Old Meets New Stash Kit: Love Birds

Hey there! I'm back with another layout using the Stash Kit I created in October. This layout is very similar in feel and color scheme to a few other layouts I've created with this kit, but it's a look that I love, so I'm okay with that.

Recently, we cleaned out my parents place and I found a bunch of old photos. I've been having fun scrapbooking them and pulled a few from me and my husband's dating life for this layout.

I wanted to create a layout that reflected back on the things I didn't realize then, but do now. I decided on the title "La La Love Birds" because I thought it would tie in the birds that I love so much from the gorgeous Maggie Holmes paper.

I really don't have a ton of patterned paper left and decided to use some smaller strips on the left of the layout and anchor the photos to it. That is a definite go-to for me. I created clusters of embellishment in the top right and the bottom left, creating a diagonal design, and added a bird, a flower, some tassels, word strips, and leaves to each for repetition.

I added some journaling strips to the bottom, some Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine (because why not?!) and called it done. You can watch the process video below to see how it all came together.

Thanks so much for spending some time here today. I've linked to all available products below. :)

PS - I will be teaching at the first ever ScrapGals retreat in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 28-30, 2017. Registration opens on January 25th and you can find out more details here!

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Elle's Studio Documented Stamp	Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad FRESH PEACH Mid-Tone AF247

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Old Meets New Stash Kit: In My Face!

Hey there! I have another layout to share with you that I created using my Old Meets New stash kit. This one was most definitely a labor of love. For sure. Like, really. A lot of work.

But worth it.

I started this layout knowing that I was going to spend a significant amount of time hand-cutting little leaves out of patterned paper. And I did. Over an hour, in fact. But I think it was totally worth it.

I have been seeing people creating all sorts of beautiful wreaths on their layouts and it's been a while since I did one myself. So I gave it a go. I used a cute series of photos of my daughter throwing leaves in my face and printed them so I could make them look kind of like a film strip. I think that's a great way to tell a story in sequence.

I layered up a TON of leaves. It started out as a mixture of leaves cut from a white + copper foiled patterned paper and that gorgeous Maggie Holmes paper with the birds. I love that it looks autumnal but still has soft, pretty colors. Then, to bring a little richness, I flipped over the Maggie Holmes paper and die cut some geometric leaves from the leather-looking side.

I sprinkled in a mixture of chipboard, stickers, sequins and, of course, some gold splatters.

I created two larger clusters - one on the top right and one on the bottom left. They each had birds and a bit more foliage. I think that helped to balance the wreath, but in the end, I feel like it turned out a little squarish. I don't know why, but circles are hard!

It took a while to arrange all of the leaves, but I found it helpful to lay down a base layer (the white leaves) and then tuck all of the other leaves and elements into it to create beautiful layers.

Even though this is a fall layout, I wanted to keep it light and fresh looking. The soft colors of the papers helped, but I think doing the title sort of tone on tone was a good move as well. If you want to see how the whole layout came together, watch the process video below!

You will find links to all available products below. Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to come back next week for another layout!

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Moma Muji Gel Ink Ball Point Pen, 0.38-mm, Black, 10 Pcs	CTMH Non-stick Micro-tip Scissors	Whisper Exclusive Inks Pad	Diamond Press Die-cutting and Embossing Machine with Dies - 8179493 | HSN	Memory Tape Runner XL
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