When I first saw this kit, I knew I wanted to do atleast one layout with pictures done in sepia! It has that nice brown town to it that would be perfect! I pulled out pictures from camping, beach trip, birthday, Ezra in the sprinkler and Mother's Day at Cameron's school. I always look over the papers before I begin and get a rough idea of what papers I may use with certain photos.
I started out by getting two 8x12's from Costco. I love this size and they are only $1.49! I know the photo people at Costco well now ! hehe. I turned the one of Cameron and I in that sepia color and loved it! I thought the curry paper with flowers would be a perfect paper for it. I also got a 4 x 6 of another photo we took that day. The page came together pretty fast but I did decide to cover the outside of the chipboard frame and that took awile! I covered the frame and then had to use an exacto knife to cut along the scallops on the inside. I put some of the gems inside the flowers to give it a little bling and added the ribbon for a little more texture. Overall, i love the way it came out!
Sometimes I think I like to challenge myself by varying my work. For the 1st layout I used 2 pictures but for my second layout, i used 8 photos! I wanted to some how block them without matting them. I thought the Verde paper would be perfect! I layered the photos and decided I wanted a monogram. I was going to use the chipboard "S" but it was just a little too big so I used the thicker. I think placed eyelet brads in the center of some of the sun flowers. I used my black pen to draw stitching around the outside of all the photos. I added a few photos and gems and felt like the layout was complete. It was a quick and easy layout!
As soon as I took this picture, I couldn't wait to scrapbook it! It is Ezra's first time in the sprinkler! I decided to use my favorite paper from this kit - The dot paper (Puntos). I placed the photo on the green cardstock and then cut 2 large strips of the dot paper. I decided to do something different and place the title longwise. I covered the chipboard S with the dot paper and then used the thickers for the rest of the title. I placed the small wallet photo with a little journaling around it. I punched 4 circles out of the cardstock for the year.
I printed some beach pictures from 2004 in sepia. I have been meaning to scrap these photos for a long time! I trimmed the 3 photos to fit alongside each other. I matted the main photo and left the cardstock on the right side so I could place the title. I decided to use the thickers for the beach part of the title and stamp the "girls" part. I wanted the beach part to stand out. I used the 3 metal squares above the title. I threaded the ribbon through the gold slider and placed it under the photos to separate it from the patterned paper.
I created a collage of Cameron's birthday in photos and then matted it. I used some of the scraps from the other pages to put the date on. I decided to cut the top of the journaling card and ink it in orange to add a little more to the page. It is just a simple page but gives the basic detail: who, what, where, when, etc.
I still have 2 pieces of patterned paper left and hope to finish of the kit at some point. I thought this kit was easy to use and liked the color combination!
My new flowers! Photo by Andrew
Layout #3 - We actually got some good pictures of my mom, grandma and I on Easter so I really wanted to scrap these! I knew I wanted the larger photo on the flower paper - especially since I don't do many girly layouts! I cut out different strips of paper and placed the mon the blue cardstock. I distressed them with brown ink. Next I worked on the top section. I matted the photo and then placed the big I sticker tilted next to the photo. I spelled out the word love on the next paper section and placed another photo. On the 3rd strip of photo, I put a smaller photo with a phrase on it. Next I inked one of the scalloped frames and attached it. I also cut out a flower out of the patterned paper and placed a button in the center. Once I put these items on the page, I added the flowers for a final touch. I really love the way the layout came together!
Layout #4 - It is really hard getting a photo of the 5 us. On Easter we were able to get a few shots of our family. I got a 5 x7 printed and printed some smaller ones on wallets at costco (i love doing this). I picked out the background paper and matted the main photo. Next I used the computer to print the title on green cardstock. Next I placed the smaller photos at an angle and ran ribbon underneath them. I put 2 eyelets in between each set of photos. I added another phrase sticker and placed the flowers selectively on the layout.
Layout #6 - Last but not least! I think this one may be my favorite! I played around in photoshop to get the circle collage - its not perfect but a start! I cut out the half circle and a few strips of the patterned paper. We used the journaling cards for a title. I used my cream colored ink to ink the scalloped frame/circle and then added the words (which I outlined in red) I added a few photos for the final touch!
