I started with some of my favourite papers - sticking to the more traditional reds and greens. I cut the papers into strips of different widths and lengths and cut a fishtail in one end to create banners. I then arranged these diagonally across my page and stitched through the tops with my sewing machine. I’ve created a layout similar to this before and really love how it looks on a crisp white background.
It took me a while to decide whether I should go with a 3x4 photo to match the rectangular banners or not, but in the end settled with a square photo and I’m glad I did as I feel it stands out a bit more being a different shape.
You may remember from my last blog and layout that I’d fussy cut the ‘Poinsettias and Pines’ patterned paper. I still have loads of it left to and I’ve used some of the florals and foliage here to embellish around my photo.
I’ve also added a few of the Element Stickers in - using a larger one for my title.
As you may know, I’m a lover of distressed edges, but I’d decided not to distress the edges of my banners - which left me with a niggling feeling of them being ‘unfinished’. In order to rectify this, I’ve used a white uni-ball gel pen and doodled some faux stitching around the edges. I love how bright this white pen stands out compared to the machine stitching along the tops!
I then finished the layout off with some gold splatters. For this, I’ve used a metallic gold acrylic paint which I’ve watered down slightly.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this layout. I still have lots of Christmas photos to scrap so it won’t be the last you see of this collection! If you’d like to watch it come together, there’s a video up on my YouTube channel, which you can find here.
I’d like to quickly take the opportunity to say thank you for all the support during 2022 and to wish you all a fantastic New Year.
Take care
Rebecca x
@preciouspagespapercraft
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