I Just Like Scrapbooking : Two New Layouts
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I've been playing.
There will be more about his birthday in layouts to come, but this photo deserved it's own page. Click layout to view larger.
I used two pieces of acrylic that came in a 12x12 package from Fancy Pants to designate the shape of each side (product is a couple years old). I cut around the shapes using a fingertip craft knife from Fiskars. The photo and the cardstock with journaling are underneath the acrylic pieces. Those pieces are kept in place by three small pieces of embroidery floss that I stitched in place.
The faint lines on top of the white cardstock are actually some clear embossed stamps that show up much better in person. There was a bit of glitter mixed in with my UTEE (ultra thick embossing enamel) which made for a bit of festive embossing.
CARDSTOCK : American Crafts (Testing it out and it's really nice. For those of you who've been around awhile you may notice that I have ventured out of my self-imposed five cardstock colors. And yes, it feels good.)
DECORATIVE ACRYLIC PIECES : Fancy Pants
JOURNALING : my typewriter
ALPHABET STAMPS :See And Stamp Alphabet & Numbers Set
THE MOST WONDERFUL STORY STAMP :coming soon from Technique Tuesday or available now digitally at Designer Digitals
8 :Sassafras Numerical Chipboard
INKS : Technique Tuesday, Close To My Heart
My friend Kim took these photos of Anna in December. She's got great light at her house. Click layout to view larger.
Both these layouts today are stories of celebration. One celebrates a specific moment and the other is celebrating the simple blessings of everyday life. I want my layouts to be a balance of these sorts of celebratory pages and others that tell longer stories with more words.
I will be sad when my stash of classic Making Memories wordfetti is finally all gone.
SUPPLIES
CARDSTOCK :Bazzill Dotted Swiss
PATTERN PAPER :Sassafras Candied Double Sided Sweet Marmalade, SEI Pearl Paper Poppy
WORD STICKERS : old Making Memories Wordfetti, 7gypsies
CLICK CLICK CLICK STICKER :7gypsies Photo ATC Cardstock Stickers
PINK LABEL STICKER :Jenni Bowlin Studio
I LOVE YOU STAMP : Ali Edwards for Technique Tuesday - coming soon
LETTER STAMPS :Hero Arts Basic Uppercase
SCALLOP RIBBON :Studio Calico January kit
BORDER PUNCH :Fiskars Apron Lace Border Punch
PEN :American Crafts Precision Pen
I've even got another layout in progress on my table right now.
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I really like the Make a Wish layout, especially how you framed the picture and journaling with the bracketed shape. It just looks so cool, especially with the dark paper overlaid on top. Thank you for sharing!
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Oh how I love how you cut the photo and journaling piece on the first layout. Gonna try that for sure!
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What a great way to look at our kids!
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I love the cut out shape on the birthday layout! The shape idea is definitely going on on my "try soon" list! Thanks for always having such inspiring design!
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Hi Ali
Great layouts love them both. The expression on Simon's face is just gorgeous. Just a question... in Anna's layout, the bottom scallop seems to be an inward scallop not an outward scallop. How did you do this? Curious....
Thanks for sharing
Cheers Paula
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your style is just so clean and cool, love it!!! waiting patiently for the other layout on progress :)
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Hi Paula - that one is a ribbon (the blue one right?).
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Great layouts Ali! I love my word fetti too. Think we can convince MM to revive it? LOL!
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Holy Cow, does she look like Simon in the vertical picture! Love them both. I especially love the way your communicate your love for both of them.
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Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
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Love your celebratory pages, Ali! :)
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Hi Ali,
As usual, two amazing layouts. This post came at a perfect time for me. I have a scrap day scheduled with some friends on Friday, and while I am usually one to scrap the stories, you have inspired me to create a celebratory layout for each of my girls. It has been too long. I can't wait.
Thank you, as always, for your daily inspiration.
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Both layouts are beautiful, but the yellow used in the one of Anna draws me to it. The metal circle with the heart is darling!
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Acrylics are plastic pieces. The acrylic pieces (2 that are mirror-images of each other) were used to trim the photo and the white cardstock for the journaling. The acrylic pieces are just on top of those two - the brown cardstock is just plain ;). Totally hard to explain :)
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I've always loved how you use the wordfetti, Ali.
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I definitely do. Let me see if I can find some to link you to - some of them have been in my books and/or used in my online class. I think it's important to include the challenging times as well as the happy times - they are all a part of each of our lives.
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I've got the Wordfetti love too!! My LSS still has some. :)
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They are both beautiful layouts with photos that make me feel the emotions...what more can you ask for!! However, the scrapper in me feels with you when you've moved to a 'new' colour of cardstock (how risque) and one of my biggest fears...not enough wordfetti. I love making memories for all thier products, and Margie. But there can never be enough wordfetti!!
chuckles, ev
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thank you for posting these lovely layouts. paper scrapbooking, yes, indeed!
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Ali I just love when you share your layouts....I am going to miss them in Creating Keepsakes although you were the only reason why I brought them, I have reason to stop since we have to pay over $9.95 for a copy here. Love these two as always......thankyou for sharing.
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