"Common Sense" Wall Hanging or Scrapbook Page by Linda Hess
This week I saw the best Facebook post! A saying that a friend posted jumped right out at me "Common Sense is a flower that does not grow in everyone's garden!" I have had a, let's say "challenging" relationship with someone (one that makes a person roll their eyes and think "REALLY??") and this saying made me smile. Why not use it for a piece?? I began by hitting Microsoft Word and creating the copy and size that I wanted for my piece. I decided right away that I wanted the saying to be big & bold, so I made it as large as possible. I also wanted it to be eye catching, so I altered the typeset throughout the piece. I copied it on regular printer paper although it could be printed on vellum or fancier scrapbook paper. Once printed, I cut a curve to the edges, checked the size and made adjustments for it to fit on the page. The background page is a piece from my stash. On the back it is marked "Creative Imaginations" and ...