Hello, friends! It’s Jana Eubank here. Today I’m playing with the gorgeous Simple Stories Remember collection. The colors of this collection were perfect for scrapbooking these photos of my parents on their wedding day where their colors were blue and avocado green, complemented by the harvest gold carpet of the reception center. Can you believe these colors are making a comeback?!

One of my favorite supplies is patterned paper. I love it so much that sometimes it is difficult for me to choose which papers I want to add to my layout. Read on to find out how I narrow down my choices to create a layered background for my pages.

Supplies | Simple Stories: Remember Patterned Paper, Chipboard, Floral Bits, Bits & Pieces, Chipboard Frames, Decorative Brads, Enamel Dots, Washi Tape; Simple Stories: Color Vibe Cardstock; Adhesive: Other: sewing machine, white thread

The first thing I do when selecting papers for my layout is hold each pattern up to my photos to see which colors look the best. Next, I hold the papers next to one another and decide which patterns look best combined. For this layout, I chose to go with mostly gold tones.

The first paper I chose for this layout was the dark gold floral paper. I liked how it looked with the deep teal cardstock and cut a band of it to go across the center of the page.

I wanted a strip of patterned paper to anchor my main photo, so I cut a contrasting strip in a black floral and matted it with Moss cardstock.

That still felt a bit too simple, so I decided to implement one of my favorite techniques: combining strips of patterned paper in one color. You can see that I added the gingham check strip and the wallpaper floral pattern in gold above and below the black floral strip.

The layered strips combine to form an interesting layered background that compliments the colors in my photos. Once the background and photos are in place, then it is time for the most fun part … embellishing!

Embellishing this layout was easy with the Simple Stories Remember collection. There were so many beautiful florals and butterflies—perfect for accenting this layout including my parents’ wedding photos.

Ready to watch this layout come together? Watch the video below or click ‘open in YouTube’ to open in another browser window or the YouTube app.

I hope you enjoyed taking a look at my layout today! Happy scrapping!

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