Happy St. Patrick’s Day! In honor of this Irish holiday, I decided to create a green layout. Usually green is a pretty tough color for me to scrap. I dug through some of the new collections and came up with a variety of different greens to use on this design.
I decided to use some summer pool photos to make this even more of a challenge. I started with one of the new Record It “Charmed” Word Art pieces. I decided to cut the word “charm” out and use that as part of my title. I love the font, and it went perfectly with the St. Patty’s theme even though my layout isn’t about that at all.
Next, I dug into the Now & Then Milo collection and found a green & white polka dotted paper (“Inspired” Forest). From there, I layered in many other green pieces. I decided to tie in gold as well, which reminds me of the pot at the end of the rainbow.
Supplies: Record It! Collection: “Charmed” Word Art Ready to Frame Prints, “Pretty Things” Journaling Card Kit, Charmed Decorative Tapes, Pretty Things Decorative Tapes, Just Splendid Decorative Tapes, “Charmed” Enamel Dots; Now & Then Collection: Milo Papers—“Inspired” Forest, “Little Things” Doilies; Milo “Little Things” Label Stickers, Decorative Brads, “Inspired” Enamel Dots, “This Week” Enamel Shapes; Mildred “Oh Happy Day” Chipboard Elements, Decorative Buttons; Misc: gesso, pop dots, Martha Stewart Course Glitter Acrylic Paint, cord, thread, white Gelly Roll pen, Staz On Ink, Target Alpha Stamps, Sharpie black pen, transparency paper.
The Record It Journaling Card Kits are amazing! I like to use these on layouts, and this one with the cut out hearts was perfect. I backed it with green paper. I added some blue decorative tape, some cord and a small piece from the Milo Decorative Brads topped with a gold enamel dot.
The fussy cut title is my favorite part of this page! I went over the gold with some gold glitter paint for some added sparkle, and then added in some tangled gold thread. You can see how I also used gesso to create a faded look around the photos and papers. I think doing this with a busy background helps the design pop and not be too distracting. And plus it’s fun to get messy and create a not-so-perfect look! Part of scrapping is making it look homemade, right?
More gold pieces! These chipboard shapes are from the Now & Then Mildred line. I added more gold glitter paint inside the oval frame and then layered the heart on top of it. Some tangled thread finishes it off.
I hope this inspires you to go green and create something that won't get you pinched!!!
Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful Monday!
