Most of my layouts come straight out of my own mind. I usually get inspired by my photos or new papers & supplies at the store. But from time to time, I see a layout I just have to "scraplift"! There are just some layouts that appeal to me so much, I have to honor them by recreating them, with a little Julie-spin. Lately, I've been getting a lot of inspiration from Instagram. I stumbled across the Chic Tags blog just this way. After seeing the fun creations from Chic Tags on Instagram, I've been checking their blog for inspiration. And a couple of weeks ago, I found a layout that begged me to recreate it! Created by Kasia, who lives in Turkey, the "Today was Awesome!" layout had me smitten!
I love everything about this layout! Now, someday, I really do plan to recreate this layout in the colors that Kasia used. But, in this case, I had already chosen papers & photos and just needed to use this layout for its design...as more of a sketch or plan.
Being obsessed with color, I chose to add my Julie-spin by creating a layout full of bright colors, letting Kasia's overall page design guide the placement of my elements.
To start, I hand trimmed my dotted paper and used my sewing machine to stitch it to one of my very favorite colors of cardstock, Ruby from the Vintage Collection of Core'dinations. I liked the idea of continuing the dot theme, so I searched the Silhouette Online Store until I found the Linked Welded Rings cut that I could duplicate, rotate and weld to create a background similar to Kasia's.
I cut it in a dark teal, Stargaze from American Crafts. Then I went back and deleted out the center of all my circles and cut that in white to create a background. I love using the Luminarte Mists from Splash of Color (previously Creative Imaginations), so I used a paint brush and water to wet the white background and then dripped four colors of the mist onto the paper. I let the white pieces dry before adhering them to the circle pieces.
Next I gathered some tags & other embellishments, some old, some new to give my page a graphic look similar to Kasia's. I chose some stickers from the Fancy Pants kit, along with a couple Technique Tuesday stamps and my SMASH date stamp.
I love how my page turned out, with tons of color and lots of layers & textures. If you're having trouble layering your embellishments, just remember to lay everything down and move it around a lot until you like the result. THEN start from the bottom adhering the back pieces first. Adding pop dots to a few of your embellishments gives some depth to your creation, just be sure to pick only a few. Everything doesn't need to be "popped up"!
I hope this "scrap-lift" shows you how you can use your inspiration layout as a sketch and think of its design elements in your own way to create something original that shows a little bit of you!
Check out my fun idea and TONS of other amazing ideas over at the link party on Today's Creative Blog! Tuesday is 'Get Your Craft On' day! You'll find SO many cool ideas there every week, you'll wonder why you hadn't found it before! Oh, be sure to tell Kim (Creator & Diva of TCB) HI and that Julie from JulieChats sent you!
Supplies:
Paper:
Core'dinations Vintage Collection Ruby
Fancy Pants Down by the Shore: Colorful Days
American Crafts Textured Cardstock: Stargaze
Colormates Non-Textured Cardstock: Light Heritage White
Stickers:
Fancy Pants Down by the Shore: Sticker Fundamentals
Tags:
Peterson Arne: White & Yellow Mulberry
Creative Cafe: Together
Stamps:
Technique Tuesday: Awesome and Studio AE: My Life
K & Company: SMASH Date Stamp
Ink:
Versamark Watermark
Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Walnut Stain
Splash of Color Luminarte Radiant Rain Mists:
Bashful Blue
Ginger Peach
Key Lime
Sunburst
Embossing Powder:
Ranger: Rich Red
American Crafts: Zing in Cricket
Misc.:
Scrapbook Adhesives: 3D Foam Squares
Yellow Thread
