Pinkfresh Studio | Scrapbooking Layout | September Challenge
Each month you can find a new scrapbooking challenge over at the Pinkfresh Studio Inspiration page and for the September challenge we were prompted to use the colours of the mood board below and/or create a project inspired by any Pinkfresh Studio Design Team member.
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It was really difficult to decide which project or who to scraplift because there are so many talented ladies on the team, but in the end I chose this Project Life page by Stephanie Dagan as inspiration for my scrapbooking layout.
I was really inspired by the circles she had cut out of her page (I am a sucker for circle designs) and how she backed each circle with different elements and papers.
Feel inspired by this layout? Make sure to save it to one of your Pinterest boards for future reference!
For my layout I decided to use the Simple & Sweet collection by Pinkfresh Studio* because it not only matches the moodboard really well, but also fits the theme of my page perfectly. I used my Silhouette Portrait to cut out different sized circles from an 8.5″x11″ cardstock and then backed these circles with different elements.
Behind the biggest circle I put my photo, which was taken in the beautiful town of Cadaqués. For all the others I tried to find different ways to back them, like the cluster of enamel dots in the small circle on the bottom or the rows of machine stitching in coordinating colours in the upper left corner. I also used a piece of patterned paper in the lower left corner to bring in a pop of black and white and because I just love the pattern.
To make that circle pop some more, I used my ink blending tool and some of my distress oxides to go around the edges of the circle and give them some colour. I love how that turned out! Super easy but with a big impact.
And since I had already taken out my Silhouette Portrait machine to cut the cardstock, I decided to use it for my title as well. I used cutfile #137036 by Tanya Batrak for it because the letters were perfect for backing them with some patterned paper. I don’t do this very often because I am not the most patient person and sometimes this can be very tedious, but these letters were really easy to back.
Again, I stayed within my colour scheme of pink, yellow, orange and black and white to keep a cohesive look. I also added the “sweet” sticker from the puffy stickers so that my title now reads “Sweet Summer”. And I even added some handwritten journaling. For one thing because the lower right corner was just too empty without it, and also because lately I have been really into adding handwritten journaling to my layouts! I’m still always afraid I will mess up my layout, but I have come to embrace the look of it a bit more than before 😉
I am very happy with how the layout turned out. Scraplifting can be a lot of fun, especially when you feel a bit uninspired and don’t know where to start. And it doesn’t always have to be a project of the same style that inspires you! You could choose a card design and interprete it as a layout, or the other way around. There’s so many possibilities!
Now hop on over to the September challenge on the Pinkfresh Studio website to see more inspiring projects and join us! You can win a $50 gift card to the Pinkfresh Studio online shop or a prize package with lots of Pinkfresh goodies!
Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
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