Sketchy Shenanigans | A Cherry on Top DT

 *Originally written for the A Cherry on Top Blog*

Every week in the Cherry Crafters’ Facebook group, a new sketch is posted to boost your inspiration to create and last week’s sketch was a stunner! I knew I had just the photos for this one. The Pagemaps sketch only called for one photo, but in typical Laura-style, I just had to change it up and get FIVE on the layout instead!

I used two 3×4 photos and three 2×2 photos for this sketch showcasing my daughter’s preschool artwork and of course, a sweet photo of the artist herself! Using Amy Tangerine’s Picnic in the Park collection to capture the bright, happy colors from all of the craft projects in the photos, I stuck pretty close to the sketch in design.

In the top right cluster, I used an EK Success Notebook punch for the top border, then tucked in a journaling spot and a few pieces from the ephemera pack and 6×12 sticker sheet. I absolutely adore the tiny camera amidst the florals here!

Underneath the photo grid, I added a short title to acknowledge what year in school she was in and the date on a small cluster at the bottom left. Because there were so many photos and so many bright colors I kept the embellishing pretty simple! My favorite pieces in this collection were the tiny puffy stickers, which I added all over the layout to give it that extra pop of interest!

I hope this sweet layout inspires you to take a new look at sketches and see how you can change them up to fit your photos! To see this layout come together, check out the process video below!

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"Stay Colorful" | Happiness Collection | Cocoa Vanilla Studio DT

 

Hey y’all! Laura here with a bouncy, energetic layout featuring my darling girls enjoying their favorite outdoor activity, jumping on the trampoline! I decided I wanted this layout to have just as much energy as these two  bunnies! Using the stunning Happiness collection’s 6×8 paper pad to back this sweet heart wreath cut file from Paige Evans made a super easy background when layered on this mixed media styled Sprinkles patterned paper.

In the top right corner, I tucked in a tag, ticket, and a heart behind one of the sweet little word phrase banners for a cute cluster. As a bonus, this adds a journaling spot amidst the business to add a quick reflection on the twins’s favorite activity. In the bottom left corner, I added a floral/heart cluster with my title phrase banner, “Stay Colorful,” which came from the ephemera pack.

To add a bit of detail, I stamped some teeny tiny hearts as well as some Nuvo drops and splatters around the outside of the wreath. In random places, I tucked in clear sticker hearts for a fun, peek-a-boo effect. This layout is such a fun, happy, bouncy design that perfectly matches these two wild bunnies jumping around!

I hope this cut file layout inspires you to look at your patterned papers a little differently! It’s fun to see how you can use every little scrap up in a new way. If you’d like to see the Stay Colorful layout come together, I have the entire process in the video below!

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"Happy Times" | Happiness Collection | Cocoa Vanilla Studio DT

 

Hey y’all! Laura back again and this time to spread some Happiness! When I saw these two photos, the first thing that popped in my mind was to make a quilt pattern. Inspired by my lovely grandma, I cut several of the papers from the 6×8 paper pad with a 1 inch hexagon punch and then puzzled the pieces together to create a quilted flower effect. Such a fun design and so easy to make!

Once I punched all of the hexagons, I cut out small 1 inch square papers to use as a base and then taped each individual hexagon piece into a simple flower design. It doesn’t really matter which piece starts in the center, I changed up each of mine a little bit from the others. It’s a lot of fun to play with quilted designs!

To add a bit of movement along the page, I added fussy cut butterflies all throughout the quilted flowers and even created little Nuvo gold trails behind them, this gives the appearance of movement! Plus, I added clear stickers underneath clusters and butterflies to give it the appearance of depth. This works because the butterflies’ wings are popped up just a bit.

I hope this quilted floral layout inspired you to look at your patterned papers a little differently! It’s fun to see how you can use every little piece up in a new way. If you’d like to see the Happy Times layout come together, I have the entire process in the video below!

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August 2020 ACOT Hop

Welcome to the August Blog Hop for A Cherry on Top Crafts! This month our design team focused on the theme of books and/or school! With the new school year just around the corner, I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to scrap reading/education related pics!

These two photos of my youngest son are some of my favorites of him reading. He was not really a fan of books for a long time, but once we started homeschooling and I introduced him to the magic of illustrated encyclopedias (he LOVES non-fiction, it turns out!), he was hooked! My favorite part of this layout is the gold puffy shapes that I used behind my photos and to hold my journaling. I thought it was clever to create a shelf underneath with them!

I used mainly the Office Hours collection from Pinkfresh Studio, though the puffy gold pieces came from Simple & Sweet, which has been discontinued. I loved this book shelves paper and just had to use it for my background, but the title came from my some himself! I asked him to come up with a book pun and this was what he said, “Treat Yo’ Shelf!” I have to admit, that one cracked me up, and I had to add it in!

If you’d like to see this layout come together, I’ve included the process video below!

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