Thanks for visiting today! I hope you are having a wonderful month.
The beginning of February the JustNick Studio design team shared love and hearts layouts with you.
My layout, Cherish, kicked off the theme.
You can see details and close-ups at the JustNick Studio blog. Don't forget to look through the other heart and love projects too!
Enjoy your month and hopefully some chocolate as well. :)
Majken
Happy Monday everyone! Well, as happy as it can be for a Monday. :)
So, I mostly create double-page layouts, and the one I wanted to share today is no exception. My son said the most wonderful thing to me not too long ago, so I wanted to document it - it totally melted my heart. I didn't have specific photos for that moment, so I printed a couple of recent ones with him that I really liked.
I took two pieces of CTMH Whisper cardstock to use as my base, and I used a dotted foam stamp with Slate ink randomly across both pages in first and second generation to create a darker and lighter pattern. Next, I decided to give the pages some texture using Tsukineko's Goosebumps Clear Texture Spray, and then let it dry.
After I laid out my photos, other pieces of cardstock, and Studio Calico's Darling Dear chevron vellum, I adhered the heart to the cardstock leaving a few gaps. To cover the center of the spiral, I used a scallop circle, a star flower, and a brad. I cut out an arrow from the heart to the word "Melted", spelled out using Heidi Swapp's awesome clear mint alpha letters (not for the first time!).
Isn't the heart cool? I was inspired by Melinda Spinks' layout she did for Little Yellow Bicycle. Her rendition had more pieces, more patterns, and was feminine, so I just adapted it for my boyish purposes. I first sketched out the heart on the back of the patterned paper that I chose. In this case, I used My Mind's Eye Collectable - Notable collection, which I fell in love with when I first saw it.
I then cut out my heart, used a pencil to lightly sketch the swirls from the upper left side of the heart, and then cut on the swirls, careful to keep each piece in order.
I absolutely had to journal our conversation that made my heart melt. He certainly can be a handful sometimes, but my son can definitely be a sweetheart.
I hope you are inspired by my layout. Happy scrapping!
Majken
