Hello all! I’m here to dissect a little design for you.

This layout is courtesy of May’s kit, Graffiti Bridge, which is now sold out! Let me walk you through a little bit of my process when creating this layout.

1. My first step is always to do a little misting. Here I used a dark mist just to grunge it up a little. After misting just a tad, I decided to draw my journaling lines. Little did I know that my black pen would literally disappear when I started to write, leaving me little choice but to cover it up! I decided to keep the lines and just type onto white paper and adhere it on top. I also liked how the piece of white lightened the page up a bit.

2. I wanted to add some shape to my layout, and decided to use this punch to create a sort of sideways “T” shape. I then filled the punched out bursts with things from the kit like the “create everyday” flag, a flag made out of folded and stapled ribbon, and the exclusive butterfly stamp, which brings us to step three!

3. Here, I wanted the butterfly to be in white. When I stamped (can you tell I’m a fan of trial and error here?), my ink wasn’t dark enough, so I just took some black paint and lightly fleshed it out. I liked that it ended up looking like a splotch.

4. For the border, I really wanted to use the scalloped stamp. I thought that it would dress up an otherwise plain grey piece of paper, and I loved the effect!

5. Because my stamp slipped while crafting (here I go again), I decided to add a little stitching around the page. For me, this more or less covers up my “mistake” as well as adds texture!

All in all, this layout was a labor of love! I had to go back and fix a few things, but I’m really happy at how it turned out. Hope this encourages you to save those “imperfect” layouts…you never know what they will turn into!

xoxo,
Stephanie