Mimi & Me | Love Always Collection | Laura Alberts

Hey y’all! Laura back again with a very subtly sweet layout for Throwback Thursday! I dug deep into my stash for the Love Always collection from 2016 and it is divine. Using a soft, pink watercolor pattern paper as my background, I layered two small and one large strip of paper as a foundation for my photos. Once in place, I challenged myself to use as many pieces of wood veneer as possible from the embellishment pack without overwhelming the page. Starting at the top with a large banner piece, a leaf cluster in the middle, two banners at the bottom, and one more heart on the far left squeezed in amidst this low-key design.

I added a long multi-word title to the left of my photo using the alphas from the Love Always collection pack and popped them up onto strips of foam. I layered a banner ephemera piece across two hearts in between my two photos to create a focal point nice and close to them. For a whimsical touch, I added three butterflies around the page and dotted Nuvo Drops behind them to create flight trails.

As a finishing touch, I splattered with metallic watercolor paint in silver and quickly discovered that a little bit of splatter can go a bit wild in the process! It works beautifully for filling empty areas on the page, however, and accenting the clusters of embellishments. My journaling centers around the special bond my mother-in-law and my youngest daughter have, these moments are so precious!

I hope this layout inspires you to try a subtle color palette for your next layout! To see how “Love When It’s Just Mimi & Me” came together, check out the process video below!