Start to Finish Layout | Gillian Nelson

1. I started by cutting three triangle shapes using my Silhouette Cameo from a piece of 12x12 Kraft cardstock. I made the triangles 3 inches high and 3 inches wide, and grouped them in a grid. The negative space of the triangles will serve as my background for my layout. (This can also be done by drawing triangles on the paper and cutting them out with a craft knife.) I then cut the same size triangles from 3 different patterned papers from the Walden kit and add-ons, this time keeping the positive shapes for my design.

2. I inked the edges of the patterned paper triangles and adhered them to the front of my layout, pairing each of them with a negative-space triangle to form squares.

3. I cut two sheets of transparency film down to about 8x8 inches. I flipped the cardstock background over to the back side and adhered one sheet of transparency so that it was covering the triangle shapes. I then layered the second piece of transparency film over the first but only adhered two sides. This would help hold it in place but still allow me to lift it so that I could fill it with pretty baubles in a moment.

gold and red sequins that came in the Concord and Pine Hill add-ons are perfect for my fall theme. I grouped three little piles of sequins and also fished out the woodgrain alphas from the Baker Bridge add-on, spelling out "FALL."

nds McGee here, but if I can manage, anyone could.) I lifted the transparency, and placed the "L's" in the triangle that is at the top of the page. My layout is flipped over, so I was careful to put the letters upside-down and backwards, so that when the layout got turned over to the right side, they'd appear as they should. (Yes, I know that may seem obvious, but I had to remind myself of it every single time. We all have our strengths, people.) I then layered a group of sequins within the same triangle and over top of the letter. I wanted to be sure that the letters would not be covered up by the sequins when the layout is flipped, so they had to form the bottom layer as I assembled it. Then I gently lowered the top transparency sheet back down, and very carefully flipped the layout over, sandwiching it between my two hands so that the sequins stayed in place.

Pine HillConcord Baker Bridge

main Walden kit

Walden Scrapbook KitConcord Add-onPine Hill Add-onBaker Bridge Add-onMetal Mini StaplerStazOn Ink Pad-Jet BlackPrecision Pen .05Silhouette Cameo