black Gesso (for undiluted thick splatters) |
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| Liquitex Basics Acrylic Gesso (used to prime chipboard before embossing) |
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| Tsukineko Versa Mark Watermark Stamp Pad (applied to chipboard before adding embossing color) |
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| Tsukineko Versa Magic Chalk Ink "Pumpkin Spice" (used through a stencil to make grunge marks) |
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| Ranger Archival Ink "Jet Black" (used on REX chipboard name & stitch stamping on LO edges) |
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| Blue Fern Studios Embossing Powder "Goldilocks" (used on swirly chipboard) |
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| Blue Fern Studios Embossing Powder "Stormy Skies" (used on long chipboard at top of layout) |
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| Lindy's Gang Starburst Spray "Canna Lily Burnt Orange" (used to recolor natural moss) |
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| Lindy's Gang Flat Fabio Spray "Blazing Black" (used to recolor white flowers) |
Tools
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| Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Paper Trimmer |
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| Sizzix Big Shot machine |
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| Sizzix Magnetic Platform |
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| Sizzix Standard Plates |
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| Sizzix Heat Embossing Tool |
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| Recollections Acrylic Stamping Blocks |
Adhesives
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| Scor-Tape |
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| Nuvo Glue |
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| Martha Stewart Hot Glue Gun |
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| Elmer's Foam Adhesive Tape |
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| Recollections Foam Adhesive Circles |
