Enjoy The Journey - Pink Paislee Hope Chest for The Scrapbook Store

For my fourth and final project using the Pink Paislee Hope Chest collection for The Scrapbook Store I decided to create a more modern look to break away from the vintage style I have been using with this kit. 

My layout started as a 12x12 sheet of plain white smooth cardstock with which I added Dylusions Ink Sprays to create a custom background matching my photograph. After the ink was dry I began layering up my "offcuts" from the leftover pieces in my kit including Documents, Keepsake, Records and Treasures patterned papers along with the Journal Cards, Ephemera and Label Stickers. 

Lastly I added a couple of little Green Tara roses in coordinating colours and a button from my stash. 

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Vintage Wedding Album - Hope Chest collection by Pink Paislee

My third layout for The Scrapbook Store featuring Pink Paislee Hope Chest collection again took on a vintage look inspired by a vintage photo album  with a few more modern looking elements. This collection seems to tell me to go vintage, but I think it would look just as lovely done in a more modern style.

For this layout I started out with the Documents patterned paper which features some amazing vintage ledger images, and added layers from the Ephemera pack as a mat for my photograph along with a Journal Card. I then cut strips from Heirlooms patterned paper which I layered around the edges of the design having aged them with Distress inks. I then layered torn strips of Tissue Tape to further add to the distressed and tattered look. 

At the top of my layout I've added some rough cut circle elements from some leftover pieces of Treasures patterned paper, adding some random buttons from my stash. The finishing touch is that gorgeous Burlap Butterfly which really seems to pop. 

Beautiful Day - Sketchbook365

I am so happy today to be able to share my first layout as Design Team member for Sketchbook365. I just adore the sketch we were given and it inspired me right away to create something soft and feminine - perhaps it was the butterflies in the sketch! 

I've used lots of my favourite techniques and products for this almost monochromatic page - texture paste, opaque mists, layers and gorgeously feminine flowers for those finishing touches. I also have a thing for skeleton leaves at the moment and I am finding myself reaching for them often - love the texture they add to a layout.

Here is this months' sketch, and you have until the 20th June to upload your project to the Sketchbook365 blog - I'd love to see your take. Don't forget to call in and see the other DT projects - they are FABULOUS! 

-Kimxx

Such A Happy Girl - 123 Challenge Mid Month Reveal

It's time for the mid-month DT reveal at 123 Challenge and there are some absolutely amazing layouts so far from both the Design Team and current entries. The prompt is such a fun and playful theme, how can you resist? 

Here is the official challenge for the month of May:

I'm looking forward to seeing how you go about it :) 


EDIT: I should have probably added, this is one of my favourite photos of our darling little Holly when she was just starting to walk. Isn't she just adorable. 
-Kimxx

Vintage Wedding - Pink Paislee Hope Chest

Lately I've been playing around with vintage style layouts and trying to recreate that "authentically" old look and feel to the pages. You know, something that looks as if it was made generations ago with that torn, worn and battered look. In this layout I have featured a gorgeous vintage photograph of a wedding party taken some time during the 1920's and loaned to me by my good friend and scrapbooking artist Sandie Edwards. 

My kit from The Scrapbook Store this month is filled with the gorgeous Pink Paislee Hope Chest collection. I've used Heirlooms, Keepsake and Treasures patterned papers to create the base and layers in my layout, having distressed all the layers using my Distress Tool from Prima (very cool little gadget) and Tim Holtz Distress Inks. I've added some torn 7 Gypsies tape along with Hope Chest Journal Cards and Ephemera pieces to add to that layered look. To finish off I have added a spray of Green Tara flowers and leaves along with a gorgeous Burlap Butterfly and Label Sticker sentiment.

Hope you get some vintage style inspiration from my project. 


-Kimxx