July Monthly Muse | Week 2

[wombat146]

Welcome to the Muse, we are continuing on with July's theme of THE SEA and this week we are exploring a common sight seen at the beach:

Week 2: THE SEA - Rockpools
Rockpools, or tidal pools, always bring back a lot of fond childhood memories for me. I can remember spending lots of summer days at the beach during our school holidays. Some rock pools were big and we used jump into the sun-warmed water to swim and splash around. Or for the smaller pools we used lay on the rocks beside it and watch all the little creatures moving around below us, carrying their snail-like shells on their backs. Such wonderful carefree memories of when I was a little girl.

So for me, they evoke a playful and nostalgic feeling of being a kid again, even though these days I just like sitting and looking at all the different vegetation in them, the different colours of broken up shells or how the shadows form pretty patterns on the sand at the bottom of them and I also like taking photos of them as well. I also love watching Daisy, our little fox terrier 'chase lizards' ie. the little tiny fish that get caught in the pools when the water goes out. Daisy just jumps in and splashes around after them, not catching anything but having a great time! lol!

Do you have any memories or feelings when it comes to rockpools? Have you ever played in them, photographed them? Do you have any thoughts in regards to them? Perhaps some of the following ideas might help in creating your layout this week:
- memories of childhood
- the little creatures that live in them
- the patterns made of seaweed against rock
- or the textures of sand and shells
- any other thoughts or feelings you may have when you see them

Challenge for Week 1:
This week I would like you to create a page about rockpools using any of the ideas listed above or the inspiration board below. If you doing a 4 part layout this month along with me, then you will be up to part 2. However, if you would prefer to just do a single full layout then that is okay as well.
Added twist: Add some bokeh/magic lights and sprinkles.

Inspiration Board:
I found these images on Pinterest and have created an inspiration board that may be of help to get started, along with some quotes and a color palette, but you can use whatever quotes, wordart or colours that you like. As always, please use the images on this board to jump start your inspiration but do not use any of the actual images. Even though they are from Pinterest they may be copyrighted.

Color palette:

My page:
I went with real photos for my background layer, blending a stock photo of some feet with one of my own photos, and just wrote some text on what I feel when I see a rockpool at the beach.

Credits are in the gallery.​

Template Information:
If you are interested in downloading any free templates with the page divided into 4 sections to scrap with then please see the last week's post for the download links HERE

Challenge for Week 2

• Use one part of your 4 divided parts of a layout to create a page about rockpools using any of the ideas listed above or from the inspiration board.(Or you can just go with one layout each week, up to you. )
  Added twist: Add some bokeh/magic lights and sprinkles.
• You can create any style of page ie. clean and simple, artsy, pocket style etc,. Your page can be all digital or hybrid. Wherever the inspiration takes you as long as you include TLP products on your page.
  
• Please post your layout to the Art Journaling Gallery HERE prior to Midnight EST August 1, 2023 and then post it in this thread by copying the code (at the right of your gallery image) from the box under "Share BB Code".

We will draw a winner at the beginning of next month for a coupon!! Every layout you create is equal to one entry in the random draw. So if you create 1 layout you are entered once, if you create 4 layouts you are entered 4 times.

You can use any products in the Lilypad store or retired products from current Lilypad designers, (just make sure you follow our gallery guidelines).

Looking forward to seeing what you all come up with this week.

 

[caapmun]

 

[designbylime]

 

[wombat146]

Terrific additions ladies!!

 

[Dady]

Mine

 

[A-M]

Thank you Olga. This week brought back childhood memories of discovering creatures in rockpools when I was 10 years old. Sadly years later the beach was affected by a cyclone and the rock pools were destroyed.

 

[Janisn]

I remember putting my toes into rockpools and letting the tiny fish tickle them. We never found pearls, but it was fun looking for treasure.

 

[garrynkim]

Here is mine

 

[wombat146]

WOW!!! what awesome additions since I visited last!! You ladies are sure coming up with some fabulous ideas!!!
@Janisn Jan, you reminded me about the little fish nibbling at toes, I can remember doing that as well, such fun!

 

[zinzilah]

 

[amandac]

Another fun week of Musing Ona! It was a great opportunity to scrap the tidal pools on K'Gari .... a beautiful spot!

 

[nollipap]

My 2nd week layout, i was lucky to find a real treasure whilst looking in the rock pools during low tide,a few years ago.
The Jurassic coast line, I found it on the beach at Llantwit major in Wales. I took several photos of the fossil and put it back, it was tempting to keep it.

 

[wombat146]

My 2nd week layout, i was lucky to find a real treasure whilst looking in the rock pools during low tide,a few years ago.
The Jurassic coast line, I found it on the beach at Llantwit major in Wales. I took several photos of the fossil and put it back, it was tempting to keep it.
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oh goodness, what a find!!!! that sure would have been very tempting to take it home with you!!

 

[Angela Toucan]

thank you Ona, here's my week 2

 

[scribler]

I grew up in the desert so tide pools weren't really part of my childhood. I took my inspiration from the photo of rocks and the idea of fun.

 

[Smwhite]

 

[wombat146]

Creative additions!!