Thursday, 17 October 2013

Tradition

Every year we get family pictures taken at Christmas. And they always turn out really well which of course means I buy way too many of them. I frame some, give some away, and then scrapbook a few. My layouts using these pictures are often very simple and clean; I want to keep the emphasis on the photos.
See, super simple, but I actually like it very much.

When I was working on this page I began with a lot more patterned paper, but had to keep cutting the paper into smaller and smaller pieces so as to not overpower the pictures. I love the balanced and clean look that I ended up with

This is my last Christmas 2012 page. I am all done scrapping last Christmas. And it feels great to be somewhat caught up...if such a thing is even possible when it comes to scrapbooking.

Thanks for following along as I have shown you all my Christmas layouts. I hope you have enjoyed seeing them as much as I have enjoyed sharing them with you. And I hope they have inspired your scrapping in some way.
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4 comments:

  1. Al@PolkaDotsandPaisley19 October 2013 at 23:40

    I love this layout and agree that the simplicity really highlights the photos. Also, I'm a little jealous that you're up to Dec 2012. I'm normally caught up (give or take a couple months) but haven't done any scrapbooking (other than my wedding album) since Christmas 2011. It's going to be a lot of work to get caught up.

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    1. Crafty Cucumber20 October 2013 at 21:14

      Thank you so much for stopping by. I don't think we are ever 'caught up' as scrapbookers...I may be done 2012, but I have loads of scrapping to do for 2013. I guess that just means that we keep making wonderful memories..nothing wrong with that.

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  2. Leslie Germain20 October 2013 at 19:37

    Love this layout. The simpleness of the layout is gorgeous. The photos really pop and the paper matches the decor in the photos. :)

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    1. Crafty Cucumber20 October 2013 at 21:14

      Thanks Leslie. I loved this paper as soon as I saw it...and it does match quite well with the photos.

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