Does a layout always need a title?

Sometimes the pictures and/or journaling can speak for themselves right? I mean a picture is worth a thousand words; so maybe adding more will take away from the story the photos tell. This layout is a good example I think. I started out by putting the photos into Lawn Fawn stamped image polaroids and adding a couple phrases from Say Cheese, too. Then I began to struggle. I started adding more frames with pp inside, one with a little journaling and started piling them on, but I didn’t like the look. Then I took some Echo Park Splash paper and ribbon and put my two polaroids down. I thought about adding a small title, but I love the way this looks sweet, simple, and it lets the photos speak for themselves. Alice and Mad Hatter looking on at the tea cups wanting to ride and then a photo of them riding and spinning. What more is there to say. I was at a distance so I don’t know much else other then the date (August 28, 2007) I can easily write that on the back.  Do you think every page or layout needs a title or is it better from time to time to let the photos speak for themselves?

Thanks for reading and happy crafting! <3 Ann

Stepping forward with Project Disney

It’s becoming real. Tonight I ordered, well my wonderful husband (he had Prime), A big box of A and a set of C page designs. I have been working over the last week and half or so pulling all photos from files and laying them out on paper so that I could print only what I really needed and in the right sizes. The biggest problem I started to run across…when you have a photo taken of you with an icon 99% of the time it’s a vertical photo. I also am a vertical picture taker, thankfully my husband takes beautiful horizontal photos.   So far to cover just about everything I want from 16 trips I’m order 541 photos (this inclues many 4×6 photos that have 2-4×3 verticals on them) between discount codes, gift cards, and sales I’m hoping to place my order with Shutterfly this weekend as well. I’m adding a photo of one of my sketched out pages, but please excuse the crappy cellphone picture.  Each trip will have two 2 page spreads of design A. Depending on the trip there might be an extra A or C or more included. This trip September 2007 has a C added to it to help cover something..most likely Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. It’ll go between the two page spread that also have a photo or the journaling card for the photos.  I also have a big project box filled with memorabilia, embellishments, and if I travel with this kit it’ll hold all the other stuff I’ll need (tiny attacher, stamps, adhesive, pens, and some premade diecuts I want to have on hand made with the new cardstock pack that is also coming out.

I have to say I feel like this is becoming a monster project, but I know in the end it’ll feel wonderful to have it all done. I still need to get albums for this project, but I want to wait until it’s done so I know how many I need and go to Hobby Lobby and get black cloth albums (I prefer cloth to leather) when they’re 50% off.

Thanks for reading and happy crafting! <3 Ann

So Very Thankful

This card is super simple to make, but packs a punch.  I enjoy a little tone-on-tone every now and then. So I started this card with a scrap piece of paper. Then I stamped the greeting on a Becky Higgin’s Project Life 3×4 card and trimmed it (I am loving these cards for all sorts of things) I added a piece of ribbon, a button with a twine bow, and I had a beautiful card ready to send.

PP: Echo Park (A Walk in the Park)

Stamps: October Studio AE Technique Tuesday

Ink: Jenni Bowlin Chicken Feed and Brown Sugar

Button: Basic Grey

Twine: We R Memory Keepers

Ribbon: American Crafts

Pirate Sighting

It’s been a couple of weeks since I completed a layout, but I’ve got a couple done. The one I’m sharing today is a Disney layout. This is one of my favorite Mickey pictures ever. He’s in his pirate costume at Disney’s Pirate and Princess Party which sadly no long happens. I do have a tendency to go for the stamping a word across the element but in different colors right now.

Products used:

My Mind’s Eye Mischievous (stipes); Basic Grey Archaic (title); Bazzill; The Twinery; Tim Holtz (Tiny Attacher);Becky Higgins (journaling card); Technique Tuesday (October Studio AE); Jenni Bowlin (Fountain Pen and Chicken Feed inks); Sharpie Pen

Thanks for reading and happy crafting! <3 Ann

Friday Card: Thankful

After my long ranting post about doing Project Disney (which I’ve already started planning) I finally felt creative again. Maybe I just needed something new and different to spark some creative energy. I’ll have to remember that in the future.  Anyhoo…you’re not here for more ranting. Today’s card features a stamp for the October Studio AE stamp set. It also serves as a thank you card for my in-laws for our anniversary gift.

The paper is from Echo Park’s Splash collection. The ribbons are forever old, but I think they’re American Crafts, the staples are of course the Tiny Attacher and I used Jenni Bowlin inks for the stamping Speckled Egg and Lemon Drops.

Thanks for reading and happy crafting! <3 Ann