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a girl and her cat

This month’s sketch challenge over at Scrapbook Supplies Online features this very detailed PageMap sketch:

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June Sketch Challenge at SSO: play along to win!

Be sure to check out the site and play along with this sketch for a chance to win a voucher to the store.  Although I love all the detail, today I was in a minimalist mood, so I decided to simplify this sketch quite a bit. Don’t be afraid to take what you want from a sketch and leave the rest.  I really loved the patterned paper to the left and the ribbon detail down the edge of the paper, as well as the placement of the photos and title.  All the others details felt like too much for the simple photos I wanted to scrap today, so I left them out. Here’s the result:

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Those Dear Lizzy foam Thickers picked up the colour in Liv’s top purple-fectly!

Do you notice anything missing?  Look ma, NO OUTLINING!!!  I know it’s kinda become my trademark, and it might not look like a Mercy Tiara layout without it, but I quite like this one without even a teeny tiny marker line.  It didn’t even take great restraint to stay away from my marker box.  I really like how simple this layout looks.

That tiny floral print (from the Dear Lizzy Enchanted line by American Crafts) has the most beautiful shades of pale blue and lime green, than reminded me instantly of the 2011 In Colors from Stampin’ Up.  I knew I wanted to try my hand at another variegated coloured banner like the one here, but I wanted to use inks this time instead of mists…

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Heidi Swapp Color Magic banner inked with Stampin’ Up 2011 in colors

So I grabbed my Stampin Up inks in Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, and Wisteria Wonder and applied them to the banner with a sponge.  A little blending and voila- banner perfection!  I love how those colours pick up on the shades in the Dear Lizzy paper.  I also got to play with my Martha Stewart fringe scissors (from my Scrapbook.com prize pack) and my favourite border punch, the double embossed dotted lace scallop border, by EK Success.  

Process vid:

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You may be wondering who is Mercy Tiara, and why the name? MercyTiara is an anagram of my first and middle names, Tracy Marie. I discovered this name in the 90's in grad school when we were all coming up with alter egos for one another in a lab one day. I've used it ever since, but you can call me Tracy or MercyTiara, or anything you want... just don't call me late for supper!

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