Vellum shadows are a unique way to repeat an element on your page. Simply enlarge an element, cut it out of vellum and add it to your layout.

These butterfly patterns are the perfect treat for spring and summer layouts and they mimic the butterflies in the patterned paper and photo. Check out how Arlene used them on this gorgeous page showcasing Natalie’s love for nature!

Discovering Nature
By Arlene Peterson

Arlene’s vellum shadows express Natalie’s huge love of nature. First, she cut the purple butterflies paper on the diagonal and glued it to the lavender butterflies paper as shown. She added strips of purple vellum at the top and bottom of the page for balance and a place for journaling. Arlene also journaled on a piece of purple vellum and attached it to the lower left of the page.

Arlene cut out one large butterfly and two small ones, then added glitter details for sparkle and a touch of elegance. She angled the large butterfly in the center of the page, over the seam between the background papers and added one small butterfly to each border as shown.

She matted the photo on silver and placed it in the center of the page, over the large butterfly. Arlene outlined the butterflies, journaling block and strips of vellum with a silver pen to coordinate with the silver photo mat.

Supplies

• patterned Paper Pizazz®: lavender butterflies, purple butterflies: Jacie’s Watercolor Naturals
• specialty Paper Pizazz®: metallic silver: Metallic Silver Papers (also available by the sheet ); pastel purple vellum
• metallic silver gel pen
• pink/purple glitter
• butterfly patterns

Page and patterns reprinted from Making Designer Scrapbook Pages. This 144-page idea book is full of the latest tips and techniques like creating vellum shadows, altering charms, lifting and more!