I decided to pull out an old photo do to a layout for this fun collaboration with Creative Imaginations! The rich papers worked so well with some of the GORGEOUS ribbon choices from May Arts!
Supplies:
- May Arts 1/4” silk in Cranberry
- May Arts 1.5” Silky Crush in Purple
- May Arts Elastic/Sequin Trim in Copper
- May Arts Sheer Frayed Flowers Wired in Cream
- May Arts Baker’s Twine Yellow/White
- Creative Imaginations Christine Adolph Marakesh Papers
- Creative Imaginations Christine Adolph Marakesh Stickers
- Creative Imaginations Christine Adolph Marakesh Die Cuts
- Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist – Cranberry Zing
- Stampendous! Foliate Quad Cube Stamp
- Studio Calico Letter Stickers
- Rhinestone Brads
- Kraft cardstock
- CTMH ink – Cranberry
- White Pen
To begin this layout I chose my papers, cut them into various sized strips, and began laying them out how I thought I would want them.
Once I had an arrangement I liked, I went ahead and adhered the strips to one another and set the block aside. I then decided to add some mist to my background. I used a rag to smear the ink a bit on the background. After it was dry, I adhered the block of strips over the background.
The next step was to pull out LOTS of ribbon and start making decisions! I chose a few that I felt worked well with the photo and the papers and adhered them to my background. I used my Tiny Attacher to attach the silk ribbon so it could remain fluid and loose.
I added my photo and a couple of die cuts to accent it. The photo is popped up with foam tape so it fits nicely over the layers of ribbon.
Next came the title. I added the letter stickers and decided they needed just a little something to make them pop. I stitched the twine over them by hand (I did remove a few strands from the twine to make the stitching easier) and then highlighted the letters with a white pen.
Finally, a few sequins fell off the elastic strip as I worked and I like that, so I glued them where they landed and then added a few more. I used stickers and die cuts to embellish around the layout, stamped a few leafy blocks, and popped in some gemstone brads to finish it all off!
I love how the ribbon and the Christine Adolph collection work SO well together! Thanks for stopping by!
Blog post by: Jingle
Winner
We have a winner! Congratulations to:
Kristie Maynard
Wonderful layout. I love the idea of the baker's twine as the sun rays. Fabulous idea
Kristie, email me at Bethney@mayarts.com with your shipping address to claim your prize!
**All winners have 2 weeks to claim their prize**
Giveaway!
Today's giveaway is a gift package from Christine Adolph's Sakura Collection:
All you have to do is comment on any post today! Tomorrow I will annouce a winner and a new prize pack to give away!
And be sure to stop on by the Creative Imaginations blog to win some M/A Ribbon!
Happy hopping & good luck to all!
xoxo!
The Ribbon Lady
I love your layout. Awesome idea using the ring as the main focus. Your giveaway is gorgeous today. I would love to get my hands on that to play with. Thank you for the chance to win it.
Very pretty. Thanks for the inspiration.
Love the sprayed background! Really need to get me some of the glimmer sprays! Gorgeous layout!
Great layout. I like how you used twine to stitch the letters and the ribbon flowing at the bottom.
Beautiful layout. I love all the pp that you used and the sewing by the letters. The rose ribbon is gorgeous.
I love the layout. I would have used my new wedding ring in the layout since I was just married one short month ago!!! I love the colors, so pretty!!!!! The beautiful package that you are giving away will make some lucky winner (pick me pick me) very happy!!! That was a subliminal message Hahahahahaha!!!
Gorgeous layout! Love all the layers and the spritz!
Beautiful layout. Thanks for a chance to win.
Beautiful LO and beautiful ring!!!
Great layout! I love your use of ribbon & twine!
Hey Jingle, I love the stamped images.
I love this layout. It's Beautiful. All the papers and embellishments are so neat. Thanks for a little bit of inspiration.
Wow, there are so many elements. You made them allll come together.
Really nice layout, love all the textures and colors! Barb
I love all the color and the ribbon you mixed in! Great job!
So here I was thinking how much I love this layout and should do something like it, I'm reading along and BAM! There's my name in front of me. How exciting! I will be sending my info off to you right away! Thanks so much.
I can't tell you how much I love this layout. It is so not what I would usually do, but I may try something like this. I just love everything about ti!
I've always been a fan of purple and orange. I HAD to have a purple and orange dress when I was 8
Super cool layout! I love the colors!
Wonderful layout–I like the papers and embellishments you used to highlight the ring.
Great layout, love all the details!
That is a very pretty set.
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Beautiful layout! I love all the embellishments! lovely, rich color combo too!
DeniseB
I like the way the photo just pops on your layout. I especially like what you did with the flowers and the free flowing ribbon.
These papers look amazing. Thanks for the great inspiration.
Beautiful papers!
What a gorgeous layout! I love how those papers work with the beautiful ring! My hubby is a jeweler and I can appreciate beautiful rings
Love the extra gems and sparkles!
Gorgeous layout, papers and ribbons. What a lot of work.
Wow! What a stunning layout!
lovely layout! love the different papers and great photo.
Beautiful layout! I am wondering though – did you stamp some blocks of leaves on the kraft background? You didn't mention it in your explanation.
Lynda, I DID stamp those leaf blocks using a Stampendous! stamp mentioned in the supply list! I am sorry that I left that step out! I just added them toward the end, but of course, you could easily do it prior to layering!
i love seeing how this layout came together.
beautiful layout. decorated it so nicely/
Thanks for sharing! I like that it is so different
Love this collection and the layout you did!
Love this LO….what a great idea!!
The colors in this layout are SO rich! And I love the artistic design!
Beautiful layout!! Love it! TFS! And this papers collection is so beautiful too! Thanks for the chance to win! Big Hugs.. Maggy
Wow the Sakura paper collection is one of the most beautiful I've ever seen!