Now that the holidays are over and life is getting back on track I have a lot of scrapbooking to catch up on, so I decided I'm going to take it easy on myself. I purchased some divided page protectors from American Crafts, which you can see here. This is my first time using them and I have to tell you it was a lot of fun and so easy.
I started by printing three 4x6 photos. Using my Silhouette Cameo I cut a title and accents for my page. As a side note, I love my Cameo! I use thick cardstock, primarily Papertrey Ink, and it cuts beautifully, even thin details like you can see in the picture below.
I added some color mist to my cardstock. You should know, I make a big mess if I spray the paper while it's on my desk, so now I have a designated "misting" box.
It's a little difficult to tell from the picture below but I tested out where I wanted to adhere embellishments by placing the photos/paper in the pocket and then laying stickers, buttons, etc to the plastic. I also added stick pins to the layout by pushing them into dimensional adhesive. You can see that in the bottom right of the picture below.
A couple close-ups of my layout.
The Details:
If you're looking for permission, I'm going to give it to you now...go easy on yourself. I love traditional 12x12 layouts, but I will admit, they take time. Allowing myself to use one of these divided page protectors saved me time, and right now that's important to me.- Pattern Paper: October Afternoon 'Sidewalks'
- Cardstock: Papertrey Ink
- Silhouette Cameo: images from Silhouette online store
- Stickers: October Afternoon
- Star Stick Pins: Maya Road
- Stamp: Technique Tuesday 'It's Ok'
- White Embossing Powder-Stampendous
- Sprinkler/Mist-October Afternoon 'Brown Bag'
- Buttons: My Mind's Eye "Lost and Found"
- Twine: The Twinery
- Border Punch: Fiskars 'Apron Lace'
- White Gel Pen
Thank you so much for allowing me to share with you today. I hope to see you back here soon!
16 comments:
great layout...
The Cameo cuts everything so well! It's for that reasons that I wish I had a Cameo too. I love the divided page protectors. I haven't used them yet (I have the We R ones), but I know it'll be easier to organized a ton of photos since I can never choose just one or two that I like. Thanks for the inspiration!
LOVE this layout page! Love that circle with "love this face" welded inside (my brain is spinning right now with possibilities)! What a great way to use a photo sleeve page as a layout!
This is an awesome lo!!! I have been wanting to do this for a while now to help catch me up. I will have to check into it further and get me some of these pages! I didn't even notice that your lo wasn't a "real" lo until you said so. lol It looks like a "real" lo and that is all my eye saw! So these are perfect to use to help catch up or for those pics you don't want to do a lot of embellishing on!!! I also love how you did your stick pins, so awesome!!!
I have used these before and it is a wonderful way to save time and it looks absolutely beautiful! The main thing is we get the photos in the books and tell what was happening in them. I figure it is always a bonus when they look this nice. Thanks for sharing with us today.
This is a beautiful layout for SO many fabulous reasons - but mostly the moment! I love pages that really capture a fabulous moment and you've done it! Wonderful!
Hugs,
M
Very cute scrapbooking pictures. Never thought of doing that, what a great idea. Congratulations on your new bundle of joy.
I like how you put the stars on wire and then used pop dots!
I love that you used the color mist. I really want to try that on my designs this year. :)
Great design on your layout! I love the details and awesome pictures. TFS!
Sherrie K
http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com
Very nice layout!!!
Fabulous! I have always wanted to try the divided page protectors but never got around to it. Your LO is wonderful!
What a wonderful project! All the details make it so special! It's just perfect!
This is just great!! Thank you for sharing all the wonderful details!!
Kate, what a really great layout!
Hi Kate, first of all Congratulations on the baby!!!
I too own cutting machines from both Provo Craft and Silhouette America (I noticed you were spritzing on a Cricut Circle box [had me in stitches!] and love how the SD and Cameo cut with precision such small intricate cuts).
This year I will be attempting my version of project life which uses these sheet protectors.. in addition to creating regular layout!
Keep enjoying the baby and TFS!
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