Hi there!
Nathalie with you today to share a fun and quick idea to document Fall. Autumn is my favorite season! The texture, colors and coziness of the season are probably what I look forward the most during the year. After watching the past two Friday Night Lives with Vicki, and seeing how she created her layout. I decided to create my version of it with a shortcut and Color Study,
Love the colors of the page, and how easy the leaves were created. My secret/shortcut... Pre-made Mixed Media Backgrounds.
I used Vicki's latest cut file to cut a 3 sets of the leaves out of one of the premade mixed media papers using my Silhouette Cameo (double cut setting). Before peeling the leaves off the mat, I added a few splatters of diluted gold ink, and set it aside to dry.
In the mean while, I started working on the background for my page. I chose the Palette paper for this. First, I used Archival Ink (Watering Can) to stamp a few script lines around the page . Right after, I used Gold Glaze, and a Stencil Brush to create the impression of Vicki's Dots stencil atop of the stamped images.
I started to assemble my page with the photo (a few paper layers frame the photo), I set this in the center of the page. Then it was all about building clusters of leaves around the area with the gold dot impression.
I made sure to leave a bit of space between the leaves. A bit of foam adhesive helps to create the dimension you see in the leaves. Also, I was careful not to cover all the mixed media work in the background. Since the leaves have already plenty of interest, I only added a few embellishments around the clusters.
Finally, I used a few of the Alpha stickers to create the title for the page. I set these to the left of the photo. A few extra stickers and phrase stickers is all I needed to complete my page.
I love how this turned out. The colors are just amazing; a clean, modern, colorful, and fun way to document Fall! I cannot wait to see what you will do with Color Study and Fall documenting!
XO