Today I'm sharing another layout using the Simple Vintage Garden District collection from Simple Stories.
I used just one sheet of patterned paper for the layout plus various embelishments.
I took a sheet of the 2x2 elements and cut this into the 36 individual squares. The page was then reassembled on a sheet of white cardstock and every other square was raised up on some 3D foam to give them dimension. I replaced six of the squares with my 6x4 photograph which was raised up on two layers of foam for even more dimension.
I cut around the wings of the majority of the butterflies and added extra foam beneath the wings.
Some squares were embelished with pieces of white cotton ribbon.
Squares that included faux word strips were cut out and also raised with foam.
A small pink satin ribbon bow was added to one of the squares.
A few sequins were dotted about the layout and the whole layout was given a glittery finish with some Diamond Stickles. Unfortunately the photos don't show just how glittery and sparkly this layout is.
This month on the Papermaze blog I am playing with the very pretty new collection 'Simple Vintage Garden District' from Simple Stories. It is described by Simple Stories as a collection full of ".... the scent and sounds of nature with fluttering butterflies, twittering birds, buzzing bees and bouquets of blooms." It's perfect for spring, mothers day and easter projects and I am loving working with it.
For my first layout I started with a sheet of the You Can Fly paper and a sheet of Blossom Bazzill cardstock.
I trimmed a quarter of an inch off of each side of the You Can Fly paper and matted this onto the Blossom cardstock which I had gutted. I then machine stitched round the edges of the paper using gold thread and a zig-zag stitch.
I carefully cut around part of the butterfly and one of the flowers printed on the paper and after matting my photo on some pink tissue paper I tucked it underneath the images.
The wings of the butterfly were raised up slightly with some foam squares.
I die cut the word Fly from some gold mirror card and stuck this on top of the photo.
I made two tags from two of the 3x4 elements paper. I added some brown Bakers Twine and some gold foil to the tags before attaching them to the layout with foam squares underneath for added dimension.
I embellished the bottom left corner of the layout with Prima Flowers and Butterfly.
#The layout was completed with a scattering of gold sequins and the date was added using mini letter stickers from Pinkfresh Studio.
