A Transparent Triple

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I was so excited to get my hands on these gorgeous transparencies. I just love all the possibilities with layering of patterns. Let's see what we can come up with here.

I am envisioning a see-through layout, a layout mostly made of the transparencies. So, after cutting all of the gorgeous patterns into little blocks, I started stitching!

And stitched and stitched until a got something somewhat reminiscent of a 12x12 sheet:

Adorable photo chosen:

Layering on some bits:

Now, for my beloved pen lines. That might be tricky on a transparency... Sharpie to the rescue!

Since this will essentially be a two sided layout, I have put some arrows pointing to the edge of the page that will hopefully tell the viewer that there is more to see!

The first word in my title:

And on to the back! Since this is double sided, I will put all of the elements in the same area as the front. Now, as luck would have it, a few days after I finished up this project, Shimelle posted an awesome video using a transparency. She explained it FAR better than I could ever attempt! Check it out here.

Tucking all the bits in:

And the title continues...

OK, now that the front and backside of the completely transparent page are done, let's add a third page to this layout that will peak out through the top of the transparent page. That could be fun, huh? A triple spread? Sure, why not!


First, stamping some resist with white acrylic paint onto watercolor paper. I have big plans for this! I am excited!

Oooooh, pretty!

Watercolor time! The only idea here, other than to have fun, is to pull in the colors from the transparent page:

Spreading and blotting with a baby wipe...

Oh, I am SO loving that!

My watercolor extravaganza is matted onto some gorgeous Lily Bee paper, stitched around, and the final photo is added:

Some more transparency:

Washi time!

The last of the title is tucked around some die cuts:

And there we have it!

Exploring:

The Beach:

Together:

I love the texture of the sewing against the slick surface of the transparency!

All tucked away in the album, the page protectors are sewn together to make a transparent triple spread!

Ta Da!

I had more fun with this!!! In fact, I couldn't stop playing with the transparent bits and created several more layouts. I will share those soon! Do you need some scrappy goodies for yourself? Head on over to the Paper Issues Shop and get 20% off with the code soapSCRAP.

Have you played with transparencies lately? Link up with us over at Paper Issues. You might even win this awesome prize from Paper Vine! Be sure to like them on Facebook   and head over to Paper Issues for all the details on the give away!

Now, be sure to check out all of these awesome projects created by members of the Paper Issues team:

Peg

Leah

Sabrina

Lowri

Mandy

Ashli - that's me!

Jennie

Jodi

Thanks for stopping by the hop! See you again soon for another installment in My Creative Journey!