I have this picture of the harbor in Ashtabula, the town where I grew up, that I seem to use in layouts over and over. Its not that I don't have othr pictures printed. I just am drawn to this photo. I've used it in color and in black and white. I think it just goes to show that the things we love are inspiring when we get ready to create.
This time I started with a black and white 4x6 print. I knew I wanted to play with layering and use a soft color palette. The first thing I did was choose the Amy Tangerine base paper and soften the pattern at the edges with gesso (boy, have I come a long way). Then I hit my scrap pile for pieces of paper in blue, gray or white and played with the layers- I added some project life cards, an SC Sundrifter journal card, some shipping tags, a small envelope and a transparency from Basic Grey.
After I attached the major pieces I added a title using naked chipboard thickers, a piece of Dear Lizzy flair, some arrows, some vellum hearts and sequins. It still needed something at the bottom to balance the layout so I added a Cosmo Cricket fabric sticker, more vellum hearts and some sequins.
I have more projects from this weekend's festivities to share later this week. Hope you have a great monday!
This time I started with a black and white 4x6 print. I knew I wanted to play with layering and use a soft color palette. The first thing I did was choose the Amy Tangerine base paper and soften the pattern at the edges with gesso (boy, have I come a long way). Then I hit my scrap pile for pieces of paper in blue, gray or white and played with the layers- I added some project life cards, an SC Sundrifter journal card, some shipping tags, a small envelope and a transparency from Basic Grey.
After I attached the major pieces I added a title using naked chipboard thickers, a piece of Dear Lizzy flair, some arrows, some vellum hearts and sequins. It still needed something at the bottom to balance the layout so I added a Cosmo Cricket fabric sticker, more vellum hearts and some sequins.
I have more projects from this weekend's festivities to share later this week. Hope you have a great monday!
Love this! Adore the colors! So many great blues!
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