Hello Dear Little Friend (7Dots Studio & Sketchabilities Challenges)

I'm back today with a very earthy and nature-inspired layout based on 

2 awesome challenges to which I absolutely wanted to participate this month!

Do you recognize the beautiful paper?

It's from the 'Nature Walk' collection from 7 Dots Studio,

and this page was inspired by the July Challenge that's all about 'Animals'.

I also played along with Sketch #143 from Sketchabilities.

Like all Karan Gerber sketches, it is beautiful and bound to peak your creativity!

Now let's take a closer look at my layout...

Seen here some of the many tags and stickers included in the 'Nature Walk' line.

It is my favorite collection of 7 Dots Studio - you can see it all HERE.

Below, you can catch a glimpse of the mixed media touches that I added to my background,

using stenciled molding paste, mist, paint, embossing dust and micro-beads.

Also from 7 Dots are the chipboard leafy swirls that I decided to keep bare

because I simply love the natural colour that they come in.

The stamping designs you see on the background also come from 7 Dots Studio stamps.

When I first saw the 'Animal' theme of the 7 Dots Studio challenge, 

it was a no brainer... I was going to scrapbooking pictures of my kitty Sugar.

But then I started looking through my photos wanting to match the collection,

and I decided that this picture would be perfect for 'Nature Walk'. 

A chipmunk, one of the sweetest looking animals that are quite common in Canada.

This one was found lounging on some wilting sunflowers during an early Fall stroll!

Such a cute little ball of fur!  Adorable and tiny, yet wild and free!

Hope you enjoyed!