May 2009 Monthly Scrapping Challenge

[mpizzazz]

Good morning, all, on this gloomy overcast first day of May!
This month's challenge is going to be easy but you will have to dig deep into your neglected stash.

Use vellum and dry emboss it in some way. You could create a design like flowers or do lettering or an abstract design. This is a technique that I have always loved but have never used often enough. You can make it very elegant or very playful, it can be a small embellishment or a whole sheet of paper, whatever suits your layout.

And the tool of the month is decorative scissors. I know you have them stuck away somewhere so dust them off and see what you can do with them.

I will be away in Australia most of the month so may not be checking in as much as usual but I will when I can. Please, have fun with this. Can't wait to see what you do!

[ChristyB]

great challenge again Marianne


And have a WONDERFUL trip!

[troublesmom]

That is going to be a tough one! I very seldom use vellum. Guess I'll have to find where I have it hidden

[Debbie J]

Sounds like another fun challenge!! I will put my thinking cap on! Have a fun and safe trip!!!

[jfugina]

That is going to be a tough one! I very seldom use vellum. Guess I'll have to find where I have it hidden

Hehe. And THAT, my dear, is why it's called a CHALLENGE.

[gwenj]

Great challenge, Marianne. I hope I'll be able to get to it this month!

Have a wonderful and safe trip!

[bethrich]

This does sound like a fun one!

Have fun Down Under, Marianne. We'll miss you!

[katymjo]

Hello, I guess I'd better start the ball rolling with this month's challenge! This is the guest-house we stayed in on our Austrian trip last year. How about that for a view from the balcony?
I used a brass stencil to emboss the hearts, then filled in the pattern with a white gel pen so that it would show up better. I used pinking shears on the pink strips as there is a zig-zag design on the flower-striped paper, which was similar to the pattern on the duvets.
I had a message from Marianne a couple of days ago and they are having a great time.
Kathryn.

[Ruth Ann Landry]

Such a nice LO!

[Holly]

WOW! I bet you had a simply super time there. Great pics and the LO shows them off. Nicely done Kathryn.

[ChristyB]

great job
what a view!

[jfugina]

I want to go to there.

(30 Rock? )

Fantastic layout!

[gwenj]

Here's my challenge entry. Blue vellum dry embossed using the Fiskars wedding embossing sheet, and decorative scissors used on the upper edge of two of the photos.

[troublesmom]

Kathryn and Gwen you both did a great job on this. Reminds me I need to give it a try.

[ChristyB]

great page Gwen.