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HAPPY HALLOWEEN! I'M SO STOKED!! Here is a layout I made for the Scrapbook & Cards Today blog all about Halloween 2018 using my Truly Grateful collection and Halloween Wreath cut file.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! I'M SO STOKED!! Here is a layout I made for the Scrapbook & Cards Today blog all about Halloween 2018 using my Truly Grateful collection and Halloween Wreath cut file.
I started by die cutting my Halloween Wreath cut file from textured white cardstock by American Crafts using a Silhouette Cameo 3. I spent a few hours backing all the little pieces with a rainbow of colors from my Truly Grateful collection. Not your typical orange and black Halloween colors, but it makes my heart so happy seeing all the bright colors!
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On the purple B-side of Paper 10 I did some mixed media work. I started by drawing a circle with a pencil under where I wanted the cut file to go and then covered it with a layer of gesso using my fingers to smudge it into the background to create a smoky look. I like how this tones down the background so the colors will pop off of it and it's also a necessary step for watercolors so they don't soak into the paper. Gesso is basically a prepping medium.
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Once the gesso dried I pooled water all over it and then dropped and splashed watercolors into it, trying to match the color of the backed cut file that would be over it. I used two sets of watercolors by Prima called Pastel Dreams and Tropicals - the colors match perfectly with most of my Pink Paislee collections. Once the watercolors dried I splashed watered down white acrylic paint on top and then dried the background with a hair dryer.
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The background was pretty warped after all that mixed media business so I ran it through a Minc machine three times to flatten it. Worked like a charm! I added the backed cut file on top with foam squares for dimension and tucked a photo of Fox & Jane into the left side. Then I added the "HAPPY HALLOWEEN" title higgledy piggledy around the inner part of the wreath using the colorful Thickers. I sprinkled stars from the Cardstock Stickers, Puffy Stickers, and Epoxy Stickers all around the wreath tone-on-tone for texture.
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I grabbed some pumpkins in the Ephemera Die Cuts, distressed the edges, and tucked them into the right side. I covered the "grateful" sentiment on one of the pumpkins with number stickers from my stash to document the year. I added a "happy place" sentiment banner also from the Ephemera Die Cuts above the photo along with a blue bird for fun and to bring out that pop of blue color. A few other elements were added into the clustering of embellishments: a pink flower with distressed edges from the Floral Die Cuts & a purple pumpkin and three mushrooms (all with distressed edges for texture) from the Cardstock Stickers. To finish I wrote journaling next to the photo with a white paint pen by Sharpie.
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I hope this layout inspires you to break from traditional Halloween colors and create bright & spooktacular holiday pages using Truly Grateful! It's a fun challenge! Thanks for stopping by and have a safe and happy Halloween!
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SUPPLIES: Patterned paper, stickers, die cuts, Thickers: TRULY GRATEFUL; gesso; white acrylic paint; white paint pen: Sharpie; Watercolors: Pastel Dreams and Tropicals by Prima; white cardstock; Die cut machine: Silhouette Cameo 3; Cut file: Halloween Wreath by Paige Evans
Such a brilliant layout. I LOVE the unusual non Halloween colours you have used. Definitely inspiration to scraplift. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteLove love love love this! LOVING that wreath and the photo!!! They look ADORABLE!!!!!!
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