Sunday 28 April 2013

Pass the Page x

Hello and welcome to my section of the blog hop for Pass the Page this fine Sunday. This blog hop has been arranged by the lovely Julie who blogs here
 Her idea was a simple one. Gather together a group of different crafters and send them a scrapbooked page layout which they then scraplift and pass on to the next person. The very clever part of this idea was that only the sender and receiver would see those layouts and so until today no-one has seen any other layout than the one they received. So we are just as excited to see what we've all come up with.

So I received my layout from Alexa who primarily uses digital media to make her layouts and here is her page:



I looked at this and thought ''What shall I do?'' As I was thinking, I came up with the title in my head ''The patchwork of a life'' and from there the page came together. I took Alexa's hexagonal theme and made some hexagonal picture shapes on Photoshop which looked like this:




I also found an advertisement which used hexagons in a similar way:




The next part of the process for me was to choose the coloured papers and other elements I wanted to use. I chose some papers from my scrap basket which I think are from an old Sassafras Lass design, some coloured mists, some chipboards shapes and gems. Because I had already chosen the title, I knew I wanted to include some stitching onto the design and also some hand stitching. Here is my finished layout:


I only used 3 pictures in the end but they are ones I really love. The central picture was taken when I was a year old, the top left picture is me and lil sister playing dress up at my grandparents and the third is of me at age 19 years at my grandparent's golden wedding. I chose to layer the large photo with a yellow lace patterned paper and the other picture of myself I layered on a pink paper at an angle like the advert. The final picture I used within a small selection of patterned papers like a patchwork quilt. I used the smallest zigzag stitch on my machine and a pink variagated thread to machine stitch the pieces down. I did use a small piece of sticky tape in the centre of each shape to adhere it to the page first. I also used 3 shades of mists to make paint splodges in the top right hand corner of the layout to emulate the circular shapes on the advert. The colours I chose were pink, yellow and gold.


I used letter stickers in differing shades to pick out the colours of the patterned papers and also used my Amy Tangerine embroidery stencils to write the word ''Life''. I also added in some embroidered hearts from those stencils to maintain the patchwork and stitching theme.


I also added in some Jenni Bowlin pink and yellow butterfly stickers and some pale pink pearls.



I also wrote a small piece of journalling about the bloghop and how I designed the layout.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing the layouts and the process I used. The next page can be found over on Jacky's blog. I'm excited to see what she has lifted from my page.

Here is the full list of blogs if you've started here:


Julie                             jsquaredscrapspot.wordpress.com
Alison                         alisonslife-in-the-slow-lane.blogspot.com
Fay                              beautifullilysramblings.blogspot.com
Ruth                            chattycraftyartypig.blogspot.com
Jemma                                    just-jimjams.blogspot.co.uk
Miss Smith                  journalofcuriousthings.co.uk
K                                  www.kscraftycorner.blogspot.com
Missus Wookie          mrswookieswanderings.blogspot.co.uk
Sandie                         itchifingers.blogspot.com
Mel                              www.ispeakmelsh.co.uk
Alexa                           simplyalexa.typepad.com/trimmingthesails
Jo                                 curlyscrapbooker.blogspot.co.uk
Jacky                           

29 comments:

  1. I love how your took the patchwork of life theme from Alexa's layout and adapted it for your page - fantastic stuff Jo!

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  2. I think this is great, well done. I keep meaning to try an effect like this x

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  3. interesting page Jo you used the advert inspiration really well and the hexagons of course from Alexa, love the patchwork idea..... how completely different from the earlier pages too.... this is such fun!!

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  4. Lovely layout, I love the hexagonal patchwork theme. And look at all that stitching! Wow! I think I've done we'll if I've managed a couple of straight(ish) lines.

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  5. Impressive needlework and LO is great.

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  6. What a wonderful interpretation of the hexagons which started back with Mel, I think! A Patchwork Life with all that careful stitching is a perfect development :). Those soft lemons and pinks give it such a retro feel, which echoes your journalling and the photos so nicely ... Lovely!

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  7. I love how the hexagons have now become the main thread of the pages....you've used them so creatively,Jo.They work brilliantly as photos....I loved taking inspiration from your page.

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  8. Finally get to see your page!! And wow, you've interpreted Alexa's page into your style perfectly.

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  9. What a really clever idea Jo. It's one of those pages I would just love to hold in my hand in real life so that I could see all the textures and that stitching. Lovely stuff!

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  10. Love the title, and all that stitching!

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  11. That's a lovely way to use hexagons Jo, and I really like the way you stitched them together, it really adds a different dimension. A lovely sentiment too.

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  12. This is an amazing page - and so good to see how the scraplifting worked for you, the ways those initial inspirations evolved and combined. Wonderful idea for a page too ... I may have to scraplift this myself!

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  13. What a great take on the ideas from Alexa's page. Thanks for joining in the celebrations.

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  14. I can certainly relate to the idea of settling on a title as a roadmap to completing a page--I almost always fumble around until I decide that crucial point. And, of course, the connection between patchwork and the octagons you inherited from Alexa's design is brilliant.

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  15. Great page, love the hexi's and the colours you have used go well with the photos

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  16. What a lovely page Jo. I love how the hexagons gave you the idea for the title.

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  17. This is lovely and I love how you got the title and the theme from the hexagon pieces.

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  18. I love it, Jo - fascinating to see my layout at two removes!! x

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  19. I like the addition of stitching to a patchwork inspired page Jo :o) Very clever.

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  21. Hexagons always connwect to patchwork for me too. Love how your photos fit in them.

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  22. I like that you can see the stitching all bumpy with the smooth photos and stickers. Fascinating hearing how you took inspiration and interpreted it. Really nice colours and theme.

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  23. I love the idea behind this as well as the fabulous layout you've created

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  24. Love the inspiration and what you did with it.
    Great job!
    Rinda

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  25. This is soooo sweet! Love the patchwork theme!

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  26. Lovely page, Jo...and fascinating to read about how you decided upon the patchwork!
    Alison xx

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  27. Great photos & I love the stitching idea x

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  29. What a wonderful page! Love your hexagons, used in such a great patchwork way!

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Hello and thank you so much for stopping by. It is always a pleasure to read the comments I receive and to meet new friends. I try and reply to comments on friend's blogs as much as possible. I hope you have enjoyed reading my blog and look forward to seeing you here again soon. Love Jo xxx