Hey there, friends!  Missy back with you, and I’m so excited to share my first two layouts using the gorgeous The Reset Girl scrapbook collection!  The colors are just delicious, and there are so many fun embellishments to choose from.  I had a blast creating these two pages using photos of my oldest daughter.  They are both everyday moment photos, which are my favorite to scrap. 

For my first layout, I decided to create a fun background using a cut file and go big with my title and floral embellishment.  I used the new Cheeky Chevron cut file from The Cut Shoppe which cuts just one side of the shape and you fold the other side back.  I used this fun Speckle patterned paper with a black backside, so when the chevrons were folded back, you see the black.  I backed the open spots with papers from the 6x6 Paper Pad and then stitched through all the rows of chevrons.  I used a lot of white gesso to fade out some of the colors & patterns as well as prime the paper from some watercolors.  I used lots of Shimmerz watercolors to create all those pretty pink tones behind everything.  I love creating a messy look behind my photos & embellishments.

Here you can see how the gesso faded out some of the color, and doing that helps strengthen the paper as well as allow the paint to be true to color.  The white base of the gesso helps the color not to just fade into the color of the paper.  For my title, I fussy cut AMAZING from the 24/Seven paper.  I love the gold outlining!  I decided to stack the letters around my photo strip.

I am in love with these floral elements!  I pulled this gorgeous die cut from the Big Pieces pack and tucked it under the photos along with some coordinating tangled thread from my stash.  I love how the thread blends in, yet it stands out as a fun textural element against the background.

Here’s a good look at how neat this cut file is.  You could do this same thing and not do the stitching.  The chevrons pop off the page and created some really cool dimension.  I opted to stitch them down so I could do the mixed media.  I completed my title with some of the adorable chipboard pieces and then added some of the Word Label Stickers.  Those worked great for my journaling since they said pretty much what I wanted to say.

Here’s one more close-up.  I layered in more thread and added a floral clear sticker on top of the photo.  Those Clear Stickers make fabulous accents!

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For my second layout, I was immediately drawn to this gorgeous geometric patterned paper.  I have seen lots of fun geometric designs on layouts recently, so I decided to cut these squares up and create a big heart out of them.  I usually don’t use dark brown as a main color in my pages, but the brown in these squares just jumped out at me.  I pulled the dark brown patterned paper as my background, and I just love how those bright colors pop right off of it.  I was also excited to use this photo because of the coordinating colors.  It matches so well, I think.  I arranged all the squares how I wanted them and then glued them all down.  I machine stitched around it a few times and did a little bit of gesso & watercolor work behind the photo and behind the small photo cluster on the upper left.  I didn’t want to cover up those beautiful squares too much!

Again, I cut my title from patterned paper.  This collection has several large words that are great for fussy cut titles.  I layered in a fun floral sticker and some of the Clear Stickers.  There were SO many pieces in this collection to choose from.  It was so difficult to pick and choose which cute pieces to use!

I fussy cut another big floral cluster to layer under the photo along with some thread.  I used four patterned papers behind my photo.  I love how the gesso & watercolor is just peeking from behind the photo and die cut. 

I think my favorite part of this whole page is the flipped up edges of some of these squares.  I love that dimension!  I added a cute circle sticker here and a small fussy cut flower.  There is a whole sheet of brown Clear Stickers in this line, and they look so good.  I used a few of them and the black ones around the layout.

To create a cluster in the upper left area of the big heart, I punched a few more hearts.  I stitched around the edges with gold thread and layered some thread under them.  I added a punch circle and more of the Clear Stickers. 

I hope these layouts give you some ideas on what you can do with this collection.  It truly is gorgeous and so colorful  & fun!  Thanks for stopping by today!

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