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College Life

Today's layout was inspired by @christys_beautiful_life 30 Days of Sketches Round 8, Day 5.  I decided to focus the layout on my daughter's college move-in day.  The Scraptember challenge for this layout was to use a themed collection for a non-themed layout.  I used the B-sides of the papers from the Echo Park A Boy's Life collection. 


I started by printing three 4x4 photos and backed these in gray cardstock.  I cut an 8x10 piece of blue and white striped paper, inked the edges with Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide ink, and backed it in navy blue cardstock.  The large banner piece measured 3.5x11.  I inked the edges of this strip and backed it in gray cardstock.  The smaller plaid horizontal strip measured 2x11.  I ripped both of the shorter edges of this strip, inked the edges, and backed it with navy blue cardstock.  All these items were layered on top of creme grid paper which was also inked with Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide ink.


To embellish the layout, I cut and embossed shells from the gray cardstock.  I kept the die on top of the shells and inked the surface of the shells with Faded Jeans Distress Oxide ink, making sure to wash off the die afterwards to remove excess ink.  I used the same die set to cut and emboss starfish from creme cardstock.  I cut creme leaves from the Sizzix Wild Leaves Wreath die set. I inked the leaves and the edges of the starfish with Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide ink.  I also die-cut flowers from navy blue cardstock and added a small Diamond Dot gem in the middle of each flower.


I used a combination of two sets of foam Thickers to create the title and embellished it with a shell, starfish, and flower.  I die-cut a tag out of creme cardstock and added some patterned paper to the top of the tag.  I used a thin piece of twine to wrap around the tag.  I added journaling on the tag and tucked it behind one of the photos.


I love how I was able to use up so many pieces of paper from this Echo Park collection.  If it wasn't for the Scraptember challenge, I would have never used this boy-themed collection to create a beach-themed layout.

College Life
Supplies:
  • Echo Park A Boy's Life Collection Kit
  • Cardstock - Navy Blue, Gray, and Creme
  • Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink - Hickory Smoke and Faded Jeans
  • Momenta Cut and Emboss Seashells
  • Sizzix Thinlits Wild Leaves Wreath Kit
  • Spellbinders Glimmer of the Month January 2021 Calligraphy Hearts (flower die cut)
  • Diamond Dots Freestyle Shade 7005
  • Glitter Foam Thickers - Hope and Dream
  • Foam Thickers - Indigo
  • Hero Arts Infinity Dies - Tag
  • Twine
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  1. JessicaSeptember 22, 2021 at 4:19 PM

    I love the beachy colors on this! And I'd never thought of inking paper with the die still attached. I'm intrigued and will have to try this technique! 😊

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