30 Studio J's in 30 days - day 8

The layout that I want to share today was created with the Flirty paper collection.  I wanted to incorporate the color black as it was my husband's 40th birthday celebration and everyone dressed in "mourning" however i didn't want to use just orange and black and have it come across too Halloween.  I designed the layout for his parents as they had spent the day with us so I chose shots that I thought they would most enjoy.  For the Bamboo design, I took the regular paper pattern design and "muted" the color to Bamboo.  This allowed the design to show through, but not as brightly and allowed me to manipulate the colors.  For more tips like this, e-mail me at:  inallsassiness@gmail.com and I would be happy to share them with you!

For a larger view of the layout, click on the layout itself and it will open in a new window.

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