I knew straight away that this Color Room palette would be perfect for a Not-So-Christmasy Christmas layout from the big stack of photographs we took last Christmas. These photographs of Noah were too cute to leave in the pile any longer.
I actually turned the sketch from the palette (pictured at the end of this post) 90 degrees to the right, before flipping it horizontally. I have also expanded the centre section to include four photographs, and replace the tag ends with journaling.
My journaling reads: “Noah just loooves his chocolate especially on his hands!” As the photographs confirm.
I wanted to keep my layout simple and also use my new Octagon Spellbinders that I bought at Scrapbook Fantasies last week (even though it is actually Hexagons that are in – Designwise). I used a light layer of misting, the Octagons, buttons, brads and some eyelets to mimic the embellishment clusters in the palette sketch.
Supplies used:
Patterned papers – Echo Park, My Minds Eye, Teresa Collins, October Afternoon
Cardstock – Bazzill
Ink – Versacolor (Bamboo), Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Forest Moss), Stazon (Olive Green)
Mist – Adirondack Color Wash (Lettuce)
Pen – Tim Holtz Distress Marker (Crushed Olive)
Stamps – Darkroom Door Background Stamps (French Script, Mesh)
Lettering – American Crafts Thickers
Thread – DMC
Clip – Junkitz
Buttons, brads and eyelets – various
Alicia Redshaw
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Hi, my name is Alicia Redshaw and I live in Gladstone, Queensland. I am married to the most amazing man, Quentin – who just happens to be my Business Partner too. We share four beautiful children, who are our reason for living the life we live. We own Scrapbook Fantasies and love that our lives are full of creativity and we get the opportunity to meet new people every day.
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Love your layout! Octagons are just as cool as hexagons. Lol.
This is a wonderful take on the sketch and color palette. I love to use photos in a series like this. Your photos are exquisite and really capture Noah’s reaction to chocolate. (Honestly, my reaction would probably be the same.) The octagons mixed with buttons add a delightful dimension and your background really pulls it all together. AWESOME layout.