Love This | Unforgettable Collection | Melissa Vining
Hello everyone! It’s Melissa here and I’m thrilled to be back with a layout I created for Throwback Thursday! I always love when its my turn to use an older collection, and today I decided to go back to 2019 when life was what we considered normal! I created my layout with the beautiful Unforgettable collection, and I specifically wanted to challenge myself to use a cut apart patterned paper as a full sheet. The paper I chose to use is ‘Pretty Bits’ and ordinarily I would cut this paper up to use as layers, or use it to back a cut file. The photos are of my youngest daughter Ava with a friend who my little girls consider to be their older sister!
I used black embroidery thread to stitch between the lines of the different papers and I love how it created a pocket page look, but without the pockets.
I decided to place my two photos on two patterns that were small and repeating. I used papers from the ‘6×8 Inch Paper Stack’ and distressed the edges. I also cut out some of the smaller cut aparts from the paper stack because the smaller size was perfect to use as embellishments for my page.
The top left hand part of the paper had a very subtle black floral on white which was perfect for my title. I used several of the ‘Clear Stickers’ and even layered them to create a mixed media look. I created my title from two of the ‘Foam Title Stickers’ and placed them directly on top of the clear stickers. I love how this turned out, and I added a fussy cut butterfly. 
For my journalling I used a circular frame from the ‘Die Cut Ephemera’ pack and I glued it onto the striped side of ‘Sprightly’ so that I could use the lines for my hand writing. I embellished with a ticket from the Die Cut Ephemera, a ‘Flair Button’ and another fussy cut butterfly.
The bottom left had side part of the paper had 4 larger butterflies printed on it. I fussy cut the same butterflies from another piece of the same paper, and then adhered them by glueing the centres and lifting up the wings and adding dimension. I also added lots of subtle shimmer to the butteries, and several other features on the layout.
I made a video of my process which you can watch below.
I hope I’ve inspired you to use a cut apart as a whole entire sheet.
Have a lovely rest of your week!
Melissa xx