International Scrapbook Day - Layout 2


Layout I completed for challenge at Cocoa Vanilla Studio International Scrapbook Day 2020 Celebration.  The challenge was to be inspired by a layout by one of their design team.
I was inspired by a layout by Anna Komenda from 28th January, 2020.  Thank you Anna.
For sometime I have wanted to do a circle type layout, a few times I have got my bits and pieces out to make a layout - in fact the white cardstock (CS) I used in my layout was creased as it was in the bag with the said bits and pieces.  I got my iron out and gave it a good iron to get it straight!!  Is that dedication to a task?
My first thought was to use some blue Nuova mousse that I have....whoops go get it, open and it is so hard not even water will get this baby going again - ever!  Look at the knife (well, actually scissor edge) it will not penetrate that surface.  
So off I went to get my paints and paint a somewhat round circle and spread some drops over my CS.
The paper I used to fussy cut the flowers and the embellishments are from Kaisercraft Wandering Ivy collection.   Other embellishments came from my stash.
The photograph was taken in 2011 when I visited the Grand Canyon, USA.  My journalling is on a tag, under the photo, where it shows "love this".
Thank you for looking, Margaret
Crafting in the time of coronavirus.

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