Merry & Bright Winter Layout

Hello!  I'm very happy to share a Winter layout I created using the Snow Pine Lodge collection by Simple Stories. This new collection is beautiful, and I had a great time playing with it. I love the color palette with tones of blue, green, red, pink and a hint of yellow to create an amazing contrast. If you have photos in the snow, you need to check this collection. It will help you preserve your memories in a fun and fabulous way! Let's take a look into the layout, while I walk you through the process of creating it and don't miss the process video at the end.

When designing a project, I usually start by taking some time to look all the products in the collection. Then, I choose a few products that capture my attention and move on from there. In this case, I chose the snow globe chipboard frame, three contrasting patterned papers and a few trees. 

My initial idea was to add vertical strips of patterned paper behind the snow globe, but I needed something else to fill the page. This is when I decided to add two more patterned papers in the lower part of the page. I'm a paper lover, so adding more papers to my projects is something I enjoy! I tore the edge of the lighter paper to give it some texture and use the darker one below, to create contrast. 

For the upper part of the layout, I used ink to color the white cardstock. Then, I add some snowflakes using an old stencil from Simple Stories and texture paste in mint, pink and white. It was looking good, but I wanted to have more snowflakes there. To solve it, I used the sticker book from the collection to add snowflakes in different colors and sizes until I was happy.

I divided the upper part from the lower part using a strip of red washi tape and the scalloped border sticker from Snow Pine Lodge. In this line I added the trees and animals since it works as an anchor for them, instead of having them floating in the page. Also there, I added some blue mountains using the rub-ons. I love how cute it looks with the reindeer looking to the photo.

On the upper part of the snow globe, I added a floral die cut and a few branches. Something simple to enhance the photo without overpowering it. For the title, I used a sticker phrase on top of the snow globe and the "Winter" word from the foam stickers. 

To finish the layout, I added the decorative brads and the glitter enamel dots! Let's take a look into the process of creating the layout. In the video, you are going to see how I fix some mishaps I had while creating the page. 

Thank you so much for your visit. I hope you like and enjoy this layout, and it inspires you to craft. Don't forget to come back soon for more inspiration!