Welcome to Day Four of 31 Pages in 31 Days! So far, so good! If you're a scrapbooker or a wannabe-scrapper, you are invited to play along as my Scrapbooking Summer School attendees and I try to reach our goal of each creating 31 pages during the month of August 2013. Leave a comment on any one of the 31 Days posts and you'll be entered to win weekly blog candy!
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This single-page layout can take between one to four photos. I used a single sheet of the Epic Day Designer Series patterned papers, flipping the elongated chevron side over to the distressed polka-dotted side for my accent piece and pulling out the Calypso Coral color with matching washi tape and a tag I cut in half and used in two different places.The Epic Day papers are quite distressed-looking, so I roughed up the background cardstock and stamped it with Gorgeous Grunge. I also wiped my ink pad over the edges and then went back with a Craft White ink pad for a faux milk-paint look.
I would normally fill my entire Flourish Frame with paper, but I've noticed the trend is to use the frame but NOT fill it, so I tried that on this page by just adding a small banner from the Sketched Birthday stamp set and coordinating Big Shot Framelits. These great frames are on the Clearance Rack for dirt cheap right now... go check them out!
The really standout on this page is the strip of Silver Glimmer Paper, punched repeatedly with the Small Heart punch. It was actually just a leftover piece, but I couldn't bear to throw it away! It adds a lot of pizzazz and compliments the silver frame and brads without being TOO shiny.
Got Questions?
Sometimes people tell me they got the background, photos & mats, and layout part down, but then they're stumped as to what embellishments to add to a page to really step it up from finished to fantastic. Personally, once I've completed all the paper components and got the layout where I want it, I look to see where I can add three things: organic elements, texture, and textiles. There should always been something to rub your hand over and touch. There should always be a little bit of metal, wood, "glass" or other organic element. And there should always be a little bit of ribbon, cloth, burlap, canvas, felt, or tulle somewhere, for the textile element. I also almost always add ink, whether it's stamped or sponged or even just rubbed on the edges of the cardstock to antique it.
If you feel like your pages are lacking in pizzazz, ask yourself where you could add texture, organic elements, or textiles, or all three of them, or where a stamp or some sponging might soften edges and take the page up a notch.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog series, and I hope you'll pop back in tomorrow to see the page I created with my very favorite patterned papers in the new catalog, plus the new Squares Collection Sizzix Big Shot Framelits! If you're new to my blog, the very best way to get updates is to subscribe to get my posts in your favorite blog reader or via email. The buttons are on the top right hand sidebar. You'll be all set in about thirty seconds, and that way you don't have to try to remember where you left me! See you tomorrow!
I love this page also, nice and girly. I will definitely be able to use this page for my granddaughter, Rebekah. I love all the little extras on this page. It makes me think that I need to go back to some of my old pages and add some more little touches to some of them. It would probably boost them to the next level.
Posted by: Kathy Neverman | 08/05/2013 at 10:03 AM
Love the silver strip of hearts. It really gives the layout "oomph."
Posted by: Jana Turbyfill | 08/05/2013 at 06:17 PM
I am really liking this DSP! And the frame from the clearance rack!
Posted by: Ilene B. | 08/06/2013 at 07:47 AM
Trying to convert this layout to a "boy friendly" page! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Judy Bailey | 08/06/2013 at 09:08 AM
love the hearts! Can't wait to try that on other projects too!
Posted by: Jena Schultz | 08/06/2013 at 01:55 PM
Okay, now that I've done my first "distressed" page, I think I could try this one. I real like the empty frame element... Classy.
Posted by: Cheryl Tumbarello | 08/08/2013 at 10:06 PM
Love the hearts in silver glimmer! Give a "wow" factor, but not overpowering especially with the lovely faux- milk paint look! You are so creative! Thanks for your inspiration, I'm excited to get back into scrapbooking now with your lovely creations....have already started my projects! Thank you!
Posted by: Debbie D. | 08/10/2013 at 01:39 PM