JULY 2020 CHALLENGE - Pinkfresh Studio

Hi there!

It is time for a new challenge for Pinkfresh Studio.  This month we are celebrating SUMMER with a fun color palette and the gorgeous Let's Stay Home collection. 

Though i am not a fan of red, i really love how  it  brought so much vibrancy to the page, so i decided to mix it with the other colors to soften it a bit, and the best way to do it is with watercolor.

I used Aquamarine, Sky Blue, Clementine, Candy apple and Bubble Gum Liquid Watercolor ( all Pinkfresh Studio) to construct the color background for the page.   

To bring more of the color palette to the page, i decided to use the  new Rubber Cling on: Popout Chevron background to heat embossed the chevrons to the side of the page.  This took a bit of help form a stamping platform, as i first stamped the PFS dye ink, then added embossing ink and crystal clear embossing powder on top .  IF you see up close the texture of the chevrons resembles water droplets - this was a result of the two inks mixing-.

I used papers and embellishments from the Let's Stay Home collection to back the two pictures of the kids at the pool.  I made sure to chose papers that followed the color order, i have on the background, so that i can easily add embellishments in a tone-on-tone fashion.  With so many embellishments it was so easy to create clusters at the photo corners.

To bring some of the pink of the palette, i trimmed the page about 1/2 in from the bottom, and added a strip of the pink Chevron in its place.  I used this area to add my title, trying to combine all the colors and embellishments of the day!

Just love how this turned out with the red and all!  Make sure to check the Pinkfresh Studio blog for more details on the challenge ( you could win prizes to the PFS shop), and all the materials i used in this page.

XOXO

BEACH, SAND and SUMMER SUNSHINE - JustNick Studio

Hi there!
Nathalie with you today bringing you a new layout that celebrates Summer.   With so many beautiful cut files in the JustNick Studio shop, sometimes all it takes is a bit of mixing and matching to bring your ideas to live.  This is one of them!

Love a large title layout!  To create this page, i reached for the   Beach Sand Surf,  Sunshine on my Mind and Summer cut files.   I played with the words -in the Silhouette software) to create  a vertical design that had movement and could be quite colorful.

It all started with adding a bit of mixed media to the background -Vicki Boutin Art Crayon-, while this set, i used the Silhouette Cameo to weld the words in the title and cut it from white cardstock.

I used the machine to also cut the letters to fill the cut out from colorful papers from the Pebbles' Oh Summertime collection.  This helped when backing the title.

I added the picture at the bottom of the page, right under the title and used some of the collection's stickers and ephemera pieces to embellish the page.  I love how this turned out, all the colors scream summer, and the large title is perfect for the picture of some of my family while in vacation..

Remember to check the JustNick Studio Shop for all these cut files and the many more added  weekly.   If you have a question on how this came together, please contact me!
XO



Materials Used   (Images contain Affiliate Links)

Beach Life!

Scrapbook Layout created for Simple Stories  - BEACH LIFE!  -

This second project is all about reflecting our love for the beach using the colors of the Summer Days collection papers.   We recently took a month long vacation to my native Ecuador;  every time we visit my family, my kids only request is to be taken to the beach.  So i picked one of the pictures of my daughter and one of our cousins roaming the beaches of Mompiche (Ecuador) for this page.

This page started with the Heart is Full background cut file from JustNick Studio.  This time, i used the Hello Sunshine, and So Much Fun papers from the Summer Days collection to back the hearts in the cut out.  In addition, some of the hearts were backed with vellum.  Once all the hearts were backed, then the entire circle was backed with light blue vellum., so that it brings some of the sea color to the page.

The circle was then glued to the Sn@p Basic's Aspen/White Notebook design.  Using the different colors of the collection on the heart cut outs gives you the freedom to use some of the papers in the collection to back and layer the picture.

Can you tell i am loving the brads in this collection?   I think I have used at least 1 brad in each of the layouts i have created with the Summer Days collection - I have reordered brads for my stash!!-.  Once again, I used pieces from all the embellishments in the collection to create clusters at the corners of the picture.  In addition, I added a word sticker to each of the vellum hearts in the background.  This brings color and lots of interest around the page.

To complete the visual triangle, and to balance the page, I added a small cluster at the bottom left corner of the page. By simply layering elements from the Sticker combo, and 4x6 sticker sheets along with another one of the decorative brads, the clusters were created.  In addition a large piece of the Good Vibes washi tape along the bottom edge of the page balances the page to completion.

To complete the page, I used the alphas that are included in the 4x6 sticker sheets to complete the title of the page ( the color completely matched that of the sea water in the picture).   I love the fresh and clean feel of this page, and how it brings the color of picture to life!


This lovely and so fun, Summer Days collection is perfect to document all the glory of your summer day adventures!.  So don't forget to check it out.

Thank you for stopping by today, and don't forget to contact me if you have any questions on how these pages came together.   Have a great summer, and see you all soon!!!

Pool Beauties

Scrapbook Layout -  Pool Beauties  -

a close up of the layout.

Hello,  

I had worked this layout as soon as  the picture was taken,  but had forgot to publish it.   I love this picture of the two girls at the pool, and was inspired to go girly for this layout.

To start, I picked the Hello Hearts cut file from the Cut Shoppe to create the background for this  layout.  The last pieces from Simple Stories' Sunshine and Happiness collection were perfect to add some color to the background.  The stitching around the hearts, just helps to accent the color.

I pulled a lot of ephemera and stickers from the Sunshine and Happiness collection to create the clusters around the picture  (I am left with just bits and pieces from the collection.  I loved it that much!)

Title of the page

For the title I chose the Tall Type cut file from the Cut Shoppe,  I used white card stock to create the cut outs and backed them with vellum and pieces of paper from the collection.

To balance the design, I chose to add a small cluster of ephemera at the corner of the layout, as if peeking from behind the beautiful Fancy Pants paper.

Here is the final layout.   All the small details make it beautiful to me.   I hope you also enjoy the layout.

Please let me know if you have any questions about how this came together.

See you very soon!

Materials Used:

Cut Files -  The Cut Shoppe 

Patterned paper -background -  Millie and June collection -  Fancy Pants Designs

Patterned paper -cut outs - Sunshine and Happiness collection - Simple Stories

Stickers, ephemera - Sunshine and Happiness collection - Simple Stories

white vellum

Happy Pool Day

Scrapbook Layout -  Happy Pool Day -

a close up of the layout,

Hello!,

I have been busy creating new projects for the different design teams, I am part of.  However, in between assignments, I have been using the breaks to try and use up my paper stash, and document some of the pictures from the summer outings.

A look at the mixed-media on the layout's background.

I started this layout, by trying to replicate the water splash created when kids cannonball into a swimming pool.   I chose water colors like blues and teals for the background.  Once the paint was dried, I used the May Mash up ampersand cut file to add a large focal point on the layout.

a close up to the picture details

I attached the picture of my littles with a few pieces of ephemera around it.  I picked pieces that had a lot of color in the blues and fuschias to match that of the picture.  

the title of the page

For the title, i chose to play with the stickers and ephemera from Simple Stories' Sunshine and Happiness collection.   I added the title to the top left corner of the page.  To complete the page, I glued and stitched the page to a pink watercolor paper.   I made sure to trim a small edge around the entire page, so that the background paper will show as a frame to the layout.

Here is the final layout:

I like how the contrast on colors shows throughout the page, and I hope this serves as inspiration to finish documenting summer pages (though i still have at least 100 pictures to document).
 As always let me know if you have any questions about this page.

Take care!


Materials Used:
cut file - The Cut Shoppe - May Mash Up

The Cut Shoppe digital collection -Snapshots

Puffy Stickers - Atwell collection - Fancy Pants Designs
Patterned paper, card stock stickers - Simple Stories - Sunshine and Happiness collection
Background paper (mat) - Amy Tangerine -Better Together collection
Pink Vellum paper
Heidi Swapp color shine - peacock, navy, white, seafoam and teal