I have to say, I think I made a pretty good dent in it, and I even used some of the Hazelwood chipboard from 1 2 Canoe, which up until now had just been sitting there calling out to me to use it. I started with a neutral background, but instead of white, this time I went with a black background, that way I could use some mist and a stencil to create an interesting detail on the background. I also did something I usually never do, and hand stitched on my layout. I wanted some wispy lines to help show movement so I grabbed 3 different colors of embroidery floss that went well with the Take Me Away collection. I drew out my design on the back of my paper and then pre-poked the holes. I divided my thread into 2 so that there were only 3 strands. After threading them through the needle and knotting them together I had six strands again.
After that was all stitched I created a few layers under my photos using tissue paper, a doily, and the 6x6 paper pad from the same collection. I used lots of the chipboard, as well as the mirrored word stickers that I had completely forgotten I had!
There are a lot of phrases and words on this layout in the end, but I really love the whimsy and breezy feel of it! I added even more sparkle with some sequins and finished it all off by doing my journaling on strips of vellum ( since my white gelly roller was nowhere to be seen!)
Thanks so much for stopping by to check out my latest project and I hope I have encouraged you to use up some of your chipboard stash in a fun and freeing way! That way when all the new lines are released you won't have to worry about having too much already!!! 😆
This is Simply amazing Cat!! 😍
ReplyDeleteI love this. Black background is beautiful.
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