Seaside Workshop on the go, Part 2

Here is the second two page layout from the Seaside workshop on the go.  For this layout I used the additional layout shown in the guide as inspiration.  I stuck with greens and blues again just because that's what I'm drawn to and that's the color palette that comes more naturally to me.  I actually struggle with making feminine pages and find making pages with just one photo on them a challenge.  But I do like to try new techniques and push myself out of my comfort zone so all my pages aren't the same.  The original layout had all the photos vertical.  I don't take many photos that way, but figured even if I don't end up with vertical photos for the right page I can alway use the extra space for journaling below a photo.  I really wanted to figure out a way to use just one sheet for the background and accent paper.  So I cut it smaller than the recommended sizes that way I could stretch my workshop.  The piece I'm referring to is the striped paper and the brown herringbone pattern is on the back side.

After I created this I still had two full 12x12 pieces of paper and a few other good sized pieces of the other sheets.  My problem I'm now debating is that none of my background pieces will match.  Although I'm okay with that, since all the papers are from the same collection.  It's just a bit more challenging!  

You can see a crease on the close up of the Oh what a feeling stamped image, but since that stamp kind of looks distressed I figured that it would be okay.  That was another piece the little guy got his hands on.  The paper with the sunglasses and cameras are stamps from the set.  The chicken wire stamp in Glacier was used to create the border along the bottom.  The best part was it didn't have to be lined up perfect, it could just be stamped however and look great!  The be right back and happy place are stamped images that have been cut out.  The three other little sentiments on the top right, of the right page are just cut from the zip strip.  I talked about the zip strips in my previous post on Seaside.  All in all this page is actually a great example of how you don't have to spend a ton of money to create something you like!  

I'm just getting into stamping and it's a great way to add something extra that coordinates perfectly.  If you would like to try something like this out but you aren't sure where to start, I'd love to set up a gathering or a workshop and show you how!  You can contact me through my website or leave a comment below.