Oh I have a very exciting layout to share today, I have been working on this one for a couple of weeks and only finished it a few days ago. It is a photo of my sister and I when we were really little that I always remember my parents having on their bedside table when we were growing up. It must have been taken in 1974.

I have used papers from Marion Smith Design - the Nirvana range, BasicGrey Serenade Snippets and the cardstock is Bazzill Aqua.

I have seen the curtain folding on a few layouts recently, so thought I would give it a go as I really like the dimension it adds to a page. It's not often I get to do a girly layout, with flowers and bling etc so I really enjoyed making it "pretty".

The pearl sprays are cut from a bigger spray and are from Green Tara in Australia, as are the little white roses. (I love Green Tara products immensely, and they are very hard to find here in the UK so I usually have a good supply at The Mad Scrapper). The green resin flower is from Marion Smith Designs - Junque and Gems.

The beautiful chipboard frame is from Dusty Attic - Decorative Frame 1, and I have coloured it using Smooch Pearlised ink in Frosted Aqua.

The other piece of Dusty Attic chipboard I used was for the title - Sisters. I coloured it using Smooch Pearlised ink in Snickerdoodle. When this was dry I covered it in a thick layer of clear Ranger Crackle Paint, then inked it with Vintage photo and Frayed Burlap Distress ink once dry to age it a bit more.

The resin "memories" banner is a new release from Melissa Frances - I have lightly coloured the letters with Snickerdoodle ink too, to make them stand out a bit more.

The background took a while - lots of drying time for the layers. I used Tim Holtz stencils Burlap and Doily, and applied the texture using gesso. When this had dried  I sprayed all over with Patina Glimmer mist, and then rubbed in some Snickerdoodle Pearlised ink here and there to tone down the whiteness. I finished off around the edges using Vintage photo distress ink, and then did a fine continuous stitch around the border.

The gorgeous lace and bling trim is from Prima Marketing.

I really like the soft feminine feel of this layout, and will definitely be doing more of it in the future!