I have had Anna Griffin's Nifty Nested Layers in the stash for some time, and this week I was inspired to get them out by a challenge on the Friends Who Love Anna Griffin Facebook group. At first, I struggled with how to use this blue and cream with my stash of blue and cream. So, I got on Pinterest and searched the color combo. I found an oriental rug with the light blue, and cream and pops of dark navy. So, I had my color inspiration, but I needed to tie everything together.
I got out a Copic marker and a Cricut fine tip marker and began to doodle with them to finish the page. I made straight lines around the edge of the doily to get the look of embroidery. I then used the Copic marker around the edge of a cream flower. I added some pearl embellishments, Anna Griffin butterflies and a bird, and a title cut with the Cricut.
Some other tips I used to make this page more polished: I cut the inside of the back ground paper out and carefully centered the motif inside the Nifty Nested layer doily. I also matted the photo in blue and gold to draw the eye to it. To keep the title from getting lost, I use metallic blue and cream.
