Hey friends! Brianna Lepper here today for Cut Outs Week! I absolutely LOVE working with Cut Outs, they're so convenient and perfect for when I don't want to fuss with my die cutting machine. I love having them on hand and when I go to a crop later this year, I'm totally taking a stack with me! This week, we were able to use a collection of our choice so I went with Splash Zone. It's so fun and vibrant and was perfect to use with a pool photo. Here's what I came up with! Make sure to check out my process video at the end of this post to see how this layout came together.
To start, I used the template that is provided in the Cut Outs packages. I fussy cut one of the hearts out and used that to trace on a few different patterned papers from the collection. This was so helpful because it is sized perfectly! I ended up choosing patterns with blues, pinks and yellows. I thought they would compliment my photo best. When it came to backing the Cut Out, I only backed a few of the hearts. I wanted to leave the rest open and more of a layering piece.
I gessoed up a piece of the Bella Besties Hearts & Ombre paper in White. Once that was dry, I added some mixed media to it by spraying a few Shimmerz Paints from my stash right on top of it. I kept it pretty subtle since I only wanted a little of it to peek out from under my photo. Then I popped up the Cut Out on some foam tape and adhered it down. Next, I got to work on embellishing my page. For my title, I used the "Splish Splash" acrylic word and added some tangled thread underneath it. I thought it helped make it pop a bit.
I added a few of the Ephemera Icons and Ephemera Words around my page.
I love layering these pieces around my photo making sure to pop them up on foam to give them even more interest.
I fussy cut a few icons from one of the patterned papers and added them into my embellishment clusters. They're so little and cute!
Lastly, I pulled out the Trinkets Puffy Stickers in Blueberry, Bell Pepper, Ice and Gulf and Punch, Peep and Cotton Candy. I pulled a few hearts from each sheet and added them around my page as a finishing touch.
This was such a fun layout to make and I hope that I've inspired you in some way today! Have you had a chance to add some Cut Outs to your stash? I highly recommend them, they're so versatile and easy to use. I love that in most of the packages, you get more than one Cut Out so you can make several projects with just one set. Thank you so much for being here and I'll see you in my next post!
Process Video:
Bella Blvd Supplies Used:
Splash Zone Collection: 12x12 Patterned Papers, Acrylic Words, Ephemera Icons, Ephemera Words; Bella Besties: Hearts & Ombre Patterned Papers in: White; Trinkets Puffy Stickers: Bell Pepper, Blueberry, Ice & Gulf and Punch, Peep & Cotton Candy; Cut Outs: Heart Attack