STATEN ISLAND

Back to New York with a new layout. I've been using white cardstock a bit more lately. I'm more of a patterned paper type of girl usually but i've been wanting to use ones with such bold colors that white background are a must to bring a bit more balance. 

This one started with this large piece of multicolor paper (from October Afternoon i think). I then went to my scrap basket to find pieces in matching color. Ended up with one teal, one yellow and one pink. Perfect match to the large piece of paper. I have a ton of pictures of the statue of liberty and the New York skyline in basically every color: B&W, natural, pinkish... I eventually went with the B&W version, and added a piece of hot pink to mat the photos so they would stand out more.

Then i just added my title, playing with my alphas. And created a few clusters of embellishment. Nothing fancy, A couple gems, these gorgeous resin flowers (that are actually from my SC PL kit), this gorgeous flair (also from my PL kit) and a couple stickers. Simple simple, that's the way i like it! 

 

Make sure to come back tomorrow, i will share another layout, that i made the same day to go with this one. There might be a little step by step process ;)

PROJECT LIFE WEEK 6

Week 6, aka the week i took so much pictures on Sunday that i had to add a second page.

I'm running a bit late with this project, considering i did this spread yesterday (at least the left side, i in fact did the right side 2 weeks ago). But that gave me the opportunity to play with the new Dear Lizzy and Amy Tan collection. Way too gorgeous, i'm in love with every single piece <3.

And this is the right side, all about a 3 hour date night with my favorite friends. Yes i did a whole spread just for that, but that's what i love with Project Life, you can do anything you feel like.So that everything would mix well i edited all the pictures with the exact same actions on Photoshop and sticked to a very simple color combo: white, grey and red/pink. Most of the supplies here are from my February PL kit from Studio Calico. I just added a couple stamps here and there. Came together super quickly, which is always nice :)

WE'D ROCK AS A BAND

I love Dear Lizzy, that is no secret. And though i had no trouble using most of the papers and embellishments, when it came to this gorgeous multicolored chevron paper, i became a serious hoarder. But then i ordered the new Lucky Charm collection, and thought i had waited long enough. I took it, and just cut it in three pieces. The worst part was over. Time to have some fun . I picked a picture, every alpha i was currently in love with a bit and pieces from my embellishment bowls. 

I was inspired by Melissa Stinson (aka the Scrappy Jedi) to use vellum to frame my photos. It looks pretty cute and creates a nice border between my bold paper and just as bold photo.Also used some more glitter tape (and jsut received silver glitter tape, the love isn't over), and the flair is from my for ever favorite flair maker shop A Flair for Buttons. And that's pretty much it. Thanks for looking!

NEW YORK

One of my trip during those last months took me to New York. If you're a European like me, and have spent a bit too much time watching TV series growing up, then you have dreamt of New York, the Central Perk with Monica, Rachel and Chandler, Broadway with the cast of Glee, the Met with Serena &  Blair...

That's the story i wanted to tell with this layout. Yet there isn't many words, or much at all on the layout. I'm ok with that, the title says it all. And that picture, well that's New York to me.

PROJECT LIFE WEEK 5

Aka the week i went crazy with the gold.

It all started with this gorgeous gold glitter tape. Then i couldn't find a nice card to put underneath the "make something today" vellum so i thought i'd just paint a blank card in gold. Then i painted another card, and the edges of two others. Added gold thickers to my titles. And there it was, the gold week!

Used a few items from my February PL kit, including two gorgeous 4*6 cards. The one with the triangles is one of my all time favorite, wish i had more of it!

Added a few stamps here and there, some writing, including this lovely quote from John Green which was perfect for this week. And that was it!