Life Is So Good

 

I’ve scrapped this photo of my Granddaughter taken by her mother before. It’s one of my favorite images of her, so it immediately popped into my mind when I opened the February Scrapbook Kit from Tres Jolie and discovered that it contained paper and laser cut elements from 49 and Market’s Alena collection.

This took a few days to complete because I decided to fussy cut a lot of the flowers and butterflies that were included on the cover sheets of the paper pack and the laser cut embellishments. While I was doing that, I put together a plan for my finished layout.

To begin, I cut an 8” x 8” square in the center of the Full Bloom page and put it aside for a future project. (This is a good way to stretch patterned paper; I only needed the outside area.) The remaining 12” x 12” piece was glued to an 11.75” square of chipboard to give it stability.

I trimmed the Exquisite sheet by .25” on all sides, giving me a 11.5” square; this was adhered to the base.

The photo was glued to one of the laser cut frames, then cut down to fit. I glued small pieces of chipboard to the back of this, as well as to the other frame pieces that I had selected. These were arranged in a fan-like arrangement and glued to the page.

I adhered the “twine” piece to the bottom of the photo and then selected flowers and leaves from the pile of laser- and fussy-cut embellishments, starting with that marvelous flowing vine. To add dimension, I used foam adhesive to glue them all down.

To fill what looked like a gap, I added a few “ticket” pieces to the side of the photo after tearing the edges and topped this with my title piece.

To finish my page, I glued down a few scattered butterflies and a bit of script: the “beauty” piece above the vine.

A few closeups:

 

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*****Supplies*****

***Paper***

49 and Market – Art Options – Alena Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Exquisite #AA-37254

49 and Market – Art Options – Alena Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Full Bloom #AA-37292

***Embellishments***

49 and Market – Art Options – Alena Collection – Laser Cut Elements #AA-37360

***Other***

Beacon – Fabri-Tac Permanent Adhesive

Craft Country – Aleene’s All-Purpose Tacky Glue

Scrapbook.com – Foam Adhesive Strips #sbc-bcadh-3122

***Tools***

EK Success – Cutter Bee Scissors

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As always, I want to thank you for peeking into my blog; your visits mean a lot to me.

 

Be Awesome Today

 

The August 2021 Scrapbook Kit from Tres Jolie is crammed with papers and cut-aparts from Craft O’Clock’s Hello Beauty collection, flowers from Prima, a jar of embossing powder from Lindy’s Stamp Gang and a gorgeous chipboard border. To add to that, this month’s Mood Board is full of pinks and greens and touches of lace and Summer; I decided that this was a perfect match for a photo of my granddaughter taken eight years ago. Here is my layout:

 And here is the Mood Board that inspired it:

I started with the chipboard piece, priming it with white gesso, then treating it with the embossing powder.

I selected sheet #3 from the paper pack; I love the stripes and the frame in the center. The photo was famed and matted with a couple of pieces from 49 and Market, with pieces of packaging in between to give it some dimension. I added a few scraps, trimmed to tag shapes and inked, behind this and glued it all down.

Time to embellish: First, I cut the embossed border in half and arranged it on the bottom corner of the photo to create a pair of flourishes. Next, I selected some of the flowers that came in the kit and arranged them in a cluster. One of the resin cameo pieces was treated with the embossing powder and placed under the photo. I filled in the gaps around the flowers with lace from my stash and added a butterfly from the Cards Kit.

I chose a sticker from a Tim Holtz sticker pad for the title and finished my page by splattering it here and there with watered-down gesso.

A few closeups:

 

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*****Supplies*****

 

***Très Jolie August 2021 Kit***

Craft O’Clock – Hello Beauty Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Sheet 3 #CC-HB-34-03

Tres Jolie – Laser Cut Chipboard – Border 2

Prima – Magic Love Collection – Flower Embellishments – Magical Love #652777

Prima – Nature Lover Collection – Flower Embellishments – Forest Walk #652975

Melissa Frances – Resin Embellishments – Cameo #CX891

Lindy’s Stamp Gang Embossing Powder – Desert Moon Turquoise

 

***Other***

Paper Heaven – Rose Wine Collection – Cutout Sheets

49 and Market – Vintage Artistry Collection – Sky – Stitched Frames #VAC-32105

Tim Holtz – Idea-Ology – Small Talk Stickers #TH93193

Venise Lace Flower Applique

 

***Mediums***

Golden – Gesso

Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink Pad – Mini – Walnut Stain

ZIG – Wink of Stella – Glitter Brush Marker – Clear #F20-999

 

 

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