Hi there CP fans! It’s Ashley, and I’m here today to share some patriotic inspiration with you! When I am looking at buying collections, I usually try to stay away from getting specific themes, so you might ask how did I come up with the products to use for a Fourth of July layout using my Crate Paper collections. The answer is mixing and matching! You can get creative with the colors and embellishments in a mix of collections, and use them for almost any themed project.
For today’s layout, I used a bit of Cool Kid, Oasis and Chasing Dreams. My first step for this layout was deciding on red and blue patterned papers. I used one from the Cool Kid collection and one from the Oasis collection. I wanted to use a large die cut USA shape and cover it with die cut stars in red and blue. I cut the USA shape from White cardstock and used my Silhouette Cameo to also cut the stars. If you don’t have an electronic die cut machine, you could also use a star punch.
Once all of the stars were finished cutting, I covered one half of the USA with red stars and the other half with blue stars. Instead of using White cardstock for the background, I decided to go with one of the wood grain patterns from the Oasis collection. I liked that it was a little untraditional, but also gave a masculine feel to the layout, since I was using a photo of our son. I brought in White with my title, using the Cloud Thickers from the Chasing Dreams collection. Viola…red, white and blue!
Here’s a good tip, for when you’re working with a collection/collections that aren’t specific to the theme of your project…use generic embellishments and don’t over embellish. I kept all of my embellishments layered over the USA die cut, and pulled a few stars and puffy stickers from the Cool Kid collection that would work with the Fourth of July Theme.
Next time you need to create a specific themed project, but don’t have a collection to fit that need, take time to look through your CP collections and get creative with what you already have on hand!
Cool Kid Products Used:Crate Paper Cool Kid Wild One (680469), Crate Paper Cool Kid Stars (680486), Crate Paper Cool Kid Boys Puffy Phrase & Accent Stickers (680481), Crate Paper Cool Kid Adhesive Chipboard (680482), Crate Paper Cool Kid Accent Stickers (680484) Oasis Products Used:Crate Paper Oasis Coastal (378989), Crate Paper Oasis Spring Break (378980)Chasing Dreams Products Used: Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Chasing Dreams Cloud Thickers (375954)
A different but creative idea of making the map of USA with all those stars, I like it so much!
I like doing the LO's with a feeling, trying to catch that feeling that was there at that moment when the photo was taken. I could almost feel the wonderful feeling You have of being an American citizen!
//Ann-Marie
Posted by: Ann-Marie | July 03, 2017 at 10:25 AM