Layout Therapy

“Legs tangled tight, wrap me up in a DREAM with You…”We are past due for some scrapbook therapy. Of course November and December have kept me busy with the holidays but I’ve been doing my best to keep on crafting. I have been back and forth on whether I will create a complete scrapbook of our wedding pics (because there are soooo many!) but either way I can’t help but be inspired by all the special photos.

I decided to recreate the first scrapbook page I ever made of Chase and me by using one of my favorite wedding photos. The original layout was based on lyrics from the song ‘One Year Six Months Ago,’ by Yellowcard. I started by picking some patterned and textured papers that meshed well with the colors and ‘feeling’ of the photo. Read below for more about this recreation…

The TAG: Believe it or not but the base of the tag is from a light bulb package (I find scrapbooking supplies everywhere :) and is adorned with black chipboard letters, more patterned paper, a few brads and finished with a little hand stitching. The title was completed by adding a metal frame which I backed with pretty paper and metal Y-O-U letters which I filed to make look more rustic.

My JOURNALING: I did the first draft of my journaling on a piece of scratch paper to make sure spelling and spacing were okay and then I printed the final version on vellum paper. I used a clear drying glue to attach it to the layout and then added some fiber ribbon to help frame the text.

DETAILS: The majority of the letters on this layout were stamped on. I like the look of different fonts and letter styles, especially on a page where the text is a main feature. I also added a leafy floral rub-on to create a bridge between the bright picture and background paper. Lastly, I want to mention that some of my ideas for this layout came from the cover of the November/December 2010 issue of Creating Keepsakes – love the layering of papers and the use of ribbon to create outlines!

Here is the original ‘Legs Tangled Tight…’ layout which I made sometime in 2004. The paper was a big inspiration to me in this layout also and I kept it simple so that the picture and words would be the focal points.

 

 

Long time no blog...

...but I'm back and ready for some layout therapy. I went back to work and it is amazing how fast my days pass me by now. Starting this week, it's my goal to get bloggin' again.

So, I'm into my early college years and here's a little collage of my 'Dorm Life'. I started it a few weeks ago when I was at a crop night and I finally finished it last night by adding the title, some white brads and a little black ink bordering. I loved the yellow, flower patterned paper and used the orange corrugated paper to add texture. I feel like there is something missing, maybe an extra embellishment, but with the large pictures I was afraid the page would get too busy. I want to start adding rustic, creative embellishments and accents to my layouts. Happy Crafting...

 

A little more scrapbook therapy

--getting MY WISDOM TEETH pulled--

For the most part, my scrapbooking is usually done in chronological order. I'm finally out of the high school days and almost into college stuff... which will be a fun change since h.s. collages mostly consisted of newspaper clippings while college days provided me with lots of interesting pics and crazy stories. Featured today is a two page layout of when I got my wisdom teeth extracted during the summer of 2003. It was actually an ok experience for me... I'm sure the drugs had something to do with it. I also have an amazingly hilarious video of me after I woke up from the surgery.

As for the layout, I wanted to make it amusing but still use a clean way to display the pics. I found inspiration for this layout in my September 2008 issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine (p. 40). The orange banner in the middle with white lettering keeps the page fun while the small embellishments around the border give it a touch of sophistication. Best of all, I saved my teeth and attached them to the layout.

See you next week for some more layout therapy...

A little scrapbook therapy

I talked to my good friend Lindsey the other night and she turned me on to another blog that does a themed entry once a week. Since I have prescribed myself some scrapbook therapy, I think a weekly layout would be productive & healthy for me and hopefully fun for you.

ROAD TRIP 2003

On my scrapbook table right now - Getting my wisdom teeth pulled! Look for the layout later this week.