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Wednesday, March 27, 2019

3 Relaxing Days | 12x12 Mixed Media Layout


Citrus Twist Kits Life Chapters 12 x 12 Scrapbook Layout - Lydia Cost

I know I'm not the first person to be totally and utterly infatuated with the many shades of blue.  When I saw this amazing striped sheet in this month's kit, I knew it would need to be the foundation of a layout, filled with all the shades of blue that make me dreamy-eyed.

Citrus Twist Kits Life Chapters 12 x 12 Scrapbook Layout - Lydia Cost

I pulled out a few goodies from this month's Add-On Kit to match up with that gorgeous sheet of paper!  The ephemera and puffy stickers in the Add-On Kit are the perfect addition to the shades of blue in the monthly kit.
Citrus Twist Kits Life Chapters 12 x 12 Scrapbook Layout - Lydia Cost

I began my layout on a white sheet of 12x12 paper; I then added 3 stripes of mixed media to solidify the love of dreamy blues.  I swiped on some mint, ocean blue, and a little cornflower blue.  I knew I wanted to align the great cork numbers that came in this month's kit with the swipes of blues.

Citrus Twist Kits Life Chapters 12 x 12 Scrapbook Layout - Lydia Cost

I decided on a whim to cut apart the sheet of stripes to spread across my layout.  I really love how it created little slots to tuck in ephemera and cardstock phrases.  I adhered them to my layout, over the slightly buckled mixed media areas, by stitching them on.  I decided to leave the extra thread because I love the way it adds even more dimension and color.

Citrus Twist Kits Life Chapters 12 x 12 Scrapbook Layout - Lydia Cost

I chose to place my photo in the lower right corner, backed with another great paper in this month's kit.  I really wanted to hide my journaling on this layout, because I wanted the colors to do all the talking!  I included some hidden journaling, using the glassine bag that the cork numbers came in.  I trimmed down a 3x4 card to slide in for my journaling.  I then stitched on some mint tulle, so it would be easy to pull out from behind my photo, and isn't it so pretty?!

Citrus Twist Kits Life Chapters 12 x 12 Scrapbook Layout - Lydia Cost


The last step was to add all kinds of pretty pieces of ephemera, and I had a bounty at my hands between the main and Add-On kit this month.
Citrus Twist Kits Life Chapters 12 x 12 Scrapbook Layout - Lydia Cost

Thanks so much for joining me today!  I hope you fell just as hard as I did this month with the beautiful blues that splatter both amazing kits!

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