Wow it just seems like this little bit of scrapbooking took a lot out of me. I guess I really shouldn't force it too much. After the go-go-go pace of the last week I was so tired that I fell into bed asleep before my head hit the pillow each night. Sunday was our day for rest. The first layout was one that has been sitting on my desk for almost 2 weeks! I never do that and to be honest it was driving my crazy. I do love how it turned out though. The first picture is my Owen and the second picture is Ethan. How crazy is that?? I used a mixture of Cosmo Cricket, October Afternoon and American Crafts and Basic Grey papers. This layout was done with a photo collage made in Picasa. To be completely honest I don't usually do birthday layouts. Not sure if its the mish mash of colors that drives me crazy or the basic "too many photos" concept. So this year I simplified the process of choosing and made a collage. But that in turn made the layout harder for me to do. Plus I tried to preplan with the photos and everything and I don't think I like to do that. However its done. Moving on.
I tried to do another collage for this layout and to be honest I ended up covering the middle row of photos with the title. It just didn't work for me plus any bit of pattern paper I tried just didn't seem right either. So I simplified the choices by working with cardstock and one transperancy from Hambly Studios. Its an oldie from my stash but it worked well with the bubble theme.
I found that while I was trying to scrapbook this weekend I really struggled with papers and embellishments. I've decided that it was for a couple of reasons. First, I was tired and hot. Second I'm so used to scrapbooking kits that have all the decisions made for me. This in turn made choosing papers/embellishments much more time consuming. Third, I don't seem to have a good assortment of embellishments besides some flowers and chipboard swirls. Then I remembered my cricut and did manage to find some stuff that worked. I think that I have gotten too dependant on premade supplies that I've forgotten that I can make my own. Might be a good goal for the summer.
I tried to do another collage for this layout and to be honest I ended up covering the middle row of photos with the title. It just didn't work for me plus any bit of pattern paper I tried just didn't seem right either. So I simplified the choices by working with cardstock and one transperancy from Hambly Studios. Its an oldie from my stash but it worked well with the bubble theme.
I found that while I was trying to scrapbook this weekend I really struggled with papers and embellishments. I've decided that it was for a couple of reasons. First, I was tired and hot. Second I'm so used to scrapbooking kits that have all the decisions made for me. This in turn made choosing papers/embellishments much more time consuming. Third, I don't seem to have a good assortment of embellishments besides some flowers and chipboard swirls. Then I remembered my cricut and did manage to find some stuff that worked. I think that I have gotten too dependant on premade supplies that I've forgotten that I can make my own. Might be a good goal for the summer.
2 comments:
The birthday collage turned out really great even though you said it was difficult. It looks fantastic to me! Never thought about putting the photos in a collage first. Must try it sometime.
I love the collage layout! It's great! I think I may have to borrow that one!
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