A Love-Themed Layout from Monthly Kits
Valentine scrapbook pages do not have to look like a card aisle. Niki used the January 2021 Hip Kit supplies to build a love layout around fringed paper hearts and hand-stitched lettering – personal details that store-bought heart stickers cannot replicate.
Hi everyone, this is Niki and I have a new layout to share today using the January 2021 kits which can be found on the website here.
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My assignment today was to be inspired by our February moodboard and to have a Valentines Day theme and to use the fringed border strips that came in the Embellishment Kit.
I started off by putting extra cuts in the fringed strips – I like a narrow fringe, so snipped between every one using my scissors. I didn’t do this for one of the strips, but instead stitched on my sewing machine through each fringed piece instead – simply to give a different look. I then stuck my fringed strips onto a piece of white card, overlapping them to form one large piece. I used metal dies in heart shapes, to cut lots of hearts out of the fringed paper. I absolutely LOVE how they turned out.
I cut a strip off of some white cardstock and made it back up to 12×12 with some pretty patterned paper. I then arranged my hearts onto the layout.
I cut a few flowers using one of the new January cut files (if they aren’t on the website yet they will be really soon) and used these as layers under my hearts. I cut two photos into heart shapes and mounted them onto pink cardstock hearts.
To make my title I was inspired by the word ‘love’ on the February moodboard but knew I wouldn’t be able to recreate this myself very well. So I opened the moodboard in my silhouette software, enlarged it to the right size and traced it. I then filled it in black and printed it out ie making myself a template. I then positioned the template onto my layout and pierced through it using a paper piercing tool and mat. I then chain stitched the title using pale pink embroidery floss. I’m so happy with how the title turned out!
I added a few fussy cut rainbows to my hearts, along with some chipboard embellishments and words. I finished off with a few splatters of Precious Posey Inklingz paint from the January Color Kit.
Thank you so much for joining me today. There is also a process video for this layout that can be viewed below.
Happy scrapping
Niki xx
@nikiclairecreates
Mood boards are a great jumping-off point for all kinds of paper crafting. Try using this romantic color palette in your art journal or turn it into a gorgeous Valentine’s handmade card.
Niki's Techniques Worth Trying
- She cut hearts from fringed paper, giving each one a soft, textured edge that catches light differently than flat cardstock.
- Two photos cropped into heart shapes and mounted on pink cardstock become the focal point without needing a separate title treatment.
- The title is chain-stitched with pale pink embroidery floss directly onto the page. Slow to do, but the hand-stitched look is impossible to fake.
- Paint splatters with Precious Posey Inklingz fill empty space and add energy. A few drops go further than another sticker cluster.
- Paper piercing with a template transfer method gave her precise stitch holes. If you are going to hand-stitch, this step saves frustration.
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