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LAYOUT IDEA | Draw and stitch an enlarged number and stamp your journaling around that number.

I've been thinking a lot about scale lately - enlarged numbers, letters, photos, etc. and simply going bigger.

It might have been sparked by that digital layered template book I created a few months back. You can check that out here: Love You Because Layered Template Book. Here's another recent layout with a full 12x12 photo background.

It's also been awhile since I did a page about just Chris and me. It was time.

Here's the 8.5x11 layout:

Four random instax photos from a recent date night + a bit of pattern paper + a large stitched number 2 + stamped journaling.

Here's a look at how I created the large stitched number:

1. Sketch a number with pencil (will be erased after stitching). Freaking out about free-drawing a number? Open up Photoshop or Word, make a number really big, print it out, cut it out and use it as a template/stencil to draw around. Easy.

2. With a sewing machine, or by hand, stitch around the outside of the number so you end up with an outline. Mine didn't turn out perfect but it was good enough.

I found it easier to just do one line, stop, make sure the needle was down through the paper, lift up the presser foot, turn the paper, and then keep going. After I finished stitching I erased the pencil lines.

3. Stamp your journaling around the number. I used a couple different red colors and one orange for the ink. While I was stamping the journaling I tried to keep my sentiments to short sentences/phrases.

Along the bottom of the photos I added a sheer ribbon (I think this isn't made anymore) from Maya Road and a word stick from Tim Holtz.

SUPPLIES
CARDSTOCK | Bazzill Basics White Orange Peel Texture
METAL ACCENT | Tim Holtz Word Sticks
PATTERN PAPER | My Mind's Eye Alphabet Soup Ziggy
STAMPS | Educational Insights Lowercase
INK | Close To My Heart, Jenni Bowlin for Ranger
CLEAR CLOCK RIBBON | Maya Road

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  1. Carrie/scrapchick says…
    05/06/2011

    Love it! I've been loving BIG photos - one thing I noted on a some of my favorite layouts of yours. This is a great idea!

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  2. Allison Waken says…
    05/06/2011

    GORGEOUS! I'm still new to machine stitching so haven't done anything like this, love it!

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  3. Dori says…
    05/06/2011

    LOVE this layout! TFS :)

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  4. Elizabeth H. says…
    05/06/2011

    What size is the whole layout? 8x11? (hard to tell from the picture!)

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    1. Ali says…
      05/06/2011

      Yes - 8.5x11.

  5. rhonda says…
    05/06/2011

    I also need to do this more often most layouts are of the daughter,family and pets not many on the Mr. and I thanks for the reminder Ali!

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  6. Debora Prass says…
    05/06/2011

    So simple, and so amazing! Thanks for sharing!

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  7. alexa says…
    05/06/2011

    Lovely page and the big stitched number is beautifully done. I am struggling to see ANY mistakes from here! And lovely to have a glimpse of your younger selves.

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  8. Janet says…
    05/06/2011

    LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this!

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  9. Lori says…
    05/06/2011

    ohhh how CREATIVE i love it!!!!

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  10. Lisa says…
    05/06/2011

    This is so unique! I love it!!

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  11. Brigette Lomax says…
    05/06/2011

    nice to see chris featured in a page. glad you two get a chance to have a date night. some time to reconnect. i wish i had that opportunity with my husband.

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  12. dawn says…
    05/06/2011

    I love this and what I love most is that it's you and Chris. Just beautiful Ali. Have a wonderful and happy relaxing mother's day. Thank you for sharing with us.

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  13. Vanessa says…
    05/06/2011

    What a great idea!

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  14. Anna Aspnes says…
    05/06/2011

    Fab Ali! Love the *going BIG*
    Happy Mama's Day friend :)

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  15. doris says…
    05/06/2011

    Love it Ali! You guys look fabulous!
    Happy Mothers Day!

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  16. Heidi says…
    05/07/2011

    Awesome stuff, and nice quick idea for SB day today. Over Easter, I photographed a perfume's packaging as SB idea: it had an oversized lower case "a" ... Thought it would be lovely to do for each of my girls' initials (k, k, + f)
    :)
    Thanks, as always, Ali, for sharing your world with us. xx

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    1. louise Duck says…
      05/12/2011

      have you done them yet? can we see pics as hard trying to imagine how/what, please

  17. ale says…
    05/07/2011

    this is amazing!!! thanks for showing us your process, ali.

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  18. lisanna says…
    05/07/2011

    Your layout is beatiful!!! but you two are FANTASTIC!

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  19. Cynthia says…
    05/07/2011

    I love this idea! It's great how you are always pushing the boundaries (you are inspiring). Scale is such a great concept...going off the page...thanks!

    I hope you are enjoying your date nights ;)! Congrats on that!

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  20. Lisa Walters says…
    05/07/2011

    YUMMMMMMM...Happy Mothers Day Ali!!!

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  21. KSW says…
    05/09/2011

    Your shots with the husband are fab - you both seem to fit like a puzzle, you know. I could use a shot with husband. The big number is fab (though I am doing PL).

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  22. Teresa says…
    05/09/2011

    Ali, I get you more and more. After getting through the "scrapbook on the road" and this LO it just finally clicked. All the things you talk about...words, photos and a few items for your page...This LO is so "not perfect". Don't get me wrong, I totally love it. But the 2 is so unique and I love the stamping...because its human. Its not perfect. How the stamping goes into the two and sometimes out of the page. Also the pictures are not perfect. Its just the two of you in the car enjoying your night without kids.
    LOVE IT and THANK YOU.
    I get it now. :)

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  23. Project Life | Week Eighteen | Ali Edwards says…
    05/11/2011

    [...] accidentally printed a little version of this layout on my black and white laser printer. Totally random but it fit perfectly into the [...]

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  24. Angela says…
    05/11/2011

    This is an awesome layout! I just have to mention though, that when I looked at the photo's I saw the grown up versions of your kiddo's. They are almost exact replica's of you two!

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  25. louise Duck says…
    05/12/2011

    like

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