Scrappin Saturday – DT: Kingston Crafts – Summer Fun Kit

Today I am off to a crop so sure I will have a few pages to share by the end of the day but for today’s Scrappin Saturday post it is one of my design team projects for Kingston Crafts – this time using the Summer Fun kit to make another page of the lovely Barney who is one of my friends dogs and famous from appearing on tv on the hobbymaker show!

I started with the pic of him on the beach with his little ball and the page inspiration came from that – a solid orange base the yellow shell design paper and the blue squiggle wave paper. I also added in the plaid type design for some contrast.

I decided on some strips for the layout and just cut a few of different widths and added them to make a cluster of strips.

Then the same from the offcuts on the right hand side.

I decided that the base needed some shine and added the Kingston Rainbow Spritz in the magnolia and daffodil onto the background. I tried to sponge a bit of the shimmer spritz through a stencil too to add a bit of pattern but most of that is covered by the strips of paper!

I added the embellishments from the die cut pack – I thought the sandcastle, beachballs and starfish were fun additions to the page. I also added a little tag to journal on and added the twine from the kit which I always think helps add texture and contrast.

I also added some of the larger enamel dots as embellishments. I used some stickers from my stash for the title and adding Barney’s name on the photo.

I then decided that a bit of doodling would help finish the page off and tie in the black of the journalling. I chose to go round all the papers and the outside of the page with my black pen to doodle the lines.

It’s quite a subtle thing but I think it helps to personalize the page – especially with such a linear page with the strips.

Loved making this scrapbook page – and think the kit lends itself to so many fun themes as I’m pretty sure this pic wasn’t actually taken in the summer but it worked because he was at the Beach!

Happy crafting!

Catherine