...a little birdie told me....

Cheerio my crafty girls! I'm taking a moment to share with you my very first creation 

with the lovely new kit from Scraps of Elegance called 'Wonderful'.

One of the things I've noticed in creating layouts over the years, is that the pages of mine that I like the most somehow have taken design clues straight from the papers I use. In this case, even though these gorgeous papers by Fabscraps with the soft blues, pinks and browns screamed shabby chic,  when I saw the black ink markings down the sides and around the edges of this paper,  I decided to create something really pretty but with an edge of darkness to it. Another design tip I followed is repeating the look of the black lines with a stencil and heavy white gesso to add texture and to further emphasize that feature of the paper. I often spend a few days just staring at the kit papers and try to let them 'talk' to me...ok, now you're thinking, she's lost her mind! lol I just thought I'd share some tips and tricks as to what I believe results in a design that your happy with in the end and one that 'works'. Creating a harmonious overall look by repeating design elements creates a visual rhythm to your work that's pleasing to the eye.  Of course, so many things happen a long the way while you're creating a page that aren't planned, and that's great too!

Here is the beautiful kit for April...

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Some close ups...

I used the Lindy's Stamp Gang embossing powder called 'Cosmic Blue 

Violet' on the Blue Fern Studios chipboard 'Small Spring Iris', 

the vertical lines played into my design perfectly :)

The 'Bird in Cage' stamp is so adorable I loved it. I used both the little saying and 

 the bird cage stamp all around the page. I also used the BoBunny Laser Cut Chipboard 

Tag: 'Trellis', the BoBunny 'Secret Garden' collection brads from the 'Elements' kit add-on, 

and the pink Prima 'Slate' flowers from the 'Floral' add-on.

See you soon,  Lisa xo