Hello!! Lori here from Scrappin'MyStressAway! I am excited to be on TheBugBytes with a very fun layout.
When we were at Sea World recently, my most favorite part was feeding the dolphins. I started designing this layout on the plane ride home!!!
When I create a 2 page layer, I typically open a 12x24 mat on my Gypsy and lay things out on the first Layer.
I welded the letters "the" on the back of the dolphin,
I had some trouble with my dolphin border (two welded together). The inner cuts were too intricate and they tore.
From the advanced menu, I used Hide Contour to hide the inside cuts.
I planned on layering two borders (one on top of the other) along each page. I had a limited amount of this tourquise paper (thanks to the tearing), so I just used the one.
To add some dimension I used twine and fuzzy ribbon.
Once I cut out the title, I kept the negative piece to use as a template to glue the letters down in a straight line.
I found some sea shells and coral from Paper Doll Dress up. I grabbed some fish, seahorses and birds from Life is a Beach. I hid the extra fish and stretched this one out a bit to make it longer ~ I wanted it to mimic the fish we fed the dolphins.
I took a scrap of white cardstock and my Score Board and created this tiny paper box. I trimmed the corners and glued the sides together.
I took this shape from Lacy Labels size at 7.71 inches to tuck behind my larger photo.
I added some paper coral, shells and seahorses around my photos. I added the white birds to the top of my layout.
I took a scrap of yellow paper and used a border stamp to soften the edge. I hand wrote the journaling and tucked it under the photo.
Thank you Pam for having me over today!!!