For this set of pages, I made a lot of my own things. It started with the background paper. I had a hard time finding paper I liked, to coordinate with the elements I planned to use, so I took a cream-colored cardstock, a natural sponge, and some brown ink. Dabbing the ink here and there on the page with the sponge gave me a somewhat muddy look which reminded me of some of the surrounding countryside while tying the elements together better.
Also, the outer thin brown borders on the first page are extra suede fabric from an expandable scrapbook I had on hand. It was only about 8 inches long, but I was able to piece it so it looked pretty good.
The "Wai-O-Tapu" letters are printed from my computer and then covered with Crystal Lacquer before being cut out. The letters on the other page are printed with their mats in one piece and cut by hand. Finally, I chose to draw more attention to the brad arrows on the second page by matting them with scraps of brown cardstock which I carefully cut to shape.
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clever ideas! Cheryl: you've had really great creative mojo lately!!! Keep up the fantastic efforts!
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