Without Even Trying

Hello again!

 I have another page to share; this time it's inspired by the White With 1 Challenge blog. The May challenge is White with Gold. This was perfect for me because I recently decided that I needed a lot of gold schtuff. Sure, I see it's quite fashionable right now, but also my son has taken a liking to all things gold. Not even my crafty stash is safe! Here is my submission:

Much of the embellishment on this page is thanks to the recent acquisition of gold embossing powder.  I've known for months that I wanted some, so I finally broke down and got some.  Yeah, I think I like it. 


Other details were on a whim:

• I used a brick stencil (my favorite) to spray a nearly-invisible layer onto the white cardstock.  It helped me focus.
• Around the photo, I painted some of the bricks with a layer of gold glitter glue, like an extended frame.
• I added water to some gold acrylic paint for splatters.
• I then used the too-much leftover to paint the frame...that also has random leftover glitter glue.
• From the hexagon matting -- which was originally a whim of just playing with the embossing powder -- I cut a random arrangement to add to the bottom corner.
• To highlight the matting, I ran my embossing dauber along the edges, dipped in powder and embossed for a distressed edge.
• The nautical stars were cut, using the Indie Cartridge (Cricut); and I couldn't help but use the negative space for a variation with the stars.

I think that sums it up.  Again, thank you for looking.  I'm excited to see what the color combination will be for June.