3 to Inspire with Kathleen

Hey there! It's Kathleen here again and today I have another 3 to inspire challenge for you. This week I challenge you to

1. use as little patterned paper as possible
2. frame your photo with embellishments and diecuts
3. add some paint splatters

And here is my layout for this challenge:

I used the October Scrapbook Main kit "Good Vibes" (and a small piece of a washi strip from the Embellishment kit). The floral diecuts from the ephemera pack were perfect for this photo.

Because I couldn't decide which ones to use, I thought I should just use them all and put them around my photo (and one floral piece in the lower left corner of the page). Using lots of die cuts or stickers in one place makes it very easy to add some dimension to your layout since you can let them peek out behind another piece or your photo etc. I also use foam dots to add more dimension.

On the bottom of the page I only added a very thin strip of patterned paper to give my layout a border - to me it always feels a bit "incomplete" without one. To finish off my layout, I splattered some of my Heidi Swapp color shine across it. You probably won't find a layout I've made that doesn't have at least some paint splatters on it :D

Alright, that's it for today. I hope you like my layout and the prompts and give it a go! I would love to see your creations! You can share them with us here in the gallery and/or our Facebook Forum.

Kathleen