Precious

This is a layout about Chloe and how much she had grown in that photograph. She is almost two now! Time does flies! The inspiration for this page came to me when I think of how much she had blossom into this little girl today.

Here are the steps.

1) I've used the "Flowers and Butterfly" pattern paper from K and Company's Blue Awning line as the base of this page. It's a left over from my Queenscraps August Kit. Distress the edges of the paper using the scissors distressing technique and ink it with vintage photo distress ink. I've fold down the upper right corner of the paper and attach a chipboard button which is also from the kit to it.

2) Create a rectangular stenciling template from any paper (negative of a rectangle mask) and stencil a rectangle using the "Perfect Medium as Resist" technique directly on the base pattern paper.

3) Add a strip of adhesive paper ribbon (also from the kit) on the left of the layout.

4) Distress the photograph using the scissors distressing technique and ink with vintage photo distress ink. Use the "Perfect Medium as Resist" technique to create the flourishes in the left and bottom border of the photograph. I've apply a flourish rub-on on the lower left corner of the photograph. Use a white doodling pen and some glitters (Stickles) to add details to it.
5) Use the "Random Stitches" technique to hand stitch between the photograph to the adhesive paper ribbon.

6) I've used the "Creating your Faux Metal Pieces" technique (Green Patina, Pewter and Blue Patina) to create the photo anchor on the upper left of the layout.

7) I've stamped a circle and some butterflies on the right of the layout.

8) I had painted the huge stalk of flowers using some acrylic paints and add some glitters (Stickles) and doodling for details.

9) Add a strip of rick-rack on the bottom of the page using staples and a flower to anchor it on the left.

10) I've also used a chipboard plate which I've treated with some "Perfect Pearls" (Green Patina, Pewter and Blue Patina) to give a faux metal look to it. Add loads of flowers to it and added freshness to the flowers using the "Freshen Up your Flowers" technique.

11) The huge butterfly is actually a huge ghost butterfly by Heidi Swapp which I've stamped and doodled and added glitters (Stickles) for details. I've create an antenna for it using some crafting wire.

12) I've done my journaling in a spiral within the stamped circle.

I hope you all like this layout and the techniques used on it. It has been a very experimentative layout for me and I love the effect!

Sources: Card stock: Bazzill; Pattern Paper: K and Company; Stamps: Inkadinkado, Autumn Leaves, Making Memories; Inks: Ranger Distress Ink, Ranger Adirondack Ink Pad, Tsukineko Staz On, Ranger Perfect Medium; Rub-ons: Basic Grey; Brads: Making Memories; Chipboard: Fancy Pants, K and Company; Others: Ranger Perfect Pearls, Ranger Stickles, Prima Flowers, zig pens, uni-ball signo gel pen, rick-racks, fibers, acrylic paints (Making Memories), Ranger Glossy Accents, adhesive paper ribbon (K and Company), floss for stitching.