Sorry for having "disappeared" the last few weeks. Between trips, deadlines, and just feeling a little under the weather, I was having a hard time getting everything done, which is also why the post is late going up this week. But at least it's going up!
At a crop last weekend, I was getting a little overwhelmed with the amount of pictures I still had to scrapbook for our trip to California. We weren't sure when we'd be able to go back (loved California!) or that our children would be able to come with us. With them all being adults with jobs and schooling, we're never sure when they're schedules will allow them to join us so we do our best to enjoy and document the time. Which is why I end up with about 500 or so photos to scrapbook.
For some of the events, I had a ton of pictures and wanted to use them all, but I having a bit of trouble thinking of new ideas for traditional layouts. I usually do two page layouts, one page having the title and the other the journaling. Some of the places we visited needed more than two pages, so I started incorporating pocket pages into the layouts.
One of the methods I use to mix the pocket and traditional is to "sandwich" the two types of layouts. I start with a traditional "beginning" and "ending" page and add in the pocket page (or pages) between the traditional pages.
The end page of the traditional double page spread had cacti pictures so the "back" side used those photos. I really wanted to use the vertical picture so I trimmed it in half and matted it on card stock. It was the only place I could see to include it and have the layout flow together.
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Scrapbooking: A Mix of Traditional Pages and Pocket Pages
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crafting,
kiwi lane templates,
layouts,
pocket pages,
scrapbooking
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3 comments:
Your flowers would have been a perfect time to use a Lea France stencil! Have you tried them? Your pages look great!
Thanks! No, I haven't used a Lea France stencil. I'll have to look for them.
Glad you're back!
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