Scrap a Sketch #178

Today I am playing along with Scrap a Sketch challenge #178 to create a 12x12 layout using the Peaceful Garden suite from Stampin’ Up!.

This suite with is gorgeous dove dies has so many possibilities and occasions it can be used for - from Sympathy, Thinking of you, Christmas to Wedding projects. 

I’ve used partial stamping of the Peace, Love & Joy sentiment from the stamp set and paired it with a retired Stampin’ Up! Alphabet die set to create my JOY title.

I sponged some Secret Sea ink around the dove to help give some additional dimension. I cut some sprigs in Cloud Cover and Vellum and tucked behind the dove.

I added the second dove flying sway with a sprig at the top and finished off by adding several floral embellishments that come with the suite. 

I like to hide my journaling by typing out on the computer and printing out and tucking in behind the layouts in my scrapbook sleeve - this way the photos are the focus on the page and people can pull out the journal page of they want more information about the photos. As I tend to have verbal diarrhea when telling the stories that go with the photos it just never all fit when I tried in past to add a journal section on my pages - so I hide my verbal diarrhea so it doesn’t distract from my layout 🤣

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

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