Patterned Paper as Inspiration

Hello there, everyone!  Missy here.  The project I’m sharing with you today was completely inspired by a single sheet of patterned paper. 

 

The Now & Then Mildred “Hello” Framed paper is just so gorgeous, and I knew immediately that I wanted to use all those little frames on it.  That is the only piece of 12x12 patterned paper I used on this page. 

 

I decided to print seven smaller photos of my daughter to add to seven of the little frames.  I used an exacto knife to cut the centers out of the frames and then adhered my photos behind them.  The rest is embellishments from the Mildred collection.

  Supplies:  Now &Then Mildred Collection—“Hello” Framed Paper, Chipboard Elements, Decorative Tapes, “Hello” Sticky Notes, “Girls” Label Stickers, “Today” Accent Stickers, “Hello” Enamel Shapes, “Oh Happy Day” Decorative Buttons, “With You” Enamel Dots, 6x6 paper pad; Other—Martha Steward Acrylic Glitter Paint, Liquitex Gesso, Crafter’s Workshop Template, Sharpie Black Pen, thread.

 

I love this large chipboard flower!  I wanted it to help the center photo be the focus, so that’s where I put it.  That little Hello piece is one of the Sticky Notes…just like little Post-It Notes!  So fun.  I added a few pop dots to the Little Lady Sticker to finish up my title.  I love when pre-made stickers create the perfect title.

 

I used more chipboard here, and I also fussy cut some flowers from the 6x6 paper pad.  They’re smaller, so they were perfect for framing the photo.  I added some gesso around the page to give a faded look to certain spots.

 

I’m sort of obsessed with gold these days…shiny gold, glittery gold…you name it.  For a few of the empty frames, I painted gold glitter paint over a small circle stencil.  It’s a fun and easy way to add some shimmer.  I LOVE these gold enamel hearts…oh my goodness!!  It doesn’t get any better than that!

 

 Here you can see the layers I created with a few chipboard pieces and pop dots.  I added in a little bit of gold thread for some extra shine.

 

I hope this inspires you to use a single piece of patterned paper on a layout.  This particular one made it easy because they design was already laid out.  I just needed to add the photos and embellishments. 

 

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!