Love Right Now + a Process Video / My Scraps & More

Hello and Happy Friday, friends!  Today I'm sharing my latest sketch and layout for our April Sketchathon going on this month on the My Scraps & More forums.  You are more than welcome to come join us!  The Design Team is creating a new sketch every day for you.  This is my second one for the month, and it's a good for using up paper scraps or those branding strips at the bottom of your patterned papers.

I used the new (and gorgeous) Amy Tan Rise & Shine collection which is available in the store HERE.

I actually based this sketch on one of my older layouts.  I liked it so much I wanted to re-create it again, so I made it into a sketch.  I used patterned papers for my background and used various paper strips behind my photo.  Like on most of my pages these days, I added gesso and paint to parts of the page and then used lots of fun embellishments.

Here you can see all the paper strips.  I wanted to represent lots of colors, so I chose solids and patterns in different shades.  I added gesso to parts of those areas and added gesso and watercolor.  I also added in some film strip washi tape, a few flair buttons and that arrow clip from my stash.  I also did some black machine stitching.

I LOVE these foam word Thickers and these clear see-through stickers!  These little circles were the perfect touch here.  I did add a bit of modeling paste through a stencil for a little extra interest and texture.

More paper strips, a foam heart, a die cut and a wood veneer from my stash...

Finally, here's a shot of the lower right cluster.  I used a yellow gelato to color that wood veneer tag...so easy!  My favorite part of this page is that flower sticker....it has watercolor effects on it!  Gorgeous.

I did film this process, so here's the video showing you how I created this layout.  Hope you enjoy it!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Be sure to check out the store for all the new goodies available!

Have a great weekend!