Sunkissed - Simple Stories - Summer Snapshots Collection

Hi everyone, it's Rebecca with you today sharing my first layout for August all the way from the Isle of Wight! This month I'm working with the colourful Summer Snapshots collection from Simple Stories. It's a fabulous collection for documenting all those summer memories from holidays on the beach, to eating ice creams in the park. You can find the full collection in the shop here. 

I started this layout by cutting a 5 inch wide strip from the 'B' side of the Journal Elements patterned paper and sticking it vertically on a sheet of white cardstock. I loved all the stripes on this paper, and found it really fun that they were all different widths and lengths. Either side of this strip, I tucked in the long lemon slice border sticker from the Cardstock Stickers (luckily for me, I had 2 sheets of stickers so I had enough to run a strip along both sides!).

Using some tags which I'd fussy-cut from the Tag Elements patterned paper, I created 2 tag clusters. I added 3 tags to the top left and 3 to the bottom right of my patterned paper strip. I added a metal eyelet to all the tags and then to the tags which stuck out the furthest, I threaded some wax twine through the holes.

To the right hand side of the page, I placed my photo with the large tag from the Big Bits & Pieces behind it. To add a big of texture, I added some orange ribbon through the hole at the top of the tag.

I've turned to my favourite Simple Stories product for my title - the Foam Stickers. I chose the word 'Sunkissed' because the orange echoed my son's shorts in the photo. I placed the title underneath my photo, overlapping the tag cluster.

With all the main elements in place, I turned my attention to embellishing. I've used several die-cuts from the Bits & Pieces and built a couple of clusters on the page. I've created a little picnic scene underneath my title, and added a couple of summery bits to the tag cluster at the top left.

To the top of my paper strip, I added another Foam Sticker. This time a colourful banner which reads 'Sweet Summertime'. 

To finish the layout, I've added some of the little phrase stickers from the Cardstock Stickers, along with some Glossy Enamel Dots.

Thank you so much for reading. I hope you've enjoyed this layout as much as I enjoyed making it. I'll be back at the end of the month with another Summer Snapshots layout.

Take care

Rebecca x

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