Scrapbooking Made Simple

Here is a layout I just completed of DD1's dance recital. I used the tickets from the event as the journalling which saved me alot of time either writing or typing and printing. The patterned paper I used for the background is byintrinsic enterprises and is called star dreamer (distributed by scrapbooking australia). This patterned paper also had another sheet with an adele baseer poem and some words on it which I added to the page. I then used chipboard letters which I inked and then painted with clear glitter paint to mirror the effect of the bodice of her outfit..... Cost of layout $2.20. I will often use a patterned paper as my background but when I do so I must add this page to the back of a cardstock (previous) page otherwise the pages are too flimsy.

I love this page! I love this paper! I didn't want to cover all the pattern so again I hand cut sections of it out to frame around the photos. The chipboard pieces are all recycled and were coloured by inking and then painting with a clear glitter paint. My mum gave me away at my wedding as my father and I were estranged at the time (it took her impending death to soften him up)... anyway I'm so glad that my mum had this role as it means I have some lovely photos of her and I. A few of my mum's friends from her childhood came to the wedding and helped to set the party mood right off the bat! We have video footage of my mum being twirled around by her friend Del. They tell me it was the proudest day of her life!

Here is a layout I did of my DS's school dance. I love this type of title to do with the surrounds of chipboard letters as it is a relatively cheap title and really easy to co-ordinate with your layout with the use of paints. (This one is digital though) This is another free kit I used by Michelle Underwood called MUnderwood Family Fun Page Kit. (Michelle Underwood/diddlyscraps.com). I love to use a kit when I digi scrap because it's easier to put a page together with all the elements matching. This particular kit is a really amazing kit because you get lots of papers and loads of embellishments and an alphabet. When I do paper scrapbooking I very rarely get the opportunity to use a kit like this because in paper form it's too expensive so I really enjoy this sort of opportunity. I think this is a very simple layout that could be copied easily. If you're looking for a way to use some ribbons this is a great example of how to use four different ribbons on the one layou...