Simple Materials for Great Layouts

It doesn't take a whole lotta expensive supplies to make a great layout. Case in point: So Sad. You can make your own flowers, cut your own copier paper into beautiful designs. (I did this with my Silhouette SD.) and create something like this.

Materials: copier paper; Silhouette SD tree, lace, leaves, bird images; Melissa Frances tinsel; plastic heart ribbon; ric-rack; Shimmerz paints and Spritz; ribbon; Bazzil cardstock; crepe paper; My Mind's Eye pattern paper; Gesso, machine and thread; Maya Road pin and flowers

To make the background, I cut a circle out of junk paper using a plate from the kitchen. I placed that circle on a piece of pattern paper by My Mind's Eye and painted gesso over the exposed areas. I removed the junk paper circle and I spritzed with Shimmerz Spritz in Cotton Candy to make the center (non-painted) area stand out even more. Then I sewed around the circle adding some scallops for interest.

To make the flowers, I followed a tutorial by Danielle Flanders.  If you haven't seen Danielle's work before, you've got to check out her blog. You're going to love her.

The key to the success of this design is grouping various sized of embellishments. When you make an embellishment cluster, don't just stick with one size. Vary them like crazy. Add bits of ribbon. Add bits of tinsel. Add leaves. It isn't hard and it looks really beautiful when you're done. It just takes a bit of fussing. (Which I happen to enjoy immensely.)

Happy Creating!

xoxo
Bethany