We Belong

We Belong is a free cut file from Paper Issues. I watercolored the title words to go with the Amy Tangerine Stitched color palette. 

I made the photo mat with strips of papers. This a a great way to use bits of paper scraps, 6x6 pads, or leftover strips you crop off of other layouts.

I added stitching to hold it in place. I also added Amy Tangerine washi tape to mimic the colors in the upper left corner of the paper.

The autumn colors worked perfectly with this collection and also called for gold mist to complete the page.

You are Here in my Heart Always

I was inspired scrolling through Instagram by all of the posts linking to Jot Magazine's February mood board. Using black and white stripes, red, pink, and mint. I also sewed the stack of hearts as pictured in the mood board. I love the pop of dimension it adds to the page. 

I also was inspired by Paper Issues Sketchy Saturday post as it used a circle element and stacked journaling.

I sewed the large circle in black thread multiple times for texture. I then watercolored the area to make the die cut title pop.

I blended watercolors and used some spray ink in a shimmery mint color.

For fun, here's the same picture enlarged and in color from our summer day trip to Minnehaha Falls in MN.

We had a random nice person take our photo. It was a bummer to look at them later to see the falls are only a slight splash on the right side!  Good times!

R is for Ryan

Ryan had a chance to be a practice model for a family friend getting trained in photography. I loved the gray with the bright, vivid red background. I used a Studio Calico kit for the first Ryan layout and Amy Tangerine Stitched collection for the second. The Love cut file is from Kerri Bradford Design blog and store. The labels and stickers are Kelly Purkey in the Simon Says Stamp Store.