Hi everyone! Nicole here with my very first Clique Kits post. Ah, what a fabulous kit we have here this month. I love the rich colors in the Masquerade Ball kit featuring lots of Basic Grey goodies. When I first saw the kit, I immediately thought of those fun fall photos that I took last year.This month, I chose to play in the “Locker Room”. I spent more hours than I can count in the Locker Room trying to determine what fun technique I could experiment with so when I looked over in the corner of the locker room and spotted a pile of die cuts and stickers scattered on the floor, I though, oh no. Who let that kid in here?I picked those babies up and put them on my desk and started scrapping. Really, it’s no surprise that I would reach for the die cuts because they are one my favorite embellishments aside from flairs stickers. Did I mention that I LOVE die cuts? I use them on the majority of my layouts because they are great for filling in empty spaces. Sometimes, I’ll look at a layout and think it’s missing something and I’ll pull out my pop dots and die cuts and go to town.
Before I began, I knew that I wanted to scrap a few different photos so the first thing I did was cut two patterned papers into 8 1/2″x11″ and 7 1/2″x10″ rectangles. Then I matted the smaller rectangle to the larger rectangle. After this, I cut the “life is good” die cut card from the patterned paper.
Then, I had a hard time deciding on a layout design that would fit all three photos without feeling too cluttered. So I simply moved the photos around the page to get some ideas. Once I was pleased with the arrangement, I adhered the photos to the paper.
Using transparencies can be tricky, but they don’t have to be. I simply staple my transparency die cuts right onto the layout.
October 3, 2014 at 2:22 pm
Love this page. It’s amazing to see the difference from when you just lay down your photos, and then with a few additions, it totally comes alive.
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October 3, 2014 at 2:22 pm
This is beautiful! I love how you got 3 photos on an 8.5×11 layout!
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October 3, 2014 at 2:56 pm
This is a beautiful fall layout! Thanks for the details on your process!
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October 3, 2014 at 3:22 pm
great layout, nicole!!
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October 3, 2014 at 8:05 pm
Love the grid design and how you used lots of pics, I also do love diecuts 🙂 awesome layout Nicole!
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October 3, 2014 at 11:52 pm
Beautiful layout Nicole! I love how you took us through your process!! Your photos are perfect with this kit and I also love using my stapler with acetate pieces!!
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October 4, 2014 at 10:12 am
Love the colors and the photos. They go so well together! Beautiful layout!
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October 4, 2014 at 11:01 am
Beautiful balance of photos, layout & papers Nicole!!! I love your tips for adding diecuts. You’re excitement is contagious!!
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October 6, 2014 at 5:28 pm
Nicole, your layout is adorable….love the way you combined the pic and layering!! Great job!!
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October 11, 2014 at 8:40 am
Great tips Nicole and I love how vibrant the colors are.
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