Aloha Scrappers!!

Are you ready for Friday!! ready for the weekend and fun and maybe even some some?!! I am , even with my short week, I am ready to play in my scrap room this weekend. Hopefully this layout will inspire you to want to create something fun and meaningful this weekend!

The layout I made for today is definitely story based, but I really was still inspired by the inspiration piece. I really loved how the balls of yarn were lined up and under them the blanket followed that same color pattern. I wanted to create a background inspired by that. I decided to Wilna-fy my layout. I watered down my acrylic paints to create a drip look down my page. Of course once I started to layer my paper strips I didn’t like how it looked at all.

Don’t you hate that?!! When what is in your head just doesn’t translate to paper!! It annoyed me, but I decided to just start over. instead of using tons of colors this time I only added one. I mixed white and pink paint together to get a lighter pink color, similar to the light pink in the inspiration piece.

 

Using my paintbrush I just added a little bit of paint on the white cardstock. now only a few peeks of this color will stick out from my paper layers.

I added my layers again and tried to keep my photos and embellishment clusters on the strips of paper.

 

I ended with some mint splatters, that matched colors I used in the papers on my layout. I really like the softer look the layout now has. It fits the meaning of the layout much better now. I really feel that the design and media doesn’t take away from the story but enhances it now. That is the key to using media, know when a layout needs less or more. Just because you are using different art products on a layout doesn’t mean you need to go crazy. A little can go a long way sometimes.

 

You can watch the process video here.

You can see more process videos on my personal youtube channel. You can also see close up pictures and more layouts and projects over at my blog, scrapbookpagesandcupcakes.com.

Thanks for stopping by today!! I hope you were inspired to create something pretty and meaningful!! Documenting your families’ stories!!

Can’t wait to see you back here tomorrow for Scraplift Saturday!!

Aloha, Hannah