DAY IN THE SUN MIXED MEDIA LAYOUT

Good morning, friends! I'm sharing this fun, mixed media, Summer layout using Simple Stories Vintage Coastal papers and embellishments and Polishing Plaster in Dove's Wing from Perfect Paints. I wanted to add some stenciling on white cardstock to create a subtle effect and I just LOVE how the Dove's Wing Polishing Plaster looks through the scalloped stencil.

"Just Beachy" Layout by Nicole Martel

This medium is super easy to use! Simply tape down the stencil over the cardstock and use a palette knife to run the Polishing Plaster through the stencil.

Polishing Plaster Dove's Wing applied through a stencil

It's got such a great texture and my stenciled images come out clean every time! And you can apply a heat gun to it, to speed up the drying time.

Creamy Polishing Plaster

Here is how it looks wet, up close. So pretty. Look at all the crisp images. So pretty!

Here is how it looks wet, up close. Look at all the crisp images.

Polishing Plaster closeup on background cardstock

Here is how I set up my background using the 6x8 paper pad. Sometimes, I like to just a small amount of patterned with lots of pretty embellishments.

So much texture on the background!

I'm so happy with how this layout turned out. Simple, with just the right amount of embellishments.

Finished "Beachy Layout" - simple and beautiful!

Here are some close ups of the layout.

Closeup finished layout using Simple Stories Vintage Coastal and Polishing Plaster

I love this little cluster of embellishments! It makes me so happy!

Simple Stories Vintage Coastal embellishments

And I had to add the birds!

Simple Stories Vintage Coastal adorable birds!

What do you think? Have you tried using the Polishing Plaster on your projects? It's my new favorite medium and it's perfect for stenciling on your projects! Check out all the gorgeous colors, here. Thank you so much for visiting today!

Other products used:

Simple Stories Vintage Coastal Collection

-Nic