Friday 2 August 2013

Loving the Retro Look...

Hi there,

I'm here today with my latest layout for Scrap Everything! I based the layout around those gorgeously retro We R Memory Keepers cardstock cards, available here. There is a real variety of them, some with plain colours, some with patterns and some with wonderful retro pictures and sayings.

Here's my layout:


The only thing as gorgeous as those cards is my nephew! He has a thing about playing with the balls on our pool table. The funny thing is, he can barely reach - he has to stand on tiptoes to play with them!

The paper on the outside halves is Webster's Pages Plum Tree. I simply cut a 12 x 12 sheet in half, rounded the corners and added some old lace. The trim at the top and bottom of the layout is a genuine 1960's ricrac from my stash that matched the papers perfectly. The strip at the bottom of the page is Prima Wishes and Dreams washi tape. Running a strip of it along here not only helped to balance the layout but helped to hold down the lace too. Still in that bottom corner, I added some more of the cardstock cards plus a camera chippie from Fabscraps. It comes in a set with chippie binoculars too. I sprayed it with white Dylusions and added a button in the middle.

Here's a close up:


For the title I used one of the larger cardstock cards, added a few embellies, and wrapped it all up in Maya Road twine.


Included in my kit was a bottle of Glue 'n Seal. As the name says, it's both a glue and a sealer. It comes in a bottle with a brush - I felt like I was back in kindergarten using the Clag! I liked the way it was slow drying as this is great when you're trying to place embellishments. It gives you a chance to moves things around a bit. I found the brush a bit big for small, fiddly items but it seemed to work well on the things I used it on. I will try it out on more items and get back to you.

I used two different styles or wording above some of the pics. I took appropriate words from the washi, adhered them to cardstock and cut out the shapes. I could have stuck them straight onto the card beneath but it would have shown the pattern beneath a bit and it's a bit tricky to cut sticky washi (try saying that three times quickly!)


For the other text, I used a fabulous set of mini stamps from Kaisercraft. I can see myself using these a lot. They'd be perfect for cards as well as layouts.


And just because he's so cute - here's Archie again!


Bye for now!

Heather

12 comments:

  1. Gorgeous! LOVING the photos, the colors and the buttons!!

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  2. Love this look, it allows lots of photos to tell the story. The camera chippie and wooden heart button are just perfect :)

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  3. Oh he is very cute Heather! Great lot of photos and wonderfully designed layout!!

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  4. This is a fab LO....the retro, those cards, the rounded corners & most of all that inked up camera :):) rocking it again, Heather....hope u got plenty of peeps going to your workshops too:):)

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  5. awesome pages, so love the cute photos too :)

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  6. I love how the pictures tell the story and loving the retro look & your nephew is adorable
    Mary

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  7. Such cute photos Heather and a gorgeous page!! Love it!! ox

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  8. Awww, this is such a gorgeous layout Heather! Your nephew is really cute. I like how the photos are telling the story. :)

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  9. Very cool! Your nephew looks like a real sweetheart :).

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  10. Your nephew is a doll! Great layout!

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  11. Great double pager.......love the design, super cute photos too!

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