Please join us in welcoming Heather Leopard as our guest designer for the month of May!
Heather has enjoyed capturing and documenting memories as far back as she can remember but it was the birth of her children and her desire to capture candid photos & stories for her children that reignited her passion for scrapbooking. She considers her style to be Layered Chic, mixing, matching and layering multiple patterns in unique, innovative ways. Heather has an eye for details and enjoys storytelling journaling. Heather currently designs for American Crafts and Gossamer Blue kit club. She manages social media for Scrapbook Circle kit club. Heather’s work has been published in Scrapbook Trends, Creating Keepsakes magazines and Special Edition publications as well as various Northridge Publishing magazines such as Scrapbook Trends, CARDS, Mini Albums and more.
Heather leads marketing initiatives for a major computer company and lives in Cypress, TX with her husband, two daughters and her bonus son.
Heather says: For this photo, which of me and my hubby holding a frame with our daughters in the background, I knew I needed to keep embellishments to a minimum. I offset the white background at an angle and then distressed and stitched around the edges. I added multiple layers of patterns, gold doily, die cuts and chipboard. I tucked a 3x4 card with the “TODAY” tab in the layers. Simply pull it out to read the journaling. I just adored the “YOU” banner so I added small alphas in the grooves to complete my title. I scattered a few enamel dots and brads here and there along with a bow to complete the page.
Heather says: I created a multi-dimensional card by cutting a circle overlay and then adding 3 different pattern papers. I chose to use two very similar gold and white patterns with a bold floral pattern. I added additional chipboard embellishments, banner and sticker sentiment to tie it all together.
Heather says: When I received the Market Street collection, I knew immediately what photos I wanted to scrap! I couldn’t have planned the colors in the collection with my daughters outfit more perfectly if I had tried. I love using super-sized shapes on my layouts so I created a large circle out of leaves, inspired by the gorgeous prints in the Market Street collection. I used a subtle pattern for the background but toned down the center of the circle using gesso. I then machine stitched the leaves, adding a 3D bow at the bottom and adding my title, die cuts and embellishments at the top. I chose to use the word phrases for my journaling.
I think it's safe to say that we are head over heels with what Heather has done with Market Street. WOW! Thanks so much for stopping by today. Come back tomorrow for Heather's fabulous Market Street mini!
