12x12 Layout: Meeting Thea

 

Hello! Today's layout is a pretty 12x12 page for my project life album. This is the only picture that was taken the day I met my best friends baby Thea. I always use 12x12 spreads to document either my favourite pictures or the occasions when I was at some kind of event or important day where only one photo was taken. 

 

 

I used this pretty 12x12 paper from the kaleidoscope pad. It had flashes of pink, purple and teal on it. I absolutely adore the paper in this particular pad. I was also given the cute faun paper from a friend and the teal in that banner really brought out the teal in the background. I felt that all those colours together really pulled on the tones in the picture so I was pretty pleased with the outcome. I used a Becky Higgins project life card from the Fine and Dandy collection to write my journaling on, this is the kind of life event that I thought was worth a few words. The little butterfly is from the Kaiser Craft all that glitters set.

 

 

I used some off cuts of paper to die cut a selection of flowers from a sizzix set of die cutters. I decided not to layer them as such but to use them in a row along the base of the picture to add interest. Getting them out of the cutters was such a pain! I was pleased with the finished look (thank goodness, as it took about 35 mins just to get them out!!) I used some sequins to embellish the flowers and also above the photo to add interest, the 'delightful' is from my Amy Tangerine roller phrase stamp, I have now ordered another roller phrase stamp, as I tend to use this one in EVERY spread. The little arrow paperclip is from The Range it came in a set of paperclips for 50p I'd recommend checking out their stationary section as they actually had loads of different shaped paper clips that could be useful for scrapbooking.

 

 

Check out my process video below:

Scrapbook 12x12 Layout: Merry Go Round

A very bright layout showing a picture of my friend and I on a merry go round in Cornwall! This was one of my 1st 12x12 layouts and although it's ok, it isn't one of my favourites: 

 

 

Some things I like about the spread include the cluster of embellishments by the picture of us on the merry go round they include some simple stories stickers a die cut and wood veneer camera from studio calico. 

 

I was pleased with the thickers spelling out 'friends' it fitted the theme and really stood out on the coloured background, the wooden star buttons added lots of colour and interest (I got them from eBay, an inexpensive find) 

I liked the general idea for the journaling but I think it's too regimented the way it's level with the picture and might have be fitted from being smaller and hand written on to the spread, the washi tape was a bit of a test and perhaps in hindsight the green is too greater contrast, it really stands out and is a bit jarring!

Overall there are definitely things I would change about this layout, but that's the good thing about scrapbooking - every spread is a learning curve! 

To see the process watch my YouTube video: 

Scrapbook 12x12 Layout: Halloween 2015

 

This 12x12 layout is a follow on from yesterdays post, here I'm creating my own background to display a spooooky Halloween picture of me and my friends.

 

 

 

I made the background using a white candle, I rubbed the wax across the page drawing star shapes. I sprayed the gold spritzing ink over the top as the wax is water proof it meant I could wipe off the excess ink over the stars so you could see the shapes below the spray.

 

 

I used some black thickers, some gold letter stickers and an Ampasand to make my title for this spread 'Halloween & Friends'

 

I used a selection of black, orange, and patterned papers to back my photo and picked out similar coloured stickers and chipboard pieces to embellish the page with.

 

I also fiddled around cutting out lots of cute stars using my star punch from Tiger, I cut out from Gold glitter paper and the orange cardstock that I had used to back my pictures.

I was pretty pleased with the finished look, can't wait to have another go at a wax and ink background, got a blue spray just waiting for it's debut!

If you want to see how I did it check out my video (it's my first attempt at a voiceover, could use a little work so bare with)

 

Scrapbooking 12x12 layout: Good Buddies

This was my first 12x12 layout after getting through 2 albums of project life, I've finally branched in to typical scrapbooking and I'm very very pleased with how this turned out!

I had 3 instax photos from an occasion when my friends visited and they didn't really fit in to a project life spread so I decided to do a 12x12 layout instead. I used shades of blue and some bright patterned papers with greens, reds and blues running through them. 

I used a medium circle punch to create some paper confetti to add interest to the sides of the layout, I also added sequinned in blue and green! 

I used some Kaiser Kraft stickers to add some cool phrases to the spread and had my first attempt using doilys! They really added to the layout and I'll definitely use them again! 

I had so much fun creating this spread and I love the finished look! Definitely going to try lots more of these and maybe some mixed media ones soon!! Oooooo exciting! 

See my YouTube video below if you want to see the process: 

 

 

 

If you've got any tips or advice for 12x12 spreads leave a comment below. :)