Archives for February 2016

Another day, another photo strip. What can I say–I have a lot of them. 🙂

A few things to note about this page.

• I used this sketch for the design but changed things up a bit.
• Once I decided to use the doily, I added more gold elements to the page.

There’s always more. In this case, I had a little doily mishap. Check it out in the process video below.

I love this photo of my niece, so I had to create a layout for it.

There’s a lot to say about this layout, but I’ll try to keep it short.

• I used this sketch. I always love trying a new sketch.
• Since my niece’s dress is cream and navy, I made those the main colors of my layout. The vellum behind the die-cut sheet is one from my stash. It looked a little too plain at first, so I stamped it with a flower image and added a few dots as well.
• The alphabet was white, but I used a spray mist to make it a creamy color.
• I hardly ever use my flower collection on my layouts, but these were perfect for this page.
• The cards behind the photo are from my Messy Box subscription.

And of course, you can hear even more in my process video. Hope you enjoy!

Yes, it’s time to scrapbook another photo strip.

Let’s jump right into talking about the layout.

• I am working on using my Felicity Jane kit papers. I’ve been a subscriber for about a year and have not used nearly as much as I’d like on finished pages. So, voila!
• I was initially thinking I’d like to use a woodgrain patterned paper to coordinate with the photo strip, but I really like the way that gray pattern looks.
• Also, note how the lines on the camera chipboard run at the same angle as the gray paper. I call that serendipity.
• I created this page for a challenge to scrapbook with hearts.

There’s lots more to know about this layout; you can hear it on this process video.

I have never participated in Ali Edwards’ One Little Word before now. I’m not taking the official class, but this year I decided to choose a word and focus on it. The word I’ve chosen is breathe.

Now to talk about the layout.

• I chose the color scheme based on an alphabet I planned to use with the page. I eventually set aside that alphabet as too small, but I kept the color scheme.
• I like the multimedia work I did on this page, but once I was nearly finished with the layout I decided it needed more of a sense of movement. That’s where the rub-ons came in. I like the swirls and especially appreciate the way they resemble the way it looks when you exhale in cold weather.
• Have I mentioned how much I love the scribbled circle stamp? Just kidding . . . I know I have. It’s from this retired stamp set. I love how it helps anchor the flair. Even though this set is no longer available, you can get a similar look with other circle stamps.

Here’s a link to the process video for this page.

No matter how many pocket page cards I use on my projects, I always seem to have plenty more. Thus I need to do pages like this . . .

I like this layout despite the fact that it doesn’t have a photo. A few more things about the page:

• I used this layout by Jen Schow as my inspiration for the design–and not for the first time. I used it last year for the page below.
• I pulled out several cards from my previous Messy Boxes and used them on the page. It takes a while, but it’s fun to go through my collection and find ones that go together.
• Stamping is something I want to do more on my layouts, so I made sure to incorporate that on this page.

Here’s my previous page using this design.

And here is the process video for my latest version of it.

I decided it was time for a new YouTube series. This one is called Memorabilia Medley and focuses on incorporating memorabilia in your layouts. First up is this page.

I’ve had this lanyard from the Batman movie marathon for a while. Since 2012, to be precise. I even started to create a page for it, but I wasn’t happy with the color scheme. So when I came across this again, I thought it was time to find a color scheme I liked and finish up the page.

• I’ve had the gray/cream/blue paper in my stash for a while. I got it in a kit several years ago, and it came with several sheets of each paper. It’s gone unused for a while, but the color scheme was perfect for the lanyard, so I figured it was time to try it out.
• The Halloween set of Thickers also came from my stash. I used the bats to add dimension to this page.
• So grateful to have this page completed.

Feel free to check out the accompanying process video.

I’ve still got lots of comic con photos. Here are a few that recently landed on a page.

I subscribe to the Felicity Jane kit club, and I noticed that my supplies are building up a bit. I’m working on using some so I can feel justified in keeping the pretty stuff coming. I’ll be posting more soon. But let’s talk about this layout.

• I used this layout to guide my own design.
• I love the swirly stamp I used on this page! It’s one of my faves, though sadly it is discontinued.
• I wish I had practiced my journaling first–I feel like it’s a little silly. But it’s done, so I’m not going to fret about it.

If you’d like to know more, you can check out the process video here.