Hello Spring | Storyteller collection | Mandy Melville

Hello everyone!

Mandy here with you today to share a new layout featuring the stunning Storyteller collection. This month the design team will be sharing ‘seasonal’ projects inspired by either Spring or Fall. Here in Australia we’re starting to see hints of spring in the air, and the weather is beginning to warm up a little, which is so nice after the cooler winter months. The weather was so lovely last weekend so I decided to take my youngest two on a picnic to enjoy the sunshine. We took some selfies on the day, which were the perfect photos to scrapbook the start of Spring!

To start this layout off, I cut a wreath out of white cardstock using a cut file from the Silhouette Design Store. I decided on using the beautiful woodgrain Cross it Off paper for my background. I had already cut a circle out of the middle of that paper for a previous layout, and by no pre-planning on my part, the wreath cut file happened to fit perfectly around that circle. I love it when things work out like that! I backed the circle with white cardstock as I thought this would allow my photos, title and embellishments to pop.

Once I had adhered the wreath, I added my two photos, one in the top left and the other in the bottom right. I matted the top photo with the yellow Little Love paper and the bottom photo with the pink Oh My Heart paper. I also tucked a few embellishments around the photos using die cuts from the Ephemera pack.

I wanted to build on the wreath cut file with some gorgeous florals to accentuate the ‘Spring’ theme and to add lots of colour to the page. I did this by fussy cutting a couple of floral clusters out of the beautiful Spring Fling paper. I added one in the bottom left and the other in the top right. When I adhered them to the page I only added adhesive to the middle of the floral clusters so that the leaves and sprigs would lift off the page and create some nice dimension.

I added a button to the centre of the larger flower in each floral cluster, the yellow one from the Die Cut Ephemera pack and the red one from the Chipboard Stickers. I fussy cut a few extra little flowers to scatter around the floral clusters and I also added a couple of Puffy Sticker dots around each cluster. These little details help to add some extra interest and make a layout feel complete.

I decided on the phrase ‘Hello Spring’ as the title for this layout. I used the gorgeous Foam Title Stickers for the word ‘Hello’ and then cut the word ‘Spring’ from the green Fly Away paper using another cut file from the Silhouette Design Store. I love the way this title makes a statement without detracting from the photo.

I finished my layout off by adding a couple of butterflies that I fussy cut out of the Fly Away paper as well as some little hearts from the Foam Title Sticker pack.

I hope that you’ve been inspired by my Spring themed layout using the fabulous Storyteller collection, and that you’re enjoying the change of season in whatever part of the world you live in!

Mandy x