My husband and I have a deal- on the nights I head to scrapbook crops, he goes to gaming shops and hangs out with the guys playing Magic, The Gathering. So far, it has worked out rather well, especially now that I’m finding friends who will come with me.
My friend Carly and I had a lot of fun in the back room at Archiver’s last night, and I finished a few wedding pages in the process. Though it wasn’t clean fun (I got ink all over myself), it was nevertheless good fun, and one out of two isn’t bad for a night spent scrapbooking, especially since getting ink all over yourself is pretty much a scrapbooking requirement.
As you can see, I’m working on my wedding album. I’ve found that I do work better when I’m working on several projects at once, and switch off working on one or the other. If I work on one thing for too long, my brain starts to lock up creatively and I get bored and frustrated. So coming back to things has been working well for me so far.
One element I love on my first page is all the tiny pictures I added underneath the larger, more abstract one above it. They were free- I simply cut out the tiny recap shots shutterfly sends with your order. Walmart and Target might put those in too… I don’t remember. Of course, I used a lot of my stand-by elements, like rub-ons, paper flowers, brads, ink, and my new found love, Tim Holtz’ tissue tape. I have a vision of me in the not too distant future, with an entire box filled with this stuff, from every brand imaginable. I find myself giggling at the idea. :)
A few layouts down, many more to go. It is definitely a process!
Thank you both! I had a lot of fun putting them together. :)
Nice parting from the same ole same ole wedding album. I like it.
LOVE the last one (they’re all great but that’s my favorite)! Love the simplicity, and the soft brush strokes with the white paint give a really ethereal quality that accents your dress & veil really nicely. Well done, Anjuli!!