Doodlebug Design - Great Outdoors - Fun Memories

Hello Everyone, and a very Happy Easter Bank Holiday to you all!

Today I'm sharing my fourth and final layout using the Doodlebug Great Outdoors collection - and what a perfect collection to document the Bank Holiday adventures - especially as we've had such fabulous weather! 

My layout today documents one of our favourite pastimes - a trip to the beach! Although this isn't a beachy collection, there are so many elements that work perfectly as well as the typical outdoorsy icons that complement the design.

I started with a piece of white cardstock and the Sleeping Bag paper. It has this bold blue plaid pattern on one side, and lots of cut apart strips on the reverse. I cut 3 squares (2.5") in the blue plaid, distressed the edges and added machine stitching. I scattered these across my page to create the base of the design. 

I complemented this with 2 squares of Wildflower paper which has a beautiful floral design.

Next, I created some smaller dimensional squares using the Great Outdoors paper. These were about 3" flat. To create the dimension, I folded the points of each side to the centre, folding to create the effect.

I lay the squares horizontally across the page, before adding my photo in the centre. I embellished the photograph using a tag from the Tag Along paper and a lovely big sun from the Odds & Ends Friendly Forest Pack.

To create a bit more dimension, I cut some smaller 1" squares in the Wildflowers paper, this time using the b side of this colourful check pattern. I raised these up on foam and outlined in black pen to help them stand out.

I embellished these with lots of stickers from the This & That Sticker Sheet. I also scattered some hearts and flowers from the Odds & Ends Friendly Forest set. 

I positioned my title centrally under the photo, using some of the statement words from the Odds & Ends Chit Chat Pack , underlining it with a scalloped edged sticker from the This & That Sticker Sheet.

Also from the sticker sheet, I took the blue scalloped edge sticker and paired this with a striped strip of paper from the Sleeping Bag paper to create a border at the bottom of the page. I think this really helps to 'secure' what is otherwise quite a 'floaty' design.

Along the border, I created a small cluster, using trees (Friendly Forest Pack) and a banner (Chit Chat Pack)

As an extra detail, I added a vertical banner from the Chit Chat Pack to one of the squares, along with some Nuvo Drops in coordinating colours, and added a black doodled border around the whole page.

I thoroughly enjoyed making this page. It was fun to experiment, and stray away from my usually centred designs. This collection has really allowed me to explore how I create and gave me so many creative ideas. 

I really hope you've enjoyed seeing these pages and have given you some inspiration for future projects.

Until next time, have a fabulous Easter break and take care.

Claire xx

@Scrappysoulamte