You & Me

Scrapbook Layout created for Just Nick Studio  - YOU & ME -

Hello there!

I hope you all are enjoying these beautiful Summer Days (the current season here in Canada!).  After a long vacation to my native Ecuador, i am finally back home and loaded with lots of ideas, and memories to document.   For this particular picture of my cousin and my goddaughter, i used one of the newer cut files , Frilly Floral Frames, to create its soft and girly background.





 



My starting point was to create a grid design for the page, but once I started playing with the frames on my Silhouette software, I was drawn to the visual triangle the three frames formed around the picture.  So I went ahead, and welded the 3 frames together, to create the cut out for this page.





Once the cut out was created, i backed the flower in each corner with some of the papers from Cocoa Vanilla's Wild at Heart collection that was included in the May 2017 Clique Kits  monthly kit.

Since i wanted the layout very girly, i chose to use one of the papers from the collection as the background for the page.   The watercolor  design in the page brings the details in the white cut outs.  In addition, a layer of white vellum was added to the squares (as a layer behind the cut out) just to the sections where the square do not intersect.





 Using a paper piercing tool, a stitching guide was created around the edges of the squares. Three different color embroidery thread was used  to stitch the frames, so that they match the colors in the background paper.

For the title of this page, the "You Make Me Smile" cut file was used to stitch the "You & Me" sentiment to the page.  Once the stitching was completed, a bit of shimmer watercolor complete the look of the title.   This same watercolor was used to create the splatters around the page.

I really hope this inspires you to take a look at the new designs available at the Just Nick Studio store.  The versatility of each of the designs will allow you to create a one-of-a-kind project.

Remember, I am a comment away if you have further questions on how this came together.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Beautiful - Love Yourself -

Scrapbook Layout created for Clique Kits  - BEAUTIFUL - Love Yourself- --

Hello there!

Today I am up on the Clique Kits blog with a new project that focuses on creating your own embellishments.  I am so in love with this month's Aquarelle kit, that i am trying to use every single piece of paper in the kit.  Here is a small video on how i created this layout, so sit back and enjoy!!

As you can see in the video, I had used pieces from both papers(that had the mint/light blue color in them), so I found  a way of combining them both to create the layout's mat.

The number of butterflies i would need for this layout was larger than the ones left in the patterned paper, so I doodle a butterfly, and used it to create a cut file.  Using my Silhouette cameo, a large number of the butterflies were cut.  Before taking them off the mat, i sprayed a light mist of mint and light blue  on them.

To create the look on the butterflies, I used some distress oxides, and a craft mat (but any ink and plastic wrap/acrylic block would work).  After stamping each color on the mat, i diluted them with water, making sure that each color formed droplets on the mat.  Then i started smooshing the butterflies onto the color droplets and left them to dry.   Once they were ready, I used a fine black precision pen to delineate the butterflies.   The seam on the paper gave me a guide as to where to place all the cut outs.

The title of the page was first attached to the bottom of the page, followed by picture at the top of the seam line. Next using foam adhesive and glue, I attached all the cut outs to the page.

The picture of my daughter and me is nicely framed at the top of the page by pieces from the kit's ephemera pack, and some Clique Kits exclusive printables. My journal lines were added to a piece from the fussy cut paper in the collection, and some gold ink, here is the final layout:

I hope this serves as inspiration to create your own embellishments.   I am obsessed with butterflies, so this page is just fulfilling my creative side of my brain.   Remember to check Clique Kits if you are interested on the kit, or to check what they are stocking on their shelves.

See you all soon!!



Materials Used:
Clique Kits - Aquarelle kit
Ink - Distress Oxides - Broken China, Faded Jeans, Worn Lipstick, Fossilized Amber, Cracked Pistachio, Orange Marmalade - Ranger

My Girls

Scrapbook Layout created for Clique Kits  -  MY GIRLS  -

Hello there!

Today, I am up on the Clique Kits blog with a new project featuring the gorgeous Aquarelle kit that features Cocoa Vanilla Studio's Wild at Heart collection.  I am in  love with all the watercolor floral designs in the papers, and though I shed tears over fussy cutting the paper, I just had to work a project with them.  Here is a small video on how the page came together:

I hope you enjoyed the video!!.   It took some time to detail all the flower cuts, so I gave you the condensed fast forward version of the process.  

It all started with the creation of the shaker element for this page.   Two same size circles of light coral/pink cardstock and vellum, as well as the outline of the circumference (cut from white cardstock) were stitched together.  Before closing the pocket, some of the Clique Kits' Sorbet Kit Special Sequin Mix was added to the inside of the pocket.

Before attaching the shaker element to the mat, I used a bit of white acrylic paint to mute the design a bit, so that all the florals, and embellishments will not get lost with the background.   After gluing the shaker pocket, and picture, I used a large number of fussy cut flowers to frame the circle and picture in the layout.

The exclusive printables from the kit, as well as the " Fussy Cut" page from the collection were used to create the clusters around the picture.  The title for this page comes from the thin Pinkfresh Studio alphas (which are also included in the Aquarelle kit).  After adding a few journal lines, and some gold ink drops, the layout was finished,  here it is:

Love, love, love the final look of this layout.  The colors on the florals are rich, and plain beautiful;  plus the  exclusive printables, and sequins from Clique Kits just complement this project. I hope you are inspired to create a shaker element for your pages!   Remember I am comment away if you have questions on how this came together.

Thanks for stopping by!

Materials Used:
Clique Kits - Aquarelle Kit

White Acrylic paint
sequin mix - Sorbet kit - Clique Kits