Senior Picture – Walking in the Forest

Posted by Nancy Hanttula

13 June, 2014 - , ,

Hello Maja Design fans and friends, it is Nancy Hanttula here.  Today, I am sharing another layout that I created for my friend to give as a graduation gift.

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I used the gorgeous Walking in the Forest paper collection.

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I tried very hard to consciously take photos of every step of my process creating this layout so that I could share it with all of you.  I will have to admit though, apparently I become a bit impatient from step to step and don’t always take the time to assure my photos are properly in focus….so I hope you excuse me…you may see just a few blurs along the way.

#1 – I knew that I wanted to use at least 2 different patterns on the background (Knitted Sweather & Bjork-Birch).  When I do this, I don’t like to waste any of the paper by layering too much paper that just gets hidden and therefore, “wasted.”  So I usually just use a piece of solid cardstock and glue the papers onto the cardstock as shown in the following photo.

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Then I just layer the final piece over the final gap in the cardstock.

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#2  Next I used a Martha Stewart circle punch on the 6 inch setting to punch out a circle out of the paper Frisk Luft – Fresh Air.

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My plan wasn’t to use it in this exact form but to cut out the center and use it as a frame.  I sketched a basic circle with a pencil and then cut it out with my X-acto knife.

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And then I set it aside.

#3 Next, I took several of my mists and Tim Holtz Distress stains and went to town on the background. – specific supplies used:  Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels (Candy Corn); Lindy’s Stampgang:  Yellow Rose of Texas, Burnt Umber, Ponderosa Pine Olive; Tim Holtz Distress Stains:  Wild Honey, and Gathered Twigs.

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#4 Then using FolkArt acrylic paint in Warm White…

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.I painted the edge of a corrugated piece of cardboard to use to paint a frame around the actual photo.   I also used the foam brush and the same paint to paint a rough frame around the entire layout.

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#5  Using the left-over paint, I painted onto a Prima acrylic chevron patterned stamp (#980078) and added stamped details throughout the page.

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#6 Next, I cut some film negatives, that a friend had given me to use as embellishments, in half.

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I tucked them under the paper layers and adhered them with glue.

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#7 Then I cut out some die cut embellishments from the Klippark and inked them with Prima/Ingvild’s chalk ink, Dark Bark.

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I added some staples and some extra details to further embellish the pieces.

16c#8 Now it was time to put down the photo, add the circle frame, & add a butterfly I purchased at Michael’s craft store.

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#9 I added some Tim Holtz Distress Stickles in Vintage Photo to add some extra dimension to the circle frame.

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#10 I also added some Tim Holtz Remnant Rub-ons and the title using Prima wood alphas.

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#11  I decided that I needed to add some brown painted chevron stamping using the same Prima stamp in various spots for some contrast.  I used FolkArt paint in the color Coffee Bean.

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#12  The last details added to this layout were some small areas of sewing machine stitching.

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And all those little and big details make up the entire page. 🙂

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I hope you enjoyed this walk-through into the process of how I created this layout.  And I hope that perhaps it has inspired you to create something amazing today!

Have a wonderful weekend! and be sure and stop by tomorrow as I take you on a tour through my very own personal creative space.

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2 Comments

  • Pam D says:

    Such a nice layout! Thanks for sharing!

  • Jenny Grotherus says:

    Your step by step instructions are to die for and I LOVE the negatives. Best embellishment idea I’ve seen in a very long time.