I sat down at my craft table with the intention to actually create a layout, but that wasn't what happened. Everything was in such disarray around me (and directly on my table) that I had to do some sorting and organizing first. Since I recently decided that I'll do my Scotland and Iceland photos in a 6"x8" pocket page album, I made it my organizational focus to sort through the items that might work for that trip. I've included some photos that show how I grouped my items. I'm hoping that having them separated like this will help me find what I need when I'm actually scrapping.
General supplies #2
General supplies #3
Pocket cards #1
Pocket cards #2
So far, I've only done one complete layout with my Scotland photos. I finished it last week when I did a stash challenge; I wanted to see how much I could use of a specific set of items when I worked with a set of photos from Glasgow. If you're interested in how it all came together, you can watch the before and after videos here:
13) I worked on a layout from a trip to Universal in Florida last year. I had really looked forward to working on the photos of our hotel, as it had a very retro style. I found several papers and embellishments that had a similar style, so busting those out was very fun! 14) I came home from a weekend away to find a new set-up on my craft desk. It includes an adjustable lamp arm and a special clamp that holds my iPad for recording videos straight down at my desk. I tried it out pretty much right away; I'm pleased to say that I think it'll work well for me. 15) I posted a video on my YouTube channel. It was a flip-thru of my Seattle trip album from earlier this year. I did that album as a 6x8 pocket page album; I didn't want to do a full 12x12 album since I had been to Seattle before and did/saw a lot of the same things. In any case, the video equipment worked just the way I wanted it to, so I was pleased! 16) I di...
My most recent layout is one that I made in a traveler's notebook insert. I took a history and photo walk last summer, and I've been slowly working my way through those photos. I'm still having a fab time scrapping my NYC photos, but I wanted to take a little break and challenge myself to work in a different size for a bit. This layout features a photo from Mickey's Diner, which is a famous spot in downtown St. Paul. If you've seen "The Mighty Ducks" movies or "Jingle All the Way", you've seen it before. I only got one good shot, as the second one was blurry, so I wanted to make sure that I did that one good photo justice. Since this is only a one-page layout, I really wanted the photo to stand out from the background. I used a patterned paper background that was fairly subtle, I added some washi to bring in the red elements, I continued the use of a cork number to designate the spot on the tour, and I chose to make my own journ...
I am back from NYC and so inspired to get my photos into an album! I know I won't be able to get to the actual scrapping for it anytime soon, but that doesn't mean that I didn't do some prep work for it. One of the things I like to do when I get back from a trip is to pull everything together that I think I will use. This helps me to keep all of my memorabilia together and organized; when I'm ready to work on those photos, I'll be able to grab everything I need all at once, which is awesome. Here's a video I posted about how I choose my items to match my photos, as well as how I organize my receipts, brochures, and any other random items that I pick up during a trip. As I work through my actual layouts later, I will take photos and post about my experiences while I was actually in NYC.
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