Spring is in the Air {Mixed Media with Websters Pages}

 

I know you've heard me moaning about the winter a lot on this blog (it has been one of the worst Canadian winters in a long time!), so I am totally in the mood for Spring scrapping when we get the slightest hint of Spring around here.  For me, Spring is in the air when you see people starting to hang their laundry on their clothes lines outside.  And for me it also evokes a warm happy feeling, reminding me of my Mom.  She has always been one for hanging the clothes on the line outside, which always left our clothes having this wonderful clean, fresh scent.

 

I used the Websters Pages 'Growing Up Girl' collection to create this mixed media style page.  I thought I would show a couple of step out photo's to show how I layer my mixed media pages.  For the base I used the 'Accept the Challenge' paper from the Growing Up Girl collection.  I used a mixture of Distress Paints from Tim Holtz (Victorian Velvet, Tumbled Glass and Antique Linen) mixed with water for my color mixture.  I used some Lindy's 'Treasure Island Aqua' spray to add splatters to the page (these are really cool IRL, they have a lovely aqua shimmer).

 

I gathered up a whole bunch of random stamps to create a background design over the color tints.  I used a variety of old and new stamps I have from Websters Pages (Dream Big, Beauty, Girl Land Diamond Tag stamp and the Love collection pack).  I also used some Bo Bunny 'It is Written' and Texture stamps.  I also used some strips of black and white washi tapes to all some more designs to the page.

 

I used some color chalk inks to the diamond stamp pad to add little bits of aqua to this page.  The cameo is a Websters Pages accent from an older collection (Family Traditions). 

 

I like to layer fussy cut flowers from the Websters Pages patterned paper with fabric blooms (Prima - Something Blue 'Veil', Meadow roses) and some natural elements like twine and burlap.  The little bud clusters are centers from some silk floral arrangements that were getting old and I was going to toss in the garbage until I realized I could use those centers on my page designs (see, you always have to have scrapbook ideas running in the back of your mind LOL).

Webster's Pages Products used on this page:
Patterned Paper - Growing Up Girl (Accept the Challenge, Honor Yourself, Express Yourself, Dress to Impress, Embrace Life).

Perfect Accents (Cameo)
Arrow Paper Clips

Stamps: WP and Unity Stamps (Love, Dream Big, Beauty, Girl Land Diamond Tag stamp). 
Girl Land alphabet stickers

Dusty Attic Chipboard:
"Chicken Wire Panel", "Mini Hangers", "Corner Flourish #4"

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!  I hope I've inspired you to do a little 'Spring' scrapping of your own!xo