C'est Magnifique & Color Stories Inspiration Week 4

Today is the last day that the Design Team from C'est Magnifique were invited to play along with the current challenge at Color Stories Inspiration. 

This layout is for Case File #21 

Here is the Case File

And here is the way I solved it:
Evidence: doilies, flowers, wavy border, layers
Testimony: Journal about a relationship (hidden journalling behind the photo)

Materials List from Handmade By Suzanne

 **My Mind's Eye - Follow Your Heart Collection

*** Martha Stewart Punch Around The Edge - Swirling Lace to create the border. 

**Kaisercraft - Wooden Flourishes Frames

**Kaisercraft - Paper Blooms Coconut

**Ribbon 1mm Jute Cord - Hot Pink Super Fine Jute cord 

Here are some close ups

** I cut out the insides of the hexagons as they just looked too dense to place them down on the page.I also wanted the large doily to stand out from underneath. 

* I then used the cut out bits to create layers by using 3D dots to place them on top of some random hexagons. 

 **Here I used lots of flowers and layered them on top of each other. One of my fave techniques these days is to dab matching ink or other mixed media product on my flowers and other embellies to blend them in with the rest of the colours. You do not need very much and there is no great technique to this. You can use your fingers, or a tissue or a sponge (yes ..I just use a clean kitchen sponge) or even just dab it on with the actual ink container. I use the small ink containers and for me, the older they are the better they are to use as they have dried up a little which gives a softer finish.

**When I first started scrapping, I remember that I placed embellishments everywhere and wanted the entire embellishment to "show" . AS time went on I realised you get a better look when your embellishment "peeks" at you, just like the Kaisercraft frame behind the photo. You can just see it, and the chipboard sticker under it and the doily. By doing this, your focus stays on the picture I think. Once upon a time, the frame would have taken center stage on my layout. Nothing wrong with that and I still do it quite often but on a busy layout like this clustering elements together helps to bring out the picture more ... I hope! LOL!

**I wrote my journalling on a left over piece of paper and tucked it behind my photo documenting the relationship between my daughters. Wishing they always stay close. On this day Maria had earned her first ever award at school earlier this year and although all that is lost on Ioanna a little bit, I want to believe that they will go on to be each others biggest fans and be happy for each other. Here's hoping anyway :)

Its been a blast creating for Debbi at CSI and I urge you to play along and get involved in the awesome community there. 

Take care everyone and have an awesome weekend.