Celebration Expression Scrapbook Layout

Here is quite possibly my favorite project made using the Celebration Expressions Memories & More Card Pack. I did not use the Layered Thoughts stamp set with this project. Instead, I used the Birthday Celebration stamp set. I also added a few pieces of the Turtle-y Cute DSP (the colors went great together).

I started with a 12″ x 12″ piece of Two-Tone Darling Duckling paper. I cut a 3″ x 4″ piece from the Celebration Expressions Card Pack into 3/4″ x 4″ pieces and adhered them along the bottom of the page using liquid glue.

For the ‘picture’ frame and three pieces underneath, I started with a 12″ x 12″ piece of White Willow. I cut 3 pieces at 2 1/2″ x 10 1/4″(ish) off of that larger sheet. I then tore the right edges off of these pieces. I used blending brushed and Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger, and Darling Duckling inks to blend these right edges. I then dragged (gently) the ink pads on the torn edges for some more bold color in certain areas. I then flicked my Basic Black blend brush tip inside it’s cap to get speckles on these pieces.

I inked up a size F clear block with these same inks and spritzed with water. I spritze the remaining piece of White Willow and laid my block on top it with the inked-side down. Once that piece dried (it was a bit wet), I tore the edges to make a roughly 4 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ piece that would frame a 4″ x 4″ picture nicely.

I took two pieces of Turte-y Cute DSP (the polka dot piece was 5″ x 6″ and the striped piece is 6″ x 6″) and adhered them on my base as shown. I stamped my sentiment in the lower right corner between the DSP pieces and the bottom border.

I stamped some flags on the left side of the base and then adhered my torn white pieces. I then adhered my ‘frame’ using Dimensionals. I took a lined 3″ x 4″ card from the Memories & More card pack and framed it with a 3 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ piece of Berry Burst. This was adhered to the upper right corner. I finished off this single page scrapbook layout with some InColor Flat Pearls. I love it!