Hello, Jenn here with an Art Party layout for you!!!  I was so inspired by July’s inspiration piece that I just needed to get one last layout in before we move on to August’s beautiful inspiration piece.  The black and white, the gorgeous music sheets (I see it as text!), and of course that elegant ballerina.  I just love it!!!

I started by trying to recreate the feeling of the top left image.  I used black Dylusions paint, and some Artist’s Loft white titanium paint on a piece of white cardstock to create some painty streaks across the paper.  I just added a few dollops of of each paint on the left hand side of the paper and used a pallet knife to swipe the paint across the page.  It’s bold, and I will admit, I was a little worried seeing all that black, but it was also a lot of fun!!!

While my paint dried I worked on some layers of 6×6 papers to create a nice cluster of patterned papers behind my photos.  I chose grey and white papers which I thought would help lighten the bold background, but also maintain the neutral feel of the layout that comes from the inspiration piece.  My three little photos are of my daughter and some dance friends in her ballet class.  They aren’t the best quality but the black and white background really helps to make the colours of the photos pop and hides the fact that they are a little dark.  I also pick black and white embellishments and thickers for my title so that the only colour on the layout comes from the photos, and that really makes them stand out even more.

To finish the layout, I added some extra white stripes and splatters to the background, then used foam tape to pop up the photo cluster in the center of the background.  I added some black and white sequins as a final touch, and voila!  All done 🙂  I really love how this layout turned out and I had a lot of fun taking the risk of getting messy with some black and white paint.  If you’d like to see how this layout came together check out my process video HERE!!!  Thank you so much for stopping by, and until next time, Happy Scrapping 🙂

Jenn ♥