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Boo To You | Legendary/Boys Rule Collections | Kylie Kingham.

Kylie Kingham 09/09/2022

Hi friends! It’s Kylie back with you again with a super fun layout to share. For my family here in Oz we don’t usually recognise Halloween when it swings around, however I have lots of cute photos from when my kids were in Primary School that fit a Halloween theme. Sometimes they had a Halloween disco or dress up and I love documenting these photos. Recently I fell down a rabbit hole (**another), with layered 3D cut files. I really do love trying new things and today I wanted to share a layout I created featuring a Halloween themed wreath which has been designed by Layered Craft on Etsy. I knew I wanted to use mostly an Orange, Black and a hint of Green palette for my page so decided to combine both the ‘Legendary’ and ‘Boys Rule’ collections…..and I love how it turned out!

So let’s chat about these layered cut files. Each layer of the design is different and builds upon the next to create a 3D layered result when completed. The pro’s- You get to create a really unique layout! The downside….(And this didn’t really bother me), You use a fair amount of your paper supply. That being said I included a layer of white cardstock to save my creative papers. Once each layer was cut out it was time for assembly. I have adhered each layer with thin foam adhesive squares. You don’t necessarily have to, but I really wanted a dimensional 3D effect for my page. This style would be perfect for framing! I had five layers for this wreath and I really love seeing each individual colour peeping through.

With my wreath together I needed to prepare the background page. I used some black cardstock as the very base and trimmed the grey ‘ALL STAR’ paper from the LEGENDARY collection down to 11.5″x 11.5″. This was adhered centred over the black cardstock so a nice even border was revealed. I used a black journal pen to draw a freehand border around the edges. Next using double sided tape, I added my wreath centred on the page.

My photo was printed to a 3″x 4″ size twice. A black cardstock photo mat which I trimmed to 3.25″x 4.25″, was added to both before I layered them together over my wreath. I added a few simple embellishments to support my photos as well as some phrase stickers. I felt as though the background was a little bare so using a star punch from my stash, I punched several from the same papers in my wreath and scattered them diagonally across the page. I also added in some of the ‘LEGENDARY’ enamel dots.

Of course I needed a main title and you all know I love them BIG! I used some sparkly gold alpha stickers again from my stash for a little glitter!

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope you enjoyed reading and seeing how my page came together. Happy scrapping!

Kylie

All Smiles | Storyteller Collection | Kylie Kingham.

Kylie Kingham 23/08/2022

Hello Cocoa Vanilla fans. It’s Kylie again, back to share another project for the month of August. I’m really not sure where this year has gone…We are only a very short time till we hit Spring and the warmer weather again. My inspiration for todays layout was Spring/Summer and everything that goes along with it- Warmer days, lots of blooms and sweet fruits in season! I love the new Storyteller collection with its sweet florals and thought it would be the perfect choice for documenting a favourite memory.

I have several ‘go-to’ layout designs I tend to use time again. One is what I have used today- A great way to use any left over strips you have. I really love lots of layers in my pages and by layering various sized strips such as I have done in different directions builds a nice dimension. I also like to distress the edges for definition.

I really don’t tend to stick to exact measurements for each paper strip. I just work for a nice balance and keep variety. With each strip in place, I cut a photo mat to measure 6.25″x 4.25″ and adhered a 6″x 4″ photo centred over the top. This was then added to my page, just off centre.

I added a lace doily from my craft stash behind my photo and began to layer some of the awesome floral ephemera. I like to curl the petals up a little and use foam squares to add them into place. Again, this gives a lovely sense of dimension. For balance I added a secondary cluster to the opposite corner as the first and tucked in some of the typed phrase stickers from the sticker sheet.

To finish my page I added some Butterflies with foam squares. This made them look as though they were ‘floating’. I also created a title from the FOAM TITLE STICKERS. Overall this is a simple design to bring together but one I always love.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope my layout inspires you a little with your own creating.

Take care,

Kylie.

Strawberry Fields | Storyteller Collection | Kylie Kingham.

Kylie Kingham 09/08/2022

Howdy friends! It’s Kylie back with you all again for a new month and a new project! My assignment for this week was to ‘tell a story’ within my project. As Scrapbookers, I think we always ‘tell’ or ‘preserve’ a story in the pages we create. But I wanted to share with you all a few extra tips of how to spell out a complete novel on your pages. For todays design I have used the sublime ‘Storyteller’ collection.

To really tell a story on a layout I believe you need more than one photo. A ‘series’ of photos will showcase an event or happy memory you wish to preserve. The first thing you will notice with my page is that I have used a true grid design for my layout. By doing so I was able to add 6 different photos from a fun day at the Strawberry Farm. Now I know it looks like I have a major in Geometry to get everything SO square and neat but the truth is I cheated! I have used a fabulous 16 square grid cut file designed by Gwen at Cut To You.

First I resized my cut file to around 9.5″ x 9.5″ and cut from white cardstock. This was sat aside whilst I prepared my background or ‘border’ pages. I cut a 10″ x 10″ piece of ‘SPRING FLING’ paper and adhered it centred over the ‘DITSY DAISY’ paper. I saved the inside squares from my cut file mat to use as templates for my photos and cardstock to fill each square. It was very simple, I held a template over cardstock and with my scissors I cut a square just slightly larger than the template. These were then added to my grid.

‘But how did you print your photos so small?’ I hear you ask?? I have two methods I use to do this. It can be done by resizing all of the images onto one page using my Silhouette software and then printing on an A4 sheet of photo paper. However for these photos I resized them on an **app called ‘Moldiv’ which then allows me to just print them out on my printer. (**I am in no way affiliated with Moldiv, this is just a recommendation.) Once they were printed I used the exact same method as I did with my cardstock to cut them out.

Another great way to tell a story is to write one! I have added some journal strips which I typed on sticker paper and cut out. They are never the same width and are often crooked but I always love that rustic appearance. It gives a fun sense of ”homemade”. With my photos and cardstock squares in place it was fun to start embellishing. I added a cute title with the ‘FOAM TITLE STICKERS’ and used quite a few of the CHIPBOARD STICKERS which added a nice dimension.

One of the many things I love about Cocoa Vanilla is the very generous FLORAL EPHEMERA packs. Florals are my jam and there are always oodles to play with. I layered several together and combined them with the WOODEN EPOXY FLAIRS also.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope you find my few tips useful with your own creating! Have fun!

Kylie.

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Boo To You | Legendary/Boys Rule Collections | Kylie Kingham.

All Smiles | Storyteller Collection | Kylie Kingham.

Strawberry Fields | Storyteller Collection | Kylie Kingham.

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