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Hi again :) I've got a scrapbook layout to share today using more beautiful items from Pink Paislee's Auburn Lane collection. 

I loved how this range worked in my project life album, which I shared here and here and thought that it would be perfect for a layout too.

This collection has lots of gorgeous rich tones and copper foil accents but I wanted to achieve a light and airy feel to my page, so I used the patterns sparingly in a series of layers built up beneath my photo which allowed me to use lots of different patterns without overwhelming the page.  I used mini thickers to create my title and framed it with one of the wood veneer frames from the collection to prevent it from getting lost on the page, and cut out a few mini houses from the paper range to reinforce my theme. 

To give the bottom half of my page which was prominently white a sense of depth, I added layers of distress inks using the 'ink smooshing' method which basically involves applying the ink to a slick surface (left over packaging) then spraying the ink with water before pressing it onto the page in a random manner. 

I like how the ink softened the stark white cardstock and helped to balance out the mustard and pink colours featured on the page. 

Products from the Sassy store... Auburn Lane Die-cut Ephemera w/Copper Foil Auburn Lane 6x8" Paper Pad w/Copper Foil Auburn Lane Wood Veneer Frames  Auburn Lane Cardstock Label Stickers w/Copper Foil Auburn Lane Happy Life Mini Alpha Thickers Auburn Lane 12x12 Cardstock - Paper No.1 Auburn Lane 12x12 Cardstock - Paper No.2 Auburn Lane 12x12 Cardstock - Paper No.11 Auburn Lane 12x12 Cardstock - Paper No.10 Auburn Lane 12x12 Cardstock - Paper No.6 Auburn Lane 12x12 Cardstock - Paper No.5 Auburn Lane 12x12 Cardstock - Paper No.8 Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inkpad - Worn Lipstick Tim Holtz Distress Inkpad - Fossilized Amber Distress Stain Spray - Antiqued Bronze Bazzill Classics Smooth White Cardstock 12x12                   

New Prima Stencils at Sassy Scrappers

Hello to you all, Leonie here today letting you know there are some fabulous new stencils from Prima Marketing in the Sassy Store. For the next few weeks, I'll be showing you various ways  you can use these stencils.
Click on the picture below to view all the Prima stencils. Trust me you'll have a hard time choosing which is your favourite, there are some really lovely patterns and florals.

So, on to the technique I used for this Prima stencil.  A fairly easy, non-messy

technique using Distress Inks.

 I wanted to use various shades of yellow graduating through to apricot.

I chose these shades to match the photograph and

I think I'm still feeling inspired by our gorgeous March moodboard too,

 with all its yellow/orange shades! 

I tested the inks out on some scrap paper to see which shades I would use.

 I ended up using three of the colours above, starting with the lightest shade I blended the

ink through the stencil.  Using this small round applicator I had fairly good control over 

where the colour was going as I moved the stencil about the page.

NB this stencil is a 6x6 which I prefer generally over 12x12 stencils just because you

get a smaller image.  Of course 12x12 stencils can look pretty awesome too!

Once I was happy with the background I'd created, 

I was then free to add patterned papers, my photo and embellishments.

Here's the finished page.

I used the Simple Stories 'I Am' range of papers and embellishments

and added lots of layers.

The title was cut out from some of the patterned paper and stitched on to 

the cardstock.

Here are some closeups of the background Prima stencilling.

Below are all the supplies I used from the Simple Stories - I Am collection. All available in the Sassy Scrapper Store.
Thanks so much for dropping by the Sassy blog.    Cheers til next week,
Leonie.




Bazzill Double Thick Cardstock.