scrapbook challenges blog hop...thanks Pamela.

welcome to this 'ultra' special blog hop! if you have landed here via Shelly then you are in the right spot! But to start the blog hop you need to go to Brynn's blog.
i am Jowilna and have been a part of this wonderful creative family for a time now (and i absolutely adore them all). i am an addictive scrapper, card maker, mixed media artist, journalist and published writer of craft books! yes i love what i do! i found scrapbook
challenges via Pamela's blog and fell in love with her style and personality! Pamela started scrapbook challenges and has been a great source of inspiration, but she is taking a time out to spend with her family and so Brynn has taken over and will head up the group. Such capable hands i may add too! she is so ultra creative with the digi stuff.
thanks for popping in!
we are celebrating National scrapbook day but also celebrating our friend, fellow scrapper, mentor and creative spirit Pamela Young! please join us as we celebrate her creative spirit when she started this awesome group - share her vision as you are inspired and play along with us this weekend 'cause there are awesome prizes up for grabs!

for this challenge we each picked a favourite sketch that Pamela made and here is my sketch i picked - sketch # 158. here is what the original sketch looks like...

and here is what i did with it! the layout is a 8x8inch and so cool. i have forgotten how fun it is too scrap on a smaller scale (so quick). my patterned paper is wrapping paper and i just thought the pretty images are so feminine and peaceful in a strange way. the photo is of water drops on a lotus Lilly leaf in our pond - they remind me of the many tears i have cried in life.
can you relate? salty tears really is great therapy!

and some close-ups of my layout. some recycled packaging by Margie from the girl's
paperie - i so love that pink writing

i added some circles cut out of my wrapping paper that i used as patterned paper. i inked the edges and added them overlapping the same pattern for a really interesting look.

a beautiful butterfly by making memories and some pearls by kaisercraft.

give-aways are at the order of the day....
remember that there are some awesome goodies up for grabs like Fancy Pants paper packs and tim holtz goodies (oohhh)! so now it is your turn to hop on and then visit scrapbook challenges and join in all the fun!
now it is time to hop on over to the fabulously creative Marilyn for some more inspiration!
Happy National Scrapbook Day everyone!
let's celebrate!
supplies:
patterned paper - pink paislee, girl's paperie
card stock - bazill basics
butterfly - making memories
pearls - kaisercrafts
baker's twine - pink paislee
brad- making memories
other: thread, tag, pinking scissors, circle punch