Always the most difficult of the process when scrapbooking is choosing the right pictures and paper. I had photographs of my son from a recent vacation we took to the ocean. He was convinced he was surfing because he would stand sideways with his arms out as the waves came crashing in and washed over his feet. So with that in mind I decided on using the Surf's Up Paper Packet from CTMH and a 8 1/2 x 11 piece of Kraft Card Stock
Phase One...
I used the Teal and Blue paper from the packet and cut the zip strip off the top of the 12x12 sheet of paper. Reserving it for another project later. I then used a Lagoon Ink Pad and a Sponge and inked the edges of my paper with the ink. Next, using a small pair of straight edged scissors (which you can see in the picture) I cut the Kraft Cardstock along the 8 1/2 inch side making a wave pattern as I went. I cut a total of 3 pieces and layered them making sure that the bottom was completed covered.
(2 pieces are shown here). I then inked the edges of the Kraft Cardstock with Desert Sand Ink. I also destressed the Kraft Cardstock with the Desert Sand Ink and a Destressed background stamp set that resembled mesh like you would seen on a screen door. That gave the sand a wet look to it.
Phase 2...
So after working on the sand, taking a break to get a snack and talk some more..., I went on to the next phase. I knew that I wanted the sand on the bottom and the background paper to look like water, but I wasn't sure how I wanted the pics to look...So while talking with a friend we looked through the CTMH Make it from the Heart Vol 2. Book and found a layout using three pics on the side and you journal in the middle. BINGO! There was my layout. But instead of journaling I used a pictures in the middle. The middle pictures is 3 1/2 by 5 and I made 1/2 inch boarder around it with the thatch looking piece of paper from the Surf's Up Paper packet. I then attached a 1 inch strip of sun swirl paper to each edge of the thatch paper and made small straight cuts and then bent some up with my hands to make it look like a beach towel. I used the same sun swirl piece of paper and cut a 5 x4 rectangle which I placed behind the middle picture on the right hand side. The three pics on the right are approx. 3 1/2 inch squares except for the middle one it's a little bit taller. The small strip that runs through the middle of the page is one of the zip strips that I cut off the top of the paper. I then glued everything down on the page and called it a night. But I wasn't done yet...
Phase 3...(this will be posted later, because I am waiting on a stamp set that has surf boards and other tropical things to add to the layout)
However, before I end this blog post for tonight I wanted to share another fun thing you can do with your layouts. This is the same layout framed as a keepsake for a wedding gift. Happy Paper-Crafting!
Supply List for both Layout and Framed Layout
Surf's Up Paper Packet ($9.95) CTMH
Kraft Card Stock
White Cardstock
Lagoon Stamp Pad ($5.25) CTMH
Desert Sand Stamp Pad ($5.25) CTMH
Destressed Background Stamp Set ($17.95) CTMH
Sponge
Pink Flowers
12x12 White Photo Frame
Adhesive
