Friday, 6 December 2024

Photo Play Paper - Holly & Ivy - Merry Christmas

Hello,

It's Claire, sharing a fun festive layout using the gorgeous Holly & Ivy collection from Photo Play. 

I love a traditional Christmas colour scheme and this is full of reds and greens with lots of beautiful patterned paper. 

For my first layout though, I'm starting with a mixed media background, made by adding watercolour paints to my Premium White Cardstock with a brayer. I applied the ink in several layers so as to create darker pools and greater contrast, being careful to let each layer dry before applying the next. 

Once dry, I also splattered lots of gold ink and then again left to dry. 

In the meantime I cut down two patterned paper panels from the B side of the HoHoHo paper.

I layered these to anchor my design, placing the photo on top. Each layer is adhered with foam, creating extra depth and dimension.

One of my favourite patterns is a bold candy stripe, so I cut a strip of Santa Supply Co paper and created a fishtail. For that extra bit of bling, I held it in place to the other paper with a gold eyelet. Really love this extra bit of detail on the page.

Next, I reached for the Element Stickers and used these to create small clusters around my photo. 

To add that extra pop of festive cheer, I also added the sant a hat directly to my photo - it was a risk, but I absolutely love how this elevates the page and feel it really helps embed the photo into the layout.

As a final touch, I added some gold Nuvo Drops to the edges of the papers and sprinkled a few small snowflake stickers across the design. 

I hope you've enjoyed this blog post and wish you all a very happy holiday season! Enjoy! 


Claire xx

@scrappysoulmate

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