Friday, September 7, 2012

Liam's NICU Room Layout

So I have been "pinning" many of the layout & card sketches from Let's Capture These Sketches. I just never seem to get them completed before the weekly deadline but this time, I did! So here is my take on Sketch #147...
Supplies: DCWV cardstock; Bo Bunny papers & stickers; Making Memories rub-on alphas; Jillibean Soup tiny alphas; Studio Calico wood veneers; Bazzill mini brads; Sakura & Zig pens; Tsukineko walnut ink; StazOn ink; Colorbox chalk ink; Creative Memories circle cutting system; Glue Arts, 3M & Thermoweb adhesives.

And here is the original sketch from Natalie...


The first thing you'll notice is that I rotated the sketch 90 degrees counterclockwise. I followed the basic placement of photos and title but revised the photo grid to accommodate only five photos instead of six and also to allow for a focal photo. I added some circles and rings behind the photos to help ground them but I did take a cue from the splatter in the sketch and decided to mist my background with a few spritzes of walnut ink. I also added a little bit of paper and embellishing in the negative space.

I guess I should also explain the title. The full title, tiny alphas and all, reads "Our Super Expensive Studio Apartment for 6 Weeks". See, at some point when Liam was in the hospital, we were discussing how wonderful the brand-new NICU was with their private rooms complete with a special living area for family - a pullout couch/bed, desk, chair and flat screen TV. We said it was like our own little studio apartment, but then realized that would be a very expensive apartment!

2 comments:

Sherri said...

How sad that your little guy had to be in the NICU for so long that you need a place to stay. Glad, however that it was cozy. Love your take on the sketch, thanks so much for playing along with us at Let's Capture These Sketches.

Stephanie Eaken said...

I love your take on the sketch!!Your layout looks great! Thanks for palying along with us at LCTS!