Hey friends!  It’s Ashley, and I’m here today with a new layout based on the May Moodboard.  I love finding inspiration from the monthly Moodboards and finding fun ways to use the products in my Hip Kits.  For this layout, I used several stickers from the Crate Paper All Heart Sticker Book that’s included in the May 2019 Embellishment Kit.

The inspiration for my layout started with the Black & White polka dots and soft pink color from the May Moodboard.  I knew I wanted to use the polka dot patterned paper from Crate Paper as the background of my layout.  Since I planned not to use any mixed media over the patterned paper, I needed a way to make all of the other elements on my layout stand out.  I decided to use one of the May Cut Files for my title, because I knew I could enlarge it, which would help it stand out from the background.  I cut the title from the light pink cardstock included in the May 2019 Cardstock Kit and backed it with foam to give it dimension on the layout.

My photo area was where I decided to bring in lots of stickers from the All Heart Sticker Book.  These are clear stickers, but I didn’t want to use them that way against a busy background.  Instead, I placed the stickers on a piece of white paper and then fussy cut around each one.  This basically gave me new embellishments that I could use on my layout.  And I love the way they look clustered around my photo!

I wanted to balance the design of my layout with three floral clusters so I fussy cut some flowers from the Crate Paper Wallflower patterned paper.  I like to add dimension in my clusters so I used some foam behind several of the flowers.  Then I added some of the leaf design stickers from the All Heart Sticker Book to the flowers.  The flower clusters create a great visual triangle to help the eye travel around the layout.

Once all of the fussy cut flowers were in place, I used some stickers in each cluster, from the Crate Paper All Heart Sticker Sheet included in the May Pocket Life Kit.  I like to have different types of embellishments in my clusters to add interest to the project.

I hope you’ve found some inspiration today, for using your May 2019 Kits!  And if you need a little extra inspiration, don’t forget about the awesome May Moodboard.  There’s definitely lots of great images to give your creativity a kick-start!!