Particularly Pretty


Love, love, love this layout, it is just so pretty and was super enjoyable to create.  It is hard to see, but it started out with the use of a beautiful swirly stencil which I then coloured using Lindy's Magicals.  You can see some of it here in this image below.

I always struggle with that when you create a beautiful background and it gets covered up.  I have done that on another picture frame and I am now struggling to finish it because I love the background so much.  No mind.  Anyway, my colours were yellow, orange and purple.  Purple is such a funny colour as the interpretations of it change from crimson through to lilac.  I delved into my bag of beautiful lace and found this totes gorgeous lace with its hanging threads, it is so very pretty and works so wonderfully on this design too.  

I then decided that a fan of butterflies was required and so on they went with some lovely pearlescent embossing paste and then the layering begins.  Lots of flowers, chipboard pieces and embossing of the crimson leaves.  There are so many flowers, layers, ephemera, chipboard and more on here until it all finally comes together ready for a photo.  I love this layout and I hope you do too.  Seems to be a current trend to mix a few different colours together nowadays and it is my kind of trend!  Here are a few more pics to enjoy.  Remember, to see all the work created, go to our website at www.jacobicreations.com








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