18 Lady Day (March 25)

Oh Wow! What a wonderfully inspirational case this is!!! Totally love working with these delicate colours and the fair light!

I said it before but some of you might not know; I almost always start scrapping by doing quite a lot of planning. When I actually bring out papers and embellies and stuff the LO is pretty much finished in my notebook. The stages of painting and misting and that kind of thing is in a list, so i don't get lost in the creative whirlwind that comes later.

First I jot down words that come to mind when looking at the case shot and colours; sheer, translucent, fair, elegant, feminine, nature, grow, bloom, crumbled, twist, matte, fresh, fragile, bare...

I often like to work with opposites; in this case the sheer and elegant feminine versus the rough earthlike quality of the floor. I tried to achieve this effect by using contrasting materials (burlap and kraft paper vs the other more "pretty" stuff).

I also like to play with the qualities in a not obvious way. Not just using the blooms from the pic but rather translating the quality of them into other elements; Those flowers became the trunks of the birch trees in the background growing in the similar way, having the same kind of bleek light as in the case shot. The quality of the petals is in the sheer washi tape used for my journalling. I used crumbled flora tape and crepe paper for the crumbled effect from the petals.

OK,
Evidence; flowers, leaves, twist something, bling
Testimony; I journalled about some signs of spring- some obvious ones like the snowdrops in the shot and some not so obvious ones like taking out my car from winter storage :) Inspiration words: growth, bloom.
In Sweden we have this tradition of eating waffles on this particular Lady Day and so I get to dust off my granny's Olde Waffel Iron :)

Thank you so much for looking at my page and I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank you all for all the wonderful comments on my last LO! You're so kind!

xoxo
Sylvia

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Comment by Ayeeda on May 7, 2012 at 10:29am: Stunning work! I'm really impressed!

I do not plan anything when I scrap:)

Comment by Eila Sandberg on May 6, 2012 at 5:55am: We are sooo totally opposites when it comes to our scrappy processes; I do no planning whatsoever and you have everything set from start. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, always so intriguing to see how others do. Being familiar with this date and tradition, your page has lots of meaning to me in addition to its obvious artistic features. Love how you created the background and the bed of forest scenery that goes across the page. Äääälskar våfflor med hallonsylt och grädde! :))

Comment by Sarah Martin on May 6, 2012 at 3:29am: Gorgeous Sylvia. I love your style and your creative process. Love how you use the opposites to create contrast

Comment by Joyce Lawrence on May 6, 2012 at 12:27am: Such incredible vision you have. All the bits are very interesting and add so much texture to the page.

Comment by Helena Virpi on May 5, 2012 at 4:33pm: Thanks for sharing your creative process. Love the burlap! And the photo placement is really cool.

Comment by Debbi Tehrani on May 5, 2012 at 11:49am: Your creative thought process so intrigues me, Sylvia, and I'm so happy you share that with us in your descriptions, as it makes me appreciate your beautiful art even more. Love that tradition you shared. All the textures here are so gorgeous, and my favorite detail is those polka dot leaves! You are my scrappy idol!

Comment by Helen Wallace on May 5, 2012 at 8:40am: Creative and arty approach to the challenge and it's so interesting to read about other cultures and customs. :)