My daughter has always had a passion for nature. From the time she could crawl she was busy checking out ants and other creatures. When we lived in Durham, North Carolina, she loved going to the gardens at Duke University. There were always ducks, turtles, birds, insects and even her dog to play with. She is certainly my nature loving girl!

Nature Loving Girl Intermediate Project by Tammy Gray Zoom in to view this project closer Make this project: Step-by-step instructions Mail a link to this project to a friend

 

Supplies:
• Brads: Fresh Jumbo (Creative Imaginations)
• Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper
• Chipboard: Fresh Elements Lg, Fresh ABC Lg, Bare Elements Wings Butterfly (Creative Imaginations)
• Ink: Olive Pastel ColorBox Fluid Chalk (Clearsnap)
• Patterned paper: Narratives Paper Lace, Flip Flop Double Sided Paper, Sweet Thang Double Sided Paper, Wink Double Sided Paper (Creative Imaginations)
• Punch: Whale of a Punch Retro Flower (EK Success)
• Rub-ons: Fresh Swatchbook (Creative Imaginations)
• Stickers: Fresh Ric Rac Jumbo (Creative Imaginations), Thickers (American Crafts)



A Girl Can Dream Can’t She?
We always want to know what thoughts reside behind the deep eyes of a horse. On this particular day, we stopped to see a friendly horse in a pasture beside the road. This beautiful new friend was as interested in us as we were with him. When we got out of the car he rushed over to see us. He seemed to want us to pet him, talk with him and give us the pieces of “greener” grass that were just out of his reach on our side of the fence. It was such a blessing to have this encounter with such a delightful animal. Our time with this horse left us dreaming of the possibility of having more encounters with horses.

For this layout, I knew that I wanted to use a long title but I did not want to detract from the photo so I placed it inside the circles. I wanted the journal to have the effect of a line on the page. Therefore, I lined up each mini letter as precisely as I could. I doodled around all the edges of all of the elements on the layout because I think it helps tie all of the aspects of the page together.

Supplies:
• Adhesive: Zip Dry (Beacon)
• Artpen: black (Sakura)
• Patterned paper: Signature Line Western Spirit Round 'Em Up, Ready to Ride, Cowgirl Country (Creative Imaginations)
• Stickers: Karen Russell Narratives Blue Bell Circle, Signature Line Western Spirit Sheet and Epoxy Sticker Sheet (Creative Imaginations), Mini Alpha Stickers (Making Memories)



Puppy Love
This is my niece and her dog Hayden. They were recently separated from each other due to a housing issue. Chrissy loves her dog and this was a hard thing for her. I wanted to celebrate their bond and also express the emotional context of this story in a deep way. I decided to use lots of layers and to make the page somewhat ornate and complicated, as life can certainly be. I am praying that she has the opportunity to have many pet relationships in the future.

Supplies:
• Adhesive: Zip Dry (Beacon)
• Artpen: white Souffle (Sakura)
• Brads: Marah Johnson Silver Floral (Creative Imaginations)
• Chipboard: Karen Russell Narratives Alpha, Marah Johnson Eclecti-ka Royalty (Creative Imaginations)
• Embellishments: Ribbon, ric rac and net scraps
• Patterned paper: Karen Russell Narratives Paper Lace, Cream Sweet Pea, Sweet Pea Noir, 6 Sweet Notes, Pink Lined Die Cut Paper, Marah Johnson Holiday Harlequin (Creative Imaginations)
• Pen: black fine line (Signa)
• Stickers: Karen Russell Narratives Epoxy (Creative Imaginations), Heidi Swapp bling (Advantus)

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