Hi!
Today I have a layout for you that shows you some ways to incorporate two different techniques into your layouts. I have done some hidden journalling and also some emboss-resist. I have used photos taken at Convention of myself meeting Shelli. Thanks so much to Nikki Sadler and Christine Blain for the photos.
I went with a vintage look for the layout, mostly because Shelli is a big fan of vintage. The colour scheme was based on the colours in the photo. Funnily enough, in these photos my top looks to be the same colour as the background!
I spritzed the Very Vanilla cardstock base with Silver Foil Smooch Spritz - a great way to add instant vintage look to a project. The medallion that is the main focus of the above photo was created to hold down the center photo, as I included some hidden journalling under it.
You can see I was also hiding a not-very-flattering photo under there too! The photo was of Shelli's lipstick on my cheek, which was an important part of the story I was recording. But let's face it - who wants a photo where you can see up your nose on a layout?!?
Here I used some emboss resist to add some elegance to the layout. I die cut some Scallop Circles then stamped and clear embossed them using the En Francais background stamp. Finally I used my sponge dauber to sponge some Pool Party ink over the top. I sponged around the edges in a circular manner so that the inside of the circles remained unsponged.
Stamps: En Francais background stamp Ink: Pool Party, Versamark, Basic Black Stampin Write Journaller Cardstock: Very Vanilla Textured 12 x 12, Pool Party, Basic Black Other: Big Shot, Timeless Type Alphabet Sizzlits Dies, Simple Letters Alphabet Bigz Dies, Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die, Scallop Circle Bigz Die, 1/16" Circle Punch, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Circle Cutter, Silver Foil Smooch Spritz, Sponge Dauber, Dimensionals, Basic Jewel Rhinestones, Clear Embossing Powder
As this is my last post on the Stamp A Memory blog for the year, I'd like to take the opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Safe New year. I look forward to scrapping some more with you in 1012.
