Kaisercraft Scrap Studio

Hello Paper Crafters… Have you ever fallen in love with a piece of paper with flowers all over it and wondered how you would use it to create a layout?  That’s what happened when I saw the Kaisercraft Scrap Studio “Gritty” paper with beautiful pink, yellow, cream, and red roses.  Today, I will share how I used this line of paper to create a double page layout incorporating these beautiful roses.

My solution was to use a technique called "fussy cutting."  For those not familiar with the term "fussy cutting," it simply means to cut out the pieces (flowers, in this example) of the paper you would like to use on your project.   I began by tearing a strip from the top and bottom of the “Gritty” paper (remove the tape measure strip at the bottom before tearing the paper).  Then, use a Tim Holtz Tonic Paper Distresser to further distress the edges leaving a tattered edge.  

Attach one strip to the top and the other strip to the bottom of a full sheet of "Gritty" paper on the linen colored side.  Then, fussy cut the rest of the flowers on the "Gritty" paper.  I also fussy cut images from the "Expression" paper (doilies, flowers, butterflies, and tags) and other images from the "Coarse" and "Authentic" papers.  Save the identifying strips at the bottom of each sheet because they have pretty patterns and words that will be used later (like the measuring tape shown above).

The following are examples of some of the items I cut out of the “Gritty” (floral side) and "Expressions paper" (floral and doily side).  Along with butterflies from the "Coarse" paper and pieces of the opposite sides of the "Coarse" and "Authentic" paper that were used to make partial tags.

Some hints…unless they are extremely small, never throw away any pieces of paper until you have completed your project.  You may find a special spot for those leftover pieces later.  Also, even if the element is not complete, it can also be used by tucking it under another piece (for example, the yellow flower in the lower left of the picture shown above).

To add a vintage touch to the project, I inked the edges of all pieces with the Tim Holtz Acid Free Distress Ink in Frayed Burlap.  To apply the ink, I used  the Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool, which features a round foam applicator. 

Now, it's time to create the double page layout.  First up is the left page.  For the base paper, I used “Splatter.”  What a beautiful combination of roses and pink board!  The arched frame is part of the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Baseboard Frames set – Lace (these are so pretty and will work well with scrapbook layouts and mixed media projects!).  

Next, slide the larger doily from the "Expressions" paper to the left of the lace frame (I cut off the black bird).  Then, start placing flowers against the frame and below the doily.  When building the page, try different ways of laying out the flowers

Don't apply adhesive just yet.  Let's look at the right page and see if we want to move any flowers from the left page to the right page.  The "Gritty" sheet that already has a strip of flowers at the top and bottom is the base for our second page.  Place the rectangular Tim Holtz Idea-ology Baseboard Frame in the middle of the sheet and add flowers, tags and other ephemera around the frame

Once you've decided that everything is where you want it to be, begin adhering each piece to the page.  Use 3-D thin and regular foam squares to pop up some of the images at different levels.  Tip...if you use black foam squares instead of white, they do not show up behind the images when looking from the side.  On this project,  I used the Scrapbook Adhesive brand of foam squares.

On the right page, I tucked a clock into the elements on the left side of the layout.  It was part of the Fancy Pants Designs - Magnolia Moments Collection - Chipboard Embellishments - Spools and Slices everyone received at the April 2019 Doodlebug crop at Santa's Lodge.  I like the clock so much that I cut it in half and will be using the other half on another project.

To finalize the layouts, I added butterflies, paper doilies, string bows, pearls, and words from the strip at the bottom of the paper sheets that went well with my wedding picture theme.  Also, I used a black marker to add stitched lines around the tags to give them dimension.  You'll notice that my flowers did not end up in the same place as the original picture.  That's why it's important to wait until the format of both pages of a double page layout is decided before adhering anything

The final layouts... 

Never leave extra paper behind!  With the leftovers, I created two tags.  Once again, I used the fussy cutting technique to cut out images.  When applying a butterfly, only apply adhesive to the center of the body and raise the wings for added dimension.

Visit The Doodlebug, Inc., in Jasper, IN, to see the Kaisercraft Scrap Studio collection and the other products shown in this blog, or, shop online at www.thedoodlebuginc.com!  Here are links to the products I used on these pages:

Kaisercraft Scrap Studio Collection

Tonic Paper Distresser

Frayed Burlap Distress Ink

Mini Ink Blending Tool

Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Baseboard Frames- Lace

Scrapbook Adhesives Foam Squares

Thanks for checking out my Kaisercraft Scrap Studio layouts and tags.

Until next time, happy crafting with The Doodlebug!

Melody