Grow

The Challenge:
Use circles as your main design element

I love circle!  Never  met one I didn't like.  There is just something so perfect, so fun about a circle.  I have been working on becoming a drawer (one who draws, not a receptacle in a dresser) and learning to work with paint.  I put both lessons to use on this layout.  I had a stack of very similar photos, marking the passing days, that I decided would work well all together.  I first cut the photos into circle so we could just focus on this adorable face.  Then I laid them down on the paper where I wanted them and freehand drew a circle.  My intention was to not make them perfect, but keep them playful by letting them be a bit wonky.  After they were drawn, I pulled out my watercolors and painted them.  I liked how they looked and decided that I  would add a bunch of decorative painted circles.  Finally, I spray misted over all the page, to break up the stark white, and added some bright brads among the water colored circles.  Finally I added my title, penned around the edges and colored in the center of the g and o, and place a bit of pom pom trim.