This one I created for today's Scraptastic subscriber challenge "use colored cardstock for your background". I worked with both the main kit as well as the add-on:
This was a real challenge as I prefer bright, bold, happy colors and normally grey wouldn’t be my first choice, but as I wanted to step out of my comfort zone grey it would be! I love how colorful the end result still is.
I adore the panda!!!
And for the second layout I used the January “Just A Girl” main kit only. I chose this photo of my daughter and I: a just girls photo, which I considered just perfect looking at the name of this kit!
The photo was taken last November, when we both had our birthdays (well, I had mine the day before hers, but we celebrated together).
I started my page by cutting one of the Scraptastic exclusive papers by Kaitlin Sheaffer in half and using the pink/white dotted half only. I adhered this on a sheet of white cardstock. Next I cut 4 strips from the Fancy Pants “My Happy” paper and used these as border and adhered (stitched) them on all sides of my layout. I matted my photos on some light blue pieces of paper and embellished the page with bits and pieces from the kit. I used for example this acetate word by Heidi Swapp, which I LOVE!!
And this flair button … one of my favorite embellishments in this kit!
The title came next, for which I used the Hardcover Black Thickers from American Crafts and one of stamps from the Just A Girl stamp set.
And last but not least came the hand written journaling:
Hope you liked my pages and that I was able to inspire you a bit! Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today! Wishing you a wonderful day!
Monique
Wat een leuke, vrolijke lay-outs! Ze zijn allebei super!
ReplyDeleteStunning... I tell you, those kits are a Siren, calling my name!!!! Meanwhile... The bottom lo is YUM & I am super impressed with the top one.... I've been using coloured bus for a bit of a challenge lately too! I reckon this one takes the cake. GORG balance against that grey.....& the puffy panda..... To DIE for:):)!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous!! LOVING that cute panda on the first one!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove that Panda....and your neat stitching on your pages. Very pretty.
ReplyDeleteI love your happy pages! The flair and embellishments are adorable too!
ReplyDeleteYou go girl!! ;) Love how to put those strips on that top layout. Both are awesome :)
ReplyDeleteLeuke layouts weer Monique! Ik vind die met de grijze achtergrond heel gaaf, de foto en het papier springen er nu lekker uit, maar inderdaad niet een kleur die je veel ziet bij jou, maar het kan prima zoals je ziet!
ReplyDeleteyou did a great job with the dark cardstock - but you are right - bright colors are easier and mor friendly... does the panda look a little grumpy?
ReplyDeleteLove your work
you did a great job with the dark cardstock - but you are right - bright colors are easier and mor friendly... does the panda look a little grumpy?
ReplyDeleteLove your work