Blog: from card to layout

When I saw Maile's card using the new Snippets collection, I knew it would make a great starting design for a layout. I loved how she tucked that little brad under the edge of the card stock and the simple flags are so sweet.

I pretty much stuck to her overall design, but added more than just a brad along the left border. I used some Zing embossing powders in various colors on some veneer speech bubbles as well as some Snippets brads for some extra dimension. I also used Maile's idea of the flags coming in from each side border and added my own twist to those as well.

(Supplies: cardstock - American Crafts; veneer speech bubbles, brads, badges - Studio Calico Snippets collection; veneer flags - Studio Calico; Mister Huey's Clay and Taxi - Studio Calico; embossing powder - Zing Rouge, Leaf, Mustard, and Aqua; heat tool - Zap!; ink - Versmark and Stazon Black; date stamp - American Crafts)