Nanky Poo

My sister Nancy in 1966

I should probably start by explaining the title of this layout.  When we were children, my mother liked to give us silly nicknames that rhymed with each other. My sister Nancy was called Nanky Poo and I was Trailer Boo.


For the background I used a piece of 7 Dots Studio paper from their Cotton Candy Dreams collection.

7 Dots Studio
Cotton Candy Dreams - Strawberry Fields

I did some stamping on the background in grey ink.

Something Tattered
Wallpaper Background - Studio

These are the dies and punch I used:

Cheery Lynn Designs Horizon Rectangle

Memory Box Quinn Flourish

Cheery Lynn Designs Pinwheel

Cheery Lynn Designs Eastern Star Doily

My Favorite Things Mini Delicate Doilies

Cheery Lynn Designs Carnivale Border

Martha Stewart
French Scroll

As usual, I layered all the die-cut pieces over a black version, offsetting them slightly to accentuate the edges.


These are the chipboard pieces I used:

Creative Embellishments Flourish 24

Creative Embellishments Small Flourish Set

I embossed the chipboard pieces with Walnut Stain Distress Embossing Powder but I didn't like how dark they looked so I embossed them again with a light sprinkling of Dried Marigold Distress Embossing Powder.

Here are some more closeups:

Thank you so much for taking a look!