Smile Layout

Hi crafty friend! This layout I'm sharing today was created with the gorgeous Just Because collection by Bella Blvd. When scrapbooking, I document special days like Christmas, birthdays, graduations, but also the everyday moments, which are my favorites. This time, I'm using photos of my daughter having fun in the park. It was a regular day, where we took some time to visit the park so she could play and use the swings. You can see the happiness in her face, something I love to capture in photos to scrapbook later. Now, let's take a closer look at the layout while I talk to you about it.

When I saw the Just Because collection, I knew I wanted to use the patterned paper with all the solid stripes, so this is how this layout started. After separating the colored stripes, I chose other patterned papers to create the background. Since the papers are very colorful, I chose white cardstock as my base to balance the layout and allow the papers to be seen. On the top area, I used a blue paper with birdhouses and singing birds, isn't it the cutest? Then, below it I added a strip of the thin colored stripes paper and a purple scalloped border from the sticker sheet.

To enhance the photo area, I mat the photos in yellow paper, to make them bright and to contrast with the pink paper that anchors them. After that, I chose two more patterned papers from the collection with neutral designs: dots and crisscross, in contrasting colors, and placed them horizontally to change the movement direction in the layout and help the viewer to focus on the photos. There, I added the title using a die cut from the Ephemera Words pack, backed with foam tape.

 

Since I love to add texture and dimension to my projects, I decided to roll the upper part of the paper strips. Then, I cut the bottom edge, some of them diagonally, and others were notched. I did it to make the page more fun and playful. Once the papers were ready, I started embellishing the layout using flowers, butterflies, and the cute hedgehog from the Bella Pops.

The Just Because collection includes a cut-apart paper that has a variety of stripes with different designs and phrases. From one of the stripes in the paper, I fussy cut the butterflies and some of the flowers.  I mixed them with the chipboards, die cut ephemera, puffy stickers, epoxy stickers, and cardstock stickers. For me is always fun to use products with different materials to create the cluster, making them more interesting.

At the end, I used Nuvo Glitter Drops in Blizzard White to enhance the butterflies.

Take a look at the process reel for this layout, available on my YouTube channel:

That's all for this layout. Thank you very much for visiting the blog. I hope you like this layout, and it inspires you to craft. Don't forget to come back soon for more inspiration! Have a wonderful day!