Simple Stories ~ Say Cheese Happiest Place #2 🏰

Hi everyone, it’s Anna back again and today I’m sharing my second layout using Simple Stories Say Cheese Happiest Place, which you can find in the shop here. 

For my second layout I wanted to create a ‘Then and Now’ page. I had some photos that I’d printed from a childhood visit to Walt Disney World and I wanted to create a layout with them alongside some pictures from a more recent visit. I tried to use photos that were of the same thing/place. 

I began with ‘Meeting the Mouse’ as my base. 

I had a large & sign that I thought would work well in the centre. I then mounted my pictures on to ‘Having a Blast’ and fitted them around the & on the page. 

There were already some florals printed on the patterned paper, so I added to the florals that were already there to create a cascade of flowers across the page. I did this by fussy cutting lots of the flowers from ‘Happy Memories’ and arranging them in clusters. 

I added a title using some Doodlebug Alpha Stickers with the wording ‘Then +Now’ above and below the ampersand. 

To finish my layout, I added some enamel dots and some Nuvo drops to the centres of the flowers. 

Thanks for looking! 

See you in May! 

Anna 

@acraftylifewithanna

 

Paige Evans ~ Blooming Wild #3 🌸

Hello and Happy International Scrapbook Day! I hope you get to enjoy some scrappy time this weekend. 

 It’s Anna here, I’m back to share one last layout with you using Paige Evans’ latest collection with American Crafts ~ Blooming Wild. 

You can find all of this beautiful collection in the shop here. 

I just had to have a go with using the large word ‘LOVE’ from Paper #17

I cut each letter out and adhered them at an angle on my pale pink cardstock.

I couldn’t decide whether to add the blanket stitching around each letter, so I didn’t, but I may just have to go back and add it it! That’s the beauty of crafting though isn’t it!? There is no right or wrong way of creating and you can always go back and add/change things if you want to! 

I selected two small photos and mounted them using Paper #16.

I then tore a strip of paper from Paper #23 and placed it on the left side of my layout. I added a boarder sticker from the Cardstock Stickers as well to add a little more detail and interest to the page.

I fussy cut lots of florals from Paper #2 and layered them around my photos. 

I then selected some stickers from the cardstock sticker pack and added a few extra details in clusters around my two photos. 

I’ll be back later in the month where I’ll be working with Maggie Holmes’ latest collection with American Crafts ~ Woodland Grove. 

See you then! 

Thanks for looking! 

Anna 

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