"You Shine" by Gwen Wruck

Hi creative friends,

I’m back on the D-lish Scraps blog today with a pretty special share. This photo has been kicking around my scrap room for years!!! For years, I have been trying and trying to get it scrapped, trying it with a heap of colour combos but it never made it to the final layout as it was switched out with another photo. The problem was the gold in the tutu… it’s a bit of a mustard gold colour and I could never find a good fit, it’s also of my sweet little Miss when she loved Ballet. She has since stopped ballet and I am still quite devastated about it, so this layout brings me a lot of joy and takes me back to a time when she loved it.

I’m telling you all this because I want you to know that not every page turns out perfectly, things rarely go to plan when I scrap, especially when the photo is particularly meaningful… I’ve just learned to go with the flow, switch out some things and work with what I have that is working and eventually, everything will fall into place 🙂

I have used a bunch of D-lish goodies here including the felt heart doilies which I crazy adore! This one has an acetate overlay layered on top and stitched into place. There is also a mix of different resin embellishments which are always the perfect finishing touch to a layout.

I know you all know how I love bows… #allthebows #bowadict… and this layout uses this lovely Gingham bow – the black was a surprising addition but I think it really makes the page pop! I’ve also added some Wood Veneer as I love the soft colour of these hearts.

You can also see here the TuTu bloom – So soft and delicate and really fit with the tutu theme of my page and some of the pretty paper layers and stitching.