Yay! | April Color Kitz | Melissa Minor

 Hi crafty friends! Melissa Minor @cards.by.melissaminor here on the blog today. I'm super excited to be creating a new layout using the April Color Kitz . I love the Color Kitz this month with all the bright cheery colors. I'm going a little outside my usual style with today's layout. It has a lot more color than I'm used to.

I started by dividing my layout into 4 quadrants. Then I pulled out some coordinating Distress Oxide inks to add a layer of color into each square. I used Fossilized Amber for the yellow. I used Picked Raspberry for the pink. For the blue I used BluePrint Sketch. I used Cracked Pistachio for the green. 

Next I added a layer of paint over the inks. I used Mustard Seed-Vibez , Pip Pip Cherry-O , Born To Be Blue-Coloringz, and Giddy About Green -Inklingz. Then I cut the patterned papers into 4x4 inch squares and cut them in half diagonally. I layered those pieces onto black cardstock cut to 4 1/4x 4 1/4 squares cut diagonally. I used an edge distressing tool to distress the edges of all the pieces. I arranged the triangles around the layout in a pattern. 

With the black cardstock layer added I wanted to bring more black onto the layout. I pulled Black Hole-Color Splash from my stash and made black splatters all over the page. For my embellishments I fussy cut some of the flowers from the patterned paper. I also fussy cut some elements from the coloring sheet. I added some puffy stickers for a title and created a journaling block. 

I really like the way this layout turned out. I hope it's inspired you to create something beautiful with your kit. If you decide to place an order on the Shimmerz Paints website be sure to add my name (Melissa Minor) to the notes section of your order to receive a free gift. You can add my name to every order you place and each time you'll receive another free gift. If you'd like to watch my scrapbooking process I've linked the video below. I hope you have a great week!

Thanks,

Melissa Minor