Summer by Tammy Klingner

Hi everyone   Well it's Friday which means it's my turn to share my latest creation.   This one was taken on a recent family holiday to the beach. We had a ball.....we got lucky  with the weather and were on the beach every single day. Bliss.   I snapped this selfie with my guy, and wanted to document how nice it was to spend a  whole week together, as a family. Without the pressures of work, distance, and all the other commitments, and frustrations.  Perfection!  

  As soon as I saw this background sheet of soft creamy woodgrain by Cocoa Vanilla, I knew  I HAD to use it.  It's just beautiful.      I added some spritz, and then tore and adhered lots of little strips of various papers.   I LOVE using leftovers, and this technique is a great way to used up little bits of papers  from  previous projects.  I try not to think too much at this stage, just stick them down  randomly, with some overlapping.    I then added some random stamping around the edges of the paper.  This helps bring  it all together.   I then adhered my photo with foam tape and added a few finishing touches  (2 Crafty chipboard arrows and title, journaling, word stickers, and some final flicks of black paint).  

  This technique is something I do often - different colour combos look totally different.  As I said it's a great way to use up scraps!    I kept my colour scheme to teal, black, cream and kraft, as they have a real beachy feel  to them - and they look pretty great together.   Why don't you give it a try?   See you next week. Love Tam xx   Products used: Cocoa Vanilla Hello Sunshine Paper - Full Bloom Dylusions Ink Spray - Polished Jade Kaisercraft Texture Stamp- Triangles Dylusions Paint - Black Marble 2 Crafty Chevron Bits 2 Crafty Line Words - Summer   Kraft Paper Cocoa Vanilla Hello Sunshine Paper - Happy Days Bella Boulevard Valentina Paper -Love Cocoa Vanilla Made of Awesome Paper - Rock Star Simple Stories Summer Vibes Paper - Teal Wood/Grid Cocoa Vanilla Hello Lovely Paper - Life Story Photo Play Like A Girl Paper - Share your Sparkle Simple Stories DIY Boutique Herringbone Paper Bella Boulevard Just Add Color Little Bits - Gulf Maggie Holmes Confetti Everyday Phrase Stickers