Paradise | Bella Blvd Island Escape | Tarrah McLean

Hi Sassy Scrappers!
It's Tarrah McLean back with you and today I am sharing my last layout using the beautiful Island Escape collection from Bella Blvd! I have lost count how many pages I created with this gorgeous collection but I know it was a lot!!

I started off choosing a gorgeous cut file that suits this collection perfectly!! I cut the Paradise word from white cardstock and then backed the letters with some of the different patterned papers! I backed the letter 'D' with my photo! The photo was taken when I travelled to Croatia a few years ago. We visited the stunning Plitvice Lakes National Park and it is AMAZING!!!

Once I had the cut file backed with the papers and photo I popped it up from the background paper with foam tape. I added some embellishments mostly tucking them in around the cut file. I did layer some over the top of the cut file also including that paper strip through the middle of the cut file. 

I love how a large title cut file like this one can determine the design for you! It takes lots of guess work out of scrapping sometimes!!

Make sure to get this gorgeous collection plus check out all the other gorgeous goodies in the Sassy store now too!
Happy creating!
Tarrah x
                              

Pocket Pages | Cocoa Vanilla Studio 'Boys Rule' | Agnus Kasprzak

Hi again :) I'm back with another lot of pocket pages, this time using a fabulous range of products from Cocoa Vanilla Studio's 'Boys Rule' collection!

March was light on photos, so I decided to condense the entire month onto one double spread with plans to add an insert featuring my little guy's birthday. 

Along with all the great images and sayings this collection features loads of great layering pieces which made putting together a monthly title card quick and easy. I built up various paper layers with a mix of die-cut and miscellany ephemera pieces before adding a few clear stickers, ink splatters, flair button along with a title made from some fun foam thickers and really like the variety of textures these pieces added to my card. 

The majority of my photos were 3x4" verticals this month so I decided to keep my embellishments pretty minimal so they wouldn't compete with the smaller pics and paired several photos with fun printed saying for quick and easy filler cards. 

I often opt for visual balance over maintaining exact chronological photo order in my spreads and although I do try to maintain a sequence of events it doesn't really bother me if a Monday pic ends up where a Friday one should be unless of course the days play a part of the story and ended up shuffling a few things around here to help balance out the non photo pockets. 

Not all photos have a story to accompany them, and this is where a cluster of simple words and phrases can be used to convey a photo mood.  

Products from the Sassy store...

Boys Rule 6x8 Paper Pad

Boys Rule Die Cut Ephemera

Boys Rule Miscellany Ephemera

Boys Rule 12x12 - Fun & Games

Boys Rule 12x12 - Boy Stuff

Boys Rule Flair Buttons

Boys Rule Clear Stickers 

MH Gather Black Foam Thickers
Becky Higgins Project Life Page Pocket Pages - Design A
Dylusions Ink Spray - Black Marble 

Hello Precious | Bella Blvd Island Escape | Tarrah McLean

Hi Sassy Scrappers!
It's Tarrah McLean back with you and today I am sharing a new layout created using the gorgeous Island Escape collection by Bella Blvd! 

For this layout, I actually started out with the super cute borders paper from the Bella Blvd Molly collection as I received that paper in my kit along with the Island Escape collection this time too! I decided on a banner/pennant layout and took my large banner punch and punched out a few of them to place horizontally across the page!

I just had to fussy cut one of the adorable foxes also from the borders paper and added it beside my beautiful photo. The photo is of my 2 gorgeous nieces with my Mum (their Grandma that they call Marnee) when my Mum was visiting them recently. Oh how they love their Marnee!

I love that strip that says 'Beauty Might Bring Happiness But Happiness Always Brings Beauty' from the Borders paper from the Molly collection and wanted to include that above the banners along with the blue and white distressed strip from the Island Escape Borders paper also.

The Elle's Studio wood veneer from the Cienna collection were perfect to add to the layout as they say things like Precious and I Love You...all things that go with this gorgeous photo!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x 

 

   

   

Splash | Bella Blvd Island Escape | Tarrah McLean

Hi Sassy Scrappers!
It's Tarrah McLean back with you to share a new layout created using the gorgeous Bella Blvd Island Escape collection in the Sassy store now!

I absolutely love this photo of my niece on a flamingo floatie from last year! It is a perfect photo to use for this collection! I started out by finding a flamingo cut file and cut it out from the pink paper from the Island Escape collection!

I also cut a title to suit from the purply/blue waves paper. Once I had placed the cut files where I wanted them, I placed my photo and tucked one of the floral ephemera pieces under the right hand side of my photo! 

Embellishing was easy after I had my title and photos down. I added a couple of wood veneer that I got in the Sassy store plus I also added 2 flairs, some enamel dots and phrase stickers from my stash too! 

Make sure to check out the Sassy Scrappers store and get the Island Escape collection before it sells out! I have noticed that some of the goodies are already sold out so be quick!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Tarrah x