Mix of gold, maroon, and black

Hello everyone!! So excited to be here sharing with you all today :) When I printed off this photo of my son I knew the color scheme was perfect for the GCD Studios Artsy Urban line. I just love how the mix of gold, maroon, and black in the patterned papers totally complimented the pic.

I definitely love to layer, and this layout was no different. I used a combination of the border strips, inspiration cards, mat pads, journal cards, chipboard stickers and patterned paper to incorporate a number of patterns & colors into layout.

I also wanted to add some dimension to the layout as well so I used some punched patterned paper & chipboard to create this cute flower.

The flower was super easy & quick so I thought I would take a moment to share how you too can create this flower to use on your layouts.

Handmade Flower Tutorial:

#1 First off, you will need 2 sizes of flower punches, patterned paper, paint, mist, twine, a chipboard circle, a thin paintbrush, and sandpaper.

#2 Begin by punching 2 flowers of varying size. You want to make sure the patterned paper is double-sided because you will see both sides in the final flower.

#3 Use the end of a thin paintbrush to curl up each petal.

#4 Do this to every petal on both punched flowers.

#5 Attach the smaller curled flower on top of the larger curled flower. I used a thick pop-dot so that the smaller flower was slightly raised above the larger.

#6 Now you will need to create the center of the flower. Paint the front of a small chipboard circle & spray a light coating of mist on it. Once dry, sand the edges a bit to give it a distressed feel. Punch 2 small holes near the center to create the "button".

#7 Using a piece of twine, tie a small bow through the holes of the button. Adhere this to your flower & voila - a fun & easy handmade flower to add to your layouts!!!

- Julie