Last winter we were blessed with a special celebration in our family. My oldest son was married two days after Valentine's Day. It was a gorgeous winter wedding and to see them both so happy was an incredible joy.
One of my favourite photos of this special day has been sitting in my craft room for ages and I was excited to finally get it onto a scrapbooking page. I'd like to share a little of the process with you here today.
One of the elements I really love to design around is texture. While we usually start with some cardstock as a base for a scrapbook page, I decided to experiment with some beautiful corrugated cardboard to make a strong and beautifully textured base.
A great way to highlight texture is to brush paint across it. The paint adheres to the highest points of the textured surface and allows the lower sections to remain untouched.
To create pattern as well as texture, I used a template over the corruaged paper and then applied my paint. As you can see I left some of the template unpainted so that the pattern and paint just seem to fade off in the design.
I used the Harlequin 12x12 template by Crafter's Workshop. You can find other great templates to get a similar look here.
The most important part of almost every layout is the photo. Placing the photo and larger elements into the design first is the best place to start.
From there on, I just keep adding little details until it "feels" right.
The chipboard elements in this project have been coated with the Silver Leafing Krylon Pen and the sweet wood buttons with Shell Pink Acrylic Paint.
These shimmery dark silver letters were a great way to add a title to the design.
Finally, here's a close-up of my wonderful son and daughter-in-law.
Thanks so much for stopping by the CLASSroom! Have a fabulous weekend!
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