Can't help myself...

Monday, October 28, 2013

Ever since I was young I have always enjoyed the concept of the collage... so much so that I even decorated the walls of an entire room in pictures I'd cut from magazines to create a mega collage. So it's no surprise that I still enjoy putting bits and pieces together in my scrapbooking and more recently lots and lots of bits and pieces.

DESIGNED FOR | Doodlebug Design
PROJECT | Make Life a Big Adventure Layout


WHERE THE IDEA CAME FROM | Actually I can credit myself on this one because I had so much fun creating this shadow box for my youngest son that I had to play around with the concept again.


THE PROCESS | Basically I traced around a small bread and butter plate with an embossing tool to leave a faint outline of the circle on my layout and then filled it in with stickers, die-cuts and epoxy dots. It takes no time at all and is lots of fun using up all those little bits and pieces that wouldn't necessarily get used.



THE STORY | We lost our beloved horse Cisco earlier this year so I've been putting together a bit of a book to pay homage to his life with us.


PRODUCT LIST | Doodlebug - Happy Harvest
Patterned Paper: Garden Grown, Apple Orchard, Forest of Friends, Sunflower
Mini Doodlepops: Shades of Fall, Owlettes
Stickers: This & That, Icons, Quotes
Sprinkles: Fall, Halloween, Bumblebee, Tangerine, Limeade, Ladybug
Rub-ons: Simply Sweet Bon Bon,
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19 comments:

  1. tammy bOctober 28, 2013 at 8:03 AM

    oh my goodness, those are uhhhhMAZing!

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  2. Lisa POctober 28, 2013 at 8:06 AM

    I love this concept. Beautiful work. I may have to try this so i can use up bits and pieces I have.

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  3. Auntie EmOctober 28, 2013 at 1:43 PM

    Beautiful LO and a lovely idea for keeping the memories.
    The collage is so pretty. I love the way you blocked the colours for the LO while the Hallowe'en shadowbox is a fun mix-up. Both look awesome!
    Thanks for sharing! :)

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  4. IsbahaOctober 28, 2013 at 1:46 PM

    When I saw your beautiful layout, I thought that I've already seen it somewhere, and I was pretty sure that I pinned something like this...And I was right ! I pinned... YOUR gorgeous layout ! Apparently, it was firstly pinned from Doodlebug blog (not by me, I've just repinned it).
    Really gorgeous ! I also loved the Halloween home decor... You're SO talented, visiting your blog is such a great pleasure !

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  5. KerrynOctober 28, 2013 at 1:52 PM

    You knock my socks off girl! Love it!

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  6. JudithOctober 28, 2013 at 4:56 PM

    Gorgeous layout. I love the collage effect.

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  7. Chantal VandenbergOctober 28, 2013 at 9:27 PM

    Awesome layout!!! I loved your picture so much and I'm glad to see that it's also inspired this layout! Brilliant!!!

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  8. LizzycOctober 28, 2013 at 10:26 PM

    Oh this looks wonderful.. I love the angle of the photo and love the circle filled with gorgeous leaves and embellies..

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  9. Mandy MelvilleOctober 28, 2013 at 11:50 PM

    Wow!!! This is awesome!!! What a great idea. Love it!!

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  10. Lizzy HillOctober 29, 2013 at 3:47 PM

    Really gorgeous & hands up here for the covering the wall bit...but mine's NOT artistic - just stuff I like all shoved together...in my scrap room...then I decided to mod podge it to the wall cos the blue tack kept coming off......I'm NOT a neat tidy scrapper!!!! But I DO LOVE your neat tidy work:):):)

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  11. MarleneOctober 29, 2013 at 9:18 PM

    Love the layout! Seriously cool way to design your background. Your monster pic was so cute, too. I think I may try this idea at my next crop. Thanks for the idea.

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  12. LeanneOctober 30, 2013 at 6:57 PM

    LOVE it!! Super cute photo too...x

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  13. Cindy GayNovember 5, 2013 at 3:48 AM

    Oh Mindy, that's such a clever design! Great memory and seasonal layout too!

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  14. MarelizeNovember 6, 2013 at 8:19 AM

    You've got such stunning ideas Melinda! I love this design! :)

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  15. Katie Ann BrooksDecember 5, 2013 at 11:32 AM

    Both projects are fabulous! You amaze me!

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  16. SiódmyAniołDecember 10, 2013 at 11:53 AM

    Wyjątkowo oryginalne prace prace, świetnie opracowane kolorystycznie. Pozdrawiam :)

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  18. GabyCreates.comJanuary 3, 2014 at 11:06 PM

    Stopped by to see what wonderful new things you've shared.... noticed you haven't posted since October. Hope all is well. Wishing you and your family a happy new year!

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  19. GeliJune 17, 2014 at 3:55 AM

    I totally love your layout, I decided to make my version of it:
    http://colourblast.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/new-boots.html
    Thanks for the inspiration!

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