Books are Magic
Monique Liedtke • July 11, 2026

Hello Pretty Little Studio friends! Today I'm sharing another 12" x 12" layout created with one of my favorite Pretty Little Studio collections: "Well Read". Last Sunday my daughter attended a book market together with the publisher of her books and one other author. People could buy her signed books and have a chance to talk with her, as author of the books. I found it really special to watch. I was so proud of her! What better collection than Well Read to document this moment. Here's what I made: 

For the base of my layout I chose a sheet of white cardstock which I matted on a sheet of blue cardstock. Then I printed 3 photos measuring 6 cm x 8 cm and placed them in a vertical row on the left side of my page. I cut three strips of paper and placed these below the row of photos. Next I placed a journaling card on the right side as well as several fun die-cuts:

I really love the many die-cuts in this collection, like this cat sitting on top of a pile of books:

Next I created a cluster for the top right of my layout:

I added a super fun die-cut of a bookmark on the left of the photos:

And above my photos I placed this little die-cut:

For the finishing touch I machine stitched around my layout and also over many of the die-cuts. I also wrote a few lines of journaling and added some blue and silver paint drops.


This is it. Hope you like it.


Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and please don't forget to check out this fun collection in the Pretty Little Studio store


Here's a list of Pretty Little Studio products I used: 


Well Read collection


Paper Pack | Well Read (single-sided)


Die-Cuts | Page Turner, Library Card, Card Catalog, Book Worm,


Journaling | Plot Twist (3x4)


Cut-Aparts | Reading Squad


Monique Liedtke
Hi I’m Monique Liedtke, I live in the Netherlands together with my husband and Cocker Spaniel. We have three adult kids who all live nearby. I started scrapbooking more than 20 years ago and still love it! I like to create layouts of all sizes, cards, mini albums and planners. I also enjoy reading, going to the cinema, walking (with our dog), traveling, line dancing and aqua jogging.