Double Page Easter Layout with Up In the Trees

Hello everyone! It's Megan, excited to be here with my first post!

I love how versatile the Up in the Trees collection is. It is by no means an 'Easter' line, but when I saw it sitting next to my Easter Egg hunt photos, I couldn't resist! The colors are more vibrant than traditional Easter pastels, and accented the vibrant green of the grass.

I rarely do double page layouts, but with all of these photos, I knew that's what I needed to do. The great patterns made it come together easily!

Here is a closer view of the left side. For the banner, I cut strips of various papers in a variety of lengths and widths. Some of them I added a notch to the end. I distressed them all and then layered them before sewing them down. I used just a little bit of adhesive to hold them down while I was sewing. I also sewed all the way around the outside of the finished page. I use my sewing machine on just about every page, but you could add faux stitching and get a similar effect.

Here is a closer view of the right side. To break up the yellow and draw the eye to the center, I added a strip of white cardstock to the middle. It looked a little TOO white though, so I used a background stamp dipped in glimmer mist, to add a little texture. An added bonus is that it complements the honeycomb pattern on the rest of the background.

Supply List:

Up in the Trees Collection Patterned Papers: Woodgrain Love, Bird's Eye View, Heart on a String, Free as a Bird, Ruby and Oregano, Ocean and Brownie

Up in the Trees Flower Diecuts

Mini Alphabet Stickers in Sky

Sprinkle Glaze Alphabet Stickers in Whoopie Pie

Cardstock: American Crafts (white)
Ink: Tattered Angels Chalkboard mist
Stamp: Hero Arts
Punch: Martha Stewart Crafts and EK Success
Thread: Guterman
Sewing machine: Singer
Adhesive: 3M

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