***SCRAP STASH GIVEAWAY!!!***

Hi scrappy friends!!  I'm kicking things off this week with a Scrap Stash Giveaway on my INSTAGRAM feed!  It's easy to enter, so head over to my Instagram and and follow me for a chance to win a selection of the Crate Paper Carousel collection and the Pink Paislee Turn the Page collection!

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Happy Friday Blog friends!  I've got a new layout to share with you today, using the Crate Paper Carousel collection by Maggie Holmes.  And what better photo goes with the Carousel collection, than one of your kids on a carousel!!

As I was browsing through the 12x12 papers, I decided to use the fun Canopy patterned paper.  I really loved the burst design, and the rest of my design was based on the paper.  I placed my photo at the bottom of the page, and I wanted to create a half circle look with the embellishments to resemble a carousel.

I started adding embellishments, with the carousel zebra.  It's placement actually helped to cover up someone else in the photo, that ended up being reflected in the mirror of the carousel.  Layering an embellishment over a photo is a great way to cover up or disguise something that you don't want to show.  

I mixed other embellishments from the Ephemera Pack, Chipboard Stickers and Sticker sheet.  I used the Gold Foam Thickers from the collection for my title, and I love the pop of gold layered over the black & white photo.  Once I had all of the embellishing completed, I used my sewing machine to stitch along some of the burst pattern, for extra texture on the layout.

You can find the Carousel collection in some of your favorite online shops!  Head over and grab some of your favorites from the collection!

Crate Paper | Happy

I can honestly say, that I haven't met a Crate Paper collection that I didn't like!  The new Carousel collection by Maggie Holmes, is a collection that definitely falls in that category!  I LOVE everything about it!  There are so many whimsical images and I love the color scheme.  Today I have a new layout to share with you, using the Carousel collection.

Here's the story, on how this layout came together.  The flowers are cut from the Magical patterned paper using my Silhouette Cameo.  I originally planned to use the flowers on a different project, but I changed direction after I had cut the flowers.  I kept them on my desk and decided to use them on a layout instead.  For the layout design, I took inspiration from one of my previous Crate Paper layouts, which used a large covered initial.  This is the original layout:

Even though I used the same idea from this layout, you can see that I changed things up, to get a completely different design on the new layout.  It's always fun to take a previous idea and turn it into something new.

I wanted to keep most of the initial free from embellishments, so I clustered most of the embellishing around the photo.  The Ephemera Pack for the Carousel collection has a ton of adorable pieces, and it was hard narrowing it down to just a few for my layout.  I knew I wanted to mix the Ephemera with stickers, chipboard and the cute clips included with the collection.

To bring balance to the layout, I did decide to create a cluster on the top left-hand side of the initial.  I just had to work one of the cute fabric bows into the layout, and this simple cluster was the perfect spot.  

I hope you're looking forward to getting your hands on this gorgeous new collection!!  Keep an eye on your favorite online shops for availability.  And if you missed the full reveal of the collection, you can see it HERE on the Crate Paper Blog. 

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