Thursday Layout.
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[ supplies: cardstock: Bazzill; supplies from Jenni Bowlin: trendy journal cards; patterned paper; die cut mini cards; felt letter stickers: American Crafts; stamps from Fontwerks: "check this out", polka arrow (discontinued) ]
A sneak peek at the month of May. I love this kind of page - a look at each of our experiences separately but still together. For my journaling I simply opened up my calendar on the computer and looked back at what we have done so far this month. How cool would it be to do one simple page like this each month?
Often we think scrapbooking has to be so complicated; that we have to get all our stuff out in order to create because we think we need all that stuff. Grab some paper, adhesive, photos, and something to write with and get to work.
The basics:
1. Trim photos to 2.5 inches x 4 inches (same size as the Jenni Bowlin cards).
2. Align photos & journaling cards across the page. Place the die cut cards along the edges last (trim off excess that goes over the side of the page).
3. Pick three sections to pop up on foam squares. I think giving a couple elements a bit of dimension is one of my favorite simply techniques right now. I popped up "may," "us," and "08."
4. Do a bit of stamping (C, S, and A for each of our initials) + handwrite your journaling + put it in a page protector + move on to the next story.
For those of you looking for Photoshop tutorials, here is a good one from One Little Word on creating photo strips. It is pretty much the same process as I go through in creating a photo gathering.
[ Look for a new weekend creative project tomorrow. ]
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love it...of course. awesome! mj
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I love this, for me simplicity is elegance; I find it difficult to add over and over accents and embellies; and there are so many who find my pages "nude" or unfinished, where is the mid - way ?
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Love this layout!! I've got to order some of those JB cards! I have begun to add journaling to every page that calls for it and I always struggle with how to place it as part of my lo (I don't print from computer). The cards are great. I love how you used them to also add interest and set your title. The color is great. I don't take enough pictures during the month to do this. For a year - yeah! I'll have to start a file for that lo at the end of the year. :)
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i like this alot, ali. i don't know if its all the red or the design. but its all love :)!
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I do monthly wrap-up pages every month also. Just thought I'd share my Flickr link of them: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyadoughty/sets/72157602799912878/
thanks for always inspiring and mostly for always being real.
tonya
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Oh gosh...Simon looks so much like a "big boy" in that first shot! How DARE him grow up! Why do they do that to us.
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I started doing this this year. I make a two page 8x8 page for each month and put them in an album. It is lots of fun and I really like what I am getting accomplished. I don't include as much journaling as you did, I don't have quite as much room on the 8x8. Thanks for sharing your LO!
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great layout Ali, you have such a good eye for unique layouts. I just love your work! Your pages are never too busy and they turn out beautiful!
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Oo! Oo! I absolutely love this. Will be lifting!! :) Thanks.:)
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Oh no---spoke too soon! Haven't finished going thru this week, so hadn't seen this layout yet---I can't read the journaling!!! Whine...whine... Ah well, I understand sometimes it might be too personal to share online, but still... it's not finished yet to me since I can't read it! Lovely design though---I like how the die cut cards work like arrows to point into the layout at the photos of Simon---those photos become the focal point. (p.s. my daughter got to shake Senator Obama's hand and visit with his wife Michelle at Prince Pucklers last Saturday, there in Eugene! Such excitement!!)
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