Bella Blvd Studio Blog: Double page layout using Let's Scrapbook! collection l Kirei Baldwin

Hi everyone! Who likes to scrap double page layouts? It's not actually something I do that often but when I do I love the end result! It also means I can get more photos on a layout rather than just a few! I'm using the fab new Let's Scrapbook! collection though I took a slightly different spin and went for photos that are not that obviously scrapbook related..... I was away in Luxembourg with friends for a scrapbook workshop by the lovely Lisa Fonseca and Shara Crane and we had a free day so went exploring around the city, and of course we took loads of photos because that's what scrapbookers do!

Firstly I taped two pieces of white cardstock together on the back as I find this easiest when working on a double page layout. Just keeps it all together and when working on elements that run across both pages it means you can make sure they match up.

I cut a piece of the Button Burst patterned paper in half (with the stripes running vertically). Using a craft knife I cut a number of short openings in between some of the stripes on both pieces, making sure I knew where my photos were going first so that I didn't cover the openings up later! I curled back the sides of each opening and backed them with pieces of the Paper Party patterned paper (small flower side). Next I stuck the two pieces down onto the white cardstock (keeping the pink stripe to the centre of both sides). I then added a cross-stitch to each small opening in the corresponding colour to the stripe. Then I added the striped scalloped border sticker (cut into two pieces) from the coordinating Doohickey Stickers along the top edge of the striped paper on both sides.

My six 5" x 3½" photos are mounted on two pieces of the Junk It Up patterned paper (green side). Keep a narrow border around all sides except the side that sits on the inner edge of the white cardstock. Stick these down using foam pads.

Now some fussy cutting which I love! Using the Button Burst patterned paper I fussy cut out fifteen of the button flowers (two are partial flowers cut from the edge of the paper). Yes, I did cut in between each of the 'petals'! There are another three button flowers from the Ephemera Words that I used as well. Then I tied coordinating embroidery thread through the centre of each one. I added these to my layout in three clusters around the photos and in the top right of the right page, this gives me balance by using the 'rule of three' and draws the eye into the layout.

Next I added embellishments to each of the clusters using the Doohickey Stickers, Bella-Pops, Ciao-Chip Stickers, Epoxy Stickers and Puffy Stickers focusing on the cameras, circles, hearts, buttons (I added thread through these as well) and appropriate words. Some of the elements are raised on foam pads to add dimension.

To finish off I added a title using the black alpha from the Doohickey Stickers and the Letter Scramble Alphas in Punch and Guacamole, and of course added some journaling.

Here are some full size images of each side of the layout...

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you found some inspiration... whether it's to create a double page layout or using the fab new Let's Scrapbook! collection.