Layout Share: Days Like These Make Me Smile

This is another layout I created with the January monthly kit from Memorable Seasons, "Petals and Polka Dots".

My larger photos were matted on a piece of white cardstock, then onto the kraft cardstock base. I used a film strip transparency to mat my smaller photos in the middle. I used a light grey paint dauber to lighten an area on the background pattern paper so I could stamp my title in that area. The border above the title was stamped with a dark brown StazOn inkpad, and I added the green sticker letters and stamped the words for the title above the stickers, and the word "smile" was stamped on top of the stickers that spelled out the word "smile". A grey copic marker was used to outline the green stickers to help them stand out a bit more from the background. The yellow lace border was hand-cut from some more of the pattern paper that came in the kit.

Then I used a notebook tab page to include my journaling.

Supplies Used:

Memorable Seasons January Kit: Petals and Polka Dots

(Pink Paislee Sweetness Papers, EK Success Alphabet letters)

Creative Imaginations Photo Negative transparency
Kraft Cardstock (DMD Inc) and White Cardstock (CTMH)
Tsukineko Inkpad: Timber Brown StazOn
Heidi Swapp: Border Stamp
Technique Tuesday: Word stamps
Copic Marker: C1 Cool Grey

Ranger Paint Dauber

Zig Brown Marker

All products, including the January kit were purchased by me personally.

Layout Share: A Taste of History

This layout was created with the January kit that members could purchase from Memorable Seasons. This month's kit was called "Petals and Polka Dots" and had so many pretty papers and embellishments.

 To create this layout, I covered the brown pattern paper background with the paint dauber to soften the colors. Then I used strips of the lace paper from the kit and cut them out along the edges, following the pretty lace pattern. Circles were punched from several pattern papers to anchor my embellishments and title. I added some of the beautiful crochet flowers made by Julie, some of the pink velvet ric rac ribbon and the buttons for my embellishment clusters.

The title was created with green alpha stickers, and I added some clear glitter glue (stickles) on top. I also added dots of glitter glue in between the green seed beads I stitched to the bottom border of my page.

Supplies Used:

Memorable Seasons January Kit: Petals and Polka Dots

(Pink Paislee Sweetness Papers, crochet flowers, EK Success Alphabet letters, May Arts Pink Velvet Ribbon)

Making Memories Paper Flowers and Buttons

EK Success Circle Punch

Green Seed Beads: Craft Stash, unknown

Ranger Stickles: Diamond

Ranger Paint Dauber

Zig Black Marker

White Crochet Thread

All products, including the January kit were purchased by me personally.