Agnus | Project Life Insert

Hi again :) I have completed the insert I mentioned in my previous post documenting one of our summer adventures. 

I kept to the same products as the previous pages, with more watercolour elements to help tie things 

together. 

I combined a die-cut word with some simple journal strips to begin the page, and often use landscape photos as a backdrop for my journaling. I added a section from one of the watercolour cards I created in my first post to create a fun filler card - using the stitched accent to visually ground the two sides together.  

Bringing home a little bit of the beach with us, I used my fuse tool to enclose some beach sand into one of the pockets - adding a few hearts from the Pink Paislee Moonstruck 'No:6' Paper on the outside of the page protector. 

 Printing some of the pics smaller than the pocket allowed me to add colour with a patterned paper background as well as some dimension with the fun Hazelwood Chipboard phrases. 

Using the reverse side of the insert to document a different location - I created a couple of split cards that combined different patterned papers for an easy way of adding more colour. 

I used a frame from the Maggie Holmes Gather 'Moments' Paper and a chipboard accent from the Hazelwood Chipboard Thickers as a place to ground my journaling over another landscape photo. You can also see the reverse side of my sand pocket here and how I added another heart to hide the adhesive from the other side. 

I created another split card as a background for a smaller photo and used more watercolour hearts from the Pink Paislee Moonstruck 'No:6' Paper to add more interest to the page. 

Products from the Sassy store... Crate Paper Color Reveal Watercolor Set  Hazelwood Chipboard Thickers  Project Life Fresh Edition Ephemera  Hazelwood 'Roses' Paper  Maggie Holmes Gather 'Moments' Paper Hazelwood 'Sweet As Honey' Paper Pink Paislee Moonstruck 'No:6' Paper  Pink Paislee Ces't La Vie 'No:6' Paper Core'dinations 12x12" White Cardstock Pack WRMK Photo Sleeve Fuse Tool



   
  

Agnus | Project Life catch up

Hi again, Agnus here with another share from my project life album. 

I am still using the same items I used for my first January post, but by changing the focus from the teal accent colour to the vivid blue from the b-side of the Gather 'Moments' Paper, I was able give the same products a slightly different look.

Using one of the cards I created from my watercolour resist post, I used more paint to colour half of gold foiled accent piece before adding a simple date strip to mark the start of a new week. 

I normally print my journaling directly onto my cards, but regular printer recently stopped working so I am going with printed journal strips and like the way they help to tie all of my pockets together. 

I cut out a few frames from the Gather 'Moments' Paper to use as a place to ground the journaling onto the page. 

We spent a couple of nights at the coast to celebrate my son's birthday and while I will be using an insert to document the adventure, I used the second half of my spread to document some of the details that might have otherwise gone unrecorded. 

I am making an effort to collect memorabilia when we are out and about this year, and used the napkin from one of the restaurants we ate at to create a custom filler card. 

Creating a simple vellum pocket to hold a few business cards - I did this by wrapping the vellum  around my card and using tape to secure it to the back of the card. 

I love the impact the Hazelwood Chipboard Thickers make directly onto photos. 

Using watercolours to help make my journal strips more visible against the black and white background of my patterned paper. 

Products from the Sassy store... Crate Paper Color Reveal Watercolor Set  Hazelwood Chipboard Thickers  Project Life Fresh Edition Ephemera  Hazelwood 'Roses' Paper  Maggie Holmes Gather 'Moments' Paper Hazelwood 'Sweet As Honey' Paper Pink Paislee Moonstruck 'No:6' Paper  Pink Paislee Ces't La Vie 'No:6' Paper Core'dinations 12x12" White Cardstock Pack
        

Project Life | Week Twenty...

Hello Sassy Friends!  Welcome to Project Life Week Twenty | May 12 - 18.  This week I am sharing another spread created with the Sassy Scrapper's June PL Kit.      

Okay Friends.  I have something to confess.  I don't plan ahead when it comes to matching kit colours with my project life photos.  I kind of just take the snapshot and then worry about the cohesive-ness of my spread later.  That's why I get so excited when I work with my Sassy PL Kits.  They are really so versatile with the colours and textures, my spreads just always seem to come together, effortlessly.

This simple, ombre strip of patterned paper from the Kit, was a perfect example of photo/story & paper embellishment coming together unexpectedly.  The sunset image not only has similar colours as the paper, but the cloud ripples reminded me of the ombre itself.

As my first pocket page contained vibrant colours, I have teamed it next to a relatively simple filler card.  The decorative wood pieces help embellish and give dimension to the card without it feeling completely flat.

A big event at our house during Week 20, was NAPLAN.  The middle row of my Design A pockets, on page one, has been completely dedicated to sharing that story.  Whereas the bottom row on page one, now mirrors the top row on page two.

However, on the photo above, I wanted to add some text, created with Photoshop, directly to my 4x6 print.

I have discovered, that in my PL process, there is just something so magical, when I add text to my pages.  The photos & stories combined, come to life.  The Becky Higgins PL cards are always a treasure trove for me to work with.  Sometimes I will use the planned journaling side of the card, but other times I will type directly onto the pretty patterned paper.

 



    Some of the PL filler cards this week, even prompted me into remembering some of our more mundane happenings.  Treasure Maps have always been created by my boys, but I don't always remember to take a photo of the finished product.. (usually a few pencil marks on a plain piece of printer paper that also includes an 'X' to 'mark the spot').   I love how having a kit to work with, can allow you to think outside the box when it comes to creating your page.   Thanks for visiting today..x