Forever Beautiful / 123 Challenge Blog GDT Layout

Hey there, friends :)  I hope your day is going well so far!  I was so excited when I read that I was selected by the amazing Design Team over at the 123 Challenge Blog to be a Guest Designer for October!  The challenge was to use the color apricot, the word "forever" and swirls.  I got all three of those in on this layout.  You can see the blog post where this layout was featured HERE.

I used some papers from Carta Bella and Chickaniddy, some embellishments from American Crafts, October Afternoon & Fancy Pants, and some stamps from Jillibean Soup.  I really just dug into my stash for anything apricot :)  I decided to scrap pictures with blue in them, so I added that in around the page, too.

I layered some paper underneath my photos with this cardstock die cut.  I actually layered two die cuts together to create more swirls.  I also mixed and matched my title.  I used a Heidi Swapp stamp and combined it with some Thickers and some Chickaniddy alphas.

I have this huge swirl rubber stamp that I finally put to work on this layout!  I also added my new favorite thing...machine stitching.  I added in several cardstock circles that I watercolored to add more blue around the page.

One more angle of the layers.  That "R" is a $1 rubber stamp from Michaels that I've had forever.  I just love layering up lots of things and creating depth and texture!

Thank you so much for having me as a Guest Designer, Alicia and crew!

Thanks for stopping by!