Happy Tuesday! Today's tutorial is all about giving your layouts a little boost -- literally -- and then making the most of the extra space.
I began by using my circle cutter to trim a series of circles on a sheet of Boarding Pass Tokyo paper.
I trimmed an extra circle in the middle of a sheet of scrap paper, so that I could place it over the circles on my layout and stamp images easily.
After adding stamped images from the Boarding Pass and Road Map lines to the layout, I created homes for accents within the negative spaces, using Boarding Pass Word Stickers, Label Stickers, Rubber Charms, Tin Pins, Rub-Ons, Chip Shapes, and more.
Then I added a heckuva lot of adhesive dots to the back of the patterned paper. The most important places are those where sagging might occur, so I added extra dots near the edges of the circles.
This photo was taken early in the process. A few minutes later, there were adhesive dots all over the back of the paper. I then flipped over the paper and placed it carefully over the cardstock beneath.
Once the whole page had been given a boost, there was now room for an extra layer of accents, so I added a few more:
I love adding a bit of dimension to my layouts, and this is an approach I will most definitely be trying again! If you happen to be working on any projects that give a little "boost" to your October Afternoon products, be sure to share them in the OA Flickr gallery. We'd love to see them!
Thanks for stopping by the October Afternoon blog!
-- Jill
Wow, this is an excellent technique, thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Renee VanEpps | January 11, 2012 at 09:16 PM
I use dimensional adhesive on EVERY layout but never like this...what a fun idea! Definitely going to give it a try :)
Posted by: Stephanie Baxter | January 07, 2012 at 04:22 AM
Love all of the detail in this. Beautiful!
Posted by: Nancy Damiano | January 05, 2012 at 09:01 AM
Wow, that is just amazing!
Posted by: Kota Venter | January 03, 2012 at 11:58 PM
Shut the front door! This layout is completely fantastic Jill!
Posted by: j.leija | January 03, 2012 at 11:37 PM
@Niina s -- I will be sure to show that in an upcoming post!
Posted by: Jill Sprott | January 03, 2012 at 01:36 PM
Loving this layout!
Posted by: Nienke | January 03, 2012 at 12:43 PM
Thanks, I love the layout and really like the tutorial! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Melinda T | January 03, 2012 at 11:38 AM
this is really cool! I need to try this SOON!
Posted by: Diana Waite | January 03, 2012 at 11:36 AM
Love the 3-D window effect! So cool!
Posted by: Steffanie S | January 03, 2012 at 10:01 AM
I LOVE everything you did on your page :) Thanks for a new way to put together a scrapbook page!
Posted by: Betsy Gray | January 03, 2012 at 09:53 AM
This is genius! Love it so much!
Posted by: Jean Marmo | January 03, 2012 at 06:34 AM
Love your LO! What a fun idea to use up those little scraps and stickers that you just can't bear to throw out and get out those little stamps that are getting dusty.
Thanks for sharing! :)
Posted by: auntie em (emily) | January 03, 2012 at 06:33 AM
Lovely work - love it!
I'd like a tutorial also on how you get your journaling on the label stickers. Or maybe you use a ordinary typewriter?
Posted by: Niina s | January 03, 2012 at 05:24 AM
Love this idea! Thank you for the tutorial!
Posted by: MichelleGB | January 03, 2012 at 04:57 AM
Fantastic layout Jill. Love what you did with the layering!! Great idea.
Posted by: Renee Aslette | January 03, 2012 at 04:34 AM
good trick :)
Posted by: Cheryl Leong | January 03, 2012 at 04:18 AM
Amazing! I am just starting to scrap so I think this maybe a few years down the line for me.
Posted by: Jaki Morris | January 03, 2012 at 04:13 AM