Sweet Photo Shoot.

Hello,

Today I'm sharing a layout on  The Mad Scrapper Blog using the lovely collection recently released by Simple Stories who were working with My Minds Eye on this Wildflower collection still available in  The Mad Scrapper  store.

I will tell you what's happened here in this next photo. I trimmed down the plaid paper and distressed the edges, then I added the stitching to the corners because I had cut a circle and stitched all around it and stencilled some flowers on it but when I placed it down and the photo on top it just didn't look right so the circle hasn't made it but I couldn't do anything about this stitching so there it stays!!

I mounted the photo on to some pink card giving a nice nod to the flowers around the girls. I knew I wanted to use the BIG sticker from the sheet that comes with the pad but didn't quite know where I was going to place it so I put it on white paper and cut tightly around it. One of the sheets is full of pretty top tags so I added one of those with the tiny bit of journaling on it. The photo has a piece of chipboard under it which allows me to tuck embellishments underneath.

 

One sheet of paper is covered in these beautiful pink blooms along with smaller individuals and leaves so I sat and fussy cut the lot. That meant I could make my big bold clusters out of them. I chose to make two and added to the top right and bottom left of the photograph. Some lay flat and others had foam pads under for dimension. The you and me is off the sticker sheet too.

Here you can see the bottom cluster and the placement of the tag which I added the same green floss to. I have also used some flowers from the Floral Bits pack.

To finish off I added some pink and blue Kaisercraft pearls from my stash. Complete bliss is a sticker too.

Thanks once again for stopping by. I hope I've inspired you to dive in and fussy cut some of those big floral papers that come in collections because they work so well together. Check out the other papers and embellishments Janine has in that go with this collection.

Sue.

Products used today available in store:

Wildflower Collection Kit 12"X12" 

Wildflower Die-Cuts - Floral Bits 

Parakeet/Canvas 

Chablis/Grass Cloth 

 

Beach Days Are Best!

 Hello,

Today I am sharing another layout for The Mad Scrapper Blog and it shows my cousins adorable girls at the beach on Anglesey this last half term break.

I am joining in with the 49andmarket sketch challenge for July with this and you can find the sketch below along with the products used. Now I have used an older collection of which I know Janine was very busy with and could well be sold out but then you may be like me and have some left in your stash because it was very extensive. I gathered all my possibilities together before I made a start. Is that something you do? I know I generally do but never use it all!

I chose my main paper and decided I wanted to mat it on a pink to pop the colour of the fishing ne the girls were using, so I trimmed it down but in a wonky style. I added a selection of rub-ons around the page.

The sketch called for an image of to one side so I took one of the miniature postcards from the ephemera pack and trimmed it down adding some florals and another phrase.

I made this cluster for the bottom right corner including another sweet rub-on.

I matted the photo on to a piece of world map paper in the pink area, tucked a touch of green which I punched with the notebook punch. The pink layer on the right is from the laser cut pack. Another rub-on just above the sentiment is perfect for these two as love nothing better than to check things out together.

This photo shows how everything is loaded on top of each other so plenty of depth. I added pink, amber and glittery blue Nuvo drops around the page to finish things off.

Thanks again for stopping by, I hope I have inspired you to use up some of those extensive kits. Check out the others Janine has available in  The Mad Scrapper  if you are lucky and live close by pop in, I know she will be pleased to see you.

Sue.

Please find the list of products used and the sketch:

Chablis/Grass Cloth 

Vintage Artistry Beached - Journal Cards 

ARToptions Alena Rub-Ons 6"X8"

Spectrum Sherbet - Solid - Cotton Candy

Vintage Artistry Beached Collection Ephemera

Vintage Artistry Beached Collection which includes 2 sheets of Laser Cuts