Heidi Swapp - Set Sail - Unchartered Escape

Hello everyone,

Claire here, back to share my second layout this month using the beautiful Set Sail collection from Heidi Swapp.

For todays layout, I'm featuring lots of ephemera, offset against a mixed media background.

I took a piece of Premium White Cardstock and applied a generous coat of Gesso all over to help it handle the paints and water I would add to the page.

Once it was dry, I took a large leaf stencil from my stash (similar stencils can be found here and here) and positioned it diagonally, knowing my photo would sit in the middle of the two leaves. I applied some clear embossing paste, leaving to dry.

Using the colours in the collection as a guide, I mixed some blue and peachy watercolours and painted directly onto the paper, using a medium sized paintbrush to guide the paint around the page.

When the paint hits the dry texture paste, it acts as a resist, so you can see the image of the leaf coming through the colour. This is a lot clearer at the top of the page where the paint is darker. When the paint was dry, I added splatters in white and gold to create a bit more interest.

I repeated the paint colours in the top right corner to help balance the page.

I backed my photo using the Strip Page paper and a piece of blue cardstock from the Matchmaker pack. For a bit of extra seaside sparkle, I also added a gold foiled ephemera journaling piece which I used as a layer underneath the top edge of my photo.

To create an anchor for my photo, I tore 2 strips of the Cut Aparts paper as the 'b' side is a sandy coloured paper with a textural pattern. I thought this would look good as sand!

I placed my photo on top, raising on foam and then pulled out all those lovely ephemera pieces to create some clusters.

I used a combination of shells from the Cardstock Stickers and fussy cut from the Logo Cut Apart sheet. I stuck some of these flat, and raised others on foam to create height.

I layered some deco web, art stones and moss around the cluster to create extra interest, and added some small chipboard embellishments from P13 and a ticket, fussy cut from the Tags paper.

To extend the height of my cluster, I pulled out the palm trees form the Ephemera Pack and tucked these into the top of my cluster.

I also added a few small banners just above and of course, one of those lovely seagulls on top.

On the other side of the photo, I extended the ripped paper by adding some strips of coloured paper which I cut form the Strip Page paper. 

I cut the ends into fishtails to create a banner shape, and added some more chipboard pieces from P13.

For my title, I added some of those gold foiled puffy stickers - wow! These are really beautiful, and are such a statement piece for your layouts. They really elevate the page.

To finish, I added some ephemera and a fussy cut ticket into the top cluster, to stretch the design and balance the layout.

I have totally fallen in love with this collection! The colour palette, the ephemera, the gold foiling...really beautiful. 

I hope you've enjoyed seeing the layouts made.

Until next month, happy scrapping!

Claire xx

@Scrappysoulmate

Cocoa Vanilla Studio ~ Happy Days #3 💕

Hi all, it’s Anna here today! 

I’m back to share one final layout with Cocoa Vanilla Studio Happy Days - you can find the collection in the shop here. 

For my final layout I used the b side of paper ‘Juicy Fruit’ as my background paper. 

I chose to use one of my favourite Disney photos on this layout, which was printed 7x5, along with a magical memories’ title cutfile which was just perfect for this photo. 

The cut file was originally cut in white cardstock. So to make it stand out on my page a bit more, I added some distress ink in the shade of Speckled egg. I then backed the ‘memories’ part of the cutfile with the gorgeous rainbow effect Lollipops paper. 

I mounted my photo with coordinating cardstock from the matchmaker pack and assembled my photo and cut file together on the Juicy Fruit paper. 

I cut out florals from Lush Blooms and some elements from the cut apart paper, Feel Good.

I also chose some stickers from the Accessory Stickers, including a journaling spot and arranged them around my photo and cutfile title. 

I used some of the gold foil images from the specialty paper, including the jar, which was perfect for my photo featuring Tinkerbell. To had some extra fairy magic I dotted a random scattering of white Nuvo Drops coming from the jar. 

Finally, I added a couple of Disney finishing touches from my stash along with some Nuvo Drops around the edges of the page. 

Thanks so much for looking! 

I’ll be back with a new collection soon, see you then. 

Anna 

@acraftylifewithanna

Cocoa Vanilla Studio ~ Happy Days #1 🦋

Hello! It’s Anna back with you today! 

 This month I’m working with Cocoa Vanilla Studio’s Happy Days collection. You can see it in the Papermaze online shop here. 

For my first layout, I focused on using the speciality paper with gold foil. A beautiful paper with lots of frames, just crying out to be fussy cut! So that’s exactly what I did! I cut out nine different frames, all of which were the square and rectangle shapes. 

I added my photos behind some of the frames and adhered some patterned paper from the collection to the remaining three frames. 

I cut out a few elements from ‘Feel Good’ including the journalling card. 

I arranged the frames and journal cards on a sheet of white bazzill cardstock, moving them around to try and find the best fit. 

I cut out the word ‘lovely’ from ‘definitive’ and some of the florals from ‘lush blooms’

Once everything was starting to come together on my page I adhered everything to the background cardstock. I then started to embellish the frames with the patterned paper. I added a gold foiled butterfly from the speciality paper to one. A butterfly from ‘flutterby’ for another and some phrase stickers from the accessory stickers to another. 

I added the florals and some more accessory stickers to my layout to fill in some of the gaps around the frames. 

Thanks so much for looking! 

I’ll be back later in the month with another layout using this collection. 

See you then! 

Anna

X

@acraftylifewithanna

Jen Hadfield Peaceful Heart - Leaves are Falling by Meg

Hello, happy Sunday and welcome to the blog today! It's Meg here sharing my newest layout, using the stunning Jen Hadfields Peaceful Heart collection, which I'm finding SO versatile and elegant! 

As my last page used delicate florals and peachy pinks, I decided I wanted to try a more Autumnal feeling layout this time. I started with some Autumn photographs of my little boy that I took in the woods last year and picked out the green Breathe Deeply paper which matched the green trees in my photos quite nicely! 

I didn't have much left of the Breathe Deeply paper after fussy cutting most of it for my last layout, so I cut a rectangle out of what I had left and went from there. I decided to layer up my photos and keep them central on the page, with a longer title on the green paper as a focal point. 

I wanted to use three photos on my page but they are all quite similar as they were taken at the same time, so I layered my favourite photo up with plain white cardstock, distressing the edges to add some texture. I cut my large green Breathe Deeply rectangle in half, so that half would become my title focal point on the right and the other half would be layered behind my photo on the left, to tie the green together across the page. I stitched the green paper onto a larger rectangle of vellum, to create a pocket. This is where I tucked away my extra photos - they don't tuck away entirely so that they are easy to pull out and they add interest to the page by being partly visible. I liked the effect of the extra photos layered up behind my first photo!

Next I splattered the page with dark green ink to coordinate with the Breathe Deeply paper, either side of where my central rectangles would be. I splattered white acrylic onto the green paper where my title would go. 

I then adhered the rectangles to the page and began creating the ephemera clusters either side. The green foliage was fussy cut from the Breathe Deeply floral side and I used the log circle, butterflies, a large floral element and a mug from the packet of Peaceful Heart Icon Ephemera. I used foam pads behind the butterflies to add some depth and the tag behind my photo came from the Thankful paper. I used acrylic autumn Bramblefox pieces and a few word phrases from my stash and I decorated with gold flat back gems and sequins. 

To make the page look more finished, I tore the white cardstock at the top and bottom and added the marble effect I Am Enough paper behind, with a few more small embellishments in the top corner. I created my title using a letter punch and added my journaling underneath. 

And that's that, my layout complete! I hope you enjoyed seeing what I've created with the Jen Hadfield Peaceful Heart collection and that you feel inspired to give it a try. Thank you for stopping by to have a read! 

I'll be back soon with another layout, so until then, 

Take care and have fun scrapping! 

Meg x 

Simple Stories - Happily Ever After - Mr & Mrs

Hi Everyone,

Claire here with you today sharing my first layout with the stunning Happily Ever After collection from Simple Stories.  You can find it in the shop here - it is beautiful! Full of wedding themed papers and ephemera, and lots of pretty florals that can be used for a whole range of different layouts, not just those special wedding stories.

I started with a piece of white cardstock from the Matchmaker Pack and added some pale pink Distress Oxide in Tea Dye through a small hexagon stencil. I then cut a large hexagon from the We Do paper to form the main anchor for my page. I distressed the edges and added a row of machine stitching for extra interest.

Next, I punched some smaller hexagons in a variety of papers - I used the 2x2 and 4x4 Elements Paper for the green hexagons and the Just Married paper for the black.  I thought about adding stitching to these smaller shapes, but thought it may overload them slightly. Instead, I distressed the edges and rolled up the corners to give a little extra dimension and help them to stand off the page. 

I arranged these around the large hexagon in a triangular shape, to help frame my photo, raising them on foam pads.

Next, I backed my photo with Tie the Knot and a layer of white tissue paper. To the top of this, I added a beautiful black and white striped tag from the Tags paper and began to add floral clusters from the Bits & Pieces pack. They include some beautiful gold foiling which makes the page feel that little bit extra special.

Offset against the photo, I placed another tag from the Tags paper, machine stitched around the outside to give it a subtle border and added a gold eyelet from my stash.

For my title, I chose to use a die cut from the Bits & Pieces pack - a banner saying "Mr and Mrs" and two die cut doves.

To finish the page, I scattered some small die cut flowers, sequins and Nuvo Vintage Drops in Dusty Rose and also added a stitched border around the outside of the page.

I really love how this turned out. The beautiful pinks and greens are so soft and subtle, with a bit of added drama from the pops of black and the gold foiling.  

Next time, I will be back with a non-wedding themed page using this collection to show off its versatility - Until then, take care.

Claire xx