Valentine Inspiration Layout Tutorial

Hello Friends, Today I am sharing a Scrapbook Layout that I made for a store sample at The scrapbook store where I work.
I made this layout while at work so since I didn't have my stash of vintage images available to me, I headed to Google and searched for vintage postcards. You can use your own personal photo for this layout or a vintage photo.

I started with a sheet of patterned paper which measures 12 x 12.

I then cut a sheet of pink patterned paper and cut it 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 and glued to the center.

Next I took this die cut patterned paper and centered it in the middle of my page.

What I really want you to see put this layout together is how I layered it so that you can take any style paper you have and try this.

I cut a sheet of polka dot patterned paper 9 x 6. I inked it with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and glued to the center.

I cut a sheet of green patterned paper 4 x 8 and glued to the right side of the page.

I then took a sheet of rub ons and added this sentiment along the top. You can leave blank, add a decorative swirl or add your own personal message here.

These cool Bingo cards are by Jenni Bowlin and come in a variety of colors and themes. This Valentine one is perfect for a photo mat. I used Vintage Photo Distress Ink to darken the edges of the card.

I then printed this 4 x 6 vintage image found on google and glued to my bingo card. It is okay that it's longer than the bingo card. I inked the vintage photo to make it blend with the layout.

Most paper used in this layout is by Pink Paislee from the Cupid collection. One sheet from that collection is filled with journaling pieces that can be cut apart. Once cut they measure 3 x 4. I cut one and add it in the upper left corner. It fit along the edges of my other layered pieces.

As I work on my layouts I never glue anything down until I am fully satisfied with it. Once I have it completely done I take a picture of it and then deconstruct and glue it back together.

My next step was to add 3 red buttons to the right side of my page.

I then added my photo.

Another piece found from my journal paper was this bracket shape. It's swirly edges fit in with the theme of the layout but any small accent along the bottom would work nicely.

Another cool journal piece which you might recognize from my bottle in our giveaway posted below. This one is bigger than the one found on the bottle. I inked it's edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

I place this piece overlapping the photo and and the other layers of paper.

Another journal piece which is also 3 x 4 was added to the bottom right of the page. It was inked and I added another rub on. This is the perfect spot for you to add your personal journaling.

I added another bracket shaped piece featuring the Eiffel Tower in the upper right corner.

I then added this cool long flower by Prima to the center of my page. These flowers were not selling well at the store and I knew that people just needed to see how they could look on a page.  The flowers I used are pink Tiger Lillies. I added a pink bow around the bottom of the flower stem.  Oh, the flowers are now sold out!

I then added a strip of green polka dot ribbon accross the bottom of my page. A chipboard heart added more deminsion to the bottom of the page.

A close up of the bow.

An oval cut and placed behind the top of the flowers and a another chipboard heart at the top right corner of the layout completed the page.

Here is what the journaling page from the Cupid collection that I used through out  this layout.

Here is what the entire collection looks like.

I hope you enjoyed this project!
If you would like to enter in our giveaway you can still leave a comment on the last post until tonight at midnight!
Have a great day, Lindsey