You’re Awesome | No Limits collection | Mandy Melville

Hello everyone,

Mandy here today to share another layout using the awesome new No Limits collection! My layout today is documenting some fun photos of my son Isaac, when he and I went out to dinner together. The colours and fun elements in the No Limits collection made it perfect for scrapbooking these photos, and I’m so glad to have these photos in his scrapbook as it was such a fun night that I want to remember!

I started this layout off with multiple layers of torn paper strips. I used the reverse side of the Universal paper as my background, as this provided a nice subtle base. I then added torn pieces of the teal Stardust and the orange Spark papers to the top of the page, and the dark Orbit and Stardust papers at the bottom. I love the texture and interest that these torn paper layers add to the page!

Next I added my photos to the layout. I matted them with the dark side of the Orbit patterned paper and then positioned them towards the top of the page, adhered slightly at an angle and overlapping, which helps to give the page some movement. I adhered the photo on the left with craft foam to add some dimension.

Of course I couldn’t resist fussy cutting some of the stars out of the Nebula patterned paper to embellish my layout with. I roughly followed the bottom edge of the orange patterned paper, scattering the stars along that line, which helps to draw the viewer’s eye from the photo on the left up to the photo on the right. I also added a few die cut and chipboard stars amongst the fussy cut ones, as well as a couple of the Wood Epoxy Buttons.

For my title I decided on using the words ‘You’re Awesome’ from the Die Cut Titles pack. I think that sums up what I think of my boy perfectly! I positioned the title underneath the photos, and then embellished around it with some more stars, a phrase that I fussy cut out of the Universal paper, and a little Chipboard banner.

To finish the page off, I wanted to add some journaling. I hadn’t left a lot of space, and the page was already pretty busy at this point, but it was important for me to document my feelings about these photos. So I typed my journaling on my typewriter and then squeezed it in the bottom left hand corner of the page. Even though that left not much white space on the layout, I’m glad that I got it on there, and I actually think the busyness of the layout complements the fun photos! And sometimes more is more, right?!

Thanks so much for joining me here on the blog today! I hope that you found some inspiration. I look forward to sharing some more layouts using this amazing collection soon!

Mandy x