Two of Us Layout by Jeannette Giancaspro

Good Evening Bloggers:

Today we are releasing the first layout from Jeanette Giancaspro from our Design team. This layout along with the other projects are hanging up on the wall to the right of the door as soon as you walk into Scrapper's Playground. Our Design Team is doing an awesome job on these projects and have inspired others to think outside the box!  Please feel free to ask any of our Staff for information on the products that were used on these layouts.

Layouts by Jeanette Giancaspro

TWO OF US LAYOUT

Supplies:

My Mind’s Eye Cut & Paste Collection, including papers, embellishments, and clear stamps

Gelatos by Faber-Castell

Letter stickers by Doodlebug 

 Small letter stickers

Small paintbrush

Black fine-tipped marker

Ranger craft sheet

Circle punches

Wink of Stella Markers by Zig in Clear and Silver

 

I really stepped outside the box with this layout, because I don’t usually use paint on my scrapbook pages.  Not only did I use paint on this layout, but I used a LOT of paint – at least for me!

To create the background, I first laid out my pictures without adhering them.  I drew lines so that my painted hearts would be in a straight line.  Then I scribbled Gelatos in colors that matched my papers onto my craft sheet.  After wetting a paintbrush, I mixed the water in with the Gelatos to create watercolors.  Then I painted free-hand hearts onto the pink background papers.  After they were dry, I outlined the hearts with a black fine-tipped marker.  To add more detail, I wet my paintbrush with a lot of water and splattered paint where the hearts were.  

 

After adhering my photos, I added letter stickers to create the title and wrote the journaling on a journaling card.  Because the card was a little too big, I trimmed it down a little.  Another adjustment I made was taking apart one of the sticker embellishments and re-assembling it.  I wanted to re-layer the doily flower, so I gently pulled apart the layers and re-assembled the flower.  I wanted to have the doily layer under the “Remember Today” card and the vellum layer and felt center on top of it.

I used two more cut-apart cards and some enamel embellishments, but I wanted to add a few more details.  That’s when I turned to the clear stamps that are part of the collection.  I stamped them onto white cardstock, punched them out with circle punches, and added some Wink of Stella markers.  After adding a little more journaling, I was happy with my “out-of-the-box” layout.