Hello friends! Maryám here again to share another layout using the April 2017 kit. If you want to get this kit, just click here, we still have a few left.
For this layout, the first thing that I did was cut a cut file on my Silhouette Cameo. Then I took my watercolors and I used the “packaging” tecnique to do some big watercolor splatters of pink and yellow color.
After that, it’s time to do the funniest part, yes! Embellish the page. I put some flowers, stamped a instax camera from an Altenew stamp that I got from the shop, added some enamel shapes and some stickers from Freckled Fawn.
And for the cut file, I backed it with one of the project life cards that I designed for the kit, with vellum paper, and also with one of the Paige Evans paper.
Here is the result:
Here are some close-ups:
For the title I used one of the words from Freckled Fawn, and the white alpha from Elle’s Studio, but as you can see it’s not white, that’s because I painted it with a gold pen from one of our previous Traveler’s Notebook kit.
I hope you liked this layout. If you have any questions about this project just let me a comment below. Thanks for stopping by!
Hey friends! Maryám here with you. Today I’m going to share a layout made using my December kit and the awesome watercolor from Prima that was available at the shop some time ago.
What I wanted to do in this layout was document my favorite things at my age. I have seen some people doing this with their sons, but as I have a not scrapbooker mom, I will do it by my self! 🙂
Here is what I did:
I chose some squares from one of the Pink Paislee paper included in the kit. Then, I added watercolors with the tones of the papers to the background.
I’ve added some layers behind of my photo, and also I put all of my embellishments. Last thing, I wrote my journal with my typewriter and I cut it in diferent strips.
Here are some close-ups:
Here you have all of the process! Enjoy the video 😉
Thanks so much for stopping by today. Don’t forget to apply to the Clique Kits 2017 Design Team Call, you can see all the info here.
Hello!, I am back today with a new layout featuring the beautiful Swan Lake Kit. I love all the papers, die cuts and extras included in the kit, but mostly i am amazed at how versatile it is.
One of my favorite techniques to use, when creating a layout, is hand stitching. There are many ways to create a “stitching guide/pattern” on a layout, but when there is a lot of stitches to add, I use the Silhouette Cameo to do a big part of the work for me.
Here is the cut lines of the leaf being used in the layout; note how they show as full lines as they are ready to be cut
The key to creating a stitching guide with your Silhouette Cameo is to use the “PERFORATE EDGE” function when setting your cut style for your project. As you can see in the picture below, the machine will not cut a solid line across the edges of the image; instead, the blade will make small indentations/holes along the edges of the cut-lines which can be used to hand-stitch the design.
Once the image (Geometric Autum Leaf cut file from the Silhouette store) was perforated on the card stock (i am using water color paper for this layout), I used the Prima watercolor palettes to fill the inside of the leaf image ( i tried to match the colors of the paper, “Beautiful” from the Swan Lake kit). As soon as the watercolor dried, I used embroidery floss to hand stitched the perforated edges of the image.
The starting point for the stitching (it is easier to appreciate the perforations of the image once the paint has dried)
A close up to the finished stitching on the layout
To complement the colors of the leaf, the edges of the layout were trimmed, and the layout was then attached to the “Beautiful” paper from Maggie Holmes’ Gather collection which is featured in this month’s Swan Lake kit.
My choice of a black and white picture for this layout was made mostly to highlight both the background, and my little niece and nephew on our Thanksgiving walk. I used papers from the kit as layers behind the picture, as well as the Gather collection chipboard stickers, and exclusives to create a cluster around the picture. Also, I picked the die cut pieces from Simple Stories Posh collection from the Clique Store, and used some of the pieces in the picture’s cluster.
To create the title, I cut the “Piles of Smiles” card from this month’s exclusive printables, and attached the small chipboard sticker frame (from the Swan Lake Kit add ons) to it. I cut the small top left corner of the chipboard, and placed a small chipboard heart from last month’s Sapphire kit.
To finish the layout, I scattered some of the sequin around the page, added my journal lines and a few black ink splatters. Here is the final layout:
I really love the texture the stitching adds to this layout. Trust me, the Silhouette Cameo is a great help when creating a stitching pattern, and the beautiful and soft papers in this month’s Swan Lake kit are perfect for a bit of stitching.
Thank you for visiting today! I look forward to seeing a bit of hand stitching on your layouts.
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