Scrapbooking Made Simple

Here's the layout I did using the tape I was telling you about. The above ribbon was white originally and I used ink and glitter paint to decorate it before peeling off the backing and sticking it down. The chipboard flower was decorated using paint and the title was hand cut from patterned paper. The glitter background paper used here was from a pack from Crazy Clarks. Bringing the price per sheet to $0.50c. I've got a back log of photos to try and get through before the baby gets here so I'm going for a very quick and simple style at the moment.

This layout was really quick to complete. By using one large photo and a single patterned background cardstock (from DCWV Glitter Paper Stack) you minimise the work required. I hand cut the title from DCWV Mat Stack (white glitter). I don't like the time it takes to do this but more often than not it is the cheapest way to do your title. I then gave the letters a clean edge by running a felt tipped pen along the edge. Otherwise I felt the white letters weren't very visible on such a busy background. Pop dots were used to attach the title so it had more dimension. The ribbons were stapled to the cardstock used for my journalling which sits behind the photo as hidden journalling. The final touch was a few buttons in the colours of the paper. This layout is very simple and isn't going to win any awards for the design but I think it's appropriate for the photo. I usually like to work with several photos as I'm keeping memories of a particular event, but in ...

This layout is also 8 x 8 size and utilizing the Die Cuts With a View glitter 4 x 6 mat paper stack. To save here I have used papers from the range to create my titles. All the elements are made from paper including the embellishments. The only acceptance to this rule is the jewel in the centre of the flower. And because there isn't alot of room left on a 8x 8 if you use two photos I made all my journalling go around the outside edge of the page like a border. To add interest some of the elements are raised off the page. (yeah for pop dots)!