COURAGE IS QUIET ARE JOURNAL SPREAD/MINTAY PAPERS

Hello, friends! I'm excited to share my latest art journal spread I created using Mintay Paper's Art Journal Essentials. When they first came out with this new collection, I was excited. The patterns are so interesting and unique! For this spread, I used the Ink Aura paper pad and the Art Journal Essential word stickers, definition stickers and the Vintage Ephemera pieces.

I was especially drawn to the gorgeous color palette of these papers! And those butterflies...ah, so pretty!

I added a few glitter drops to the center of the flowers to add some sparkle. The butterflies and the cluster of flowers I fussy cut were popped up with foam squares to add dimension. 

I love the torn paper edges. It gives it a nice rustic feel with the stencil work I created using the stencil and polishing plaster.

The full tutorial is available through my YouTube channel! 

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Nicole

6X8 NATURE LAYOUTS/MINTAY PAPERS

Hello, friends! I'm so excited to announce that I made the DT for Mintay Papers! I have been a big fan of this company since the beginning. Their papers and embellishments are beautiful. And their social media channels are so inspiring!! The projects from the team is AMAZING. I can't wait to inspire you this year with all their beautiful collections!

It's always nerve-racking deciding on a project to make...So I decided to make two 6x8 layouts to ease into it. I love making small layouts so that I can pile on the embellishments! For these two layouts, I used the Summer Highlands collection. The papers and embellishments are perfect for these pictures. Edward and I went to Colorado a few years ago to visit my sister. While we were there, we hiked up Rocky Mountain.

I added a variety of die cuts across the bottom of the layout to create a fun "camping" scene.  LOVE the deer and the butterfly and flowers below the photo. Isn't this so pretty?

Here is a close up of the embellishments. They are so beautiful...nice quality and a nice matted finish.

Here is another layout I created. I used a variety of die cuts to frame both photos. I love how pretty the embellishments look with the beautiful background. It has a nice monochromatic feel to it.

I popped up a few of the die cuts using foam squares to add dimension.

Thank you for visiting today! Click here to shop for the Summer Highlands Collection through my affiliate link. The full tutorial is available on my YouTube channel!

Nicole

MY CREATIVE SCRAPBOOK LAYOUTS FOR JULY

Hello, friends! I just wanted to take a minute to pop in here to share three layouts I created using the July Kit from My Creative Scrapbook! One of the things I love about this kit club is that you can just purchase a kit without subscribing...to get a feel of the kits before you decide to commit! The July kit features products from Simple Stories Sweet Summertime collection. It's the perfect kit to scrapbook those fun summer memories!

I love the pink grid patterned paper with all the fun embellishments! This layout is so pretty. The design is nice and clean with a little bit of journaling.

I had fun playing with the die cut animals! To make them fun, I added a few little eyeballs. I kept this layout nice and clean, focusing on the photos.

For this layout, I used this month's sketch for inspiration. I love using sketches to get me thinking outside of the box...I tend to just slap photos down and embellish around them. The sketches help me follow some form of design.

Sketches can be turned sideways, upside down etc to create different looks. Also, you can just take pieces of the sketch and let it inspire you for your project! Sketches are great for sparking ideas and they help get your mojo going.

Thank you so much for visiting today! Click here to check out the kits! Mention my name at checkout to receive a free gift!

Nicole