Today is the second of the two-part look at the Exploring Nature Scrapbooking Workshop Kit from Stampin' Up! Last time I showed the kit and how I adapted the first layout. This time, I've got the last two layouts. You can see the video showing how I made them & the changes I made here:
Both finished layouts are shown below. On the last one, I changed a layout that had 6 photos on it, to one that had 16 or more - depending on how you're counting! And one of those was a panorama photo!
Finished Layout #2:
One of the big changes I made to this layout was to swap out the patterned paper with writing on it, for a piece of Secret Sea cardstock. As you may recall, I had already used it on the first layout and had thought I'd use the Pretty Peacock paper here, but when it came down to it, I liked the blue cardstock better with my photos. Fortunately, I had purchased the coordinating cardstock pack that coordinates with this kit, so it was readily available.
I added a 1/4" strip of the Pecan Pie cardstock to cover the join between the piece of Cloud Cover patterned paper and the Crumb Cake piece. I also added a strip of the Pecan Pie cardstock to the left edge of the photo strip, and used it to die cut my title and some embellishments. I didn't worry about using the Pecan Pie cardstock for this, because I had already decided I didn't want to use it to mat all the photos on the last layout in this kit. You'll notice that I placed the title here on the lower portion of the page instead of where they had it.
A Closer look - RIGHT PAGE:
The base of this page is the same as theirs, but I used my die cut embellishments and added this journaling block. As you can see, I matted both the journaling block and the focal photo with Pecan Pie cardstock. I replaced the small strip of patterned paper they had on the right of the blue photo strip with one of those die cut embellishments, and I moved the focal photo and journaling block off that photo strip. It's a much more simple layout than their original, but I think it showcases the photos well and I'll easily make use of .the other embellishments on future layouts.
Finished Layout #3:
This time, though the background of the page is essentially the same, I took the liberty of changing their four-picture grid with some portrait photos, into a nine-picture grid of square photos. I just had these photos with a white border rather than mat them on Pecan Pie cardstock. I fussy cut pieces of photos, matted them on white, and fussy cut again, to create more personalized embellishments to go with the trees I got from the kit. The title was also a blown up printed portion of the picture of the park sign.
A Closer look - RIGHT PAGE:
The right page has a 4 picture grid using landscape photos - matted on the light side of the Pecan Pie cardstock. I added a panorama photo near the bottom, and my printed journaling block with a few embellishments from the kit (see video for how I printed onto that journaling piece). You can see I've moved where I put the trees, too. I don't think the page looks crowded, but between this page and the previous page, I've got more than 16 photos represented instead of the 6 they had!
Flip Flap Open:
Here you can see what it looks like with the flip flap open.
I hope you enjoyed these projects today. I am an independent Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, and I would love to have you choose me (Cheryl Manley) as YOUR demonstrator when purchasing from Stampin' Up! I will receive a small commission on such a purchase, but it will not affect the price you pay. It simply helps me continue to create these blog posts.
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