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After completing the base of the sketch, Marci then went around and around (and around again if necessary!) embellishing the page. She used almost everything from the  April kit collection. Also, she creates a lot of layering and dimension by using pop dots. The only thing that isn't from the kit is her twine. It's her crafting signature and she loves it so much!

Here is the sketch Marci used.

Meggy had so much fun creating this layout of some photos she took on a day she dressed up and put on make-up. She felt so awesome and decided to make it a layout about being herself and enjoying who she is.  

She made sure to use the patterned pink paper that had the words of all the things that women are "Mother,  wife,  sister, partner, artist, teacher, etc". She liked having the list as part of the layer behind her photos.

The photo was layered with a patterned paper. The gold and black papers are from her stash. At the top left, Melissa layered circles and flowers from the One of a Kind embellishment pack and added the word ‘us’ at the top from the project life stickers from the kit’s upgrades.

Also, she added some banner stickers at the top left from the ‘One of a Kind’ sticker sheet in the main kit. Then, she layered an epoxy heart on top of the banner stickers. She added some arrows and stars to various parts of the layout. 

This is what you will see in the journaling at the left lower of the layout. Another photo of Melissa and her husband.

As for the journaling, she wrote about their experience about the current events and how they are staying safe at home. She backed her journaling with a patterned paper and a black cardstock. Lastly, she added a piece of twine between the photo and the journaling.

To add a little humor, Melissa added a photo of a Corona bottle. We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this crazy time in the world. Get to see more of Melissa's awesome layouts on her blog!

5. Truck Stop Layout by Rachel Reynolds

Rachel was so excited about the bright and fun colors of the April kit! She thought the colors and theme of female strength are perfect for a layout about the breakfast she had with her friends while attending a crop last fall.

She started by using the "Empowered" paper as a background and before adding anything to the layout. Then, she decided to spatter mist from Shimmerz Paints (Sweet Heart, Caribbean) in three areas of the background paper. She used both the other side of "Empowered" as well as "The Future is Female" to mat the photo and tearing both bottom edges for some added interest. Also, she cut a strip of the "Her Story" paper and tucked it under the bottom of the photo.

To start her embellishments, Rachel pulled a white doily from her stash, then layered around the central part of the layout with the die cuts, puffy stickers, and chipboard stickers from the Embellishment Upgrade, as well as the sticker sheet from the main kit.

After layering her papers up, she felt like the layout needed a pop of another color. Sam loved the look of the aqua-colored embellishments from the upgrade enamel words. She especially loves the word "cheeky" as it went so well with the story behind the photo. To make the aqua-colored feel cohesive, even though there isn't any aqua in the papers. Sam added multiple embellishments that contained aqua and placed them strategically so you see the color over the entire layout.

7.  Mall of Berlin Layout

Sam is a fan of this month's collection and she loves the upgrades too. All of the extra embellishments made putting a layout together super easy. She chose a few photos that she thought would work well with the colors in this month's kit. 

Also, she had a few memorabilia that went with her photos. After building a base with some of the patterned paper, she used embellishments from the included sticker sheet and the upgrade kit to pull everything together.