Modern technology is quite amazing. I’m currently 30,000 feet in the air flying home to Arizona after a few days in Toronto. Thanks to the kind folks at Delta, I’m trying their new, in-flight WiFi.
I’m old enough to remember a world without cell phones, personal computers and iPods. Yet, I can’t seem to go a an hour without my smartphone! Just think what it’s going to be like for our kids? My daughter is a pro at navigating my hubby’s iPhone and she’s only five. Life is just so different. I sound like such an old lady!
So, I’ve been doing a lot reading the last few months. That’s what happens when I travel. I have a lot of free time when I’m on the road, and I like to spend it reading. I found this quote from Albert Einstein when I was surfing the Web earlier today.
“Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty, find opportunity.”
It made me think. I need to simplify my life, get rid of clutter and find the beauty all around me.
Anyway, on to scrapbooking … the real reason you’ve come to this blog in the first place.
Here are some layouts from our fabulous design team members. First up for today is JJ Sobey.
Look Who’s Walking:
"Look Who's Walking"
“This is my first layout done with the November kit. I love that the colours were perfect for these first pictures of my daughter walking. She had been walking for a couple weeks, but I’d never really caught any good photos of her. I tucked a few of the GCD Studios rub-ons around the layout. This flower one fit on the Jenni Bowlin journal tag quite nicely. I used one of the Crate Paper border stickers as a partial photo mat. It was just enough to create a little extra contrast on the side.”
Blissfully Unaware:
Blissfully Unaware
“Ever have one of those papers that you love both sides almost equally? And then of course, you’ve only got one sheet, right? Happens to me all the time. Usually it’s because I didn’t think to look at both sides when I was at the store. Well, the main paper in this layout was one of those papers for me – I really loved both sides. So what’s a girl to do? I cut a circle out of the middle and flipped it over! I placed another coordinating paper behind them both, for a little added contrast, and to help keep everything together.
Yes, that is my son in the background, coming at my daughter at full speed. With a stick in his hand. I’m not sure what he had in mind, but as soon as I snapped the photo, I grabbed the baby and had a few words with the boy… *sigh*
I already had this title in mind when I was editing my photos, so I was delighted to find this “Bliss” transparency in the kit – it was perfect as part of my title!
I used one of the Crate Paper journaling stickers from the kit, and I distressed edges a little, to go more with the look of my page. I also added some pop dots, because it seemed hidden next to all the flowers. The added height was just what it needed.”
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Now here’s a little something from Grace Tolman:
Calendar Helper :
“In this layout I wanted to use those fun JBS notepads as part of my design so I punched out 1 1/2″ circles from the papers, cut them in half and made them as scallops on top and bottom of my picture strip. I added a fun cluster of embellishments on the top. I love transferring rubons onto cardstock, cutting them out and then adhering them to my page. I created a visual triangle between the orange letters from the title, orange brad on the cluster of embellishments and orange star by the journaling block. I also used the Crate Paper border and journaling stickers here.”
Girlfriends:
“I love the floral design from one of the Pattern papers and used that as embellishments. The size of the flowers created for a more dramatic look. I added the Pink Paislee brads on it for more texture and dimension.
I also added a rubon onto my main photo for added interest.”
Papa’s birthday:
“This double page spread was made quick with all the fun stuff in the November kit. I used some papers, the grungeboard, letter stickers and embellishments. I love the owl ribbon and it reminded me of my “old” man! Kidding aside, I thought it would be a cute addition to my dad’s birthday layout. The ribbon was a little bit too short for my 12×12 page so I added a journaling rubon, transfered first onto cardstock then cut it half. I created a visual triangle between the two sets of grungeboard and letter stickers. The grungeboards were painted first then sanded down to show off the circles on the board. “
You Are … :
“I love the patterns from the papers in the kit. They provided me with lots of variety. These earth toned papers worked perfectly for these pictures of my son with the tree behind him. I angled the brown paper for some interest. I cut out the word “adore” from the bingo card and added that to my layout together with some border stickers, ribbons and lots of embellishments. Because the ribbon was thick, I added pop up dots to my photos so the ribbon won’t create a bulk underneath it.”
Beautiful Graduate:
“I chose to make this page cause the subtle colors from the background pattern paper had the same kinda blue that my step daughter’s graduation gown has. I used the transparency word as part of my title. I also used the page block in the kit as a mat for my main photo. I added journaling on the extra space around the picture. Three punched out butterflies was added for visual triangle. I also added two photo corner stickers to show the location of my daughter during their line up before the ceremony.”
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