Hello Sunshine Vacation Scrapbook Layout - More Than Words Challenges

 Hi! I'm sharing the layout that I created for the August 2020 Main Challenge at More Than Words Challenges today. The challenge this month is to CHILL OUT and follow the SKETCH. I often think back on how lucky I was to be able to get away to the Dominican Republic this past January. It was the first vacation my husband and I took alone since we were married 16 years ago. I cherish the time that I had to CHILL OUT even more now that safe travel is no longer an option. I rotated the SKETCH one click to the left for a slightly different take on the original design.

I wanted to add a nautical print to my patterned paper background. I love the color blend, but wanted some more texture and a design to help play up the the tropical theme of my layout. I chose a stencil from The Crafter's Workshop and spread Bad Girls Couture Molding Paste over the top. I love the contrast between the soft rainbow colors and the bright white shells.

I added a portion of a journaling card, a die-cut, and a chipboard sticker over a tropical notecard to fulfill the main design requirements of the sketch. The selfie I took while lying under palm trees on the beaches of Punta Cana was perfect for this page!

I applied layered acetate flower embellishments around the layout to fulfill the smaller circle elements on the sketch. The glitter and rhinestones on these stickers added a fun sparkle to the page.

Lastly, I painted a wood veneer title a bright sunny yellow and attached it to my page with small 3D Foam Squares for dimension.

Is it holiday time where you live or maybe you're dreaming of that wonderful break you had last year? Do you chill out by relaxing with a book or working in the garden? We want to see how you relieve stress. Share you're take on the challenge via the linky tool on the More Than Words Challenges blog by the end of the month for a chance to win one of several amazing prize packages from our sponsors.

Supplies: Patterned Paper: Photo Play Paper Company; Die-Cuts: Bo Bunny, Altenew; Chipboard Sticker: Bo Bunny; Journaling Card: Studio Calico; Acetate Flowers: Momenta; Wood Veneer Title: Heidi Swapp; Stencil: The Crafter's Workshop; Acrylic Paint: Ranger; Molding Paste: Bad Girls Couture

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