I need to start off with a confession. I made the layout for round two but I neglected to get it into the Pixels and Company gallery by the deadline. I was so wrapped up with my son and his homeschool assignments that it just slipped my mind. Regardless, I still wanted to share my take on round two. For this round, we were invited to focus on typography or word art. As usual, we also needed to use all four of the mystery box ingredients.

So Sweet by Christy Strickler Supplies| Cardstock: Bazzill; Digital Supplies: Mystery Box Ingredients, Piccadilly collaboration Vintage Findings-Gold Patterns by Jen Alyson, Zephyr Alphas by Karla Dudley; Focus Click Repeat Collaboration; Sequins: Jenni Bowlin; Other: Twine

The patterned paper in the mystery ingredients had a soft golden glow. I decided to use that soft tone to set the mood for the rest of the layout. I chose a photo of my son napping with his cat. I then created word art using the card in the mystery ingredients and the Zephyr alphas from Kara Dudley.The word art was created using photo shop elements and a blank document. I cropped the card down to a square shape then randomly added it to my blank document. I added the word Love in a variety of sizes through the document. I admit that this wasn’t easy and some parts of the word pattern leave a bit to be desired.

After printing the patterned paper from the mystery ingredients, I cut a variety of circles. I repeated this with a second sheet of patterned paper. I chose a plaid pattern as I felt it added a cozy feel to the layout while complementing the floral pattern. I used my Silhouette Portrait’s Print to Cut feature to cut the scalloped box from the mystery ingredients as well as the title and several doilies. As with the first layout, the patterned paper and embellishments are layered over one another using chipboard to add dimension. I also chose to add twine and sequins. Though the photo is of one specific moment, I chose a design with a diagonal flow to represent that this relationship persists through a long period of time.

Now I am eagerly awaiting the third challenge. Hopefully this time, I will manage to post my layout to the gallery in a timely fashion.

Additional Resources

Cropped: The Hybrid Perspective: Apertifs

Print and Cut with the Silhouette Studio and the Cameo or Portrait

Silhouette Fundamentals Class at Creative Passions Classes