The challenge (...a partridge in a pear tree...) was to include a tree or bird. I included both by using the Season of Friendship stamp set. Because I stamped directly on the paper, it was a little stressful. I messed up one page as I stamped the title (the *very* last thing) and had to start completely over!
Stamps: Season of Friendship, Whimsical upper alphabet, Whimsical lower alphabet
Inks: basic brown, green galore, regal rose, garden green, brocade blue, riding hood red, tangerine tango (stamped off once), summer sun, baja breeze
Paper: whisper white, chocolate chip
Accessories: aged copper hodgepodge, chocolate chip taffeta ribbon, scallop edge punch
The second challenge (...two turtle doves...) was to place pictures side by side. An optional sketch was provided, which I mostly followed. I found two pictures of my paternal great-grandmother. The quality is horrible! It's probably the result of them being in acid-ridden albums for the past twenty years. I created the page and felt something was missing. I remembered that I had scanned in photos to my genealogy program several years ago. I found a younger picture of her in there and was able to print off a really good picture.
Stamps: Short Order alphabet
Inks: bayou blue, black stampin' journaler
Paper: rose red, bayou blue dsp, baja breeze
Accessories: crop-a-dile, eyelets, love & happiness rub-ons
