Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Little Shop of Sketches - sketch 50


These "lost" memories of an aunt & uncle
from more than 50 years ago
( they are now in their 70s)
uncovered some sweet love notes
that they had written to each other on the back of their pics.

I was inspired to do a vintage type layout to try to
re-capture their sweet , youthful romantic days .
The photos are reproductions of the originals
hence some pinkish , violet tones .


I tried out some fabric swatches ( compliments of Lucy Edson ! :) )
-which I received as a challenge prize over at AMM ! -
together with some Webster's Pages Postcards from Paris & Nature's Storybook.
I also misted & masked unto the background pp
to add more shine & color to the overall design.

Rock Candy crackle paint is all the rage over here with Singapore scrappers these days .
Couldn't resist using some here .




Check out this week's sketch here

Do play along with our sketch, put it in the gallery and a winner will be picked at the end of the month.





11 comments:

Unknown said...

This is absolutely touching. What a great thing to be able to do! I love how it turned out. My grandparent's and parent's photos all burned in a fire...so I don't have any of em and it makes me sad because this is exactly what I want to be doing with them! Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a great rest of the week!

Hugs,
Mo

BabyBokChoy said...

For a change, I saw this on the sketch site first and of course, I'm blown away by your artistry!! Seriously amazing work! Such a GREAT interpretation of a sketch that I would have just made all squares out of! Yours look inspired by the sketch and yet transcends it!

Paula J Atkinson said...

Beautiful way to document the romantic jesture of love notes to each other, I really think the age of romance & courtship was amazing all those years ago.
I love all the elements layered & clustered together.

Susan Hurley-Luke said...

How utterly beautiful and special. You are doing such amazing work, Pearl. Your Aunt and Uncle must be just thrilled to see this :) XX

my paper love studio said...

this is amazing ... love what you have done!

Wendy Kwok said...

I love love this LO. Vintage charming... the elements added are so lovely. Pearl, this is my fav of yours!

Mieke said...

Your layout is stunning! So sweet, those photo's.

Dawn♥ said...

Breathtaking GORGEOUS!

Lucy Edson said...

Fabulous, Pearl! Your layering and details are wonderful here and I love how you have added in the fabric! :)

Anonymous said...

stunningly `beautiful` Pearl...TFS
Have a fab weekend:)xxx

Lynette Jacobs said...

I love the twist you always put on the sketches.