Hey everyone, it’s Elsie Robinson here with a layout made using the Bloom Street collection and Paige’s gorgeous Floral Ampersand cut file. Ampersands are such a great focus for a scrapbook layout because they’re bold, simple, and provide lots of cute places to add embellishment clusters and a photo.
To start with I cut the Floral Ampersand cut file from white cardstock. I backed the floral section with patterned paper, using some small scraps of patterns from previous projects. I always save these small scraps for when I back cut files - no bits of prettiness go to waste! I backed the ampersand with Paper 04, as the white background would add a nice contrast to the colorful flowers and background paper. I also thought that the text print would work well with the ampersand motif.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpIXYMSXLNtMF15e49GSkvxC5qIjzBYLuQGz8ENkB_TYZbu3O0L5JgSh6N3pTlMSA02daUSYXZzBrPXlcY0c9XqEm6y6QIXN3ex15ZZ87M7XedKpxDSpstsVh5VrpfaMlvv1PxecTXea5/s640/elsie-jun30-layout2.jpg)
I love hand-stitching, so I couldn’t resist stitching around the edge of the cut file. This adds loads of texture and definition and I just love the look of it! Once that was done, I popped the cut file up onto some foam dots and placed it in the center of Paper 22, which I used as my background.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQTXAitYIjcurPrwkQIRCqFf6ITuzMz1t6m8qTb-lzcmICmBVakhWl_FNlEC1iLyTA4AVHO2I8lL2Or8xSfsoSjFPdmriX4kPnrgXslNUkswX1UiVh-6YdWEbOu5o-85lCai3sGTEmJuF/s640/elsie-jun30-layout3.jpg)
I decided to jazz up the background a little with Paige’s Star Stencil and used modeling paste to create a subtle but magical look. I clustered mixes of Floral Die Cuts, Cardstock Stickers, and Puffy Vinyl Stickers to embellish around the ampersand and my photo. I also stuck some of the butterfly Washi Tape onto some white paper, fussy-cut them out, and used them as die-cuts. And for my title I used the ‘sunshine’ and ‘happiness’ Cardstock Stickers and used the ampersand cut file to complete the title.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHpO3EOw6n5XRA4HtwStaGgUJdX_vC1ec0T4FO_nlJiIn29fou3M5yXIrpjiv669SBPkoXRfULKmo6Y91r76ajN72HmEOvHjl5vE2pps6urXafyUFk94Bi1eTgUd8HjE3Pgvwea6U39fc/s640/elsie-jun30-layout4.jpg)
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you’ve been inspired!
To start with I cut the Floral Ampersand cut file from white cardstock. I backed the floral section with patterned paper, using some small scraps of patterns from previous projects. I always save these small scraps for when I back cut files - no bits of prettiness go to waste! I backed the ampersand with Paper 04, as the white background would add a nice contrast to the colorful flowers and background paper. I also thought that the text print would work well with the ampersand motif.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpIXYMSXLNtMF15e49GSkvxC5qIjzBYLuQGz8ENkB_TYZbu3O0L5JgSh6N3pTlMSA02daUSYXZzBrPXlcY0c9XqEm6y6QIXN3ex15ZZ87M7XedKpxDSpstsVh5VrpfaMlvv1PxecTXea5/s640/elsie-jun30-layout2.jpg)
I love hand-stitching, so I couldn’t resist stitching around the edge of the cut file. This adds loads of texture and definition and I just love the look of it! Once that was done, I popped the cut file up onto some foam dots and placed it in the center of Paper 22, which I used as my background.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQTXAitYIjcurPrwkQIRCqFf6ITuzMz1t6m8qTb-lzcmICmBVakhWl_FNlEC1iLyTA4AVHO2I8lL2Or8xSfsoSjFPdmriX4kPnrgXslNUkswX1UiVh-6YdWEbOu5o-85lCai3sGTEmJuF/s640/elsie-jun30-layout3.jpg)
I decided to jazz up the background a little with Paige’s Star Stencil and used modeling paste to create a subtle but magical look. I clustered mixes of Floral Die Cuts, Cardstock Stickers, and Puffy Vinyl Stickers to embellish around the ampersand and my photo. I also stuck some of the butterfly Washi Tape onto some white paper, fussy-cut them out, and used them as die-cuts. And for my title I used the ‘sunshine’ and ‘happiness’ Cardstock Stickers and used the ampersand cut file to complete the title.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHpO3EOw6n5XRA4HtwStaGgUJdX_vC1ec0T4FO_nlJiIn29fou3M5yXIrpjiv669SBPkoXRfULKmo6Y91r76ajN72HmEOvHjl5vE2pps6urXafyUFk94Bi1eTgUd8HjE3Pgvwea6U39fc/s640/elsie-jun30-layout4.jpg)
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you’ve been inspired!
SUPPLIES: Patterned papers, stickers, die cuts, washi tape, embellishments: BLOOM STREET; Die cut machine: Silhouette Cameo; Stencil: Star by Paige Evans; Cut file: Floral Ampersand by Paige Evans
Location: England / Blog: Hey Elsie / Instagram: @heyelsie_ / Facebook: Elsie Robinson / YouTube: Elsieeee / Pinterest: heyelsie
This is GORGEOUS!!!! Loving the '&', the stitching and all the flowers!
ReplyDeletePerfect layout!
ReplyDeleteYou blow me away and inspire me with everything you design! I love the details and playfulness, it's gorgeous!! xK
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