Using the January Pack

This week I pulled out the January Patterned Paper pack and scrapped a couple of layouts. The colours are great in these American crafts papers and the just the edge cardstock, and Bazzill tropical flowers co ordinated perfectly. I will definately be using the papers to do some more layouts very soon.

In the first layout I have used Bazzill cardstock with the Spring & Summer - Tea Cups paper. Along the bottom I added a strip of the Bazzill just the edge cardstock (Ruby Red) and a lasercut title. Most of the time I end up leaving my lasercuts raw - the way they come when you buy them, but I will soon be venturing out to see what else I can do with them. Often I use photos in my layouts that have been taken outside and at the beach so the raw feel and colour fits perfectly. I only used a title on this layout as I didn't have anything I really wanted to say, I just adore the photo.



The second layout I scrapped this week was again of my little girl (the colours in the pack didn't really suit Jake's photos - lol) and I chose a photo that is taken from a different perspective - behind. Most of the time we take photos from in front, with faces and smiles, but every now and again it's nice to step behind to take the photo. I challenge you this week to step behind your subjects and see what you come up with. If you feel like it please email me what you come up with as I would love to share some of them next week.

When I took this particular photo I was thinking about the curls. I have straight hair and so does everyone in my family. So when my son had curls when he was young it was all new to me. Unfortunately as his hair grew and we cut it the curls stopped growing back. Jaime has more curls than Jake did and hopefully if I don't have to cut them too much they will stay around for a bit longer.

Again I have used Bazzill cardstock and I found as I scrapped this week that Java really helped to ground the bright colours in the American Crafts papers. The American Crafts patterned paper is Spring & Summer - Saucer. I also cut out some of the butterflies from the Spring & Summer - English Garden patterned paper to use as embellishments. Again I used the Bazzill just the edge, but this time I cut the strip up and used the butterflies individually and a small left over piece for the tag in the right hand corner from the strip I used on the previous layout. This is the first I have really used the edge strips and they are great. Very versatile. Some of the packets are just pattern strips, but others such as the Ruby red have strips of butterflies and flowers that you can easily cut up and use individually as I did this time. The title is American Craft Thickers.



Because I have had so much fun using the January Patterned Papers I have decided to leave the January Pack Special on for another weekend, so grab one quickly before they run out. Also if you are oohing and ahhhing over the patterned papers that we are getting in, order a patterned paper subscription as they offer 10% off the retail of the papers and when you have received 12 packs the 13th one is complimentary.

Have a great week, go and stand behind your subjects for me and snap a few photos (don't forget to share them with me at lee@rememberwhen.com.au) and I will be back next Thursday. Please sign up as a follower and leave a comment below to let me know you stopped by.