A page about preparing for a very exciting event for my daughter—attending the James Beard Foundation's Award Ceremony. Eva's spouse was nominated for Best Chef--New York State, which, in the Food Scene, is like getting nominated for an Oscar or Grammy. The kids are mission-driven and do it their own way and I am proud of this recognition, but I have always been immeasurably proud of them. It is pretty cool to walk a red carpet.
This layout is very simply, a throwback to my love of blending with the AnnaBlendz brushes. To start, I blended the photo into Artsy Paper #1 with the blending brushes, then added the journaling and title. I pulled in the butterfly, ribbon, and hummer embellishments, as well as the red button and two Button Threadz (not included in the minipalette), next. Since I had two areas of red/orange, I was very happy to use the Artsy Transfer that comes in the minipalette to create a little red triangle, and I also used some of the transfer/ovrelays from the minipalette to enrich the background. Then, as a last touch, I added orange, silver, and pink FotoGlos from my stash to highlight my daughter's fabulous gown.
