Nature Girl

I have been working on this project for quite some time, and it has finally all come together as close as it can come to the way that I had pictured it in my mind.

Addie is my absolute Nature Girl.

She loves everything outdoors... weather... animals... bugs... rocks... plants... And she's a pro-collector... leaves... butterflies... stones... snake skins... I used a thin piece of cork board and attached it to the layout then used small sewing pins to attach the items, (some needed The Ultimate Glue, too.) I took little tiny tags and inked them and put the "regular" name of the item (i.e. pinecone,) and on the other side, the scientific name, (for pinecone it's Pinophyta Strubius.)

The challenge was to create a layout using Graphic 45 papers using color photographs, and the Botanicabella line totally spoke to me for this photo of Addie blowing a wish flower. I also had a nice collection of things she had found and given me... ivy (in the shape of a heart she found just for me)... a special rock... a piece of a blue robin's egg... a seashell... along with some notes she took on a hike with Sean.

If you lift the field notes you will find her notebook paper and pencil drawing of one of the sights she saw on her hike of an inchworm hanging from a tree. I covered the drawing with mica using Sepia Accents.


Combining this photo and the notes and the collection, I created this layout especially for her... to remember the love of nature this little girl has.

The ultimate inspiration for this piece was the stick that the layout is tied to for hanging. Addie found this amazing stick covered in lichen, and I asked her if I could have it to make something out of it, of her.


We had a great morning this morning at Borderland State Park where we took a hike, just the tour of us with one of the ranger's, Joe, and learned about dragonflies. Joe was duly impressed with Addie's knowledge of insects, birds and nature. He said that he teaches school groups of 30 kids and has only met one other girl like Addie. She is truly a Nature Girl.

Here are a few shots from today...

Nature Girl Cardstock: Graphic 45, Bazzill Basics
Paper Stamps: Stampin' Up, source unknown & Close to My Heart
Ink & Adhesive: Ranger
Plastic, Canvas & Chipboard Letters: Lil Davis
Tags: ProvoCraft
other: mesh, twine, pins, seashell, stick, egg, moth, pinecone, cork, leaves, rock, pencil, wooden letters, Scrabble tile & wood