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Enjoy The Now

This layout features the Amy Tangerine Slice of Life collection. When I saw the collection's This Town paper, I knew it would be a perfect background paper for the photos of the different places we visited while in Portland.  In order to make the photos stand out against the busy background paper, I toned it down by applying white gesso, Then, I painted over the gesso with Black Soot Distress Paint.  I sprayed the paint with a fine mist of water and let it dry overnight. 
I matted the photos using the Fields of Gold yellow patterned paper and embellished the page with coordinating ephemera, cardstock stickers, Thickers, and flowers cut from the Flower Power paper.
The glitter accents on the ephemera and stickers add the right amount of sparkle to the page.  


This is such a vibrant collection and I can't wait to use it again.

Enjoy The Now
Supplies:
  • American Crafts Slice of Life Collection by Amy Tangerine
    • Paper - This Town, Fields of Gold, and Flower Power
    • Ephemera Pack with Glitter Accents
    • Cardstock Stickers with Glitter Accents
  • Thickers Be You Foam Phrase Stickers
  • Vicki Boutin Gesso
  • Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Black Soot
  • Master's Touch 2" Silicone Paint Brush
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