Remember This | Scrapbook Layout
Yesterday I felt like making a layout.
An 8.5 inch x 11 inch layout that included a bit of digital, an enlarged photo, pattern paper, ink + stamp, handwriting, emboidery floss, and machine stitching.
And guess what? No white cardstock - actually no cardstock on this one.
Here's where I ended up:
I started with the photo in Photoshop and added "remember this" from my Outline Moments Brushes & Stamps.
One of my favorite ways to recolor word art is by selecting a color from a photo. Here's a short video tutorial that walks you through those simple steps:
Ali Edwards | Grab A Color From Clothing For Recoloring Word Art from Ali Edwards on Vimeo.
After printing the photo here at home, I grabbed some pattern papers (October Afternoon's Sleeping Bag and Sassafras Lass' Polka Dot).
I also grabbed one of my new Technique Tuesday stamps from a set called Ordinary Days.
Here's a look at the full set:
If you're digital you can download a similar set from Designer Digitals: This Is The Day Word Art Vol.2
That days of the week stamp went onto a small shipping tag using Tim Holtz Crushed Olive Distress Ink.
Next I started playing with some yellow floss and a needle.
I stitched the stamped tag onto the bottom right corner.
I decided to hand-stitch an arrow right above the title of the photo. To make this process simple I drew an arrow very lightly with a pencil and then pre-poked the holes with the needle before using the floss.
Fun. Love that yellow floss.
Under the arrow and the title I added some new printed chipboard letters/numbers from Studio Calico and wrote my journaling onto Sassafras Lass' Count Me In Collection Elementary pattern paper.
Along the bottom I layered Hambly's Garden Party white overlay.
Here's a look at the whole page:
I used my sewing machine to stitch around the entire page and along the seams where the pattern papers meet.
JOURNALING | You are two. You are totally into doing everything all on your own. "Anna do it!" is your loud mantra. I love seeing you wanting to do everything. I love seeing how you watch and then take on whatever the new task is at hand. Brushing your teeth is big right now - especially with Simon. I help you most of the time but also make sure you have lots of cleaning opportunities.
SUPPLIES:
Ink | Tim Holtz Crushed Olive Distress Ink
Papers | Sassafras Lass Count Me In Collection Elementary and Polka Dot; October Afternoon's Sleeping Bag; Hambly's Garden Party white overlay
Stamp | Technique Tuesday Ordinary Days
Digital Word Art | AE Outline Moments Brushes & Stamps
Chipboard Alphabet | Studio Calico
Other | Yellow Embroidery Floss, Needle, Machine Stitching, Scotch Rolling Adhesive, Black Pen, Shipping Tag
Such a cute layout, Ali! I love seeing your process when you create.
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Hi Ali! I love the layout! After reading through the comments I have this question:
When you leave Mozy do you know where you are headed next in terms of online photo storage?
I haven't done any online photo storage as yet, and I can get myself kind of nervous if I start thinking of all the things that could happen if I'm not fully protecting my photos.
Thanks. ~Jen
Either to Crashplan or Backblaze. Both have been recommended to me and both can back-up my external drives (included in the low cost per month).
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Thanks for showing how you did this page. It is so helpful to me to see how others make decisions about product!
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Love it! My baby girl used to say "Me do it me-selfy!" I should do a page about that.
I love that - you should totally do a page about it.
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Love the layout Ali. I know (and like) your style so well now that I can usually recognize your layouts in magazines before I see your name. I call you style "real". There's just something about it I find comforting.
I have a question... do you own a large format printer? If yes, would you recommend it?
Thanks Mary - and yes, I do. It's a HP Photosmart B8550 and I've been really happy with it.
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Ali, thanks for your very detailed explanation of this layout. Sometimes when I decide to make a new layout do more complicated than it is and I end up being hard to start. You explanation makes me see things more easily, as if a fresh breeze entrer my study, helping me to relativize things.
Thanks.
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I have one of those do it myself 2 year olds, too! So cute! Really love your page and the fact that you kept yourself in the picture.
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"Anna do it" totally reminded me of my own youngest boy's mantra around the same age "do it self". I've scrapped a page capturing that mantra too - of the time he made himself a nutella sandwich for lunch because he wanted it right then and now and couldn't wait for mum to finish whatever task it was. He did a pretty decent job of it too :)
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Lovely layout!!
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I am so photoshop elements dense and had no idea what the dropper tool was used for until watching your tutorial. Thank you for sharing (and for the enlightenment:)!!
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fabulous tutorial and fabulous layout!
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STUNNING. LOVE this, Ali!
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I love the stitched arrow!! It really adds something!
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So darned cute! I love how you added things from so many sources.
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So very cute. Aren't you took the time?
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