Heartbreaker Layout Berry71Bleu August Challenge

Good afternoon fellow scrappers!  I'm up on the Berry71Bleu for the month of August.  For this month the challenge is simply to follow a sketch created by fellow DT member Sandra Przybylska.

This little 'heartbreaker' is my son at about 6 months of age.  He's wearing one of my husband's baseball caps.  This particular photo is one of my faves where the hat fell to the side of his head & he's peeking out from behind it with one eye!  :-)

Here's the sketch provided by Sandra. It's simple but very versatile.  The elements can be interpreted in so many ways.  Take this sketch & make it your own!

 I've included many embellishments, bits & bobs that go with the theme of this page.  I wanted a couple of embellishments such as the yellow elephant to represent him as a baby & the more masculine embellishments such as the bow tie & mustache is to represent the 'little man' he's growing up to be.

 Here's a close up of the the steampunk hot air balloon chipboard by Creative Embellishments.  All of the paints & mediums applied to the chippie was done with my finger.  I've been without a scrap room for over a month right now since it's being renovated & I didn't have any brushes of any kind available to me.  I'm currently scrapping out of my dining room & have access to a limited amount of supplies...so finger it was!

I first applied a coat of white gesso, followed by red acrylic paint.  I finished it up by adding a coat of transparent glitter paint & crackle paint.

 Layering several elements has lately been my go to technique.  Punchinella is slowly starting to become one of my fave background elements.  I've used a piece of bright red punchinella in the background of all my layers & I love the effect it adds as it peeks out from underneath all the layers.

Supplies: Paper - 7 Dots Studio, Chipboard - Creative Embellishments, Embellishments - Chantal Vandenberg, Freckled Fawn, Punchinella, Panda Eight Designs, Flowers - Prima, Kay's Kreative Korner, Other - Mini Wooden Fence, Sequins, Doily

Thanks for stopping by & don't forget to visit the Berry71Bleu blog & play along with this month's challenge for a chance to win one of several fabulous prizes that are up for grabs!

Enjoy the rest of the week...