Pumpkin Patch - Simple Stories - Harvest Market Collection

Hello, its Rebecca on the blog today sharing my first layout created with Simple Stories Harvest Market collection. Normally I like to stick to browns and greens for Autumnal layouts, but this colourful collection really drew me in and I’m loving it! You can shop the full collection here. 

To begin this layout, I selected 4 patterned papers based on their colours and patterns, and cut a square from each one. The larger squares are 4x4 inches and the smaller squares are 3x3 inches. I added orange machine stitching around the edges of the squares, and then added some texture by distressing the edges. 

I arranged the squares on my background slightly overlapping and at an angle to make them appear more diamond shaped than square. Knowing that this is how I was going to arrange them, I was very careful to cut them so that the patterns would be the right way up! I drew a very faint line around the squares with a pencil and used this as a guide to add some mixed media to my background. 

I used a mix of Distress Oxides and Inks in the shades ‘Spiced Marmelade’, ‘Ripe Persimmon’ and ‘Mermaid Lagoon’. I applied the inks to my background using the scouring side of a cleaning sponge! I love the control this affords me when applying the ink to my layout and it gives a nice effect too. Once the ink had dried, I stuck my squares into position. 

I always love the chipboard frames which come in the Simple Stories collections and I used a circular one to house my photo on this layout. I placed it in the centre of my page, with some craft foam behind it for dimension.

I REALLY wanted to use the ‘Pumpkin Patch’ foam sticker for my title - but at the same time wanted my title to curve around the circular frame. So I took a deep breath and decided to cut each letter out individually! I left the sticker on the backing acetate to cut so that the letters didn’t stick to the blade of my scissors. 

Moving on to embellishing, I placed a few of the chipboard stickers onto my layout. One either side of my photo, and one at the bottom to create a new cluster. 

Next, I took some of the stickers from the sticker book and mounted them onto white card to make them a bit sturdier. I placed the phrases either side of my photo and a banner along the bottom of my page, adding to the small cluster. 

I finished the layout off with a banner from the die cut pack, placing it just underneath my photo to extend the design down towards the bottom cluster. 

Thanks for reading! I hope you’ve enjoyed the layout. I’ll be back later in the month with another layout with this beautiful collection so keep an eye out for that. 

Take care

Rebecca x

@preciouspagespapercraft