We're still talking 'beaches' here at the Crate Paper blog as part of this month's 'Pretty Things' theme. Beaches can serve as a tremendous source of inspiration–from the sand to the sky and everything inbetween, there's lots to see and much to admire. Recently, CP Gal Anabelle O'Malley, visited the beautiful Sanibel Island in Florida where some of the most eye-catching beaches reside–she has two 'beach' themed layouts to share from the trip. Have a look!
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If there is one thing I love, it's the beach. I love the sounds, sights, scents and feel of it. Being on a beach, and feeling my toes in the sand, is truly my favorite thing in the world. Recently, my family and I took a trip to Sanibel Island, Florida. The gulf coast has some of the most beautiful beaches and I loved every second of it. I was excited to scrap a couple of layouts using Crate Paper lines. They were perfect for the colors I captured in my photos.
This first page focuses on one of my favorite photos from the trip. I decided to make the photo the focus of the page and printed it at 8" x 12". I knew that I could use some of the open space on the picture to add elements.
I used a mix of Open Road and Oh Darling goodies on this page. I wanted to be able to use soft pastels and both lines offer papers and embellishments that fit this bill. In this photo, I added some stand out stickers to the bottom corner of the page. I wanted this cluster to draw the eye to my husband and son as they walked down the beach in the photo.
I decided that I wanted to have some 'beachy' elements on this page. To do this, I found several papers that fit my color scheme. Then, I used my Silhouette to cut out several seashell die cuts. I decided to create a border with them along the side of the photo. I didn't want them to overwhelm things, so I tucked them under the picture and let them peek out. I added some gold enamel dots (you can make dots with gold glitter glue if need be) and added a couple of cork stars for some texture.
Next, I pulled out a vellum tag from Oh Darling, a chipboard frame, some chipboard elements and some stickers from the Open Road collection. I layered them together to form another cluster that served as part of my title.
I finished off the page by adding my die cut title and some journaling on vellum strips. I added these to the open space on the photo.
My next page focuses on a fun day trip we took while on vacation. We visited Captiva Island for some wave running! It was a blast.
Again, I looked to the Open Road and Oh Darling lines for this page. I started by adding a large strip across the top of the page and then added two smaller strips to tie in the colors from the photos. I added stitching and roughed up the edges of the top two strips to provide some texture to the page. A folded over, stapled on packing tag with a sticker on it serves as a pretty detail in the top left corner of the page.
In order to make the photos stand out a bit, I layered them onto two chipboard frames. The photos were adhered with foam adhesive, I decided to add some vellum cut leaves as a layering elements. Both Sanibel and Captiva are lush islands with beautiful vegetation. I thought that this would be a good way to capture that feeling without overwhelming the page.
To create my title, I reached for the 'Day Trip' chipboard element. Then, I added a subtitle using some smaller letter stickers.
I finished off my page with another folded tag. Tucking a sticker under it and using the chipboard arrow to draw the eye to it helped me create this journaling spot.
As you can see, you don't need beach 'themed' products to create fun, beachy pages. Both Open Road and Oh Darling are perfect for documenting your 'fun in the sun' summer memories!
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