Congrats | Dust It Off Challenge | May Homemade Kit

Hi everyone!
I am back again today with another layout created using my May homemade kit. (Are you getting sick of it yet?) You may remember I previously shared a page from this kit using a Kraft background and today I have another one! Kraft is not something I often use, and after being inspired by Tam Buckler, I had included two sheets in my kit so I figured I may as well use the second one up! I chose to document a photo of my daughter and some of her friends that was taken on their last day of primary school.

I decided to delve into the acrylic paints in my kit again as I loved the way the paint looked on the other Kraft page I had done. This time I stuck with only white, and then I used some Colour Blast by BeeArty 'Charcoal' Colour Paste with a Dusty Attic stencil I had also included in my kit. (I thought the jumbled numbers & symbols were a good match for a school themed page.)

I created a layered mat for my photo by stacking up some patterned paper scraps from the kit box, then stapled the stack together before adhering it onto my page. (This makes it so much easier than sticking paper pieces down one at a time.)

Into my paper layers I also tucked a paper doily, a Pretty Little Studio printed tag that I tied with twine, and a tag shaped sticker from Webster's Pages. I also added some frayed gauze for texture before popping my photo on top. To the left of my photo I added a chevron that I fussy cut from one of the Crate Paper scraps. 

To embellish the page I first reached for the Crate Paper 'Confetti' 12x12" chipboard stickers, as I thought this photo would work well with the celebratory theme of them (and I have heaps left to use too!) I added the cute little party hat above my daughter's head to help draw attention to her in the photo; then the fun pinwheel and congrats flag to the right of my photo. 

Underneath my photo I used the smile for the camera sticker from a pack of Vicki Boutin chipboard Thickers. I then added a variety of phrase stickers (Simple Stories, Webster's Pages) and a yellow enamel heart sticker.

I finished off by stamping the date and adding handwritten journalling.

Thanks so much for stopping by today so I could share this with you. I promise I am nearing the end of this kit...haha. But I am happy with the variety of pages I have made from this kit.
Until next time, happy stash-busting to you too! X