Step-by-Step with Helen Tilbury

Our September Guest Designer, Helen Tilbury, has put together a tutorial showing you how she created this layout using our September Kit, Fly Away.  

 I have a little 'step-by-step'

here for you to replicate my page or do something similar

if you feel like it :)

1.  Choose your base paper and the printed papers you want

to use for your torn pieces - tear the pieces, ink the edges

then layer the pieces up together as shown below.

2.  Lay your newly created torn top section over the

top of your base paper (without adhering) then lightly

mark around the edge with a pencil - remove torn piece

then ink with walnut ink (or similar) along your pencil

outline, about half an inch inside and half an inch outside

your line (so one inch in total) using a sponge or applicator

 so that you make a nice smudgy line.  Wait at least 10 minutes

for the ink to dry before gently erasing your pencil markings.

 

 

3.  Now adhere your torn strip piece to your layout and

admire the lovely depth you have just created :)

 

 

4.  Use a stencil/mask (here I used a Vintage plastic

doily) together with the same ink pad you used to 

create your depth up top to create your detail in the

centre of your layout (where your photos will go).

5.  Don't worry about inking up the bottom section as

this will be covered up ultimately by another 'torn strip'

section just like what you made for the top of your layout

so make another one and adhere it to the base of your layout.

NOTE - Do not place your adhesive right at the edge of

the strip but rather half an inch in so that you can push

your photos in and down behind it.

 

 

6.  Now adhere your next torn layer to the base of your

 layout.  Make a fan with your photographs and some printed

papers (or packaging like I have used here).  Ink the edges

then tuck them in just behind/beneath your torn strips.

 

7.  Now have fun embellishing away!  I tucked in some

bunting at the top, added some flowers and lace (I used a 

gluber {giant glue-dot} and folded the lace around it into

a circle shape) then layered a couple of flowers on top of it.

8.  Add in some hand journaling, a title and some sentiments

(which I took from the paper and the Prima packaging) a bit

of bling and of course some gesso dry brushed over the top!

Voila!  Your layout is complete!