Today I am sharing something quite unusual for me, a scrapbook layout and fanpage for a favorite movie, The Lord of the Rings. All inspired by our current challenge at Frilly & Funkie, With This Ring. Our hostess Cec says, "It is wedding season so let's create vintage or shabby chic projects that celebrate the big day. Your creation might be a card, a gift, a decor item or something to keep the memories of the special occasion." I decided to take a twist and use a play on words by using the movie theme as my inspiration, all the while keeping with the romantic theme of our challenge.
I found the perfect photo of Arwen and Aragorn from the movie and printed it 8" long to work with my 12x12 layout.
I printed a quote from the movie onto woodgrain paper and cut into sections, distressing the edges.
I painted the edges of a 12x12 chipboard panel with Metallic Goldrush paint. Next, I dipped a sheet of Tim Holtz Memoranda paper into watery Wild Honey Distress Ink. I wet the entire page down and then crinkled it up. I layered a second crinkled torn strip (with Elvish text?) across that. I mounted my torn printed image onto more chipboard then over the papers. I took care not to glue the very edges of my layers so that I could tuck in bits and bobs. I tucked flat flowers from my stash and then layered with Wild Orchid Crafts Brown Cherry Blossoms.
I really wanted a sense of grandeur and light to compliment the photo and majesty of the movie, so I added Finnabair mica flakes and microbeads randomly, as if it were pouring out of the photo. I adhered with matte gel medium. I tucked in two Antiqued Bronze Filigree charms. The ribbon is Silky Crush Wire Ribbon by May Arts, which I carefully removed the wire from, then cut in half and adhered in a crinkled manner along the bottom of my image.
My final touch was a filagree butterfly charm and stained crocheted Vinice lace, which I colored with Frayed Burlap DI and tucked beneath the photo, and a bit of string winding down in opposite corners. What fun this was to make! I hope you are inspired and will play along with our With This Ring challenge for a chance to win a $25 gift card to the Funkie Junkie Boutique.
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gorgeous art journal and love the lyric. ;O)
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning layout Autumn - I loved those movies!!
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Maxine
I love the way you replicated the feel of light through the trees in this gorgeous layout. The quote is so romantic and the details are divine. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAmazing, love the look and feel you've created with this romantic and beautiful project x
ReplyDeleteFabulous layout with such an ethereal feel to it. Love the embellishments and the sentiment is one I might just steal, I mean borrow. :)
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Cec
Oh wow, this is absolutely amazing, Autumn!! The details are just stunning!! I love the layers and colors!! This is truly gorgeous, my friend!! I love, love it!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)
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Thanks to much your amazing comments on my blog!
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Your cards are so "rich" with ideas also!!
It is a little unusual for you but nonetheless, it is beautiful and really does have a wonderful romantic edge to it! Hugs, Anne :)
ReplyDeleteOH YES!!!! I can tell you had fun making this, and I had fun reading through you post to see how your thoughts came together to make this--how fun that is! Love, LOVE, LLLLLLOOOOOVVVEEEE your mixed media layout with all those fabulous details, like the altered ribbon and lace, the microbeads and flakes. Isn't is such great fun just to create without a plan, letting your work/play take a life of it's own as it comes together? Sorry, I got carried away! I had one such play time yesterday, and I'm still glowing! Ha! Ha! WELL DONE, you! You have taken Cec's theme and RAN with it! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful journal page that really does showcase the LOTR Theme. Loving all those elements and layers and the quote is Magical.. An inspirational tribute Autumn!!
ReplyDeleteHugs Tracey xx
Fabulous! And such a wonderful sentiment to bring everything together, Autumn. Truly, incredibly, amazingly awesome! xx
ReplyDeleteBrilliantly designed Autumn and with a fantastic theme and inspiration xxx
ReplyDeleteI would have never expected this from you, but I love it! Didn't know you are a LOTR fan! Cool! This scene is one of the top 10 most romantic scenes from any movie! Anyway, love all of your details, down to using the paper with the swirly Elvish-esque writing. Your warm colors totally evoke a romantic glow!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! I think I'm in love with this one, Autumn! Totally a Ring fan and this is drop dead gorgeous! Fabulous image, and what you added to that totally enhances it. Great idea to do a fan page!! Thanks for sharing your wonderful project with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! hugs, Maura
ReplyDeleteWell I just typed a comment and it totally disappeared.. I will retype, hoping I don't give you a duplicate comment. This layout is truly unique and perfect for a LOTR fan bride. I tried to pick my favorite detail to comment on, but there are too many. I have to say, I chuckled when you said you did not glue the edges of your crumpled paper down so you could tuck in Bits and Bobs. LOL. Leave it to a crafter to find a place to embellish.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and oh so clever a take on the challenge! Love that mixed media background and the photo inspiring your journal page!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely STUNNING Autumn!!!!!! This layout celebrates romance in such a beautiful way with a fabulous mix of colours and textures built around the image and background. And of course Lord of the Rings has that one special ring at the centre of it - what a wonderful twist on the theme! Love it xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful..all of it is stunning Autumn, from the colour,the images, the embellishing and sentiment..I adore it.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for joining in with this months challenge at Rhedd's Creative Spirit..x
Just stunning, loving all the gorgeous background details! Thanks for joining us at Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge Blog :)
ReplyDeleteSpeechless! Just one word comes to mind: magical!
ReplyDeleteWow! A mixed media treasure! Stunning and yes, magical indeed!
ReplyDeleteJackie xo
Beautiful details in your project. Colours are perfect. Thank you for joining us at Creative Artiste this month. Hope to see your lovely art work back here again soon. Judy DT
ReplyDeleteBeautiful layout! And so romantic! Thank you for playing along with us at Mixed Media Place.
ReplyDeleteLove all of the gorgeous colors and details in this project. So much great texture and dimension.
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us at Crafty Sentiments for our Add a Sentiment challenge.
You absolutely captured an ethereal, other worldly effect on your scrapbook page. Love the seed beads and the mica flakes. Just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many delicious details it took a while to see. Thank you for joining to Rhedd's Creative Spirit Challenge this month.
ReplyDeleteAmazing creation wow wow wow Thanks for playing at mmp challenge this month!!!!
ReplyDeletea very nice layout, thank you for participation on card and more challenge blog. Scrap grit
ReplyDeleteThanks for your participation for MMP!
ReplyDeleteLove your movie LO! Amazing job! Thanks for playing along with Mixed Media Place.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful work! WoW!
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gorgeous <3
ReplyDeletesuch a beautiful page!
ReplyDeletethanks for playing with us at MMP!
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