Hey everyone! This is Niki (@nikiclairecreates) here today and I’m excited to share two new layouts I created using the fabulous Simple Vintage Woodlands collection. My daughter recently went on her very first Duke of Edinburgh Expedition hike, so this collection was absolutely perfect for those photos!
I was inspired by a circle on one of the journaling spots, which led me to design the layout around a circular theme. I cut a circle from one of the patterned papers, then layered it with a larger open circle in a contrasting colour. I distressed the edges of both before mounting them onto a white background.
That white background was then mounted on another patterned paper, a cross-hatch design, which is definitely one of my favourite patterns! For the photo, I placed it over the original journaling spot, mostly covering the circle but leaving the hiking boots, compass, and binoculars visible. I layered it with a large piece of ephemera, two tags from the Tags Elements paper tied with ribbon, and some lovely Floral Bits.
My title, “into the woods,” comes from the Bits & Pieces and is raised on foam pads to add some dimension.
To finish, I added beautiful butterflies clustered at the top right of the circles, balanced everything with a narrow strip at the bottom, and scattered a few phrase stickers from the Cardstock Stickers, hearts, Decorative Brads, and some black paint splatters. Here is the link to my process video for this layout if you would like to watch it come together: https://youtu.be/RryC3_DvQaY
For my second layout, I started with a white background, mounted on a gorgeous green cross-hatch patterned paper.
I added a scalloped border sticker from the Cardstock Stickers along the left edge of the layout and balanced it with a smaller version of the same scallop, this time from the Ephemera, on the opposite side.
I used one large photo, which I mounted on dark brown paper to coordinate with the scallops. I placed it on the background, layering it with a tag from the Tag Elements paper, some beautiful Floral Bits, and a large camera sticker from the Cardstock Stickers.
To create balance, I added a smaller cluster in the opposite bottom corner of the photo, featuring hiking boots, a camera, another scalloped strip, and more Floral Bits.
My title, “wander,” comes from the Foam Stickers and sits on the right side of the layout, giving it a lovely split design feel. I built up that area with more small Floral Bits, a few hearts, phrase stickers from the Cardstock Stickers, and my handwritten journaling.
I finished all the clusters with Decorative Brads - I love using these for the extra texture and dimension they bring! Finally, I added some black paint splatters to complete the layout.
Thanks so much for joining me today with the Simple Vintage Woodlands collection!
Happy scrapping!
Niki xx
Products used: Simple Vintage Woodlands patterned paper, Cardstock Stickers, Bits & Pieces, Floral Bits, Ephemera, Journal Bits, Decorative Brads, Foam Stickers
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