"Life Is Good" Layout for Donna Salazar

We recently took a trip to Iowa to visit our wonderful friends, Ralph and Chris. Ralph was our pastor for many years and is now preaching in the church he grew up in. Gary and Ralph are best of friends and we had a great visit. This is a photo of the guys by the corn field on their family farm.

I've based my layout on the gorgeous Girlie Grunge Sketch-n-Color created for Donna by Mistra Hoolahan. I hope you'll grab some of Donna's fabulous products and join me in using this month's color palette and sketch.

"Life Is Good"

Tips and Techniques

Here's a close-up of the lower flower cluster. I've created the brown paper rose using patterned paper cut with Donna's Spellbinder's Rose Creations dies. The green twine flower is handcrafted as well and a tutorial can be found HERE. 

The Here & Now sentiment is fussy cut from the Natural Beauty embossed image sheet along with the birds flying at the top of the page, while the clouds are cut from the Family Jeans sheet.

I've also tucked in a few feathers and strands of sisal fibers. I've altered the background with chicken wire stenciling, splatter, and Donna's Sea Breeze Smooch Spritz. I've even tucked in some crafting chicken wire next to the photo, in keeping with the farm photo.

The blue flower is created with Donna's Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms dies using her Mix'd Media Stax 2 Mulberry Paper. I've spritzed it with her Clearsnap Sea Breeze Smooch Spritz and dry brushed all the flowers with gesso. The "friends" tag is cut with one of Donna's Creative Page Tabs dies.

Donna Salazar Products

GCD Studios ~ Natural Beauty - 12" Pad; Image Sheet

GCD Studios ~ Fun & Funky - 12" Pad

GCD Studios ~ Family Jeans - 12" Image Sheet; Die Cuts

GCD Studios ~ Mix'd Media Stax 2 - Mulberry Paper

GCD Studios ~ Botanique - 12" Pad; Bloom in Spring - 12" Pad

Clearsnap ~ Mix'd Media Inx - Denim 

Clearsnap ~ Mix'd Media Inx - Indigo

Clearsnap ~ Mix'd Media Inx - Stormy

Clearsnap ~ Smooch Spritz - Wood Stain

Clearsnap ~ Smooch Spritz - Sea Breeze

Spellbinders ~ Rose Creations

 Spellbinders ~ Bitty Blossoms

Spellbinders ~ Creative Page Tabs

Other Products

Petaloo ~ Penny Lane, Ruffled Roses, Sithouette

Petaloo ~ Textured Elements - Burlap Blossoms, Natural (1201000)

May Arts ~ Burlap Woven Ribbon, 1/2"

Darice - Hemp Twine, Green

Darice - Chicken Wire

Darice - Feathers

Decorative Sisal, Brown

Golden ~ Soft Gel, Matte

Liquitex ~ Gesso, Clear, White

Viva ~ Ferro Special Effect Paste - Graphite

Higgins ~ India Ink, Black

TCW ~ Chicken Wire REversed 12"

DCWV ~ Stencil (EM 033-00021)

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Helmar ~ Premium Craft Glue

Helmar ~ Zapdots, Black 1/2" Round

Helmar ~ Liquid Scrap Dots

Spellbinders ~ Artisan X-plorer

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

 ~ Blessings ~