Tutorial - Start to Finish Layout with Wood Veneer Hoops | Anna-Maria Wolniak

Welcome everybody! This is my start to finish creative process which I documented during my work with the Galileo scrapbook kits this month!

Before beginning - I gathered some of my favorite embellishments and papers that I knew I wanted to use in my project. I put a lot of focus on the color palette (the adorable mix of pale yellow, grey and blue) in the kits. The wood veneer hoops from the Jupiter add-on were my inspiration, and they were also the main part of the composition of this layout.

Because I decided to use these hoops, I knew that my composition should be based on a circle. I grabbed various circle embellishments and Galileo printables from my June box, I cut few circles from the patterned papers and I tried to build a basic composition on my cardstock. Those tiny doilies from the Saturn add-on were also perfect for this layout.

Among the monthly printable cards designed by Geralyn Sy of In a Creative Bubble, I found the perfect words for my title. I decided to cut them from the journaling card using these precision scissors (BTW - I love them!).

My next step was to embellish the doily (which perfectly fit the middle hoop from the set). I chose a here stamp from Jupiter to create something more interesting than only a blank white doily. You can use any other stamps you have at home; I'm sure that all your round stamps will be perfect as well! ( Maybe even better!)

When the basic composition was adhered to the background, I covered some areas near the circles using white gesso (you can also apply a thin layer of modeling paste, depending on what do you have at home). I need this thin layer of protection because as usual in my projects, I wanted to create a few watercolor splashes here and there. When the background layer was totally dry, I started playing with Transparent Watercolor Papers and Neocolor II crayons. I chose shades that fit my color scheme, which you can find on the patterned papers or embellishments I mentioned earlier when talking about the color palette of this layout.

When the paint was dry, I used dimensional foam tabs to adhere the title. I really love the 3D effect I get when I use those foam tabs.

When I thought that my layout was almost finished, I decided to add one more thing to it. Those hoops reminded me that I should use a thread... somewhere... I tangled a few pieces of blue threads and glued them here and there - this is how you can enrich your compositions :)

And the end of my work I stuck few embellishments from the scrapbook kits and voila - the "hoop" layout was ready to upload it to the Monthly Gallery.

Supplies: Galileo Scrapbook Main kit, Jupiter and Saturn Scrapbook add-ons, Galileo Printables by In A Creative Bubble, Transparent Watercolor Papers, Neocolors II, Dimensional Foam Tab Circles, Gesso, Modeling Paste