Hello friends! I am sharing 2 layouts on the Simple Stories blog today using the Simple Stories Faith Collection.
When I
laid eyes on this collection for the very first time, I thought of all the
travel photos I could craft with it. Travelling to me is always a new
adventure, setting foot on foreign soil and not knowing what could come next. Every
culture has its own unique characteristics so each experience is special. Every
time I travel, I get inspired. There is always a new perception to grow my
knowledge or inspire me on a different level. Every trip I go, I let God decide
what is good for me. This faith keeps me wanting to go travelling often, to
explore and be inspired.
Love Today
The recent
trip to US for the Creativation 2017 show was an eye opener. I had never flown
halfway around the globe before, and this trip gave me new experiences I would
never forget. For my first layout, I decided to document the trip to San
Francisco just before heading to Creativation 2017.
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| Love Today |
The sun was
up that day despite it being extremely cold. The weather was a blast! Love this
picture taken at San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf, the background in the photo
gives me a lot of memories to remember!
Inspired by
the weather and the logo of the Fisherman’s Wharf, I used a sunburst digital
cut just behind the photograph to give it a spotlight. I also did some regular
back stitching to highlight the rays of the cut. I left some of the negative
spaces intact. On alternate sunrays, I punched some circles in different sizes
to fill up the spaces in order to give it some colors. The Faith collection has a good
range of pattern papers! The colors appeal very much to me, so I could not help
but to showcase some of the lovely colors in the sunburst die-cut.
I have also
added Faith Collection Washi Tapes at the joint between the white cardstock and
the pattern paper. It is a good way to mildly eliminate the contrast between
the 2 sections!
On the
lower half of the layout, I have cut a bracket shaped element from the pattern
paper. This time, I had a lot more journaling which I wanted to add to the
layout, hence the choice of this element to fulfil my journaling purpose. I
later added elements from the Bits & Pieces pack.
I like to stick butterfly embellishments by folding it halfway, and only
applying foam dots to the centre of the butterfly. I find that it gives the
butterflies some flexibility and it looks like it is fluttering away!
Travel Joy
For the second layout, I have used a photo taken at the San Francisco Palace of Fine
Arts.
It was a
beauty and quite a sight to breathe in, and every walk around this palace was
calming and inspiring. It was always a joy to travel, and especially so with a
great crafty friend like Aida!
I started
the layout by first doing some random stitching on the background. I like the
wood grain background, smoothing and calming suitable for this photo.
I love the Sn@p pack! It is
great for many different reasons, and I used it as part of the layering behind
the photo to create contrast. There are so many wonderful pieces in this pack! In
here, I have layered it up with chipboards and embellishment pieces.
In this layout,
I have tried to layer embellishments with foam dots over the journaling cards
in order to complete the picture. I find that it gives dimensions to the
layout.
Here, I
have completed the layout with a title “Travel Joy”. The mint alphabet stickers
are available in the sticker pack.
It is also a good size for subtitles, or naming the places where you have visited.
Hope you
get some inspiration from the layouts, and thanks for stopping by today!
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