Sunday, May 05, 2013

May Sketch challenge at The Scrapbook Store

Hi everyone!  Hope you all had a great weekend.  Just want to share the new May sketch from The Scrapbook Store with you.  It's a beautiful sketch from PageMaps.
And here is my example.  I don't often do male pages, as I'm not very comfortable with it, but I really enjoyed doing this one.  The pics are of my DH taken during a recent holiday and I just love how relaxed he looks. :)
The chipboard pieces are from Dusty Attic and the flowers from Manor House and Prima
 I love adding hessian and muslin to my layouts. :)
A close up of the background texture I've created using the Crafters Workshop 'Mini Cubist' template and some Texture Magic.
I hope you get a chance to play along.  There's a $40 store voucher (with free postage) up for grabs and the winner gets determined by random draw, which means anybody can win!!  You have until the end of the month to get your entry in!
Okay, I'm off to get ready for the new week.  Hopefully Monday will be kind to us all!
Thank you for popping by and for all your lovely comments.  I really appreciate it.
Until next time!
M xox

14 comments:

Unknown said...

Ooh I just adore the way you have used the burlap..perfection!

Jennifer Shaw said...

Oh a beautiful masculine LO! The burlap and fibres add the perfect touch. Have a great week!

Judith said...

What a beautiful natural layout. I love the added touch of the texture paste behind the burlap.

Lizzy Hill said...

What a fab man LO...the hessian looks superb, as does your bg texture. Gee, this is a great sketch, too...sooo many ways to use it:):):)

Paula said...

Fabulous! I love the texture that you've created with the masking & the hessian...simply brilliant layout! :)

Chantelle said...

it's beautiful Marelize - you do masculine well!! Really love that stencil work and the use of burlap - great job with the sketch :)

Chantalle said...

Your masking is always so awesome! (I'm going to look out for this one for sure!) I also really love the gentle leaves, they make me think of seaweed underwater, and the hessian like a fishing net. Perfect for these shots

Anonymous said...

I love the textured pattern,subtle and effective :)

Denise van Deventer said...

This is fabulous Marelize! Absolutely love this...is perfect in every way! You did a stunning job with the sketch! ;-)

Al Hannah said...

LOVE this layout Marelize ... love that texture in the background. And the hessian ... oh gee it's all gorgeous :)

Kim said...

The hessian is perfect!

Tracey said...

Great Guy layout.....love the textures!

Lynette Jacobs said...

I love the texture of this masculine page Marelize. You have been playing with texture paste and I love the burlap. Gorgeous colour combination too. ♥

Sandie said...

The colours are so nice, I really, really like the way you have completed this LO, a favourite for sure!