Hi everyone, Karen here. I’m so excited to be creating with the gorgeous Summer Highlands collection from Mintay Papers this month. If you love peaceful holidays in the countryside and outdoor adventures, this one is for you. The colour palette is a beautiful mix of reds, browns, beiges, and creams, packed with images of mountain landscapes, vintage maps, daisies, poppies, wild strawberries, hiking boots, cameras and lots more.
For my first layout I trimmed paper #4 and layered it onto red cardstock to create a narrow border. After adding some black paint splatters to the background, I let it dry completely before adding anything else.
Next, I machine-stitched a straight line around the edge using red thread, then glued down some red gingham ribbon from my stash just inside the stitching for a double-border look.
I matted my square photo with paper from the 6x8 Add-On Paper Pack and placed it in the top right corner.
Using more paper from the Add-On Pack and some red cardstock, I created eight rosettes in varying sizes. A tip when making rosettes - always use hot glue to secure your rosettes! Because it dries quickly and holds strongly, you can easily gather the centre of your paper fans without them springing open.
In the centre of each rosette, I attached some old Card Candi from my stash (buttons, enamel dots, or gems would work perfectly too). I then clustered the rosettes around the photo, mixing up the colours as I went.
I cut some poppies from paper #10 and tucked them under some of the rosettes.
I cut a title on the Silhouette from red and cream cardstock and placed this in the top left corner fo the layout.
For journaling, I printed the "where and when" onto a tag, tied it with twine, and layered it on top of one of the rosettes.
A few scattered enamel dots finished off the layout.
I'm really enjoying this collection and look forward to sharing another project with you soon.
Take Care,
Karen x x
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