Precious Moments

Lizzy picked out the wedding dress she wanted while I sat and watched and took pictures with my cell phone. She had a wonderful attendant who knew just how to help her in and out of all those beautiful gowns. Here she is tucking up the bottom since my girl is not so tall. She looks like a Barbie doll in this mermaid gown.

I made this layout for the Counterfeit Kit Challenge to use memorabilia on a page. I saved the tag from Lizzy's dress and tucked it under the bottom group of leaves. I only used two pieces of patterned paper from my April kit; everything else came from my stash. The leaves and birds are new from Prima. Doilies are ancient along with the title acrylic. I made the layered flower by punching three flowers from an old library book. (Bought at the used book sale.) I painted the doilies to make them stand out. Pearls, punches, paint and ink from Stampin' Up! The background paper is also SU. I painted it platinum. There you have it.

I got the idea for this layout from one I saw on Color Combos Galore. I have always admired people who make beautiful layouts with layers and layers and lots of bling. My layout is a rather blatant copy of this one by Maiko Kosugi. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but now that it's done, it seems a little over the top to me. I think I prefer my simpler way of scrapping. Nothing ventured, nothing gained!

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