You're sweet layout for Doodlebug Design

For this layout, I first chose the five patterned papers I wanted to use for my strips. I kiiiind of created this rainbow look, going from yellow to red... (yeah... like I said... kind of... no really though :) To have this messy look, I ripped the paper, instead of cutting it. I love it when you can see the white ripped borders. So when I was done adhering the strips, I went back and folded over the edges to create texture and dimension.

Then I matted my photo on four different pieces of patterned paper from the 6x6 paper pad and adhered it to the layout using foam tape. 

For the decoration, I wanted icons that went with the cupcake theme, since I wanted to use the word "cupcakes" in my title. I chose ingredients and utensils that were cupcake-making related, from the die-cut pack. To make the white borders a bit smaller, I trimmed them off a bit and then distressed the edges. 

I started placing the embellishments on the layout and when I was happy with the result, I adhered them using small foam dots.

Then I went and chose some Doodle Pops, jewels and enamel shapes to add. I loooove the the teeny tiny jimmies and Hershey's kisses and the cracked egg... so cuuute! :)

As you can see on the photos, the layout has a lot of dimension, which I really love!

For my title, I wanted to use "cupcakes" as main word, but in the Chit Chat die-cut pack, there was only the word "cupcake", without the "s". So I wrote the word on a patterned paper myself and cut it out. Then adhered it to white paper and cut it out again. I love that outlined look. For the rest of the title, I chose letters from the Abigail, Sunshine and Alphabet Soup alphas. Love having a big range of different fonts and colors to choose from for my titles. 

See you soon scrappy peeps...!