Photo sizes: 3” x 3”. Additional 3” x 3” may be added with Flip Flaps.
Adhesive Note: The wooden, and acrylic shapes, adhere best to cardstock with Mini Glue Dots, Liquid Glass or Tombow Dual Permanent Glue Pen (clear).
Special note: This class was taught to my Scrap Pink attendees. The directions were written to correspond with the kits they were given. For those who would like to make this layout not using the kits I created for my attendees, you will need the following cardstock and Glitter papers: 1 sheet of Black cs, 1 sheet of Papaya cs, 1 sheet of Wild Berry cs, a 4" x 4" piece of Black Glitter Paper, a 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" piece of either Papaya or Wild Berry cs, a 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" piece of either Papaya or Wild Berry cs, (3) hearts cut out of Shortbread cs, a 3" piece of Papaya Shimmer Trim and a 3" piece of Wild Berry Shimmer Trim.
Preparation:
1. Determine if you prefer the Papaya cs on top matted on the Wild Berry or the Wild Berry on top matted on the Papaya.
2. Cut the “mat” (Wild Berry shown in sample) to 11 1/2” x 11 1/2”. Center, and adhere, to the Black cs base.
3. Cut the top color (Papaya shown in sample) to 11 1/4” x 11 1/4”. Center, and adhere, to the cs mat.
4. Using a journaling pen, doodle a design, or hand journal, around the edge of the top cs.
5. Adhere the three Shortbread hearts together and adhere to the top cs at desired angle. The thickness of layering these will provide stability for the embellishments.
6. Using a journaling pen, doodle a design, or hand journal, around the outer edge of the heart.
7. Stamp heart of choice with Black Exclusive Ink below the lower left curvature of the heart and adhere Black Acrylic Hearts around the stamped image.
8. Adhere two additional Black Acrylic Hearts above the right upper curvature of the left side of the heart.
9. Adhere the Black Glitter square to the right mid-lower section of the heart. Where this overlaps the Shortbread cs heart, this is adhered flat. Where it extends to the right of the heart, adhere with Thin Foam Tape.
10. Dovetail the two pieces of Papaya and Wild Berry Shimmer Trim. Leave the film on the back of the Shimmer Trim. Attach these to the back of the chosen bottom cs mat with Red Line Tape. Anchor the dovetail ends of the Shimmer Trim to the base with Thin Foam Tape.
11. Cut the chosen bottom cs mat to 3 1/2” x 3 1/2” and adhere to the Black Glitter mat with Thin Foam Tape.
12. Cut the chosen top cs mat to 3 1/4” x 3 1/4” and adhere the bottom cs mat.
13. Stamp heart of choice with Black Exclusive Ink below the Black Glitter mat and add Black Acrylic Hearts around the stamped image.
14. Add an additional Black Acrylic Heart to the right of the Black Glitter Mat.
15. Position, and adhere the glitter letters, or optional font. Position, and adhere, the glitter “x” and “o” in the upper right curvature of the heart.
Adding the embellishments to the layout:
1. When adhering the embellishments to the layouts, the thinking process is similar to that of random stamping. Start with the larger Wooden & Black Acrylic embellishments, then move to the medium and finally the smaller ones: filling and balancing the empty spaces as you go. For balance, I recommend positioning the pieces before adhering them down.
2. Once the acrylic and wooden pieces are adhered down, adhere the sequins, dots, and Glitter Gems. I find it works best to work in a triangle format adding one type of embellishment at a time, then moving to the next type then the next and so on. Once all embellishments have been adhered, go back and see if additional ones of the various types should be added to fill in the spaces and for balance.
Special Note: there is a wooden * and a Black diamond shown in the picture that are not included in the kits. And, some of the buttons might have a different design than what is shown.
