Coldplay Concert Memory File using Color Magic, Sugar Chic, No Limits

I took my daugther, Mikaelah to a concert this summer of her favorite band, Coldplay.  I don't remember the last time I was at a concert but this was so fun.  It was family friendly and oh so cool.  At one point, hundreds of thousands of "confetti" was shot into the air and floated down on the crowd.  The confetti was tissue paper shapes like butterflies, hearts, birds and letters.  At another point, there were hundreds of beach ball type balloons that were floating from area to area.  The best part of the evening was when we were escorted right in front of the stage.  Mikaelah had sprained her ankle badly two days before the concert (and left for a 6 week trip to Europe the next morning) so she was in a boot and using crutches.  The security workers near us felt so bad for her that they moved us ahead of the VIP people!  We could not have gotten any closer.  It was a memory that both of us will never forget, especially since it was documented in a Heidi Swapp Memory File!

Adorable Kids + Color Shine = Fun Layout with Color Magic paper and Pink Paislee's Artisan Collection

 Happy Monday and Happy October!

Wow, Christmas music will be playing on the radio soon.  We all say it, don't we?  "I can't believe how fast time goes."  I woke up asking myself this question:  Am I letting time fly past me or are do I take in all that is happening to me?  I would have to answer that I am probably 70/30.  70% of the time I truly take in time with my family and friends and enjoy each day to the fullest.  I need to think more about this but I probably won't (at least I am honest!).  You see, I am a doer and not so much a thinker.  This doesn't mean I don't think.  It means my personality is such that I don't spend lots of down time thinking through life and all the ups and downs.  I pretty much go with the flow. 

Enough of my thoughts...hey I did think!  This is my latest layout and I chose one that is outside the norm for me.  I have been wanting to try this style for a some time as it was inspired by a new friend, Judy, from Barcelona.  She is a fabulous artist and all of her layouts are so colorful.  Check out her blog (http://www.judyscrap.blogspot.com). 

I have sprayed the background paper with Color Shine.  I did this several ways.  Because Gold Lame is a lighter color, I sprayed that fairly close to my paper.  I didn't want as intense of a Mint Green color, so I sprayed it in the air like perfume and then waved my paper under it.  I explained that in my last post if you want to do this, it is best to go outside unless you want a light coating of Color Shine on your floor.  Good thing it washes right off with water.  I then sprayed one spray of the Mint Green in a bowl and grabbed a straw.  I dipped the end of the straw into the color.  NO, I did not breathe in at this point and please don't do that either. I then blew into the straw and onto the paper to give it a medium spray look.  Then for the larger splots, I dipped the straw back in the bowl and tapped the straw in various places on my paper.  I also did the straw method with Sweet Cherry.  Now, you can use the actual cap of the Color Shine as it has somewhat of a straw attached to it.  However, this really gives bigger splots that what I wanted. Whew, I hope that all makes sense.    

Here is where I used more of the Mint Green:  on a Color Magic Note (to the right of the banner), on the edges of the paper below (took a sponge and dipped it in my bowl and edged the paper with it), on the chevron strip under the Sunshine Trimming (which was sprayed with Gold Lame), on the Pink Paislee Artisan circle to the right of the pic and finally on the chipboard butterfly.  I used Sweet Cherry on a piece of white glitter paper that the photo is backed on.  I used a toothpick and again dipped it in the bowl of spray and painted the middle and edge of the butterfly.  Finally, I used a sponge to individually color the Color Magic banner. Thanks for reading.  Make it a great day!