A New Day

I saw this sketch over at Once Upon A Sketch and I knew that I wanted to work with it.  Isn't it pretty?!  Head on over and check it out.

Here is my interpretation of the sketch.  Last night as I was sitting with my daughter watching the festivities on t.v., I couldn't help but think about New Year's Day.  That day to me is so full of hope, new beginnings, a clean slate.  That is what this page represents to me.  A New Day. *cue Nina Simone singing Feeling Good*  Ahhhh, that's the good stuff.  I wanted the overall feeling of my page to be retro-vintage beach.  I think I pulled it off.  

I love adding texture and dimension to my pages.  I used some Molding Paste and a stencil to create these wings.  When it dried, I placed the stencil back over the top and used vintage photo distress ink to make it pop.  I also used a new Crafters Workshop template and added that paint splatter using some mist.

I used a bunch of different flowers from Petaloo and tried to coordinate them with my photo. I used Petaloo Color Me Crazy Tea Stained flowers, Petaloo Expressions Red Fabric flowers, Canterbury Red Berry Pick and I broke apart a Canterbury Rose and Berry Branch in cream.

I hope that New Year's Day brings new hope and excitement to you as well.  Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs & Wishes.

Lisa

Photo credit:  Stock Photo at 123RF - photographer listed iofoto