Yeah! I really love the theme–simply pale–for this month. The pastel colors and soft tones make a great palette for conveying layouts about girls, especially teenage girls! Might you agree? Teenage girls are sensitive and sweet! I opted to create two layouts about two young girls whom mean so much to me. In the process, I stayed committed to the lovely pale color scheme as requested...
First, I chose two pictures of my best friend's daughters–they are the sweetest ever! We went on a picnic trip together last month. They were bright, cheerful, and chatted away happily all day long! When I looked at them, my heart immediately lifted and so, I grabbed my camera and captured the happy moment.
For the first layout, I used the beautiful patterned papers from the new 'Open Road' collection. To soften them and to enhance the 'paleness' of the layout, I placed a vellum sheet on top the background–vellum always makes for a softer atmosphere. I use it often.
I then added more vellum shapes and pastel die-cuts, along with some tags from the Style Board collection. Mixing Crate's collections is absolutely fun!
I stuck to a limited color palette of green and gold. I sometimes think that too many colors can take away from any obvious theme and it's gorgeous details.
For the second layout, I chose to use more items from Open Road. I love incorporating a lot of flowers into a design. Together, I used a large floral chipboard piece and tiny flower patterned paper–a perfect match for this sweet girl in a serene flower garden.
I printed a large sized photo–A4 Size–and centered it on the background. Just below it, I added overlapping strips of vellum and white stitching.
Take notice of the thick layer of tissue paper I added beneath my floral arrangement–another great device for adding softness.
And that complete's my presentation–hope to have inspired you to use softer colors this spring. They are so very beautiful and a great resource for girl-themed layouts.
Your LO are fantastic!
Posted by: Stephanie | May 21, 2014 at 02:44 AM
I love the color and the embellishments are wonderful. The sweet little bows are adorable.
Posted by: Denise Sullivan | May 22, 2014 at 03:37 AM