Three Amigos: Layout by Sue Crease

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Today I'm sharing this fun layout of myself with my two crafty cousins, Karen and Alyson, on a recent great day out in Seattle. While I was there we went to lots of places together and I called us the three amigos. We always started our day with a photo and made sure to capture lots of memories. 

I started by taking Wherever Solid- paper 3 and a sheet of navy. I cut the green down to 11 1/2” and offset it on the blue. A full list of all I've used is at the bottom of this page. I decided to use a sketch for this layout just so each holiday page wasn't looking the same. Below is the sketch and as you can see I have flipped it so I can add my photos top to bottom.

The next thing I did was to select the papers for my banners. I included the 1/2 inch strips from the green but using the opposite side showing the darker green. Then I gutted the centre out of Solid paper 2 along with some navy, cream and turquoise. Because some of my strips were not long enough I have a gap in the middle. I layed them out and chose which ones I wanted to stitch through. Then I stuck them down.

I adhered my three photos to a piece of black and added foam underneath for dimension. I also pulled out some laser cut lace pieces from previous collections and tucked one along each edge just to soften it.

I pretty much followed the sketch by adding two clusters and an area for journaling. I also added some rub-ons around the page to fill any gaps. I have used 49 and Market and Green Tara flowers.

I typed my journaling and added it to some black making a banner edge. I’ve also used some Serenity chipboards around the page too.

A closer look shows extra pearls, an open leaf and puffy hearts.

The laser cut lace, banners and puffy hearts.

I typed “The three amigos” and added it under the luggage label. I'm in love with the little cameras and the little family label I have had as long as I've been scrapbooking which is coming up to 28 years soon.

This collection of papers are travel themed but to be honest, they stretch much further with their rich tones.

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