finding balance...SCRAPFRIENDS January Color Challenge

This is my take on the new Color Challenge at ScrapFriends...

and part of my One Little Word  =  b a l a n c e.

This is the color palette below and is a gorgeous combination of warm tones normally cooler colors.

I love the magenta color, always my favorite color in the box of crayons! :)

This is about the time of year I do either a self-reflection type page or a LO

documenting my One Little Word.  Balance.  That is my goal for this year.

Which encompasses just about every other little word I had debated, since I am

trying to achieve a balance between all of those other goals, feelings, aspirations...

I started with this Instagram selfie from New Year's morning, no shower,

no make up...here I am!  I love these die cut files that are part of the Scrapbook Circle

January kit that have 5 words listed on a Project Life type card...I wanted to

highlight each word, so I die cut 5 cards and layered glitter paper under a different

word. I also wanted to give the cards so color and depth, so I layered a

stencil on each one and then painted it with watercolor.

I love this fuchsia paper from Studio Calico's Print Shop collection, but it extremely

powerful, so I layered underneath everything.  I used a couple stamps in yellow

and then wrote out my title in India ink.  I need more practice trying to write a script

font with a paint brush, especially at the end of a LO where it could all be ruined,

but I gave it a shot.  I love the contrast it gives all these colors.  

 I am truly amazing at the array of talent and unique approaches to the challenges every month.

This one is fantastic!  All of them eye catching, guest designers too!

Make sure you go to the ScrapFreinds Blog to check out all the inspiration projects

& to read to rules. Upload your LO to the blog before February 14th for a chance to win!

More on my OLW later but until then, thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!