Hello friends! Emma on the blog today to share a fun page I created using the stunning August Main & Embellishment kits. I absolutely adore the CTK exclusive pattern paper included in the Main kit this month and I may also be a little addicted to the Maggie Holmes ephemera so I started this page with those things in mind and I love how it finished up!
I cut two strips from the paper (you know I just had to go with the pinks..) and distressed the edges for something different. I think out of all the tools I have the distress tool would have to be the oldest and the least used, haha. To start my page I picked a mist that matched the papers (Heidi Swapp Color shine in coral that I picked up from the CTK store a while back) and did a few splatters on each side of where I planned the paper strips to sit. I love the vintage ribbon included in the kit so I tucked that underneath the left edge and then stitched them all in place using my sewing machine.
I messed around with all the die-cuts for ages before I settled on this one and I really only picked it because the photo's I'd printed fit on top perfectly, with just the wheel and top of the die-cut cart peeking above/below!
I also tucked a copule of the die-cut flowers at the top of my photo and then put the "HAPPY' die-cut ontop of it all (using some foam-dots underneath to give it a little dimension).
There isn't a whole lot of story to go with this page, so for my journaling I used a combination of the word stickers and stamps. I think it's a fun way to add some story to your page and love doing this on my pages (obviously not suited for all pages, limited by the stickers/stamps you have on hand and how long you want your journaling to be!).
To finish off my page I used a few of the puffy heart stickers and called it done!
I really love how it finished up. Soft and pretty with lots of layers; my kind of page ;)
Thanks for stopping by the blog today, I hope you enjoyed reading how this one came together and I would love to see how you used the exclusive paper - remember to share on the Facebook Fanpage or in our Gallery here :)
Until next time! Take care, Em xo
I messed around with all the die-cuts for ages before I settled on this one and I really only picked it because the photo's I'd printed fit on top perfectly, with just the wheel and top of the die-cut cart peeking above/below!
I also tucked a copule of the die-cut flowers at the top of my photo and then put the "HAPPY' die-cut ontop of it all (using some foam-dots underneath to give it a little dimension).
There isn't a whole lot of story to go with this page, so for my journaling I used a combination of the word stickers and stamps. I think it's a fun way to add some story to your page and love doing this on my pages (obviously not suited for all pages, limited by the stickers/stamps you have on hand and how long you want your journaling to be!).
To finish off my page I used a few of the puffy heart stickers and called it done!
I really love how it finished up. Soft and pretty with lots of layers; my kind of page ;)
Thanks for stopping by the blog today, I hope you enjoyed reading how this one came together and I would love to see how you used the exclusive paper - remember to share on the Facebook Fanpage or in our Gallery here :)
Until next time! Take care, Em xo