Hi Everyone!
I was so lucky to spend some time in the school holiday’s with my nieces. They are such powerhouses of young women. I love the uncertainty of youth and can see the strength of their mother guiding them into the future. That future is BIG for these girls! When I saw these images I immediately thought of them.
This layout is for them.
To start I used clear gesso to seal the page. I found this treasure in my Blue Fern stash. I used some modelling paste through a stencil and covered it with Lindy’s Embossing Powder. I used my heat tool to set it and then used Lindy’s Moon Shadow Mist to add some interest in the background with drips and runs.
Using a soft distress crayon in Soot I rubbed a bit onto my fingertip and then lightly over the raised surfaces to highlight the texture.
I created a banner for the focal point to rest on and used Distress Ink in Black Soot on the edges. I like to run my ink pad directly against the edges of the cardstock. I like the effect when it goes wrong and touches places I wasn’t expecting…
A truely Happy Accident!
I also added some stamping in numbers and Music notes.
I really liked the music on the background and had to cover it to lay the banner. So I recreated it with stamps! I also added some text to the whole background over the embossing areas too.
I began positioning my focal point and experimenting with placement.
Using some paper Artsy Chalk paint I painted the flourish to look like wings, then I used another Flourish to create a bottom border and also use it as a base for my title.
I used some floral chipboard and used Paper Artsy Chalk paint again. This time I used it in concentric circles to create a fade. I added some gorgeous flowers by Prima and some ephemera I had in my stash.
To finish off I highlighted some areas with Metallic wax and a dusting of Glass Glitter.
Thanks for having a look & I hope you gained some inspiration… Till next time!
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Here are the Chipboards I used.
