"Boston" by Krystle Thomas

"Boston"
Designed by: Krystle Thomas
(http://hightimesinthehighdesert.blogspot.com)
Featuring: Fancy Pants Country Boutique

Steps:

1.  I decided to use Fancy Pants Country Boutique Barn Door Patterned Paper as my background.
2.  I double-matted the large photos and single-matted the small square ones.
3.  The pendents were hand cut from Fancy Pants Country Boutique Poppy, Defined, and Charlotte Patterned Paper.
4.  I slid the pendents behind the pictures and added Fancy Pants Country Boutique Cardstock Die Cuts to the top right hand corner of the page, embellishing the pendent with Teresa Collins Vintage Finds Trim.
5.  I used Petaloo Canterbury Collection Cream Magnolia Blossoms, May Arts Black Sheer Rosette Ribbon, and Graphic 45 Staples Chipboard flowers (which I accented with Teresa Collins Vintage Finds Faceted Gems & Pearls) to create embellishment clusters in between the pendents and the pictures.
6.  The final touch to the layout was the title.  I used Fancy Pants Country Boutique Cardstock Stickers for the title and adhered it to one of the pendents.

Supplies:

Fancy Pants Country Boutique Cardstock Die Cuts
Fancy Pants Country Boutique Cardstock Stickers
Fancy Pants Country Boutique Barn Door Patterned Paper
Fancy Pants Country Boutique Poppy Patterned Paper
Fancy Pants Country Boutique Defined Patterned Paper
Fancy Pants Country Boutique Charlotte Patterned Paper
Petaloo Canterbury Collection Cream Magnolia Blossoms
May Arts Black Sheer Rosette Ribbon
Graphic 45 Staples Chipboard Flowers
Teresa Collins Vintage Finds Faceted Gems & Pearls
Teresa Collins Vintage Finds Trim

Two page layout by Krystle Thomas using Country Boutique by Fancy Pants

"Chesapeake"

Designed by: Krystle Thomas

(http://hightimesinthehighdesert.blogspot.com)

Featuring: Fancy Pants Country Boutique

Steps:

1. I love the worn wood look of Fancy Pants Country Boutique Loved patterned paper and decided to use it as my background.  

2. I cut circles of various sizes from Fancy Pants Country Boutique Beatrice, Groom, and Defined patterned papers and layered them on top of each other.

3. I matted all of the pictures with black paper and arranged them on top of the circles.

4. I hand cut decorative strips of paper from Fancy Pants Country Boutique Groom, Charlotte, and Ivy patterned paper and layered them under the pictures along with May Arts Antique Gold Olive ribbon.

5.  On the left-hand side of the page, I arranged three die cuts from the Fancy Pants Country Boutique line along the right hand side of the pictures.  I added a date to one of the stickers using the alpha stickers from this line.  I also used My Mind's Eye All Is Bright buttons and Teresa Collins Vintage Finds Twine to embellish the die cuts.

6.  For the title, I handmade an accordion flower using Fancy Pants Country Boutique Defined Patterned Paper and adhered it to a circle cut from Fancy Pants Country Boutique Charlotte Patterned Paper.  I layered a strip of Fancy Pants Country Boutique Ivy Patterned Paper on top of the accordion flower, adding a title with alpha stickers.  I also include an embellished die cut next to the title to finish it off.  

Loved Beatrice Groom Defined Charlotte Ivy Die Cuts Alpha Sticker Antique Gold Olive Trims Decorative Buttons

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Two page layout by Krystle Thomas using Country Boutique by Fancy Pants

"Gillette Castle"

Designed by: Krystle Thomas

(http://hightimesinthehighdesert.blogspot.com)

Featuring: Fancy Pants Country Boutique

Steps:

1.  I really wanted the white corrugated sheets to take center stage, so I framed them with the Ivy patterned paper, inking everything with brown ink to make it pop.

2.  Next, I matted my pictures with the Charlotte patterned paper and glued them to the corrugated sheet (it was actually much easier to adhere paper to the corrugated sheets that I thought it would be).

3.  To create my title, I used the alpha stickers from this line, which I placed on a folder die cut.

4.  I tucked a circle die cut behind the folder and added a Petaloo flower to create an embellishment cluster.

5.  I fussy cut four hearts from the Loved patterned paper.  I used one heart to trace another heart on to the back side of the black corrugated sheet, which I cut out and placed behind one of the fussy cut hearts.  I tied both hearts together with twine from Teresa Collins Vintage Finds.

6.  On the right hand side of the page, I cut out a large pendent from the Groom patterned Paper.  I slipped the pendent behind the pictures and faux stitched over the cut in the paper.  

7.  I added the remaining three hearts to the stitched line and drew some faux stitches on top to complete the look.

Ivy White Corrugate Sheet Loved Groom Poppy Charlotte Black Corrugate Sheet Die Cuts Alpha Sticker Trims Petaloo Canterbury Magnolia Blossoms Cream

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Two page layout by Krystle Thomas using Teresa Collins Vintage Finds

"Balloon Ride"

Designed by: Krystle Thomas

(http://hightimesinthehighdesert.blogspot.com)

Featuring: Teresa Collins Vintage Finds

Steps:

1.  I decided to use Teresa Collins Vintage Finds Word Labels patterned paper as my background.

2.  I printed my photos wallet sized and arranged them on the page, matting each picture with black cardstock and adhering them to the page with Teresa Collins Vintage Finds decorative tape.  

3.  Hexagons were my primary page element, and I arranged hexagon stickers from Teresa Collins Vintage Finds sticker sheet 2 to create a honeycomb effect.  I added decorative brads from Teresa Collins Vintage Finds line to the hexagon stickers to create dimension.

4.  Finally, I created two embellishment clusters on opposite sides of the page with Teresa Collins Vintage Finds die cut borders, decorative brads, and die cut flowers.  Prior to affixing the flowers to the page with the brads, I shaped each petal of the die cut flowers. 

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2 page layout by Krystle using Teresa Collins Vintage Finds collection

"Ghost Ranch"

Designed by: Krystle Thomas

(http://hightimesinthehighdesert.blogspot.com)

Featuring: Teresa Collins Vintage Finds

Steps:

1.  The most prominent feature in this layout is all of the tags that I used.  I created them by cutting out tag shaped pieces from Teresa Collins Vintage Finds Clocks, Labels, Music, Flowers, and Orange Damask Patterned Paper.  On the larger tags I used May Arts checkered ribbon to add the finishing touch.  On the smaller tags I threaded Teresa Collins Vintage Finds trim through them and created double bows.  I also used Teresa Collins Vintage Finds trim on the mini tags I placed on the left hand side of the page.

2.  I matted all of my photos with cream cardstock and inked all the edges with black ink.

3.  I chose Teresa Collins Vintage Finds Clocks as my background paper.

4.  I finished off the left hand side of the page using an embellishment cluster that I created with Teresa Collins Vintage Finds Die Cut Paper and Decorative Brads.

Clocks Black Damask Flowers Music Orange Damask Trims Decorative Brads Die-Cut Sheet 12 x 12

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