Give your page that Audrey Hepburn twist!

These last layouts focus more on special or extraordinary pearl embellishments. Vibeke's pearl string coiled on that chipboard swirl is beautiful on its own, yet complements every detail on this gorgeous romantic vintage layout. Jona's dangling pearls are an interesting touch to her colorful page! It's just perfect for her photo with the sea background!

After looking at all these layouts, I felt really inspired to do my own pearl challenge. I raided the local ribbons and buttons store and found some pearl accents. These look like strings measuring 2 inches long with pearls on both ends. Taking inspiration from Audrey Hepburn's black sheath dress and white strands of pearls, I used a sparkly black background and let the hand cut patterned papers and pearls do their magic. True, it took me more than an hour to loop all those pearl accents into the eyelets, but it was all elegantly and glamorously worth it in the end.

Tankefull ( Thougthful) by Vibeke Harila

Supplies: Papers: Melissa Frances, Flower: Petaloo, Chipboard: Maya Road, Stickers: My Little Shoebox, Other: Gesso, crocheted flower, corrugated board, lace, brads, flowers, pearl string.

Design Notes: I love to stitch on my layouts. I used Photoscape (free) to make my picture look old.

Back in Paradise by Jona Panesa

Supplies: Papers: American Crafts, My Mind's Eye, BasicGrey, Die-Cuts: My Mind's Eye, Flowers: Prima Marketing, Chipboard: American Crafts, Queen and Co., Ribbon, Lace: May Arts, Other: faux pearls.

Design Notes: I did cutwork and framed the pieces around my photo. To add great dimension, I used my faux pearls as a dangling center on the Prima flower.

Journaling: El Nido, my paradise, my home for two years. It was great coming back this time as a tourist and with my family. Snake Island, El Nido, Palawan.

Entourage by Janis G. Medina-Maghinay

Supplies: Papers: Making Memories, Stickers: Creative Imaginations, Making Memories, Ink: Clearsnap, Other: pearl accents.

Design Notes: This layout was my entry to a monthly contest. The challenge was to create a layout using one photo, one word title and no journaling.