Woot woot!..I had no idea I was scraplifted on the PInk Paislee blog last week...!

Good morning to you!

I don't have time for a proper post today as we are expecting guests so I will just show you a little something that I discovered something and quite enjoyed!

Yesterday while scrolling through the Pink Paislee blog, looking for a challenge I could not !find,... I happened to find something else that I had NO IDEA  of!

Look at this wonderful layout that Karola did,....SCRAPLIFTING ME....


I had seen this page on Live Pink and even commented on it days ago,....

(I copy/pasted from the Pink Paislee blog.)

AUGUST 10, 2011 BY KAROLA 9 COMMENTS

Hello everyone! Karola here with new Pink Paislee project!

Today’s topic of our blog post is : Member Mania – This means that I will choose a layout from one of the members in our Live Pink Gallery and I will use it as inspiration to create my own layout!  It’s a huge surprise for all the Live Pink members – you never know whose work will be lifted! There is so much inspiration, and lots of stunning, beautiful layouts, cards and altered items – we encourage you to visit the Live Pink gallery regularly!

So, I had a serious problem to select only one project to scraplift, but I found a gem, something that really impressed me – it’s layout called “My Sweet Girls” created by Bente Fagerberg:

Bente’s page impressed me so much, it’s classic scrapbook page with a little bit of shabby chic style look, gorgeous bright colors, beautiful and balanced composition… it’s gorgeous!

I decided to copy a fantastic composition and arrangement of images and accessories. I did it in my favorite colors with my favorite motifs. Here’s my version – despite the sincere desire – it’s definitely much more pale and soft than a Bente’s page:

On Bente’s page are a few paper doilies, I cut out my doilies using Cuttlebug,  recently I received a beautiful gift: a few new cutting dies in a doily shape, so I thought it would be perfect for this project. As Bente – I added frills around the background and tried to create a similar composition to her layout. I combined Mistables and Nantucket collections.

I thought I would add as the photo matting something special – I chose the Nantucket – Clam Bake paper, which I precisely cut out and so here we have slotted grille – it requires some hard work using craft knife and a while of patience, but I think is really worth it!

Because Mistables collection is designed for coloring in different ways – I was able to perfectly match its elements to Nantucket colors. Coloring the background of the Mistables paper I used Ranger distress ink – Tattered Rose. To color the beautiful muslin flower, frills and chipboard letters I used Glimmer Mists: Aquamarine and Cherub Pink – ideally suited for delicate and soft Nantucket colors!

Like Bente – I created a few small embellish clusters:

Here’s the last view from afar:

Pink Paislee products used:

• Mistables 12 x 12 Paper Pack 00511
• Mistables Chipboard Alphabet 00517
• Mistables Fabric Flowers 00514
• Mistables Scallop Ribbons 00513
• Nantucket – Crab Cakes 00521
• Nantucket – Jumbo Shrimp 00525
• Nantucket – Clam Bake 00526
• Nantucket – 6×6 Paper Pack 00528
• Nantucket – Ephemera 00534
• Nantucket – Chipboard Tiles 00532

Thank you so much Bente for a huge dose of inspiration!! Creating this Lo was a pure pleasure and much more easily with inspiration from you!

I encourage everyone to upload your projects made using Pink Paislee products to our Live Pink gallery – we love to look what you’ve created!

Have a wonderful day!

That was a nice reward for scrolling through the blog don't you think?

I can't believe my page inspired such a lovely piece of art. Our styles are very different but there is a striking resemblance when you see the pages side by side.

Thanks for looking!