Wednesday Layout.
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[ supplies: cardstock: Bazzill; photo turn: 7gypsies; trim: Papier Valise; metal clock face: unknown; font: Avenir ]
Today's layout is a simple combination of memories + sentiment + an enlarged focal photo (10 inches tall and printed at home on my HP Photosmart D7360
I love photos like this that give me some working space to add text right onto the photo. I also like having the opportunity to tell this sort of story - one that is inspired by the memories that are conjured when I came across the photo. Telling stories does not have to be complicated nor does it always have to be complete. Stop worrying and just get to writing.
There were a few questions in the comments section yesterday that I want to answer:
1. Am I doing anything to my mail scraps to make them acid free? No. If you want to make sure the things you are adding to your projects are acid free you can use a product such as Archival Mist
2. The canvas size for yesterday's photo gathering was about 10 inches x 6.5 inches. After printing I cut the individual photos out and rearranged them on my layout.
3. Do I use a Mac or a PC? Mac.
4. What camera do I use? Canon Digital Rebel XTi.
5. There is a step-by-step for creating photo gatherings in Photoshop listed in issue four of my newsletter.
I am really enjoying reading through all the ways that you come together as a family. Thank you for sharing what is important in your lives.
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Ali, I love the way you keep bringing me back to the 'basic things' in life. To look at the everyday. I'm slowly getting it. :)
Keep up the good work.
Janine
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I love this one Ali! I love the way the title is highlighted being put right on the horizon line and I really need that wacom tablet! :) Great job!
Also congratulations to Barack in Oregon! I tried to turn on my tv today to see who won there and it let out a loud pop and them smelled like fire. lol I think I've been watching to much CNN. Have a great day!
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this one is full of emotion. reminding me to let paul take some of the pics for me. I'm a camera hog, but i want to have more of myself with my small ones -- so i need to change that.
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I love the simplicity of these layouts. Writing is my first love so I am all about the stories and that is the biggest reason why I scrapbook, just to tell the story. What type of photo paper do you prefer when you print the pics out? I have had the worst luck with photo paper. Thanks for all the inspiration...
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Sweet picture.....who took it? Erin :)
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Very simple and beautiful LO! I like your style. I bougth your book and I'm reading it. It's fantastic. Bye from Italy.
Giulia
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love how you used that photo...makes me want to scrap. :)
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Oh man.....this is MY FAV of the week so far. LOVE IT!!!! Thanks Ali! peace and blessings, Cindy B.
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Love it so much - simple and effective. Need to get photoshop soon!!
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Allie, I love the layouts you've been sharing and I love your attitude toward acid-free or not. Sometimes creativity is not archival. Oh well...
Anne-Liesse
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OMIWORD!!! ALI!!!! You just continue to blow me away with your amazing layouts! The simplicity yet great design principles... please, teach me how!
That... and I would need an AWESOME printer to do what you do! :)
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Love the layout, but especially love your answer to #1. I am not fanatical about worrying about acid free and longevity either. If it lasts, great, if not, oh well. Not really sure exactly how long future generations will appreciate or want to hold onto it anyway! Anyway, happy creating and, as always, thanks for the awesome inspiration!
Julie
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Hi Ali,
What an awesome layout. The strongest reaction I have had to someone else's scrapbooking. Loved it...the whole thing!!!
Wendy
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Love the layouts you have been sharing with us such an inspiration since I have a tendency to dwell too long on a page and second guessing myself.
I do have a question, what type of printer do you use? I have a canon printer and it works great it's just that I have to change out the ink cartridges often and is photo printer only better?
Thanks!
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Thanks for the great exmple of using the Wacom board!! Hoepfully I'll make time to borrow my boss' and play with it. My Aunt just gave me one of her sewing machines and I can tell I am on the brink of sensory/creativity overload. But not I have your great articles from last week and this week to help me just start something - anything - and go with it!
Thanks!
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I love this layout!!
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Really great layout - thanks for sharing!
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This layout is fabulous! I love when the photos are actually the focus and embellishments are just the cherry on top!
Absolutely beautiful!
Amber
California
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another fab layout. It really is quite perfect in it's simplicity.
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LOOOOOVE the title on the horizon and the typography (title and text)! (I mean it's all great, heh-heh. Those elements just really caught my eye!)
=)
PS: The story captured by the photo is perfect, too...really does represent you two!
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