It's Friday...woo hoo! I'm so excited for a restful weekend ahead. Today I'm back sharing my newest layout for the Paige Evans Design Team. My assignment this week was to mix collections, so I used some goodies from all three of her beautiful lines. I started with the new Oh My Heart collection. Paper 06 jumped right out at me. It's full of bright colored flowers, and I just had to fussy cut them out. I wanted my photo to look like a flower explosion was happening behind it :) My background paper is from Fancy Free, and I love all the pinks and corals on it. That paper is a wonderful compliment to all those flowers, and all the blue in my photo really stands out against it. I embellished with chipboard stickers from the Take Me Away collection.
It did take me a while to fussy cut all those flowers and leaves, but it was well worth it. I love all the different shapes, sizes and colors. It was fun to move them around the page until I had them just like I liked them. For my background, I added a little bit of white gesso with a paint brush. I came in with some blue and aqua Shimmerz sprays to add a bit of "water splashes" behind the flowers. I like making the watercolor look like it's peeking out from behind everything. Here you can see some of the chipboard pieces from Take Me Away, including a few leave sprigs.
I used some of the beautiful puffy stickers from Oh My Heart for my title. I had some extra white space in my photo, so this worked out perfectly. Don't be afraid to add stickers or embellishments right on top of your photo if there's room. I don't do this if it's going to cover up something important or detract from the photo. Keep these ideas in mind when you're taking your photos :) I also added some tangled thread for more interest, texture and color.
Some of the chipboard pieces I added have shiny gold foil on them...yes, please! To echo that, I added some splatters of Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine.
One other thing I love about fussy cutting flowers and leaves is that you can create dimension with them. I glued down the centers but left the leaves free to be curled up at the end. It just gives them a bit of depth, and they really pop off the paper.
Layering all the flowers is also a great way to achieve depth. I love how you can see just bits and pieces of the watercolor peeking through. I didn't want it to be overwhelming, but I did want it to echo the water in the photo. You can really see the gold Color Shine here.
I have a process video for this layout...yay! I hope you enjoy watching and get some fun ideas to try out. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for visiting me today...have a wonderful weekend, friends!
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