Bold Papers Tamed

Okay, does this happen to anyone else but me. you find a really neat paper, like the 7-Gypsies paper below. And then one of two things happen it's too bold and bright or there's a large image on you have to work around in order to include it. I love this paper, because of the shoes and wanting to showcase the shoes. however, when buying it I didn't think about how it would limit my options of design. So this is what I do with papers that need tamed a bit.

I dedicated all yesterday to crafting and let me tell you it felt amazing! Hadn't done any layouts in a while that were nice and simple so these were alot of fun not to have too much "fuss" about them!

First I applied watered down Gesso to the entire paper. To make the images more so in the background then in the fore front.

I then applies some blue gelatto to the top and used it as a watercolor to tint the page unevenly.

Alittle bit of bubble wrap followed by more Gesso. Like I said I wanted all of the elements there, but I didn't want them so bold and in your face.

Use it All!



For this layout I choose to not only use some echo park papers but also their packaging!! All over this page are pieces used from this packaging!



Helpful hint with cutting transparencies when their smaller or need trimmed, use masking tape, to tape them to the trimmer.




Desiree crafting at her desk has become a regular occurrence. So, much so this weekend we bought her first ever paper pack.



Under the mustache papers I cut a stip of the packaging papers to be unter it. The title is also fromthe packaging!

The No. 1 flag there is also fromt he packaging!

These little flag stips I also cut from the packaging!