it's time for another challenge over at scrap Africa. this month we challenge you to do an all white or mostly white layout or card or altered item. i love this. i think i fell in love with white on white when my DH made me a framed poem in all white back in 2005. he worked day and night on this project to the point that i thought he was doing something behind my back...which he was. i cherish the poem he wrote himself and scrapped it, complete with white embossing, embellishments and accents. so special!please hop on over to scrap Africa as we introduce some talented new designers to the group with some fabulous samples. here's what i did...

my layout started with a background made of strips of patterned papers for another layout. then i covered the entire layout using gesso in lumps and bumps to add loads of texture and to cover the colour. i did a white on white textured heart last year and it finally found a home. i used most of my vintage buttons including some glass buttons and stitched them to a card stock heart.

a white doily and a stamped image are the only decorative elements on the right hand side. my photo was a happy accident that didn't quite make my photo wall. but i am happy to use it.

some left over stamped elements from a previous layout sewn to the background.

what will you do with all those white elements in your stash? come play along with us, there are some awesome prizes up for grab. happy monday!