Belle Vie Layout

Hello! Tuesday I shared a layout from one of Photo Play Paper's new collections, Paper Dolls, but that's not the only great new collection designed by Julie Nutting. Today I'm sharing a layout created from Photo Play Paper's Belle Vie.

For this super feminine collection, I once again had to reach for a photo (taken by Candice Berman Photography) from my niece's 1 year photo shoot.

This lovely collection has a bit of upscale, Parisian feel to it, so it lent itself perfectly to a bit of gold. In the photo, my niece's shirt, bow, and birthday banner all have gold in them, so I mirrored that with a bit of gold textured card stock.

The Hello Beautiful journaling card was meant for this little girl's photo, and it served as the perfect title, too. This elegant collection just seems to call for clean lines and simple embellishing. 

Bella Vie is another knock out collection by Photo Play Paper and Julie Nutting!

Paper Dolls Layout

I was lucky enough to win a giveaway from Photo Play Paper, so I got my hands on their Paper Dolls and Belle Vie collections by Julie Nutting straight off the press. Needless to say, both of these collections are gorgeous, and I couldn't wait to create with them. I've been busy playing with both of them, and today I'm sharing a layout I created from the Paper Dolls collection.

My sister just gave me some of my niece's 1 year photos (taken by the talented Candice Berman Photography). When these new Photo Play Paper collections showed up, I knew I would be using them to scrap my niece's adorable and elegant photos.

Paper Dolls is such a soft and elegant collection. It has a touch of vintage, but pops of bright pink and shades of blue keep the collection feeling fresh.

Pretty layers of patterned paper help draw the eye to the photo and are a great way to use all the different patterns instead of having to just chose one! Since I usually scrap my boys, it's not too often that I get to dig into my stash of lace trim and Marion Smith vintage inspired gems and flowers. For this layout, however, all my pretty, girly embellishments were perfect! My style tends to lean towards clean and simple, so I just added a few clusters of the embellishments.

This Paper Dolls layout was so fun to create. The patterns coordinate so well that it makes the papers super easy to mix and match. Now I just need my sister to send me more photos so I have more reasons to scrap with Paper Dolls!

Christmas Banner

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I know it might be a little early for a Christmas post, but did you know there are only 73 days until Christmas? And, honestly, I got the idea in my head for this Christmas banner, so why not just make it? Now I'm one step closer to being ready for Christmas!

 The idea for this banner came simply from falling in love with Photo Play Papers beautiful Christmas line, Dear Santa. I knew when I saw it that I just had to make some kind of Christmas decoration with it. When I saw the lovely 6 x 6 paper pad, I decided to combine it with the card stock stickers and make a Christmas banner.

My go to tool for banners is the We R Memory Keepers Banner Punch Board. The punch board cuts pennant, crest, and flag shaped banners. I especially love how easy it is to cut layered banners. I think it really helps a banner stand out when there are layers. Plus, I always have a hard time narrowing down which papers to use, and when I add layers I get to use twice as many!

I decorated the banner with stickers from the Dear Santa card stock sticker sheet. There aren't any alphabet stickers on the sheet I used, but there was the word "Believe". I cut it apart carefully and used it as the letters for the banner.

 I added a bit of baker's twine to hang the banner and for decoration.

 Are you working on any Christmas decorations yet, or do you wait until the season is a bit closer?

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Pumpkin Layout

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My kids love picking out their pumpkins, and I love seeing what they carve from them. Their personalities always seem to shine through in their design. Today I've got a pumpkin layout using  Photo Play Paper Autumn Day documenting their jack-o-lanterns from last year. 

Sometimes when I'm working with patterned papers that are a bit busy (like that awesome pumpkin paper), I like to design on an angle, or find a way to split up the paper. You still get to use a lot of the fun patterned paper, but the area where a busy paper comes together with a not so busy paper creates a natural focal point that draws your eye. Place a photo(s) in that same area, and your photo still takes center stage.

 I've mentioned that I love using metallics on fall layouts, especially layouts using Photo Play's Autumn Day, and this layout is no exception. Here I used a Heidi Swapp Minc tag and covered it with some some mint Minc foil.

 Such a fun time of year to scrap. I hope you're enjoying fall so far and taking lots fun autumn photos.
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Hello Autumn Layout

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I have another fun fall layout today using  Photo Play Paper Autumn Day. Fall photos are some of my favorite to scrap. I love the rich colors of Autumn. Here's my Hello Autumn layout.

I had 3 horizontal photos, so I decided to go for a bit of a grid style layout. To add a bit of interest, I made my photos a bit smaller than the standard 4 x 6 so I had room to add a border and some extra embellishments.

I thought the polka dot paper from Autumn Day would be fun accented with some sequins. I tried to keep the flow of the layout feeling a bit unified by putting the polka dot paper and sequins on both the top and bottom of the layout. 

I love the pure joy in these photos! There's nothing quite like a beautiful autumn day spent outside.
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Leaf Pile Layout

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The weather seems to be turning. The days are still warm, but the nights are cool, and it just seems to put me in the mood for fall scrapping. Today I have another layout using Photo Play Paper Autumn Day. It's all about my boys and the leaves in this leaf pile layout.

I love a good all over word print, and I love a good all over polka dot print, so I decided to use both of those beautiful prints in this layout. A split layout worked really well for these photos since I have 2 almost identical photos, but each on is of a different one of my kids.

I know I've already mentioned how well I think gold works with this collection. I used it again with this layout, but this time added pops of gold with some gold polka dot vellum, a gold polka dot journaling tag, and a little detailing with a gold marker. 

Even though the layout is split, I tried to keep it cohesive by creating a line of photos and embellishments starting at the top left corner and working all the way down the layout to the bottom right corner.

Have you had a chance to try Autumn Day yet? I'd love to hear what you think about it!

Carving Pumpkins

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It's September, which means I can officially start thinking about scrapping fall...which means I should probably finish up the photos from last fall! Today I'm scrapping a photo I love of my guys carving pumpkins.

I wanted to use  Photo Play Autumn Day again. This paper is just so lovely. I decided to use my We R Memory Keepers Heat Wave Pen and some gold foil to create the title for my layout. I like how the foil almost becomes part of the paper.

This is the first time I've created a title with my Heat Wave Pen, and I was happy with how easy it was. I didn't know if it would be hard to line up the letters just right, but with the blue lines on the template to guide me, it was super easy!

I love the stickers and journaling cards that are part of Autumn Day! They have such lovely sentiments on them and coordinate perfectly with the papers.

I added some sequins in a few places on the layout. I got to use the new American Crafts Sticky Thumb Flat Adhesive Dots for the first time. They were perfect for attaching sequins, and unlike liquid glue, I didn't have to wait for them to dry!

All this fall scrapping almost has me ready for cooler weather, pumpkins, and falling leaves....almost.
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Photo Play Autumn Day

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There's a new paper company called Photo Play. A Walk Down Memory Lane is carrying both of their new collections (you can find them at AWDML here), and I loved them the second I saw them in the store. Luckily for me, I still have a few photos to scrap from autumn last year, and I was able to start scraping with Photo Play Autumn Day right away!

This collection has a little bit of everything I love about fall. There are not only leaves and pumpkins, but great papers for scrapping Thanksgiving and family too.

I also like that this collection is a bit brighter than typical fall collections. While I love the rich colors of fall, sometimes all the golds, oranges, and browns can get a bit dark. Autumn Day still uses all of these colors, but adds in a pop of blue to keep it modern and lots of cream to keep it bright.

I felt like my Autumn Day layout needed some gold accents, so I got out my We R Memory Keepers Heat Wave foil tool and a template and did some doodling. I really, really love how easy it is to add little foiled details just about anywhere with the Heat Wave Pen.

It's always fun to get the chance to play around with new papers and a new tool!
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