Hi there! I made this page several weeks ago for my post at The Crafter's Workshop. It was done before our Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S. and with the feeling of gratitude in the air, I made this quick page using only one large stencil. I love using lots of layers, different media and over embellishing, but wanted this page to be about the story.
I used the stencil below in 12×12, but there is also a 6×6 one. I thought this stencil would be great to bring focus to the photo in the middle and to be able to use the lines as a loose guide for my journaling .
I started with just a plain piece of white cardstock and some gold mist.
I chose the gold because it looked great with the photo and also to symbolize my children being the treasure in my life. Cheesy, maybe…but true!
After the mist dried I trimmed my photo. I had actually created it in the shape of a circle using Photoshop which helped me trim it more carefully.
I also added this glitter word phrase sticker, stitching it down to secure it in alignment of the curve of the stencil.
I loosely planned out the length of my journaling, so I would know how small to write, adjusting at the end of each line. It worked out pretty perfectly.
I added some lime green thread that was sitting on my desk in a messy ball under the photo before adhering it down. The color matched the sea oats in the photo and I can’t help using something that is just sitting around waiting for the ideal place to be used!
Sometimes one stencil can make a big impact and help give an important story an awesome background ! Thanks for stopping by the blog today!
You can follow the links below to the stencils I used.
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Tried to comment but I think it disappeared - this really is stunning - adore how you've done the journaling & that gold is YUM!!!
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