I always love a good reveal, especially when I'm part of it. This week our Creative Team did a reveal on using gemstones in layouts that is now posted on the E-Scape and Scrap blog. Make sure to check it out, the other ladies turned in some priceless layouts using a variety of gemstones in different ways.
On my first layout I chose to use the Maternal Jem kit that The Busy Elf Designs recently released in the E-Scape and Scrap Boutique. This kit is filled with jewels and jewel inspired papers. I used it to create this layout about my sister and her son on a recent weekend getaway.
To get the look for the main picture, I created a copy of the envelope and erased the top portion to layer it over my main picture in order to make the picture look as if it were coming out of the envelope. The heart gem seemed like the perfect element to enhance the theme of a mother's love.
My second layout was inspired by the new Birthstone Charms put out by Lady Bug Designs. This element pack includes girl and boy charms for every month and the files are labeled with both the month and gemstone name to help those of us who aren't experts on birthstones. I pinned the appropriate birthstone charm to each of us in the picture (I'm all the way to the right; this is a picture of me with both of my sisters and my nephew - it was his first spring break, lol).
To compliment the charm elements I used papers and elements from Werinka Designs' Hyacinth kit. Since we're all wearing different (and nonmatching) colors in this picture, I layered 4 different papers from the kit and used the eraser tool to get just the right mixture of colors and patterns in my background to pull the images together. This wonderful photo mask is also by Werinka Designs.
Thank you for looking! Have a blessed day.
