'Bruvvies' Layout by Helen Tilbury

Hello there!  HELEN here again with a layout about my 2 teenage sons.

They have a love/hate relationship like most siblings but when it comes

down to the wire they are always there for each other & loyal to the core.

I used some Purple Pumpkin doilies, which I inked with dark brown ink

to grunge them up a bit.  I also used 4 fabric buttons & a 'round' flower that

I mounted onto a Purple Pumpkin doily die-cut circle, to create my own 

unique embellishment. 

I clustered the fabric buttons & doilies together with some metal findings,

 flowers and die-cuts.  Push the buttons under some of the items too so 

that you create some different, interesting partial circle shapes too!

I painted the central area of my layout with gesso before I began placing

my elements.  I love the vignette effect that it created.  I use an old credit

card instead of a paint brush.  Cheaper, less clean up & a better effect too!

See the punched strip across the bottom of the photo?  That is actually ALSO from Purple Pumpkin!  It's a film strip die-cut that I cut up and used as a punched strip instead.  I added some Burnt Sienna and Dark Brown ink to it for a more 3D look.  

Don't forget to play along with our January sketch this month & have a lovely day!