The Sweetest Moments In Between

happy monday! i am here to share a layout i created for crate paper august creative weekly. the theme for this month's challenge is to use navy blue and sequins in your project. 
you can read more details on this challenge here.

i started my layout using this whimsical balloon chipboard from crate paper "the pier" collection. it's one of my favourite elements in this collection and i have been saving it to work on a layout for ethan's birthday.  Using the colours on the balloon as a starting point, i created a background using some watercolors and mist. this is my first attempt using watercolors on a layout and i am happy how it turned out.

next, i placed the embellishments base on the colours on the balloons and background. to further highlight the navy blue colour on the page, i hand stitched part of the title 'moments in between' in navy blue thread. this word art is from paislee press 'downtime' element pack which can be found here.

sequins can be found in 3 different ways here. some are used to create a sequin heart, some are used as confetti in a shaker window and others are glued directly on the cardstock. i love how sequins adds color and extra sparkle to the page.

here are some detailed pictures...

products

all products are from crate paper "the pier" collection except:

resin flower clips: crate paper "maggie holmes"

emamel dots: my mind's eye

buttons: october afternoon "midway"

wood veener: studio calico "snippets"

white card stock: american crafts

others: vellum, sequins

I hope you have enjoyed this challenge as much as i did. 

thanks for looking and have a great week ahead.

You Are Almost 2

the challenge for june was to use polka dots on your project. 
i love polka dots so i had so much fun playing along 
for this challenge.

i started with the heatwave paper from the pier collection. i love the different colors and patterns on this paper so i decided to cut circles to create the polka dots. after placing the circles on a piece of white cardstock, i added a black and white photo of ethan. i wanted to add some journaling so i created a flip card and place it behind the photo. i also added some buttons, enamel dots, sequins and other embellishments to the layout. For the title, i used the gold thickers from the pier collection. these are my favourite thickers! love the color, font and they are just the right size!

here's my submission for the challenge

products

all products are from crate paper "the pier" 

except for the following:

buttons: october afternoon ("midway")

brads: studio calico ("34 street scrapbook kit")

stamp: studio calico ("spencer pl kit"), dear Lizzy roller

white card stock: american crafts

others: dollie, sequin, vellum paper

thanks for looking!