How to Create a Confetti Border with Enamel Dots

Hi, Everyone! Jana Eubank here. I have to tell you that I am loving the new My Girl and Boy Crazy collections. The bright colors have me sifting through my summertime photos to scrap .... the perfect five-minute-vacation from the chilly, single-digit temperatures outside my window. :)

Supplies: My Girl :Pinwheel patterned paper,Multi Plaid patterned paper,Sweet Girl patterned paper,Kite Strings patterned paper,Ride patterned paper,Genuine patterned paper,12 x 12 Chipboard,layered stickers, decorative brads,decorative tape,felt stickers,enamel dots;The Sweetest Thing-Tangerine: 'Happy'  label stickers

For this page, I pulled out a few snapshots I took at Disneyland last year of my daughter riding the King Triton Carousel.

In Photoshop, I duplicated the photo on top of itself, changed the top layer to black and white, and then erased the area with the seahorse for a spot of bold color.

I arranged my photos in blocks on different patterned papers and grouped several circles at the bottom (decorative brad circles, chipboard circles, and felt sticker circles).

The bottom of my page was very decorated, and I wanted to balance that out by adding fun detail to the top of my page as well.

I decided to sprinkle enamel dots across the top to look like confetti. I snipped the clear acetate carrier sheet so that each dot was on it's own little clear square. This allowed me to be able to arrange the dots in a pleasing manner before actually sticking them to my page.

I sprinkled in a few of the stars from the 12 x 12 chipboard elements sheet for variety.

I love the texture and whimsy the enamel dots look across the top! Wouldn't this be cute on a birthday or water page, too?! I can't wait to try it again!

 

Thanks for coming by!