happy new year's, everyone! i was such a bad blogger last week. and then i had every intention of blogging before the year ended. i sat here on new year's eve, with a blank post pulled up, just waiting for me to write something. i was at a loss for words. i didn't have any photos or layouts to share. nothing. plus, i was sick all of new year's, with a terrible head cold. so i just decided to let it go, and come back in the new year. to hopefully do better at blogging, taking more photos, and scrapping more layouts.
As seen in the January/February 2012 issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine. Copyright Creative Crafts Group. Posted with prior permission from the publisher.
i created this layout for an article about using calendar products on our scrapbook layouts. when these diecut calendar papers came out, from ki memories, i stocked up a bunch of them. but i hadn't gotten around to using any of them. so i knew right away that i would use a few of these for my assignment. i took on the task of creating title pages/divider pages for our albums.
i organize our albums chronologically. the girls each have albums, with any pages about just them. and then i have family albums, which hold all the layouts that feature both the girls, or our family as a whole. i have large envelope protectors inbetween each year, so that i can keep them easily seperated. and so that i can slip in any memorabilia from the year, until i figure out what to do with it. but i like the idea of creating an intro page for each year. i have done something a little similiar in the past (see HERE), but this is a simpler version of the idea.
i choose this month border shape, and cut it out with my silhouette. since this is an into page to the entire year's worth of layouts, i liked the idea of having the months go all the way down the side of the layout. i added a wide ribbon next to the border, and embellished with a few buttons. i searched through my photos for the year, and choose a favorite photo of each of us. four simple photos.
when it came time to add the year, i knew i wanted to use something cut with my silhouette. i couldn't find the year i wanted, so i emailed the fabulous kerri bradford, who so kindly whipped up this "twenty eight" for me. she also created the "two thousand nine" that is seen on the following page. i cut these shapes twice, from two different colors of cardstock, and offset them just a bit when adhering them to the page. then i typed up some of the high-lights from the year, and added the journaling strips to the intro page.
i had created two layouts, to show another take on the same general idea. but they only ended up using one of the layouts in the magazine.
i'm really hoping to get some new layouts to share soon. but it's also CHA time, so i'll be creating up a storm for that, and won't be able to share my projects until the end of the month. i am swamped with work for bella blvd right now, and getting the design team all set up with assignments for booth projects, using the adorable new products that will be debuting at winter CHA. i think you're all going to love them!
So similar and so different - love the two variations!
Thanks for Sharing!
Shir, from Israel
Posted by: Shir Benovich | January 01, 2012 at 10:50 PM
Happy New Year! Love your layouts; simple and yet fabuous at the same time.
Posted by: Sandra A | January 02, 2012 at 07:01 AM
this is FABULOUS! congrats on being the featured layout on two peas!
Posted by: Diana Waite | January 02, 2012 at 11:24 AM
These are so cool! I like the idea of a cover page like these!
Posted by: Sara Rossi | January 02, 2012 at 07:18 PM
I love these layouts and the idea for them. Would be a great way to start a new album cover page. I'm always stuck on what to put on the first page, so thank you for the inspiration!!
Sorry to hear your sick and felt miserable for New Years, so not fair. You work hard and spoil us on your blog Laura, so a little RR time is what you deserve. Hope your feeling better and have fun creating up a storm and can't wait till you can share!!
Happy New Year!
Posted by: dawn | January 03, 2012 at 03:20 AM
These are fabulous pages, Laura! Love the idea of having a cover page! And think it's awesome that you have each of you photographed on it! Hope you're feeling better! Busy with CHA work, huh? ;)
Posted by: Kathy Martin | January 03, 2012 at 04:51 AM
I really love these! What a great way to seperate the years! Cute color choices too!
Hope you're feeling better girl!
Posted by: Carla T | January 03, 2012 at 05:26 PM
Sorry to hear you were sick! You certainly do work really hard and do so much to inspire us that we understand when you're not up to the task! I'm amazed at all you're able to create! Thanks so much and do what you have to do! We'll be here waiting to see when it's all ready for us!
Posted by: Ruth G | January 03, 2012 at 07:13 PM
Laura - you are so creative! Love your layouts -- looking forward to 2012 and scrapping more than in 2011.
Happy New Year!
Posted by: HeatherC | January 04, 2012 at 04:26 AM
I love these LOs! The design is so clean and crisp!
Posted by: kathy (krolski) | January 04, 2012 at 07:18 AM
i love coming to your blog...it is so inspiring! i want to scrap!!!
Posted by: Krista Lund | January 05, 2012 at 10:41 AM
I like this I didn't take any New Years Eve photo's this year and this would be a great way to start an album.
Posted by: Amy | January 11, 2012 at 02:04 PM