Both of my boys had homecoming dates this year! My youngest loves to get dressed up, whereas my oldest does not. Of course I had to document the special event! I used the same sketch (I came up with it in my head) on both pages. My daughter is an excellent photographer and she took the pictures.
I really wish I had some hints and tips to share with you regarding these layouts, but I really do not. I like that they are flat and amped them up by different texture of paper and ink. Other than that they are ready for the scrapbook!
Normally I am not a fan of the themed paper lines with coordinating stickers, but sometimes I just have to get pages done. My oldest son plays basketball and a lot of photos have collected over the years. The pictures are pretty good and the diffidently need to be in the album. I picked up the Carta Bella Basketball online. I found basketball gems and foam stickers from Hobby Lobby and bought those. From my stash I pulled out my Nuvo drops. I made these:
Layering different pattern paper with the same color scheme and theme can really take a page from drab to fab!
Sticker usage needs to be strategic as to make sure it does not look like a sticker sneeze. Sometimes all it takes is just one.
By using gems and foam it keeps the page interesting. The Dew Drops pulled the entire layout together.
To create this page clustering the pictures in one corner and off setting it with the title in the other creates balance.
To mask a misplaced measurements stickers can be used.
Once again, careful placement of stickers is key to an eye pleasing page.
Sometimes paper packs are a crafter’s life safer! By incorporating a few simple strategies you can create some cute layouts.
One of my goals for 2018 has been to catch up on my scrap booking. I have been scrap booking since 1990 and up until 2012 I was not behind. In 2012 I got a job outside of the home and it just went to the back burner. I was still taking pictures and my collection of them were growing. I got back into my craft room in 2014, but my focus was on mixed media and card making. I seemed to have lost my mojo for scrap booking, though it is one of the most important things I do for my family — memory keeping. I think part of the problem was scrap booking was not “in” anymore. So, this year I decided to focus once again on memory making. I am happy to say that I have made a dent in my photos and possibly could catch up in the near future! Here are a few recent pages I have created:
They are an odd assortment of themes, but I scrap when inspired 😉
I am starting a new series on my blog, “Technique Tuesday”, in which I share a quick tip with you that is between 1.5 and 3 minutes long. This week I share how to stamp the perfect title. I use this layout as the example:
How many times have you wanted to stamp directly on something and been concerned it would go on crocked? This was a real struggle of mine for years until I learned this one simple trick and I am sharing it with you here:Â
I am still working on catching up my family album! For November I set goals to complete a set amount of scrapbook pages each week. Here is what I accomplished:
This layout makes me smile because it is three generations. The picture was taken last summer on a trip back home in which I got to met my nephew for the first time.Â
I finally got last year’s Christmas cookie decorating page done:
The following is not a layout, but an art journal page I created. I have been struggling with some self worth issues lately. I journaled about my feelings in the background by rotating the journal 90 degrees after I filled up the page. The colors and look represent how I have been feeling internally.
