Tutorial | Cirque Layout from Start to Finish with Ginny Hughes

Little Things stamp set

I started by stamping the image onto watercolor paper.

I used only 1 watercolor per flower.

I also added some gold spraypaint to add some more detail and dimension to the flowers. I placed the watercolor paper into my very used paint/mist box. I randomly dropped paint onto the paper. I chose to do this before I cut the stamped images out for ease.

I then fussy cut the flowers out. My style lends itself to a messy cut, but if you prefer things neater it just takes a little while longer.

Some of the images I popped up off the page for added dimension. Since I tend to sew a lot on my pages, I will run the embellishment through the sewing machine before I add the Foam Tab Circles. It still gives it the stitched look with the added dimension.

I just played around with the placement of the flowers, I wanted a very organic look, nothing too perfect. Before I glued anything down I realized that I wanted some more color, so I dropped some blue ink on the flowers. I then used the Inky Black ink pad to add the smaller detail stamps to the flowers.

I then used the Sentiment strips from the Cirque Scrapbook kit to add some journaling to the page to finish it off. I don't often use stamps as the main focus for a page, so this was fun for me. I got to be a little more creative than usual. I hope it pushed me to try out more stamping techniques.

Supplies: High Wire scrapbook kitRingmaster scrapbook kitCirque Scrapbook kitwatercolor paperThis to That Foam Tab CirclesColor Theory Inky Black ink padTim Holtz Tiny AttacherLittle Things stamp set