Message in a bottle
(continued)
So you were all waiting for the other half of my layout?
Good! Love that.
There’s nothing wrong with a little patience…
This week’s challenge over at Lotus Paperie is to use a piece of notepaper.
Feel it coming…?
(Vivian thought so – see her comment on Friday 18th – good thinking Viv!
And when Denise mentioned that she thought the first half of the layout was
“peaceful yet lonely” without even reading the message on todays other half,
I knew I’d succeeded in bringing the exact feeling onto the layout!)
So take a look, here it is… the other half (and the complete spread)
The layout for Lotus Paperie Challenge #143: Use a piece of notepaper.
And here’s the complete spread.
(I think you know this by now, but pics can be enlarged by clicking on)
And this is the “message I threw into the ocean”…
Hard to read?
I think a bit of ocean water leaked into the bottle, but this is what it says:
Dear reader
So you found my bottle, great!
Hi! I’m Marit, and I threw this bottle
into the ocean, standing on the
beaches of my Island. No, it’s not a
desert Island, my loved ones & family
are with me as are a few friends.
I love living on my Island. I choose to
live this way. I don’t like to socialize
much and I function best when it’s
peaceful and quiet around me. But I like
to get in touch with other people
occasionally. I’m not shy you know.
So at times, I throw messages into the world
in the hope that it will be picked up by
a nice person. Are you a nice person?
I allow nice people to set foot on my Island,
so feel free to contact me.
I might invite you on my Island…
Yours truly,
Marit
And how would YOU use a piece of notepaper?
Come on over and play with us!
Have a nice weekend!
Je t’embrasse
September 25th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
oh my …. this is spectacular. WOW. 🙂
September 25th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Wow!!!! Wat anders kan ik zeggen… WOW!!!!!!!!
September 25th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Oh this turned out quite lovely Marit 🙂 I adore this letter so sweet 🙂 Just wonderful!!!
September 25th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Beautiful layout(s) – they can each stand alone but together they are perfect. I love how you used the paints – so much texture. Have fun this weekend with your new Harlee-Quinnz toys!!!!
September 25th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
OMG, this is fantastic…like…so fantastic I’m speechless.
WOW!
September 25th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
beautiful!
September 25th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Wowsers!!!! do you really live on an island? at first I thought maybe this was part digital. I had to go back and look again at the 18th too. Amazing techniques you pulled off, and make it look so easy too. WOW! Love it. Masterpiece Marit!!!!!
xoxo,
ja
September 26th, 2009 at 3:34 am
I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU MADE THAT OCEAN, AND SAND. I ENLARGED IT TO SEE WHAT YOU DID TO MAKE IT SO REAL, AND I SWEAR YOUR BACKGROUND IS A PICTURE!! MAGNIFICENT!! BEAUTIFUL!!
September 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am
wow oh wow!!!!! I already fell in love with that first page, but seeing them together, wow, I’m lost for words. This is one of the most spectaculor LO’s I’ve ever seen! Absolutely gorgeous and then some …
xxx Peggy
September 26th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Wat prachtig, Marit!! En die tekst, helemaal geweldig! Wat dat betreft lijken we wel wat op elkaar, ik ben ook geen socializer, ben ook heel graag alleen en heb een klein clubje met mensen om me heen die echt dichtbij mogen komen. Bevalt me prima! Dus… mocht ik je fles vinden: ik kom een keertje buurten op je eiland en daarna vertrek ik weer snel, haha..
Fijn weekend!
XXXJenneke
September 26th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Awesome
September 26th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
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September 26th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Your layout is gorgeous & I love the way that the water on the notebook paper totally captured the feeling!
Thanks for visiting my blog & feel free to use my title, I would be honored!
October 7th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Marit, this is breathtaking!!! Your layout should be framed!!! That’s what I would do if it was mine,,,I’d have it framed …it’s gorgeous, and amazing, and soooo awwww inspiring, you capture and scrap like no other!!!