Tweet little birdies.

I'm up to June with my layout per month and this one is based around the pictures of the birds nesting on the back of the house.

I chose to use two of my own stamp designs to create the layout, Tweet Tweet and Nests are Best.

I stamped the border top and bottom and used watercolours to add a touch of colour. I stamped around where I wanted to place the photo's with a few other small stamps, some more watercolour paint and a bit of cotton thread.

The acrylic chevrons are also found in Sarah's shop.

I hope you enjoyed my layout.

Jaine x

A layout for February

Here's the second of my posts for March and as promised in my earlier post, I've created a layout for my February Project Life album.

My background is the gorgeous soft pink paper from February's A Few of My Favourite Things kit as well as some of the other papers used as a backing for the photo.

 I cut and layered a few different patterned papers as well as sneaking in a few journaling cards and cut outs from other kits.

I stamped around where I was going to place the photo with a mixture of mini kit club stamps and the big chevron background stamp.

 Also with the February kit came a mini triangles stencil which I used in a couple of places around the page with some texture paste.

I wrote the title with a paint brush and ink and cut it out. I don't normally like my own handwriting but done this way I had much more control over what it looked like and where I placed it.

I just love all the layers.

Have a good week and I'll see you soon.

Jaine

Into Africa layout.

 As soon as I opened my kit from January and spotted the large chevron paper, now in wonderful 12x12 size, I was itching to use it.

Alongside my project life album, I'd also like to start creating one layout per month taking the most memorable or favourite photo from the month. Into Africa is about my husband leaving at the beginning of January for a month long work trip to Africa.

 I can count on one hand I think how many 12x12 layouts I've created in my life so I think it's time I put that right especially now Sarah has brought out her papers in this size.

 

I started with gesso on the paper and then spraying with ink. I randomly stamped with the Hexagon background stamp and a couple of kit club stamps to make my starting point.

 All the papers and journaling cards are from previous kits and I layered these up with my photo. The cute self adhesive cork dots are from the January kit too.

 

I added the film strip from the Say Cheese digi kit which I use all the time printed out onto acetate.The arrows are from my own stamp set On Your Bike.

If you haven't yet signed up to the kit club I really think you should especially now the papers are in this  12x12 size.

Jaine x