Hi everyone. I'm back sharing my first layout for February.
I love the natural look of this paper, and these flowers, from the Whispering Way Collection from 49 and Market. I think it's perfect for this cute little girl. I only used a few piece of Chipboard here, because I thought that a few well placed pieces was all this layout needed. Hope you like it.
All Smiles
2Crafty Used:
Filmstrips Medium
Heart Clumps
All Smiles
Some of the chipboard was primed with White Gesso, and one was not! I usually prime all of it, but on this layout I did something a little different. I'll explain below...
Ok, the explanation. Originally I did prime the Filmstrip Medium with White Gesso, and then I painted it with Spanish Moss Chalk Paint.
Well, I didn't like that color, so I turned it over to try a different color. The messy underside surprisingly looked great, (with no Gesso), so I decided to go on ahead and use that! I always make a mess on the back side of the chipboard I'm altering, and most of the time it looks awful. Not this time, though.
I cut a few of the solid hearts from the Heart Clumps set and placed them inside the Filmstrip at the top and bottom of the photo. I painted them with Glacier Chalk Paint, then added a brown pearl from my stash on each of them.
Here is the bottom of the photo with the Filmstrip and Hearts. I really love the look of this Filmstrip! I'm going to have to make sure I pay attention to the back side of the chipboard after painting from now on. You just never know!
The title, All Smiles, just captures this little girl's personality. So Cute! I painted the title with White Adirondack Chalk Paint. I wanted it to pop against the other colors.
And that's it. I hope you like this and that it has inspired you to look at your "messes" in a different light. You may be surprised at what you find.
Until next time
xx
