With the project I'm sharing today, that was the case. I picked up a Silhouette file called 'bingo card' but I had yet to come up with an idea for how to use it. Every time I browsed through my Silhouette library I admired this shape but passed it by since I didn't have a plan for it.
It was one of those files that I love the look of but I had no earthly idea how to fit it into a project. This is where challenging myself comes in.
I decided to enlarge the design and made some adjustments to the size of the windows to accommodate my photos. The result is a layout that makes me happy and another product from my 'stash' used! Two birds with one stone!
Since the design of the cut-out is relatively complex, I didn't want to add a ton of embellishments but I did want to fill all of the windows with lots of Lily Bee goodness.
It was a simple matter of choosing patterns to tuck behind the openings and adding some punched shapes and homemade baubles and buttons from my collection. I added the journaling around the die-cut shape, both telling my story and creating a visual frame accented with tiny punched triangles.
I do like adding just part of a punched shape to create visual interest (see the partial heart frame and heart). I also decided to outline the shapes in fine black marker in order to emphasize the cut-outs.
Lily Bee Supplies used:
Handmade: Papers - Patchwork, Sky Blue / ABC Cardstock Stickers / 6x6 Tiny tablet
Buttercup: 6x6 Tiny Tablet / Bag of Bits / Index Journal Cards
What an AWESOME idea for a lo!! I just loveeeeeeeeee this!! WOW!!!
ReplyDeleteOMW! I remember playing those cards in the car on trips as a child. Great layout!!
ReplyDeleteThis is seriously cool!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so fun! Inspiring me to use my Silhouette more often!
ReplyDeletefabulous job Ursula!!!!
ReplyDeleteVery cute idea, Ursula!
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