Good morning and happy Wednesday SCT friends! We are pleased to welcome designer Kim Watson who resides in beautiful South Africa to the SCT today. Kim shares a darling layout she created with a Valentine's Day theme along with a free cut file she designed just for you!
"With Valentine's Day this weekend…I thought I'd share a page I created about my honey & I. The theme of the page is Valentine's Day, but it could be interpreted to suit any theme about love!
Be My Valentine by Kim Watson
Supplies: Cardstock: American Crafts, Bazzill; Patterned paper: Pebbles; Gold foil & Vellum paper: Fancy Pants Designs; Ephemera, Chipboard, Buttons: My Minds Eye; Wood Veneer: Freckled Fawn; Flair: American Crafts; Resin flower & Alpha Stickers: Fancy Pants Designs; Sticker labels: Simple Stories; Colorcopia Watercolor Paints & Pen: American Crafts; Black India Ink: Ranger; Adhesives: Thermoweb, Eleene's; Tools: Butterfly Punch: Martha Stewart; Cutting Mat, Craft Knife, Metal Dies: We R Memory Keepers; Hello Sentiment die: Technique Tuesday; Manual die-cutting machine: Spellbinders; Electronic die-cutting machine: Silhouette Cameo; Cutting file: Own.
After adding a water color wash to the edges of my patterned paper, I created a 'mat' of vellum hearts. Stitching them in rows adds structure to the background. Notice how cute the splatters look showing through the vellum?
Using a bright pink water color paint, I made a patterned paper of rough circles, doodled in black pen; the perfect accompaniment to the water washed background paper. I pulled out my dies to make the gold speech bubble :D First I die-cut the 'hello' title sentiment & then cut the talk bubble, sticking white paper behind, for emphasis.
Layering black die-cuts onto a white mat, really makes them pop!
A little pink ink & date stamp is a super way to add subtle interest to any accent cluster.
Have you tried layering white label stickers together as a journal spot?
Using some gorgeous gold foil paper, cut a gold bow to add some glam to your page, using this FREE bow cutfile I created!
to download, click HERE
Hope this page has inspired you! Have a wonderful week preparing for the day of love!
~Kim Watson
Find Kim on Facebook, Instagram @kjstarre or visit her blog!
Simply gorgeous layout .
Beautiful layout and love the splashed look . Some great ideas to add to my next layouts. Thanks for all the inspirational ideas.
Beautiful page!!!
This is a wonderful page! I love what you did with the vellum hearts and the layered labels. Your love really shines through.
superb idea
Super amazing layout and inspirations. I love the hearts and the gold bow! Thanks for the free cutting file :D
Gorgeous page, Kim! Thanks so much for the cut file.
LOVING all those cool, great layers!