Hey, all! I’m on a roll this month! If my brain is deciding to give me ideas, who am I to argue?!?!

Today I have a layout I created for the More Than Words May 2020 Challenge, “Stripes & Funny.” The photos on the layout are not the best quality, they were taken with a phone camera…and I don’t mean a phone camera from today, I mean one from 10 years ago! That’s right, those little faces on this layout are adults now! And what’s funnier than seeing if you can stick half an orange in your mouth?

I really dug into the deepest, darkest corners of my stash and pulled out my Pink Paislee, “Hello Sunshine,” papers, chipboard stickers, and ephemera for this layout. As soon as I saw the striped paper in the pack, I knew I wanted to use it with those striped paper straws I received from Doreena a couple years back!

Check out this quick process video to see the construction!

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The May 2020 More Than Words Challenge

Now, how about a few close-ups?

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In the close-ups, you can really see the splattering, and how well Distress Oxides work on a dark background! And aren’t those buttons from A Flair For Buttons the perfect touch sitting on a nest of thread?!?! (The thread technique I picked up from Missy Whidden a few years ago. I found it to be absolutely brilliant!)

Thank you for checking out this project, I hope you enjoyed it!

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Products:

Pink Paislee “Hello Sunshine” Paper, Stickers, & Ephemera, Echo Park “The Story of Fall” Enamel Dots, Distress Oxide Spray “Carved Pumpkin” & “Mustard Seed,” Ranger Heat-It, tissue paper, StazOn “Jet Black,” A Flair For Buttons, Dear Lizzy Date Stamp, yellow thread, Silly Winks Sticky Back Foam Sheet, FabriTac, Art Glitter Glue, JudiKins Diamond Glaze, BEST 1” Double Sided Tape, Liquitex Clear Gesso, Prima 2” Silicone Brush, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, scrap heart print cardstock, paper straws from Doreena!