This layout is published in the Summer 2021 issue of Scrapbook and Cards Today Magazine (page 70)!!
I’ve been wanting to scrapbook these photos of my little boy from a few years ago, and when I got these CTMH papers and saw this sketch (from the Summer 2021 SCT call), I knew it was a perfect fit.
I followed the basic idea of the sketch, but I did make some changes. I used 3 photos: one 4″x6″ and two 4″x3,” which I arranged in a grid. The vertical piece is narrower on my layout, but my banner piece extends to the top edge.
I scraped some gold paste through a stencil to add some layers and texture behind the photo, and I’ve gotta say, I just love how it turned out.
I had a lot to say, so I ended up deciding to type my journaling and used the oft-used (but my first time trying, that I can remember…) “trick” to make an appropriately sized text box, print it on a scrap paper, then tape the journaling card on top and print again. My printer is not very precise, so I was definitely holding my breath as it came out– especially since this was my very last copy of this journaling card! It isn’t perfect, but I think you have to look very closely to see what I don’t like 😉 (nope, I’m not going to tell you!)
Adding the title probably took me the longest. First, I had to decide what alphas to use (and I’m so glad I decided to use these fabric Thickers in the end), and then, since they were larger than I’d originally planned, it took a lot of wiggling and squeezing and arranging to get them just so. It was of utmost importance to me that his cute little feet be highlighted and not at all covered by any part of the letters!
I used a combination of new stickers from the CTMH collection and old (some of them are quite old) stickers from my stash to embellish around the photo. For a final touch, I added some bright yellow enamel dots!
Supply list:
patterned paper: Close to My Heart (Blue Skies)
cardstock: American Crafts (white textured), stash (aqua)
stickers: Close to My Heart (Blue Skies), Bella Blvd (Blueberry Little Bits), My Mind’s Eye (Lime Twist)
alphas: American Crafts Thickers (Amy Tangerine “Hello”)
journal card: Project Life (Jade edition)
Thermoweb/Decofoil Metallix Gel (Champagne Mist)
stencil: Paige Evans
border punch: Fiskars (Threading Water)
enamel dots: The Paper Studio
journaling font: American Typewriter Regular
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