Springtime Memories | Storyteller Collection | Michelle Stokes

Hey Scrappy Friends, it’s Michelle back here today with a new layout to share with you all. This one was really fun to create as I was given the task to scrap-lift a layout of fellow DT Member Josephine. I’ve used the Storyteller Collection and a little mixed media to pull it all together to document a little trip down memory lane

Josephine’s layout which you will see below, has a season vibe with loads of florals, circular pieces for the main feature of the layout, a splattering of mixed media with a mixed font title. I used all of those elements within my layout but changed up the central piece to be a hexagon shape and documented a photo from a different season. Just a couple of minor changes, just to make it look a little different, while also staying true to the original so that you know I’ve scrap-lifted it.

Here’s the layout I chose for my inspiration…

I think I did a pretty decent job at recreating my own version of the layout, using different shapes for the main feature, while also tying in all the same elements around the entire layout. Here’s a closer look..

I added machine stitching around the hexagons before layering them together with the photo, adding foam for dimension between the layers. Both papers used for the hexagons are in the A5 paper stack – the Woodgrain for the larger and the blue spotfor the smaller.

I used the florals in the Floral Ephemera pack for the giant clusters either side of the hexagons, with the addition of some tiny fussy cut florals and other ephemera pieces from the main ephemera pack

on the bottom cluster I used all the same elements as the other cluster while also incorporating a fussy cut butterfly and sticker banner from the Accessory sticker sheet. I used a range of adhesives in both clusters to give different pops of dimension.

To create the title I dipped into my super old stash of barley there alphabet stickers, my favourite white alphas and one of the very first sets ever made in the woodgrain colour for the bottom word. I sewed through all the stickers to ensure they stay put for years to come, but also to enable me to give the white ones a little pop off the page by folding them up 

Here’s a closer peek above too at the poor attempt at mixed media that I added to the layout lol there was more, but it got covered up

And one final look at the entire layout. Let me know how you think I went in scrap lifting Josephine’s page in the comments

Well that all from me today, thanks so much for stopping by. Be sure to share all the layouts you scrap lift of ours with us in the Cocoa Vanilla Studio Community Group on Facebook. We love to see what’s inspired you to create!

Until next time, Happy Scrapping!
Michelle x