Hi Hi!!! It's Katrina from Paper, Scissors, Glue and Hybrid Too here on the blog today. I am using one of the NEW DecoFoil Toner Sheets-Get Tropical on my layout today and I cannot wait to share with you! AND the Rina K Designs Sending Sunshine Stamps and Dies that I used are 30 percent off in the Therm O Web store! I have done so many projects with this set! It's so versatile and easy to adapt to your project!! Therm O Web Supplies Used Deco Foil Transfer Sheets-Aqua Deco Foil A2 Card Front Toner Sheets-Get Tropical Memory Runner XL Memory Runner XL Refill iCraft Easy Tear Tape 1/2 inch 3D Foam Squares – Combo Pack 3D FOAM SQUARES BOX NEW 3D FOAM TAPE ROLL 1/16 NEW 3D FOAM TAPE ROLL 1/8 Deco Foil Craft Carrier Sheets-NEW Ultra Bond Liquid Adhesive Pixie Tape NEW Pixie Dots Rina K Designs Sending Sunshine Stamp Set Rina K Designs Sending Sunshine Die Set Other Supplies Used Simple Stories-Full Bloom Collection (Paper Issues Use Code Katrina for 20% off) White Cardstock Catherine Pooler Inks In Bellini, It's a Girl, Apricot Distress Ink Oxide-Saltwater Taffy (Paper Issues-Use Code Katrina for 20% off) Border Punch Sketch from PageMaps

Just Bloom Layout Details

So let's start with how this layout came together! I knew the Get Tropical Toner Sheet set was the one I wanted to use with the Sending Sunshine stamps and dies. I have also been lacking mojo, so I wanted to use a sketch to jump-start my layout. Well, the sketch I found over at PageMaps was perfect. It had a spot right for the toner sheet I wanted to use! I also knew I wanted to ink it in a blend. So out came my inks! Once inked, it was time to foil. I first wiped the toner sheet down to remove any ink that transferred onto the black toner parts. This will give you a clean toner surface for your foil to stick. I picked out the DecoFoil in Aqua, because it went with the color palette in the collection I was using. I used the new Craft & Carrier nonstick sheets and also a piece of cardstock to make my sandwich to run thru my laminator. Ekks!!! So pretty right?? I love that aqua color against that ink blending! And the shine!

Making the Embellishments

So, I knew I wanted to mix the paper collection embellishments with the stamps and dies. As I was looking at the stamps and picking them out, I saw the citrus center section and thought...HHHmmmmm, could that make a flower? Turns out, it made a perfectly cute and fun flower! So I stamped a bunch of images in different ink colors and then went to die cut. The citrus section I had to hand-cut, as there is no die for it. I used the new Pixie Tape to hold my dies in place as I ran them thru my Gemini Jr. machine. As I was doing this, I realized that the little tiny flower centers did not have a die either. What to do? Well, place a flower die around them and die cut. Make a white flower with a colored center! Turns out THAT was a good idea also! This is a great way to stretch your stamps and dies to get more out of them. I also really like the plain white die-cut flowers, but none of them ended up on my layout! For added dimension, scissor cut between petals.

Bringing It All Together

Once I had everything stamped and die-cut, I set to putting the layout together. I used my favorite Memory Runner XL, along with the rolls of foam tape. This made the process very quick and easy! I did punch three border strips and adhered those with the foam tape at the bottom ( which veers from the sketch I used). After everything was put together, I added a few embellishments from the paper collection and a lot of the sticky brad for flower centers. I love how this layout turned out! And I am missing my zinnias this year. The weather has not been great for planting and no one seems to have these double dwarf ones. I just decided to give the flower bed a break and try again next year! Thanks for stopping by the blog today! Make sure and document all your beautiful blooms!!! Have a great day! This post contains affiliate links. For more information, see our disclosure HERE.