Yes, Anna | Traditional Scrapbook Layout
As I mentioned in my Project Life post this past Tuesday, getting back into the practice of creating layouts has been on my mind.
So I'm making it happen.
Here's the result of my play from yesterday:
A birthday page that doesn't really scream, "Hey! I'm a birthday layout."
And here's a run down of how this one unfolded:
I knew I wanted to use some of Rhonna's new 6x6 papers for My Mind's Eye.
The simplest arrangement was to have 2, 6x6 papers + 2, 6x6 photos in opposite corners.
First up was stamping out a sentiment in the top left quadrant. I used two different Educational Insights stamp sets - the blue one and the green one (jumbo). The blue ones had some red ink left over on them so when I stamped them into the Close To My Heart ink (Bamboo) it came out a mixture of colors (totally fine with that).
Here's what that area ended up looking like:
Under the stamped words I drew lines with a .01 black pen.
The "love" piece is from one of those custom tags from Amy Tangerine & Two Peas.
Here's what it looked like before:
For a little something different I decided to paint it white.
Here's what it looked like with one coat of antique white paint:
I did a second coat before cutting the stitched portion from the tag and adding it to my stamped journaling.
As I was working on that I decided that I wanted to use journaling from this post. The easiest way to add that to my page seemed to be to print out a new photo and add the journaling right onto the photo in Photoshop:
Journaling font is Garamond.
Because of the visual "weight" of this photo (heavier on the left) I decided to move the other photo of Anna up to the top and put this one in the bottom left corner.
My next thing to tackle was the bottom right corner. I started with another sheet from Rhonna's new 6x6 papers for My Mind's Eye.
I decided to play around with using my Silhouette to create a stencil. In the Studio software I created a 6x6 square and added text that said "you are three" using Arial Bold.
Remember the other day when I said that something's up with my machine not making "clean cuts"? It's still not cutting right (even with selecting heavy cardstock, double cut, cleaning out the blade with a pin, and using a new cutting mat).
But because I experimental play-mode anyway I was willing to see what this would look like as a stencil. Here you can see how messy the cut was (which is actually a "look" you could go for):
Here's where I laid it right down on my page and painted on top:
For the sake of experimentation I also wanted to see what it would look like if I used this same idea right on top of a photo. I just grabbed the one I ended up not using on this layout:
Okay, that's kinda cool. Needs a bit of work but with the right photo, hmmmm, I think I'll be playing with that idea a bit more.
Back to the layout.
Here's what it looked like after I removed the stencil:
From there I drew some more lines with a .01 black pen and added more stamped words.
As you can see more clearly here, the cream paint ended up being too light.
When I came back into my office tonight I ended up adding a new of layer of cream paint and then a layer of pink paint using the stencil again to make the words stand out a bit more.
Here's a close up look at the details along the bottom right edge:
On top of a label from Studio Calico I added some of that great love tape from KI Memories.
On top of that I added Anna's initials with little letter stickers from Dear Lizzy and an American Crafts foam 3. The chipboard butterflies are from Sassafras and are available here through Studio Calico.
The final thing I did was add a painted border all the way around the layout. A simple way to do this is to put a little dollop of paint on your work surface and drag each edge of the page through the paint in one motion. Love that.
You can find that "love this" word art as part of a digital set here.
Here's a look at the completed page again:
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Ok Ali, can I just say how much I love when you scrapbook! You always inspire me with the way you love to play with materials. Please scrapbook more....it sure makes me smile!
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Ali, i just love Anna's smile. so cute!! i love the butterflies you used. are these still available?
I don't think so (at least they are not available through Two Peas or Scrapbook.com). That company is no longer making scrapbook supplies - which is a bummer because they made cool stuff.
Those butterflies look a lot like the exclusive ones that came in a SC kit. I know Sass has created some items for SC in the recent past. Check the Studio Calico shop. I think there may still be some available there!
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Gorgeous! It is neat to see this messy layered look from you here. I've been toying with my own style of late and made several pages that are closer to your more graphic linear style with just a few bits of embellishment or little things supporting the words + photos. It isn't my norm as I tend towards more "stuff" everywhere, but the pages do feel calm and the story is there. Just so interesting how many ways we have to tell our story and how interesting it is to use lots of different styles rather than just one.
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Beautiful - lots of detail but simple overall.
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Ali,
I'm glad you explained what you did because I didn't really see the little details....like the journaling.;)
Love the idea of using 6x6 paper and pictures. I'll be trying that technique!
Julie
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wow! I LOVE IT!
so different, creative and unique!
perfect layout for your beautiful 3 year old!
tara
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so i'm not the only one whose silhouette started cutting funky all of a sudden... :(
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Ali, I'm having the same problem with my Cameo [nearly from day one] and I've tried all of the things mentioned except sharpening or getting a new blade. If you find something that works, please would you mention it in a post?
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Are you unchecking the high pass filter before you trace??? I have not had this problem when I remember that!!! Hope this is the answer.
Hugs & Aloha.
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Lovely layout! Love the painted stencil :) Looks to me like the problem might be that your blade is not set to cut deep enough - so even with the double cut it's still not going all the way through the paper. I often have to play around with the manual "thickness" setting in the cut window in order to get it to cut all the way through.
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Can I tell you how much I love that she is wearing a Spider-Man cape with a princess T-shirt? Go, Anna, Go!
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I stopped scrapbooking about 3 yrs ago. i think i was burned out during the scrapbooking phase that took America. QVC and HSN were scrapping all the time and i got caught up in it. Since then i have been doing Project Life but feel guilty about all the supplies that I still have around the house for scrapbooking. I read your post about going back to scrapbooking and I am now taking baby steps to get back into the swing of things. After all PL is so quick but srapbooking takes thought and planning. Please can you scrapbook some more so I have a buddy. Many Thanks.
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This is so much fun, beautiful, and playful. And, play is so good for the soul! HUGS and love, girlfriend! =)
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Wow Ali, you did a great job on bringing the words, photos and mess in one place. Love this idea. It is totally out of my own comfort zone. Got to try it sometime soon.
Sandra
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Great page different techniques...thanks Ali
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Awesome use of the Silhouette for a mask! You may find this post by Kerri Bradford helpful for getting a clean cut. Something about changing the "packet size" in the software.
http://www.kerribradford.com/2011/12/29/silhouette-getting-cleaner-cuts/
Thank you Christine!
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Love what you said about "visual weight". I feel like I'm only just holding on to that concept by a thin piece of string. I can see it in photos but I quite often can't see it in the overall picture and in embellishment clusters. Thanks for sharing your process.
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Love it Ali
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Just read your newsletter and I SO wish I were going on the retreat with you and Liz just to see what fun thing you end up teaching. I know its going to be awesome!
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Anna has the BEST haircut I've seen on a little girl. It's adorable.
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I love it. Great job.
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I love the unexpected photo size. I REALLY need to save up to buy myself a nice photo printer so I can play like this at home.
It's gorgeous. Thanks for sharing!
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Is there something like a "new Ali layout high"? I'm sure there is.
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so glad you are doing "traditional" layouts!
love it!
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Hi Ali, Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed this LO. It is so light hearted feeling. I know that you are not all about the product but the little layered clusters and multi-media backgrounds are just beautiful. It looks like you had a good time working on this page. Thanks for sharing your process. Happy birthday to Anna. Every birthday girl should have a princess shirt and Super Hero cape!! Awesome!!!
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