Hey all...I hope you had a nice holiday season! Welcome 2019!
I am looking forward to great things in the new year and hope you are as well!
One little tid bit of good news to share is that I have been asked to join the My Creative Scrapbook design team for the year of 2019! Yay....which means, I will be sharing layouts each month using the main kit.
This month, in the January main kit, feature papers and embellishments from the "freezing season" collection from Simple Stories.
It also includes a stamp set, American Crafts pink word thickers, white burlap ribbon, and silver beaded trim.
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This is the first layout I created with the kit. I fell in love with all of the cute chipboard and die cut embellishments in this collection and I really liked the idea of creating a collage of those embellishments.
I started with layering the patterned papers diagonally keeping the center portion as a less busy background to avoid the embellishments making it too busy.
I did add a layer of clear gesso on the center portion and shimmerz paints to peak behind the pieces.
I machine stitched along the striped papers which were the perfect location for my title.
My title consists of chipboard pieces and rose gold thickers from Paige Evans.
Then, I began placing the embellishments around my photo like a puzzle. Some were popped up on foam tape and some were finished with Nuvo crystal glaze. This adds some shine to otherwise flat die cuts.
This is a simple design that works with any collection and anyone can accomplish!
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The 2nd layout I created is also pretty simple and based on the monthly sketch.
Its quite the same as the sketch, but the purpose of the sketch is to inspire you so however, the finished layout turns out.
My interpretation is a loose one, but I am happy with the way it turned out. I used a couple of the cards on the cut apart paper to balance my photo and to balance the layout, I layered strips of the patterned papers on the top and bottom of the page. I also tucked in pieces of the burlap ribbon in those layers.
To watch my whole process, keep a look out for the video on my YouTube channel coming up in a couple of weeks!
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My third layout is a fun monochromatic mixed media page. I started with the cute penguin page and fussy cut around them about half way up. I have seen this same look on other layouts recently and thought it was fun. On the background, I spread a layer of texture paste through a snowflake stencil from Echo Park. Once dry, I painted on matching Shimmerz paints for a little bit of color, then added a few snowflakes I cut in vellum and white cardstock using a Simon Says Stamp die.
Next, I pulled all of the mint/green/blue embellishments to layer in clusters on either side of my photo.
This layout was time consuming because of the mixed media, but a simple design and I loved the way it turned out!
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On my 4th layout, I used one of the exclusive cut files offered by My Creative Scrapbook and cut from white cardstock.
I popped up the entire cut file up for dimension and then layered chipboard and die cut pieces in the center of the snowflakes.
To watch my whole process, check out my YouTube video...you may see a few unexpected details.
Thanks so much for stopping by to check out these projects using the January Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook Kit Club.
If you like these pages, you will definitely be interested in this kit!
Head over to the website to check out this kit and the others.
Have a great week!
