Backgrounds And Elements - August What Now [Archive]

Erica

08-06-2009, 07:37 PM

What beautiful colours we have to create with. OK bring on the background suggestions... :tup:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/7329/whatnow1.jpg

nafeesa

08-06-2009, 08:10 PM

oooh soft linen! lightly wrinkled in the tan color and with threads of green going through it.

happybeingamom

08-06-2009, 08:36 PM

Light blue crumply paper with cracks in it.

Dark blue floral paper

Shana34

08-06-2009, 08:39 PM

How about a peach dreamlike/cloudy paper with blue butterflies?

just-pjz

08-07-2009, 12:42 AM

Pretty colors!
How about a dainty plaid or small gingham

TalyQ

08-07-2009, 02:04 AM

Maybe a light blue one with very barely visible butterflies or flowers similar to the actual inspiration

or

tan-orange striped, but orange very light and sponged.

Erica

08-07-2009, 02:10 AM

great ideas so far, thanks ladies I'm of to create :)

Raphne

08-07-2009, 02:15 AM

I would love to see a small fleur di lis pattern of the two yellow-orange colors, smudged and worn with the blues and green!

jemtred

08-07-2009, 02:25 AM

How about some orange? I don't see too many orange BG papers and it is one of my fav colours. Orange with a crackle finish or with a distressed, folded beaten up look.

sammdc

08-07-2009, 04:07 AM

I love faded soft linens of a matt solid colour with a different colour grungy edge so like the green with the yellow edges

aj_trouble

08-07-2009, 04:27 AM

How about a mixture of most of the colours to create a summer evening sunset, starting with the blue at the top, going into the orange and yellow and perhaps the green at the bottom for a grass and then have little blue butterflies (pale) dotted low across the horizon at the bottom of the paper??

Erica

08-09-2009, 04:25 PM

Here are 4 backgrounds to start our August kit off.

* Blue Butterflies
* Blue Grungy Floral
* Colourful Gradient
* Cracked Orange

What elements??

Post your suggestions here...

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6790/BackgroundsWhatNowAugust.jpg

sueya

08-09-2009, 04:32 PM

I'd like to see a strip of lace and Enamel butterflies

just-pjz

08-09-2009, 04:40 PM

Oh, those are very pretty Erica!

Maybe an embroidered or appliqued butterfly with a stitched trail?
A flower spray/vine like the floral background paper.

TalyQ

08-09-2009, 05:09 PM

Maybe buttons on a string
A white/light photo mat with swirly edges
Cute stitched pink fabric hearts

Shana34

08-09-2009, 05:55 PM

Ooooh the backgrounds are gorgeous Erica! :)

How about a stained glass butterfly? Or white lattice...a nice peach flower...

It's looking beautiful!

Raphne

08-09-2009, 06:16 PM

So pretty! Love 'em, Erica! I can see so much versatility here. . .

How about a length of crocheted ribbon?
A weathered, worn, white wooden frame

sammdc

08-09-2009, 06:39 PM

what about a folded paper style flower or tissue paper type flower

totally love the bgs

sammdc

08-09-2009, 06:40 PM

some yellow multi shaped buttons with a string through it

PQ FRAN

08-09-2009, 06:57 PM

nafeesa

08-09-2009, 07:14 PM

frayed ribbons would be nice. the threaded kind that are unwoven and grungy at the ends

letsplaytennis

08-09-2009, 07:31 PM

How about a butterfly stick pin.

aj_trouble

08-09-2009, 07:34 PM

Butterfly button!!

Worn white wood frame (shabby chic), but with carved corner details like on a pretty victorian porch.

Paper butterflies that look folded, so have a deep shadow towards the edges of their wings and look stuck down at the 'body' part of the butterfly.

just-pjz

08-09-2009, 08:23 PM

All these suggestions are awesome!
Maybe some ric-rac frames or pieces, needle pulling thread, definitely buttons of some kind...

jemtred

08-10-2009, 04:02 AM

some stitching would be very cool
glass/enamelled buttefly and/or flowers
lacy ribbon
a doily type mat (with a linen centre and lacy edges) in cream
some frothy foliage - maidenhair fern type
a lacy/flowery border or overlay?

I really am feeling inspired today - must be those fabulous papers!

janetklm

08-10-2009, 06:13 AM

Wonderful backgrounds!!!
I love the tiny flowers on the blue bg., maybe you could add a wire or a spray like that.

Erica

08-10-2009, 09:58 PM

Fab suggestions...I'll be back later with a couple of creations :D

moog25

08-11-2009, 09:42 AM

How about:
A mat or strip of loosely woven fabric with a bit of embroidery
A paper border with a cut out design, swirls, flowers or something like that
Several origami or scherenshnitte(sp?) butterflies or flowers hanging on a string or narrow ribbon

Raphne

08-12-2009, 02:00 PM

A paper border with a cut out design, swirls, flowers or something like that

Oooooh, I love that suggestion, Moog!

aj_trouble

08-12-2009, 02:02 PM

Oooo I am so excited ... I can barely wait..keep checking forupdates ;o)

Erica

08-12-2009, 03:35 PM

Sorry AJ, been having tooth probs this week and so I'm a little slow with all the pill popping I'm doing - You will see something today :D

Raphne

08-12-2009, 05:39 PM

Sorry AJ, been having tooth probs this week and so I'm a little slow with all the pill popping I'm doing - You will see something today :D

oooo, Erica, I'm sorry! How miserable! Hope you feel better soon!

janetklm

08-12-2009, 05:54 PM

:eek: O Gosh, Erica, that's terrible!! Hope you'll be feeling better soon! :hug:

happybeingamom

08-12-2009, 06:08 PM

Feel better about the tooth Erica

Shana34

08-12-2009, 07:00 PM

Oh man. I know what you're going through, Erica. I have to have a wisdom tooth pulled because it's been giving me so much trouble. Some days it feels like my jaw is being hammered from the inside! I hope you feel better soon.

aj_trouble

08-12-2009, 07:34 PM

Oh Erica, don't apologise, I'm always excited about something, I have no patience!!

Hope you feel better soon, toothache is the worst.

Erica

08-13-2009, 02:11 AM

:hug::hug: thank you ladies for your kind words of support and oh Shana that sounds just like the pain I've been getting, my dentist has taken 3 x-rays but not with much success as to knowing which tooth it is, so it's a wait and see which of the back two gets any worse grrrr I hate taking pills for anything but Nurofen and I are good buddies at the moment :cry: :D I hope you get better soon too Shana :hug:

Anyway on a brighter note here are four elements for our kit. I love working with these colours and you have given me some awesome suggestions. I'll be back tomorrow with the last four.

Some elements added to the BG's:

* Watercolour flowers sticker (these are the BG flowers)

* Tissue paper cutout border

* Shabby painted frame with fretwork

* Folded tissue paper flowers

4 more elements to come...

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6790/WhatNowAugust_Preview1.jpg

jemtred

08-13-2009, 03:27 AM

How lovely, light and airy! Good luck withthe tooth ache Erica.

happybeingamom

08-13-2009, 07:27 AM

Journal strips
A stitched border with a little bling and tiny flowers running along it..
A twisted or curly double ribbon with two of the colors (peach and the turquoise from the sticker flower) with a matching bow

bludlfn003

08-13-2009, 07:49 AM

since there are butterflies in on of the background papers what about a butterfly
a folded corner with one of those pretty pins to go thru it

aj_trouble

08-13-2009, 12:40 PM

BEAUTIFUL....SO Excited!!!

Raphne

08-13-2009, 01:15 PM

Oh! Those are just GORGEOUS!!!!! Love love love that frame, and the cutout border especially! and I agree, I'd love to see some butterflies somehow. . .

Glad the meds are helping some, at least!

Shana34

08-13-2009, 04:41 PM

This is gorgeous so far Erica! And I hope you find out which tooth it is soon. I know how annoying it is to wait! LOL

Erica

08-14-2009, 02:07 AM

Here is the final preview...

Elements Added:
* Tissue Paper Butterfly
* Needle and thread with buttons attached
* Folded lace
* Double Circle Stitching

Lets choose a name...

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6790/WhatNowAugust_FinalPreview.jpg

sammdc

08-14-2009, 02:32 AM

Erica this is so lovely the stitching and the tissue elements looks wonderful

jemtred

08-14-2009, 03:40 AM

WOW so lovely and SO quick! Nice one Erica

bludlfn003

08-14-2009, 07:45 AM

Late Summer's Lace
Whisper of Lace
Button's Blooms and Butterfly

aj_trouble

08-14-2009, 07:45 AM

OMG I Love it !!!!! SO excited....okay...here are my suggestions (sorry if you are only allowed one, but I am SO inspired!!)

:pSummer Pavillion
:pSunset Pavillion
:pSummer Meadow
:pPastel Pavillion
:pLacewing
:pSummer Fantasy
:pFlight of Fancy

happybeingamom

08-14-2009, 07:56 AM

This looks to me like a great kit for heritage pages so my suggestion is

A Stitch In Time.

aj_trouble

08-14-2009, 08:00 AM

Oh another...

Summer's Lament

windstorm

08-14-2009, 11:45 AM

Butterfly Whispers

windstorm

08-14-2009, 11:50 AM

Delicate Summer

TalyQ

08-14-2009, 11:52 AM

Summer Breeze
Lacey Memories (don't know if that is an English word thoug, LOL)
Gentle Stitches
Stitched Memories

windstorm

08-14-2009, 11:53 AM

Ambrosial Butterfly
Butterfly Garden

Erica

08-14-2009, 01:49 PM

WOW those names are just coming in thick and fast and are ALL perfectly fitting for our kit, this time is REALLY going to be hard to choose just two :worried: and you can add as many names as you like AJ - I don't mind if you make my job harder :rofl:

Erica

08-14-2009, 01:51 PM

As we have so many to choose from already I'll put a deadline on this to midnight today (Friday 14) then we'll go to the voting. So if you have any more names post them now...:)

MurlieMac

08-14-2009, 03:28 PM

Here's mine
Summers Gone By
Whispers of Summers Past

Shana34

08-14-2009, 04:32 PM

oooh so beautiful Erica.

Summer Mornings
Take Flight
Delicate Wings
Flight and Florals

aj_trouble

08-14-2009, 04:41 PM

Oh still going ......

Butterfly Breeze/s

just-pjz

08-14-2009, 05:14 PM

Oh, I do hope the tooth ache is better!!
This turned out lovely!!

*Tissue Paper Dreams
*Delicate and Dainty
*Butterfly Breeze
*Delicate Delight/Delightly Delicate
*Hand Made (or Home Made) Moments