A Second Creation

It's week two and I just finished another layout using this month's kit and Basic Grey's Marrakech Collection! By far, my favorite colors from this collection are the soft blues and subtle oranges. I often find that I'm drawn to this warm/cool color combination. The two colors work nicely together and balance each other well. For this particular layout, I used the following products:

Pattern Paper:

Basic Grey "Honey Bush"

Basic Grey "Vanilla Chai"

Basic Grey "Elderflower"

Basic Grey "Sencha"

Basic Grey "Green Tea"

Cardstock:

Black

Deep Chocolate

Shimmer Chocolate

Vanilla

White Floral Embossed Cardstock

Embellishments:

Basic Grey "Olio" Rub-On Book

Imaginisce "Flashy Flourish" Rub-Ons

Prima "Say it in Crystals"

KaiserCraft "Mango" Pearls

Basic Grey "Middleset Mini Mono" Stickers

Maya Road "Damask" Chipboard Sheet

The Basics:

Ranger "Walnut" Distress Ink Pad

American Crafts "Chocolate" Writer

Sakura "Soft Pink" Souffle Pen

Ruler

Multi-Size Circle Template (for tracing and cutting multiple size circles)

Glass "Light Blue" Glitter

Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive

Foam Core Pop Dots

For the 3-D flower look, try curling the edges of your paper flowers forward and give them a further distressed look by adding Ranger Distress Ink. I typically curl the edges of my paper flowers using my fingers. Sometimes, I'll fully bend the flower tips forward so that they look further distressed and imperfect. Layer various size paper flowers together using wet adhesive and foam tape. To give your flowers further detail, combine paper cut flowers with "flower rub-ons", buttons, rhinestones, and other kinds of complimentary embellishments.