Hello everyone, welcome
back to the blog! I am on the
Simple Stories blog today, sharing 2 layouts using the Domestic Bliss collection. I am in love
with this new collection, the colors and embellishments really fit my recent
photos!
Sweet
The
sweet colours of this collection made me think of my niece, Sophie! She is the
first niece in the family, and therefore very much doted by everyone. This
photo was taken at the age of 2 months, and I really love how comfortable she
looks, sound asleep with 2 guardian angels taking care of her! Therefore, for
the first layout, I just had to use a photo of my dear niece.
Such a sleeping beauty isn’t she? I decided to use a dream-catcher as the background, since I often wonder what she is
dreaming of when she is sound asleep.
I added some enamel
dots of the same collection
onto the dream-catcher; they add dimensions to the background! Next, I rummaged
through the bits
& pieces
pack – there were some awesome looking callout signs which suited the story I
wanted to tell. The sticker sheet had complementing stickers too which I could
not resist!
Some more ephemeras selected in conjunction with my
story. This pack is really handy in a lot of ways.
The feathers and title were also cut using my silhouette
cameo. I love the array of colours on the feathers! This collection has the
best colour combination ever! Here I am using the pattern papers Mom Rules & Bless
this Mess.
Chipboard embellishments
are another of my favourite decorations. They add dimensions and layering to
the entire layout. Try layering the chipboards to create different dimensions.
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This Home is Filled With
Love
This
uses the same collection, Domestic Bliss. The photo was taken recently during a
family gathering, and I knew I wanted to use this photo with this collection. I
started planning the page with circles and a home cut file. 
The title was
inspired by the elements found on the chipboard pack and the combo sticker.
While going through the supplies, this title literally jumped on me and I
thought it might work well with the house as the background.
I wanted to prevent the layout from looking too squarish,
and at the same time flowing with the circular elements which I wanted to add.
Therefore, I did some simple running stitches in circular form, highlighting
parts of the layout. Here I have added some ephemeras from the Bits & Pieces pack, and I deliberately cut the lower part of the circular
element (from one of the pattern
paper in the collection) to
be used on another part of the layout. There are really no rules about cutting
up ephemeras, use it to suit your layout!
On the lower part of the layout, I laid out the
embellishments so they look like my living room in order to tell the story. The
elements in this collection are perfect! I did some fussy cutting on one of the
pattern papers for this couch. There is a part of me that yells “Stitch
it!” when I looked at the couch, so I went ahead to do some simple stitches! I
love how different it looked before and after the stitching! Stitching does
give some added dimensions, and that is why I enjoy doing some stitching on
layouts. Just below the couch, I have added the part of the circular element.
Added ephemeras to form my
living room scene with some potted plants and of course, Winston!
Hope you have enjoyed the walk through today, and thank
you for joining me today!
Supplies:
