Love You Layout

by Jen Hadfield |

Item # 182354090P11
Intermediate Varies

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

  • Jen Hadfield Live & Let Grow Specialty Paper
  • Jen Hadfield Live & Let Grow Tree Tops Patterned Paper
  • Jen Hadfield Live & Let Grow 6x8 Paper Pad
  • Jen Hadfield Live & Let Grow Sticker Book
  • Jen Hadfield Live & Let Grow Icon Ephemera
  • Jen Hadfield Live & Let Grow Layered Floral Stickers
  • Jen Hadfield Live & Let Grow Puffy Heart Stickers
  • White Cardstock
  • We R Memory Keepers 2® Alphabet Dies
  • We R Memory Keepers 2® Die Cut Machine (for title)
  • Watercolor Paints
  • Paintbrush
  • Adhesive
  • Paper Trimmer

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Trim Live & Let Grow Specialty Paper to 8" x 12". Paint using a paintbrush and watercolor paints. When dry, adhere to the bottom of woodgrain Tree Tops patterned paper.
  2. Trim 3/4" x 12" strip and eight 1/8" x 12" strips from white cardstock. Adhere five of the thinner strips together and affix to the top of the 3/4" strip. Adhere the remaining strips together and affix below the other strips. Adhere entire piece to the top of the floral pattern on the layout.
  3. Add photo on the right side of the layout layering striped and plaid patterned papers. Add a border sticker from the sticker book directly under the photo.
  4. Cut title from blue patterned paper found in the 6" x 8" pad using alphabet dies. Adhere above photo using dimensional adhesive if desired.
  5. Embellish as desired using ephemera, stickers, and layered stickers as desired.

JOANN HACKS:

  • Sometimes it's hard to get a balanced look when you want to showcase a busy patterned paper. By keeping the focus of the layout (usually the photo, title and/or journaling) confined to a small area, it allows you to let the pattern shine without getting visually overwhelmed.

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