Hello everyone! My name is Lorimar Ortega, and I'm beyond excited to have been selected as Jillibean Soup's Guest Designer this month. I live (was born and raised here, too!) in Puerto Rico with my husband and 2 toddler sons. I began scrapbooking about 8 years ago, but only recently did I venture out to sharing my layouts on social media. Currently, I design layout kits for a local store, and I’m part of the Shimmerz Design Team. What I love about scrapbooking is that you can document your life and do so in a creative manner. I love using colors and mixed media so that encompasses part of my style. That, and fussy cutting!
You can find me here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lorimar_or/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/loriscraftycorner/
Youtube: https://www.instagram.com/lorimar_or/
Blog: https://loriscraftcorner.blogspot.com/
I made 5 layouts using the Spoonful of Soul collection.
I love using dark backgrounds as my bases because they just make everything 'pop' off the page. The cardstock I used is Mysterious Teal by Bazzill. After selecting, trimming and distressing the pieces of patterned paper, I placed them on the base as a means of working out the design. I marked where the papers were going to be, removed them and added splatters of white acrylic paint and Shimmerz Cheeky Pink. Then I stamped 3 circles with embossing ink near where I'd be placing my clusters, poured white embossing powder and set it with a heat gun. While everything dried, I added some crazy lines along the base's border with a white gel pen. After placing the patterned paper, I began embellishing. To add an extra level of texture and dimension, I stamped some images on the black tag and used embossing ink in Nuvo Crystal. Finally, I added my picture on 3D tape and scattered some enamel shapes.
Be You Scrapbook Layout
Supplies:
Jillibean Soup:
Patterned Paper: Spoonful of Soul
Foam Stickers: Spoonful of Soul
Clear Stamps: Spoonful of Soul
Pea Pod Parts: Spoonful of Soul
Epoxy Stickers: Spoonful of Soul
Coordinating Label Stickers: Spoonful of Soul
Cardstock Tags- Black
Other.: White gel pen, Nuvo Crystal Embossing Powder, Shimmerz Cheeky Pink, Stampendous Embossing Ink, Bazzill Cardstock in Mysterious Teal, white acrylic paint.
Sometimes, simple and clean is the way to go, and that's exactly what I did here. My usual style is to add lots of elements within my clusters, but for this one, I dialed it back. I selected Beeswax by Bazzill as my base and kept the sizes of patterned paper on the small side with just a few layers. Placed my title above the pictures, with a cluster of embellishments right beside it and another one near the lower left-hand corner. Added another cluster on the right-hand side of the layout as a means of expanding and balancing things out. Finished off the layout with splatters of Shimmerz Coal.
I Heart Us Scrapbook Layout
Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Spoonful of Soul
Foam Stickers: Spoonful of Soul
Washi Tape: Spoonful of Soul
Pea Pod Parts: Spoonful of Soul
Epoxy Stickers: Spoonful of Soul
Coordinating Label Stickers: Spoonful of Soul
Other: Shimmerz Coal, Bazzill Cardstock in Beeswax.
Black is such a strong color, but it adds such a dramatic element to any project! I used Raven by Bazzill as my base and added lots of splatters of white acrylic paint. Once dry, I added 3 pieces of torn patterned paper to the left side of the layout and placed my picture on pop dots right in the center. Chose 'Wonderful Us' as my title and painted it over with white acrylic paint to make it stand out against the black cardstock. I then clustered my embellishments around the picture, added a border of fussy-cut houses at the bottom of the picture, and filled the flower clusters with extra fussy cut flowers. Finished off the layout with splatters of Shimmerz Marigold.
Wonderful Us Scrapbook Layout
Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Spoonful of Soul
Foam Stickers: Spoonful of Soul
Pea Pod Parts: Spoonful of Soul
Epoxy Stickers: Spoonful of Soul
Coordinating Label Stickers: Spoonful of Soul
Other: Shimmerz Marigold, Bazzill Cardstock in Raven, white acrylic paint.
From time to time, I like to make layouts which showcase all the pretty patterned paper within a collection; this is one of them! I selected Lemonade by Bazzill as my base and added brushstrokes of dark gray acrylic paint just to give the overall layout an extra pop of mixed media. I cut up a few pieces of patterned paper, paired them with scraps left over from the previous layouts, distressed all the edges, and added them unto the base in a horizontal and layered manner. Used the vellum tag 'Love' as part of my title and added 'My Tribe' using the foam stickers. Rather than creating 3 distinct embellishment clusters, I focused them around the title and picture. To finish it off, I added 'Life is better with friends' stamped clusters (using black archival ink), and splashes of Shimmerz Cheeky Pink.
Love My Tribe Scrapbook Layout
Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Spoonful of Soul
Clear Stamps: Spoonful of Soul
Foam Stickers: Spoonful of Soul
Pea Pod Parts: Spoonful of Soul
Epoxy Stickers: Spoonful of Soul
Vellum Tags
Coordinating Label Stickers: Spoonful of Soul
Other: Shimmerz Cheeky Pink, Bazzill Cardstock in Lemonade, dark gray acrylic paint.
For my final layout, I decided to take a stroll down Mixed Media Avenue. I selected Kraft by Bazzill as my base and covered it with clear gesso. Visually dividing my background into 4 quadrants, I added splotches of Shimmerz in Boogie Boarin' Blue, Peacock's Plume and Meet Me @ Sunset. While my base dried, I began trimming scraps of paper into different widths and lengths, and lightly distressed them. As soon as the base was dry, I began adding the strips in a centered fashion, leaving roughly ¼ inch gap between them. Added my picture at an angle towards the center right-hand side and clustered floral die cuts around it. For my title, I once again used a vellum tag (Hello) and layered a Love die cut on top of it with pop dots. Added some other embellishments from the collection. Sprinkled some phrases stickers over by the strips of paper and used them as my journaling.
Hello Love Scrapbook Layout
Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Spoonful of Soul
Clear Stamps: Spoonful of Soul
Foam Stickers: Spoonful of Soul
Pea Pod Parts: Spoonful of Soul
Epoxy Stickers: Spoonful of Soul
Vellum Tags
Coordinating Label Stickers: Spoonful of Soul
Other: Shimmerz Boogie Boardin'Blue, Meet Me @ Sunset and Peacock's Plume, Bazzill Cardstock in Kraft, clear gesso.