The gold papers were speaking to me this week so I figured I'd do a color scheme of gold and white. I wanted another pop of color, though, and remembered reading someone's message board post about neon pink with gold. That is a color combo I had never, ever considered. But it's genius. So I grabbed my Heidi Swapp neon pink gel pen and went to town with a lot of journaling. (Click for larger photos.)
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| May 20 - June 2: Zoo, Folklife, Daddy Time |
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| May 20 - June 2: Brunch with friends, Good Baby, YUM |
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I kept the rest of the spread very simple. I wanted to retain the simple look of the 12x12 star and circle papers, so I cut the papers to match the slots in my page protectors and laid out the pieces the same way. Since there were several slots with no pattern I had plenty of space to work with my photos, many of which I printed smaller than usual this week to let the background paper shine (pun fully intended!).
The embellishments were minimal as well - Luxe gold rub-ons, and these amazing, fantastic Dear Lizzy 5th and Frolic tiny white and gold letter stickers I had been hoarding from my Studio Calico December Daily kit. And just so you know, I 1-clicked myself another pack of them on Amazon, because they are so lovely.
For emphasis I also used the larger gorgeous shiny gold Hardcover Thickers, which I think I also got in an SC kit. I was thrilled to find them recently in silver, too. I love the simple font, and they are so shiny. I'm a sucker for shiny things.
Because I didn't use many different products, it was really easy for me to load up what I needed on a shallow tray and work at the kitchen table while watching the girls play in the living room. Usually my crafty time only happens after they're in bed, so it was really nice to be able to work on this during the day.
Here's a slide show of all my 2013 pages, including close-ups. If you can't see it, click here to view my entire 2013 Project Life gallery.
Glad you are actually using that huge box of PP stuff. You are so making me want to buy this line, but I really need not to buy anything right now, sigh. Love the color combo idea too!
ReplyDeletethe colors rock!! i'm loving gold lately and pairing it with white and neon pink? GENIUS!! thank you for the inspiration, my friend!
ReplyDeleteHah, I can't claim credit for that at all - it was someone on 2Peas who mentioned the combo. I do love gold and white, though.
DeleteWOW can you say STUNNING i love it girl :)
ReplyDeletelove the neon pink writing!
ReplyDeleteI ordered this box after your post last week and it came yesterday. I'm dying to play with that luxe paper - it was great to see it used in a project.
ReplyDeleteI love how the paper designs "run" through the different slots over the page. Stuning pages
ReplyDeleteI love how you used the Luxe papers! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous PL pages! Wonderful photos and I love the handwritten journaling.
ReplyDeletehow fun is that pink handwriting!! love your layout!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous as usual. I got my SC kit in the mail yesterday and am in love with this month's items. They are right up my alley - especially with getting ready to do some road trips this summer.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I'm still waiting for mine. Be sure to check that they included all the pieces of the kit -a lot of people are complaining this month about things missing. You can do a comparison with the list on their site.
DeleteLove how you used the Pink Paislee items!
ReplyDeleteLooks so beautiful. I love the pink and gold combination. It looks so clean.
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