Hi everyone! Summer is here in full force in the Houston, Texas area. So all thoughts go towards swimming! I recently got the new Pebbles collection Sunshiny Days. It's perfect for those days in the water. Take a peek!
My layout started with the Simple Stories heart cut file. I had cut it to use as a template for placing the heart pieces on this layout, and it was just sitting there waiting for me to use the negative for something else! The scallops in it made me think of waves, and I knew it would look great with the waves paper that I used at the bottom of the layout!
I backed the cut file area with the lovely plaid paper first, then I sewed around it.
Next, I trimmed the waves paper and sewed along the waves to create some texture.
Aren't those clear dots lovely on there mimicking water droplets?? And the chipboard stickers add wonderful personality!
I matted the photo area using several of the papers, but I had to use that wonderful plaid paper again! For the "Cool" and "Pool" words, I welded letters from The Cut Shoppe Open Alpha and then trimmed blue cardstock using my Cameo. I trimmed the inside of the letters using white textured cardstock and glued the blue outline over the white inside. Some close-ups:
For the "by" and "then" I used Echo Park Lindsay die cuts. I cut a few and glued them together for more dimension, and then I used my Clarity brushes to brush ink lightly on them.
That's all for me today - I hope you enjoy your summer and get refreshed by the water.
See you soon!
Majken
Hello lovely scrappy chocoholics!
Today I'm sharing a layout I shared the other day on Instagram. I'd love you to follow me there if you aren't already! I created a layout using the negative cut from this lovely Valentine/date night layout, also using Fancy Pants Designs' Sweet Nothings collection - it's so pretty! I created a background of hearts cut file using a Scrapbook & Cards Today cut file from Feb. 2016.
Here is the full layout. Please pardon the shadows - I popped up those hearts and you can't get away from photography shadows when you do that. :)
Isn't it fun? I adore hearts...I remember filling up pages of notebook paper in junior high (and into college) with them. I loved doodling them!
Scrappy tip: When I cut out the original cut file, I used the cut file as a template for where to place the inside of the hearts to make sure they were centered. You may not be able to tell in the photo above, but there's black cardstock under the Sweet Nothings hearts. I wasn't yet sure how I was going to use it, so I went ahead and placed them with the original cut file as my guide.
I love sewing on my layouts, so when I cut the new hearts out I lightly scored them in the center and adhered them to the black hearts underneath. Then I zig zag stitched down the center and pulled each side of the hearts up. Here are some close ups.
I love those puffy stickers in the collection too!
I tucked a tag behind the photo, which I printed out using my HP Sprocket pocket printer...it's so fun to use, and I didn't even need to use adhesive since each photo is backed with it already!
That's all for today! I hope you enjoy using your negative die cuts.
Here is the cut file I used to create my background.
Enjoy your week!
Majken
