Pirate Life For Me - layout

When I had my eye infection I was asked to take a picture of myself with my nice little eye patch and post it on Facebook. Well of course it was going to end up being a layout! *okie is beginning to think she scraps some of the most stupid stuff*  I am sure my friend Linda will get a kick out of this one since she wanted me to make a layout kit to take to the Swarm.

Supplies Used:
Paperdoll Dress Up Cricut Cartridge
Life's A Beach Cricut Cartridge
BlackLetter Cricut Cartridge
Coredinations Cardstock
Cloud print paper
Cuttlebug Distressed Strips Embossing folder
Stampin Up Marker
Signo UM 153 white gel pen
Mica Stardream Cardstock
Creek Bank Liquid Walnut Ink
Creative Imaginations skull brad

I actually had to use the Gypsy on this one because I was wanting to use Blackletter cartridge for the title because it just looked piratey *okie thinks she sure is making up a lot of words lately*. I used the Liquid Walnut ink on the bottom of the letters to give the lettering an aged look. Click the picture if you would like to see closer detail of the effect the ink gives.

On the cloud paper I tore across and then burned the edge.




I used Cat Eye Chalk ink in Popcorn on the waves to make them look like they had white caps. The "sand" was crumpled and then sanded.

I blacked out some of the pieces to make the trunk have a wood base and then "metal" top layer. The lock was colored with a silver gel pen.

I also had to do some work in Design Studio to get the ship to have a wooden look base and then the white sails. I did have to hand cut the eye patch and then just used a black marker for the "string".


You guys know I am never very happy with the things I do but I really like how this layout turned out. I just wish it would have had a better "picture subject"!