Can I just say... this layout was so much fun to put together and you are never going to believe where my inspiration came from! However, I'll get to the inspiration a little later. Firstly I would like to mention that I created this layout using some of the gorgeous new Greatest View flair badges and with all the hash tagging going on around cyber-space... these little buttons are very appropriate and 'on trend'. The colours just happen to be yummy too! Speaking of colour, I decided I wasn't going to be afraid of using pastels and especially pink on a boys layout as Teddy is still small enough to make it work.
DESIGNED FOR | Greatest View
PROJECT | It's So Wonderful Layout
WHERE DID THE DESIGN IDEA COME FROM? | Fruit Tingles
I may need to set the scene here... Fruit Tingles were my all time favourite sweet as a child and I had a specific ritual in the process of eating them. I would open the entire roll and start with my least favourite colour which was always green and finishing with my favourite... the multi-colour! Now I haven't had these sweets for well over a decade so when I spotted them recently it was one of those moments where 'I just had to have them'. I sat down at my craft desk and started thinking about my layout and playing around with the product I was going to use... getting no-where fast I decided to had a treat. Well I'm not nearly as adept at opening Fruit Tingles as I was when I was about seven so ended up with sweets all over my desk... and right in front of me was my colour scheme and design all rolled into one!
HOW DID I INCORPORATE THE IDEA | The flair badges were just perfect to reflect the way the sweets had fallen onto my desk but I didn't think I could use more than three badges as it would have looked too heavy. So I raided my sequin stash and found the perfect combination of colours to complete the look I was after. I also added a few vellum snowflakes to represent the dandelion that Teddy was holding in the photo as this was the main theme to the layout. Underneath I used one of my new Heidi Swapp stencil's (6x6 Honeycomb) and a soft pink Pan Pastel.
I will never tire from hand-stitching as it is incredibly relaxing and it really does add a lovely finishing touch to the layout.
Sooo beautiful!! I just love it!
ReplyDeleteWould you be willing to share how you stenciled the pink hexagons without having any overspray?
ReplyDeleteHi Carol, there's no overspray because I used Pan Pastels instead of mists. I'm not very clever when it comes to mists and I tend to get very messy so I stick with Pan Pastels as they are removable if I make a mistake.
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This is such a soft and pretty layout! Love the mix of textures and sparkle!
ReplyDeleteThis is just precious!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous! Looks good enough to eat. LOVE the sequins!
ReplyDeleteso so beautiful
ReplyDeleteDelicious, delightful, delectable!
ReplyDeleteOh wow!!! This is a stunner!!!!!!!!!! You are genius! Love it!!!! I'm almost speechless with excitement! :D
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely stunning! And knowing where your inspiration came from makes it even better!
ReplyDeleteI love these sweet colors ! Also love your hand-stitching, I also think this is very relaxing and the result is so great...
ReplyDeleteYour layout really enhance your photo !
This is gorgeous. I love the soft colours and the placement of the sequins. Your hand stitching always looks so neat too.
ReplyDeleteYour LO is so sweet and so many great things to see on it! I love the scattering of sequins and the fun badges. The vellum makes great dandelion blossoms and the sweet photo works perfectly in the B&W. You are always so creative and inspiring.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your lovely work! :)
Clever girl....who'd have thought Fruit Tingles would lead to this? It's totally gorgeous & those colours work sooo well...even for a little boy:):):)
ReplyDeleteGosh this is so pretty. I don't like working nwith to much wet mediums and have never gotten the art of working with mists...maybe I need Pan Pastels?
ReplyDeleteNeedless to say, you have blown me away again with wherd you found your inspiration ;-)
This is a layout of perfection! The photo is absolutely adorable & I think the stitching adds such a nice touch!
ReplyDeleteLove this layout! It is featured on Heidi Swapp's Facebook Page! - Jennifer Evans; Heidi Swapp Media Team Leader
ReplyDeleteI really like everything about it. Thank you for taking the time to post!
ReplyDeleteOMGoodness...this is just stunning! Love the soft pastels (yep, I can certainly see the fruit tingles in there....they were my fav lolly as a kid too). The sequins & Greatest View buttons are so perfectly placed to balance the layout brilliantly. And there's that perfect stiching again...oh I wish I could stitch like that!! (how do you get it so perfect?...and is it normal cotton thread?)
ReplyDeleteFabulous layout!!! Those candies look very alluring.
ReplyDeleteSo soft and pretty! Love the hand-stitching detail! :)
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