Hello, it is Jaime here today! I am a layers kind of girl – I naturally use them when I scrap! I love to create clusters of layers and scatter them all over my layout – it’s a great way to use some gorgeous product (like October Afternoon!) and to spread some color and texture. For my tutorial today I will be taking you step by step through building layers on a layout! It’s super easy and lots of fun!
When I sit down to create a layout I rarely have a “plan.” I just go with the flow and add things as I see fit or take them away if they just don’t click with what I’m doing. So, if this tutorial seems a little sporadic, I apologize lol!!
Step One: I nearly always use 2 sheets layered on top of each other for my background. I cut the top sheet to fit snugly into the center of the bottom sheet. I then distressed the edges and inked them lightly to give them a little pop of color.
Step Two: Now it’s time to start building our layers. For this layout I started building first on the right hand side. I cut out one of the flowers from the patterned paper and then cut it in half, attaching it to the far right side. I then layered one of the circles under it. I then cut one of the playing cards in half and attached it over both pieces with pop dots.
Step Three: On the far left side I started building my layers on the side and then steadily built them toward the center of the layout. I used the stickers and simply attached them with foam pop dots for extra dimension.
Step Four: I then attached my three photos in the center, essentially linking both sides together.
Step Five: To help pull the layout together I attached half of a cut out flower to the top right hand side. Then I took one of the flower stickers and cut it in half, placing it under the cut out flower. Again, I used pop dots for extra dimension.
Step Six: Now it’s time to really start embellishing! I attached the bubblegum machine with foam pop dots and then started adding embellishments in different areas of the layout, wherever I felt like they were needed. See what I mean about sporadic? Lol! I also splashed on some mist in different areas around the layout.
Step Seven: I love adding bits of punched out border pieces to the edges of my layouts – just something to add more texture to the layout. I used a notebook paper punch for this layout and simply attached small sections around the edges.
Step Eight: Now it’s time for some bling! To spruce up the bubblegum machine just a little I added tiny little gems to the little bubblegum pieces! It gives it just the right amount of sparkle!
Step Nine: Now it’s time for the title! I love October Afternoon’s alpha stickers – the fonts always work perfectly! This layout is all about my oldest daughter getting closer and closer to the age of 11 (How is that possible?!) so my title is simply “how?” I honestly ask that ALL the time these days lol!
And the end result is this:
I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial of mine! See, layering isn’t all that hard – it’s fun!