Mixed Media | Papercrafting with Kelly Janes

Scrapbooking truly is my first papercrafting love and I have another layout to share with you today! I also have another YouTube video to share!

This layout has a white cardstock base and I’m unsure of the manufacturer…I think it’s Basic Grey but it’s been in my stash A LONG TIME! I added a layer of white gesso and then Crazy Daisy & Green with Envy Aqua Huez Paints from Shimmerz. Next I grabbed the bold striped pattern paper from MME, a Project Life card from Hip Kit Club, and vellum to mat under my photo.

Once I had the photo cluster down I started embellishing. I added a lot of Pink Fresh Studio including the swirly embellishments beside the photo, the washi tape, the puffy word sticker, the wood veneer asterisk & the paper heart. There is also quite a bit of Basic Grey; including the flowers, the ruler piece along the top of the photo cluster, and the enamel dots. All of the Basic Grey & Pink Fresh Studio embellishments came from the March Kit from Hip Kit Club.

I also added some tangled thread, stitching in the corners of the photo cluster, and a vellum butterfly (from a Hip Kit Club cut file) that was left over from a previous project.

The title, Make Everyday Awesome, is from The Say Anything Cut File from The Cut Shoppe and is sprayed with Heidi Swapp Butter Color Shine. The Butter color matches the Shimmerz paints beautifully! I am linking this layout to The Cut Shoppe Blog ‘Cut It Out’ April Challenge.

As promised here is the process video to accompany the layout!

Thanks for stopping by!
-Kelly

Well today is a special post. I am publishing my VERY FIRST YouTube Process Video to accompany this layout!

I started by adding Shimmerz Lemon Drop Dazzlerz to the White Daisy Cardstock background that I prepped with clear gesso. Once the Dazzlerz was dry I added the polka dot acetate sheet from Amy Tan’s Finders Keepers line. I grabbed a few pieces from the cut apart sheet of Amy Tan’s Better Together line and arranged a vertical design straight down the center of the page. The photos I chose for this layout are of my son at his 4th birthday party and I loved the bright bold colors of the Amy Tan lines.

After my photos were adhered to the layout I started looking for embellishments. To make the explaining process simple I’ll start from the top of the layout…On the “Hello” speech bubble paper-I added a Heidi Swapp ephemera “happy” sticker that I silver foiled using my Minc. I love how the hello & happy fonts go together so well! The “#” & “4” are wood veneer pieces from Studio Calico that I painted a dark blue color using Shimmerz Aqua Huez in Blue Moon. I then added the balloons (which I believe are from an Amy Tan collection) and a yellow acrylic star (from Freckled Fawn??).

Now let’s move onto the “Today was a good day” paper…I added the lines to the paper using the CTMH Documenting Moments Stamp Set & CTMH Outdoor Denim Exclusive Ink™. Next I added the Studio Calico wood veneer “Happy” which is painted using the same Lemon Drop Dazzlerz. The “Hooray” is from a Dear Lizzy die that I cut using toner paper and then silver foiled in my Minc. Once I had the papers and photos arranged I added messy stitching along the center of the photos and through the “Hooray”. The stitching adds texture but also is a great way to adhere the acetate sheet to the white cardstock since any adhesive would show through.

The bottom right hand corner has a couple Heidi Swapp Minc chipboard ephemera pieces and I also added a strip of Amy Tan washi to ground my photos at the bottom of the page. I finished off the layout by adding Amy Tan heart enamel dots and a few sequins scattered about. I added my journaling, date stamp and the layout was finished!

Now you can take a look at how this all came together!