So, here's take two for Michelle Ward's GPP Street Team, Crusade 52! As much as I loved the one image, she wasn't really mine to use. So, I did some digging through my stash to try to find things to make it work. I came up with the bird, a shot I took a summer or two ago Out came the pens, to add a touch of blue and to lighten the photo up a bit. It seemed "heavy" to me. I added the flower...maybe a bit scrap booky rather than a journal? Nothing wrong with scrapbooking - I do it myself! I didn't realize that the yellow tape "x's" mimicked the tape at the tape until just now. It's funny how the mind works, isn't it?
Head on over to Michelle's site...and maybe, we can persuade you to play along?
Paula - fun and festive suummer colors! Love your trick for lightening up the photo of the gull. I could use that fan about now....I want a turquoise one just like that! Thanks for sharing with the team!
Posted by: michelle ward | June 07, 2011 at 07:48 PM
Love the photo of the fan, and its colour. Perfect breezy colour for summer!
Happy summer Paula!
Posted by: iHanna | June 08, 2011 at 08:32 AM
Oh, I LOVE this!!
Posted by: chel | June 08, 2011 at 11:31 AM
Great painted background! and I love all the tape. (and I want that fan!)
Posted by: iamrushmore | June 09, 2011 at 10:05 AM
So fun! I'm really into those kinds of colors now too (crusade post of my own is forthcoming ;)) Love the fan :)
Posted by: Carrie | June 09, 2011 at 02:22 PM
I love your color palette. The background is fun. And I think the flowers mimic the fan. I use scrapbooking elements in my journal too.
Hugs,
Sophie
Posted by: MissKoolAid | June 09, 2011 at 09:01 PM
I love this palette and the fun images. I love the free and easy feel too, Paula. Happy summer!!
Posted by: betsy harting | June 12, 2011 at 08:54 PM
Seagulls are certainly a sigh of summer. Like the way you used the images.
Posted by: Jacqueline | June 13, 2011 at 07:26 AM
Like how you interpretted the challenge. Sweet page.
Posted by: Regina | June 15, 2011 at 01:04 AM
You've got some of my favorite colors in there. Love the shot of the old fan! This is really a lovely summery page.
Posted by: Melisa | June 16, 2011 at 07:54 AM
Great summer palette!
Posted by: Helen | June 17, 2011 at 07:03 AM
I like your summer colours - that yellow is glorious. Thanks so much for sharing. BTW I often find my journals and scrapbooks are *very* similar ;-)
Posted by: Cath S | June 18, 2011 at 10:22 PM
Great bright colours - makes me miss summer even more!
Posted by: Michelle Brown | June 19, 2011 at 01:56 AM
This is very summery! I love the palette you have used and all the layers.
Posted by: Manda | June 19, 2011 at 05:03 AM
Love your color choices and the images are too die for! Too fun!
Posted by: Penny Stuart | June 22, 2011 at 01:12 AM
Great page!
Posted by: Nathalie | June 22, 2011 at 04:01 PM
What a lovely, bright, and happy page.I like the combination of dots and crosses too.
Posted by: sheila | June 24, 2011 at 03:09 PM