A Little Technique

Hey Bloggers, I'm back with another layout using Teresa Collins "Christmas Cottage" collection. You know how I love to distress and how could I resist with the heavy weight and texture of these papers! They are just asking for some distressing! I used a few pics from my fabulously talented photographer friend Heather Chick of her adorable kiddos at Christmas. Here's my layout ...

For a little extra design on the background I used an oh so easy technique with paint and a rubber stamp. I used Claudine Hellmuth's Blank Canvas paint and painted up a dotted rubber stamp. I then stamped a few random images on the background. It's subtle but it adds more interest to the page. This is a great way to add some design to a background if it needs a little oomph ...

 The die-cut shapes with this collection were so fun. I layered them in and around the photos and, of course, added twine ...

Thanks for stopping by and next time your in the area check out this great collection at Right at Home!