Stronger than you think - feat. Turn the Page by Pink Paislee

Hey everyone, I'm here with you today sharing a layout featuring the fun new embellishments included in the Turn the Page collection by Pink Paislee; ribbons, sequins, and washi! 

I decided to create a layout today that would serve as a little self help/journal entry to myself. Here is the layout that I created:

You can see the process video for how this layout came together below:

This layout featured a free cut file from Bea over at My Shiny Studio which you can download here. I used Paper 22 to back the cut file. I loved how the stripe in the paper gives the impression that I have backed the cut file in multiple papers even when I haven’t.

When adding the strips of ribbon and washi I cut a fun banner into them for some extra detail. I also used my stapler to create a fold which I thought was a simple but nice added touch.

I love the texture the ribbon adds to the page. I also added some further detail with some machine stitching to complement it. I created a cluster to the left of the photo made up of a tag, a fussy cut flower, a puffy sticker and a few of the fun sequins in the pack. I backed the photo with a subtle colour in the collection as I felt there was a lot going on already and also added one of my fave small doilies. The typewritten date finished that part of the page off.

There was a quote on Paper 01 in the collection that really spoke to me ‘you are stronger than you think’. This really spoke to me and I knew it would make a perfect title for where I am at right now. I simply trimmed it down and adhered it to the right of my photo along with more fussy cut flowers and butterflies.

This layout contains some personal words that I didn’t want everyone viewing my album to be able to see. The next and fun little technique I did on this page was to create a hidden journaling spot. It is so important for me to document words and stories on pages so I was excited when I had this idea. I created a layer behind the ‘book’ ephemera so that I could add journaling behind it and it just looks like a little book to open up.

I simply typed the journaling in strip form and cut and adhered it to the book piece after that. The ‘you got this’ clear sticker was the perfect finishing touch to the back.

I never feel like a layout is finished until I add small finishing touches. These finishing touches always come in the form of smaller embellishments. In this case today it is the sequins. I added a scattering of star sequins around each main cluster on the page. I also used the leaves sequins where there are larger florals. So fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope that you have found this post inspiring and it has given you a new way to use washi, ribbon or sequins!

Raquel x