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Swanky Swatches

Hey all, Courtney here, today I am sharing my layout for the #swankyswatches challenge. 
Y'all, this layout was so fun to create! Sometimes I overthink everything and try to hard to make things perfect. I keep reminding myself that its not about perfection, and its about the memories. For this layout I knew that I wanted to use the August Kit , and my watercolors to get the colors that I loved from the swatches.  I took inspiration from the brush and brush strokes also.



Here is a look at what I created




I used the white sheet of cardstock from American Crafts that Cassie had included in the August Kit as the base of my layout. I used a wider bristle paint brush to give it a more brushed look, and I mixed my own colors to come up with this combo. I think they turned out pretty close to the swatches. After I had my ground work down I started pulling embellishments from the kit. I used the cut a apart sheet because it was perfect, I doodled the little flowers on the one watercolor cut a part. I felt like I needed a little more design with it. I used a few pieces from the Vicki Boutin ephemera, the feather was from a past swag bag and it is Vicki Boutin as well. The gold stars have been on my craft desk since my last baby shower... that was almost three years ago. I have tried adding them to so many projects, and have failed. I think they fit perfectly with this layout.There were only a few other items that didnt come from the kit. A few enamel dots, the wooden pieces are from the Shimelle mixed embellishment pack, and the pink and purple sequins. Its pretty crazy how you can get so many different looks from one kit!

Hopefully you feel inspired by our wonderful design team, and I cant wait to see what you create! Don't forget to tag @paperissues on insta and add your photo to the facebook group.





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