i'm back with another layout share for you. another layout that was started, then put away and forgotten. only to be pulled back out last week. this one is about my slice informercial trip that i took about 2.5 years ago.
i had started this layout forever ago. but i really didn't get very far. basically, i had two sheets of white cardstock, and all of the photos attached, just like you see here. i was lifting myself, from another layout i had done about a different trip, and using the same sort of photo placement. so the photos on here were all arranged and adhered, with the idea that i'd be adding all my pattern papers around them.
then i created THIS layout for an assignment. which didn't work out, so i blogged it. and i even mentioned the fact that i had this layout started, but had just never finished it. even though i had a layout done, i still wanted to finish this one at some point. it had more photos, and more room to tell the story.
while at CHA, kristin and linda at were sweet enough to share some of their new lily bee papers with me. i decided to put them right to good use, and pulled out several sheets to use. i started with the pink polka dot strip across the center of the pages. when i went to adhere it, i realized that my white cardstock page wasn't quite 12 inches wide. which seems strange, since cardstock is 12x12. lol! it was a noticeable amount too. so i decided to trim down a tad bit from the top and bottom as well, and then mat both pages on green cardstock.
i used a notebook paper border punch on some of the aqua and yellow dot pattern papers, and then layered them together across the top of the pages. i also used a scalloped edged punch on the yellow patterned paper, to go across the bottom of the pages, and a small strip next to the photo you see above.
all of my photos across the bottom of the pages are 2x3 inches in size. such a great way to get lots of photos on a layout. i have 16 photos across the bottom, and 4 larger focal photos across the top. i also pulled out some fun flowers from bella blvd, to embellish the page. i had wanted to give a little seperation between the word "slice" and "infomercial" in my title, and the flower was perfect. there are four flowers in a pack, so the other three decided to find a spot to stay as well.
i used some of my bella blvd simply simona chipboard alphas for my title. they fit perfectly on that pink strip of pattern paper.
i had plenty of room for journaling on this layout. i fit the first part of my story, on the first page. and then a larger journaling piece on the second page. i printed my journaling on some older scenic route grid patterened paper. love that stuff.
yay! another trip and adventure scrapped and in the albums! feels good! i will most likely print out my blog post about this trip, and add it into the album somehow. i love going back and reading those, since i tend to have more info in there, since i usually blog about it while it's fresh in my mind.
I love those flowers and this border punch is really cool ! TFS
Posted by: karine | February 17, 2012 at 05:01 AM
What a great feeling it must be to get these done! Love that you finally got this scrapped!
Posted by: Sara Rossi | February 17, 2012 at 06:59 AM
wow, what a cool thing to be involved in, congrats to you and the layout to remember it all, just fab!!
Posted by: laurielariviere | February 17, 2012 at 07:58 AM
this turned out GREAT--GOOD for you for finishing up your layout! (I was thinking the other day--how can she just let them sit and not do them, ahem...I found two layouts that need to be finished! :)--thanks for inspiring me!)
Posted by: Diana Waite | February 17, 2012 at 09:12 AM
This is awesome!! I love all the photos you have on there!! I think I am going to save this one for future lifting. ;) I need to get my butt in gear and dig out those unfinished pages too. ;)
Posted by: Michelle | February 17, 2012 at 12:14 PM
I'm so jealous that you accomplish so much scrapbooking (kids, travel, holidays), but in a totally nice way, lol :) I tend to overthink EVERYTHING and you seem to put your layouts together so flawlessly. This is another lovely layout. Just a quick question, how do you print out your blog post? Any special way? I want to start a new blog, but I also want to save my old one and I'm not sure how to have it printed...
Posted by: cathy | February 18, 2012 at 05:47 AM
girl this turned out great! What a terrific experience this was...the infomerical, meeting you and Cindy, the whole experience!
Too bad it didn't have a happy ending, lol!
Posted by: Carla | February 18, 2012 at 02:20 PM
So cool to see this! Put a smile on my face today. Good job.
Posted by: Tammy Cappolina | February 18, 2012 at 02:44 PM
I see Carla! :) great layout...that must have been so fun!
Posted by: Heather Ruwe | February 19, 2012 at 04:54 PM