Friday, April 15, 2011

Paris ~ another self-made background



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Another self-made background


close up....


this time i need one for a layout that needs to be White + Olive Green, so I used my Olive Vine Glimmer Mist all over after stamping the images in Olive Green.
You can see "Paris" all over, guess you'll know this is for a photo in Paris


yes, that is Paris, my love......


Le Seine, to be exact.......



yes, sunset at Le Seine, what can be more romantic?


this is going to the challenge over at

WHITE + OLIVE GREEN + TWINE


besides the twine that i used to hang all those tiny tags, I also used a lot on the lettering


 my favorite is this letter "R"


thanks for stopping by, you might want to hop over to WHITE with 1 to play along with this fun challenge!

29 comments:

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

Wowwwwwwwwww! This is GORGEOUS! I loveeeeeeeeeeeee the colors, the photo, that twine...and loving those flowers!! Simply GORGEOUS! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Sylvia said...

Wow, Kirsty! This is gorgeous, they just keep getting better and better. Love this green with the white and the photograph is lovely!

Paper Paradise said...

Hand made backgrounds just make a layout so unique. I love the romantic feel to this one. Combined with the amazing title, photo, twine and flowers you have created a masterpiece. Sue x

Heather Jacob said...

love this !!!! so Frenchie oh la la !!!! you have captured the essence here .. wonderful .. hugz x

Lynnda said...

BIG WOWZERS!!! my friend... this is one of my fave of yours todate!!!...everything on it... the colors..the stamping the embellishments...I heart this a TON!!!...hugs...xoxo

Julie said...

Love this layout Kirsty. All those photos are great. Great work

Ros said...

Wow!!! This is stunning ... what a beautiful LO and I adore that live green ... such a fantastic job Kirsty ... the flowers and the little birds and butterfly are beautiful ... just breathtaking ....

Paper Paradise said...

http://www.craftyindividuals.co.uk/ is the web site. The images are rubber stamps. Hope this helps. Tried to add the actual link but was unable to do it, sorry. Sue x

jacirascrap said...

Oh Kirsty que belos passarinhos e o fio entre as letras deu um efeito maravilhoso!

sandi said...

This is really nice. Love all the little detail and that beautiful pic.

Amelia Khalik said...

Gorgeous kirsty!!! Love the background!!! Tdf!!! I love the colour combo..so pretty!!! :))))

Unknown said...

You rock girl! Wow! What a stunning LO this is! Great great background, you used some fab stamps there and where did you get those gorgeous PARIS letters, they're stunning!!! Have a lovely weekend, Ira

Pauline said...

This layout is heavenly!! I love how you made the background and then layered up the letters and photo, it's so beautiful!

LesPetitsRiens said...

Hi! The background is very beautiful!
I'm french and I'm sorry to tell you that you make a mistake : we say "La" Seine (not "le")!

Bonne journée !
^_^

Sharm Nidyanandan said...

Your handmade backgroud is gorgeous Kirsty! and I love your composition for this layout! so prety!!! :)

Pastila said...

WOW!!! Kirsty! This is unbelievable project!!!

Julia Aston said...

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! I LOVE this page you created - the stamped bg is perfect for your Paris theme - love the twine on the letters and the pretty flowers!

Dale Tiernan said...

Neat idea with the background.

Mona Pendleton said...

Stunning LO Kirsty! That background looks fabulous and lovin' all the little tags! Thanks for the inspiration!

Unknown said...

WOW!!! Your page is gorgeous.. I love the color.. and those cute little tags are so cute..

Hugs, Linda

Angi Barrs said...

WOWZA....This is Gorgeous. Love the background that you made. Need to try that soon. And the lettering is beautiful. :)

Ginny said...

Beautiful Layout, Kirsty! I would have never guessed that you made the background yourself. It looks like a piece of paper I would have bought in the store. Fantastic! I love all of your little details too; tags, butterfly, bird and lovely flowers. You are so fantastically creative!

Stella said...

Kirsty you've outdone yourself!! Your handmade background makes me think of some Prima papers; it's time for you to join their DT :) I know for sure it would be a bestseller. Making a combo of white and green is just perfect for this elegant and romantic LO. I love all the effort you put into the lettering, the twine, the butterfly..well; all of it. Stunning!

Cindy said...

This layout is just beautiful!!!

Tracey said...

Just beautiful....I love it! Specially all the misty in the background.

Sandy Ang said...

How wonderful your custom created background. And love those little tags for journalling

~* steph :) *~ said...

ohyah, your layout is gorgeous, kirsty! love your custom background, it's fabulous! love everything about your layout...the twine around the alpha is yum! love those tags and your flowers! thanks for sharing! *hugs* steph :)

Ella Swan said...

This is exquisite Kirsty! Love the background & the little tag bunting off the twine - a la romantique!!

Cathy said...

Stunning LO Kirsty.. love your background and all the beautiful details.. just gorgeous!! Thanks for playing along :)