Got Beer? Layout Process Video

This was an easy and fun layout.   I love using red when I can.  Red and gold go so well together that this was a no-brainer.   I am really liking the Lumiere paints.  I will probably buy more when I run out of these.  Obviously, the theme in this layout is a play off the "got milk?" commercials.  I tried to match the font as closely as possible, but I don't always have an eye for that sort of thing.  James has a beer foam mustache in the main photo and it just reminded me of those commercials.  He loves beer and if there's beer to be had, he'll find it.  That is basically what my journaling says.

I use some alcohol inks and some script stamping on the background.  I applied the alcohol using the usually method of a felt applicator attached to the blending tool and pouncing it on the paper.  It came out more spotty than I had expected but I was okay with it.  It reminded me of bubbles like you see in a glass of beer. The red loopy borders I cut with my Explore and I mimicked that loopy trend with the red memory wire that I curled up the page beside my photos.  I included an ocean vibe on the page because this is for our 2014 Cruise album.  The nautilus I made out of polymer clay using a silicon mold that I have.  I believe the mold is a Wilton mold.  I colored the nautilus using the same alcohol ink colors that I used for the background.  I also added a couple puffy sticker fish.

Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy the layout!

SUPPLY LIST

• Paper:  Prima Seashore collection; Red cardstock - from stash
• Ink:  Ranger alcohol ink - Red Pepper, Mushroom, and Honeycomb; Prima Chalk Ink - Knotted Wood; Distress Ink - Vintage Photo; Distress Stain - Vintage Photo.
• Embellishments: Polymer clay nautilus shell - made from Wilton silicone mold; K & Co. - Pillow stickers - Travel fish; Flowers - from my stash; Memory Thread - Color Infusion - Red; Washi Tape - from my stash - red; Photo corners - Metallic Blue - from my stash.
• Layers: Prima Seashore collection paper pad - stickers and cut-aparts.
• Cricut: Elegant Edges cartridge - used for borders; Cricut Stretch Font - used for title.
• Paint: Lumiere - Sunset Gold; Americana - Spa Blue; Gel medium - Gloss - Liquitex.
• Embossing: UTEE - Clear - Melt Art; Darice Embossing folder - Lace Border 12" and Chevron 5X7 folder
• Pens: Spectrum Noir - GB10; Zig Millenium - .05 - Red.

This layout was done a while back, I am just getting caught up with my editing.  I am now finally caught up and while I still have several videos to edit they are all videos that were done in the past couple of weeks and not months ago!

The photo in this layout is a pic of me as I was walking on the deck to return to our spot by the pool. James took several photos like this and they all just reminded me of those photos that the paparazzi take of celebrities (without the body of course).  They kind of had a sinister vibe since I was unaware of it and my face always looked so serious.  I could just hear the whir of the camera when I looked at these.  Ha ha! As it happened there were a lot of photos on the camera that I found when I got back that the "paparazzi" took, if you get my meaning.  Uggghh!

Anyway, I use some Distress Stain, Distress Ink, and alcohol ink to watercolor a background.  Then some stamping with Distress Ink on top of that using the Tattered Angels and Prima stamp sets.  I used some filmstrip washi tape that I had in my stash and also the tiny filmstrip stamp from one of the Prima sets. The idea of the page was to stay with the 'photo' theme, i.e. stamps representing travel, compass representing location, filmstrips representing photography, and nautical items to represent where I was.  I had some polymer clay starfish that I had previously made with a Martha Stewart mold (I think) and I colored them with my accent color that I chose based on the color of my suit in the photo.  I layered some netting and cut-aparts with my photo and finally I inserted some brads that coordinated with my starfish and brought the pops of accent color to an odd number (not counting the photo).  I had some problems during the filming of this layout and at times I forgot to turn on my camera or I lost the footage. So, I could not find the footage of when I cut the shells from the Prima paper and enhanced them with Liquid Pearls, I do, however, show a closeup still at the end so that you can see what I did.

I hope you get some inspiration from this layout and/or just enjoy watching the process.  Please feel free to follow my blog or subscribe to my You Tube channel.  Constructive feedback and comments are always welcome!  Thanks for visiting and watching!

SUPPLY LIST

• Paper:  Prima Seashore Collection; cardstock from stash; DCWV Corrugated Neutrals stack.
• Washi Tape: from stash
• Netting: Floral section of AC Moore
• Ink:  Distress Ink - Frayed Burlap; Liquid Pearls - White Opal and Bisque; Ranger Alcohol Ink - Salmon; Distress Stain - Pumice Stone; Prima Chalk Ink - Old Road.
• Alphas:  stickers fro Prima Seashore collection paper pad.
• Embellishments:  Vellum Frame - K & Co.- Tim Coffee; Brads - From stash; Polymer Clay Starfish - handmade with Martha Stewart mold; Paper shells - cut from paper collection.
• Pens:  Distress Markers - Frayed Burlap and Walnut Stain
• Spray Ink: Smooch Spritz - Cherry Ice
• Pigment Powder: Pearl Ex - Salmon Pink
• Stamps: Prima - Seashore collection; Tattered Angels - Seaside