Deconstructed Layout #13 Happiness Is,,,,

Today's Deconstructed Layout - Happiness is,, -  is about using repeating patterns and colors. I really wanted my photo on this layout to stand out, but I still wanted to be able to use a fair amount of detail and embellishments on the page. In order to do this, I kept the colors to a minimum and repeated the same shapes over and over.

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My goal was to have lots of detail on the page, but make it blend into the background and let the photo shine in front. 

To make this happen, I 

1. repeated the same basic shape of the KRAFT DOILY several times.

*doilies

*stenciled background

*brads

*flowers

2. I REPEATED the pattern of the KRAFT DOILY on the edge of my punched strip

3. I picked a color from the photo (Golden Yellow)and went several shades lighter for the color of my embellishments/background

These Petaloo flowers were the perfect color, and I used a  We R paper from to mat my photo.

This is the same cardstock I used to mat my photo with, I punched both edges and added a strip of glitter down the center.

On the kraft doily I inked the edges and added some faux stitching- and I cut them in half before I tucked them under the photo mat. Now, I still have 3 to use again on another project. The stamp I used here is from Elle's Studio stamps.

I loved these resin accents, but they were white, so to make them blend in I used the same ink on them as I used else where and buffed with a dry cloth. I added some ribbon and more pearls here. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today. 

I hope you have enjoyed this installment of my Deconstructed Layout series!