Hello Scrappy friends its Michelle back here today with another fun layout share. I've stepped back in time and chosen a collection that blended with the mix of multi colour photos I wanted to create with. LOVE love LOVE me a rainbow assortment of colours and the mix within the Hello Sunshine collection is just perfect. I've also thrown in another cut file created by fellow DT member Gwen to tie it all together.
I started off by cutting out the Sketchy Circles Open cut file from Cut to You on white cardstock and then arranged the pieces down the left side of the CHILL OUT pattern paper (reverse side). I added photos to some of the smaller sized circles and raised some pieces using foam tape. I also added a square photo to break up all the circles.
This was such a fun day out for us all. The weather wasn't too hot and we certainly found a tonne of great strawberries!
To the right of the main photo I created a large cluster and title piece starting with a fussy cut large group of florals from the FULL BLOOM paper. I layered these with stickers (both puffy and flat), cut apart pieces and a flair button then added some written journaling using a white gel pen
At the top of the layout I added a few ephemera pieces to create a mini cluster using colours from the main cluster to give a cohesive look to the layout. There was a lot of colour here there and everywhere thats for sure!
Along the bottom I created a 3rd smaller cluster to match the items within the other two clusters, again using pieces from the ephemera pack, fussy cut flowers from the FULL BLOOM paper and another word strip from the HAPPY DAYS paper. I harp on all the time about repetitive elements in clusters, but I tell you it definitely works. The layouts look well balanced and thats just the way I like them HAHA
Well friends thats all from me today. Super short and sweet as always! Thanks so much for stopping by
Until next time, happy scrapping
Michelle x
Hello Hello It's Michelle back today with a new layout share featuring the ever so wonderful Midnight collection. I'm hoping to squeeze out at least one or 2 more pretty layouts with this beautiful collection before a box full of HAPPINESS arrives. Pun absolutely intended but if you've got no idea what I'm talking about because you live under a rock, head over to this fun announcement post HERE
Now its been a while since I used an actual cut file that I've personally cut using my machine but this one designed by fellow DT member Gwen was just calling my name. I do love creating layouts with a large focal point made of cut file and pattern paper. Its the perfect start to a diagonally designed page and is easy to create in no time at all.
To start off with this layout I cut the file using white cardstock then backed the open pieces using pattern papers from the 6x8 paper pad. I really like that the smaller scale designs are perfect for backing cut files! I also added vellum to the open striped sections of the heart and adhered the whole piece to the INSPIRED paper using some foam tape for dimension.
I certainly love creating sweet girly layouts with this beautiful collection thats full of pretty florals. Its perfect for documenting this sweet girl who turned 8 towards the end of 2018! We had a small gathering with family to celebrate and she picked her favourite 'proper' ice cream cake which we decorated with some random chocolate treats and heaps of candles.
I backed the layout with more of the 6x8 pattern paper and some vellum to help make it stand out off the die cut piece then created the title to the right. I've used the words 'hello gorgeous' from the clear sticker set and stuck them to white cardstock to make them stand out better. I've layered these with a few different pieces from the ephemera pack and some other stickers to create a cluster of sorts. I then worked diagonally from this point to create the remainder of the layout using pieces from the collection that all complemented each other.
Bottom left of the photo I've created a 2nd cluster using clear stickers, florals and a heart from the ephemera pack, accessory stickers and a touch of hand written journalling to document the moment captured.
Repetition of elements across a layout is definitely something you will always find on my layouts. It ties everything together and looks so gosh darn pretty! Here you can see that I've used similar items from the other 2 clusters in the top right corner completing the diagonal design. This one includes clear stickers, ephemera pieces and accessory stickers.
Well thats all from me today, thanks so much for stopping by.
Until next time, happy scrapping!
Michelle x
