Crazy Blessed Layout Tutorial with Melinda Spinks

Do you have lots of items sitting around your craft room that you use for one purpose only or perhaps never use because you're not quite sure what to do? I have many such products that I'm starting to force myself to use more often so I know I'm getting the most out of my stash. It's Melinda with you today and I am going to share a simple way I use my stencils/templates/masks for stitching instead of misting and also how I use the patterns on my paper as built-in templates.

 

 

 

Step 1: I really loved the brick work on the patterned paper, however I was quite fond of the triangle theme on the flip side. So I decided that I'd put those triangles to work by using them as a template to have cut-outs running down my page. So using a sharp knife I simply cut out a selection of different sized triangles.

 

Flipping the paper over and placing it onto my layout I used a hand-held embossing tool to create an impression as a placement guide. I could have used pencil but I never seem to be able to erase it completely.

Using the cut-out pieces as a guide I placed them onto a selection of patterned paper pieces and cut more triangles slightly larger than the original cut-out piece. This overhang guarantees that you won't have any background showing through the gaps.

Each new cut-out piece was carefully adhered in position onto the background cardstock.

I positioned foam pop dots around each triangle cut-out so it would appear slightly raised once I positioned the entire sheet onto the layout.

Now, I have shown you how to create your own template using existing patterned paper but I also want to finish with another way I use my factory-made templates/masks for stitching. It seriously is simple yet an effective way to get a wonderful stitched heading. I placed the mask in position on my layout and pierced stitching holes as evenly as I could around the words and then simply stitched my heading using a fun ombre thread that changes colour as you go.

 

I probably used slightly smaller spaced stitches than I normally would, however I really wanted to achieve a the best results with my curves on each letter.

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Soup Staples III/ Brick Wall, One Way Ticket
Mix The Media:  Ephemera Packs/ Blue, Red, Crazy Blessed Stenicil
Sequins: Holly Berry Borscht
Notebook Tags: Funny
Wood Veneers: Halloween

Other:  Doodlebug Rub-ons, Mister Huey's Opaque White, Ombre and White Embroidery Thread.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope I have given you some ideas on how to get more from your craft products.

Comments

[Ursula]

I am not getting the photos in this post, not on facebook either.

[kimjeffress]

Melinda you are crazy blessed with awesome Talent!

[Stacia Brandt]

This looks terrific. The stitching is amazing!