Thursday, 23 January 2014

I Love this Guy

Today I am so excited to be featured as the Guest Designer over at The Memory Nest. Here is what I created using the Cut and Paste line by My Mind's Eye.  
What a great line of paper - the colors are very neutral and would coordinate with a variety of photos, and there are so many great patterns. For my layout I chose to use a photo of my husband and I that we took while we were on a weekend getaway to celebrate our tenth wedding anniversary. Notice how I am happily smiling in this photo, well that was not the case shortly after we snapped this shot – I had a rather spectacular fall while we were hiking down the mountain. Thankfully I walked away with just my pride and my tailbone a tad bruised.

The 'I love this guy' arrow was just perfect for my page and even though it is small, I decided to use it as my title. I am always trying to find new ways to add titles to my pages and thought that in this case a smaller title would keep the focus on the picture; who says a title has to take up lots of space on the page?
Adorable chipboard flowers – I love how they look on the same colored background paper. And did you notice the ombre effect on the background paper?
Of course I really layered the paper on this page, using as many of the different patterned papers from the collection as possible.  I love this layered look.
In addition to my layout I also made this card. Again, I layered the papers and used some of the coordinating stickers and chipboard.
I have really become a fan of buying an entire line of paper with the coordinating embellishments. It makes designing and completing a layout/card so much easier. Until recently, I rarely used to purchase an entire collection, preferring to buy the odd piece of patterned paper and then use something from my stash to embellish. And while I did get layouts finished using this approach, I spent a great deal of time rummaging through my supplies. Having everything coordinated from the get-go is such a time saver. I have not abandoned my stash completely – like that would ever happen – but when I do sift through it, I am most often looking for one odd thing rather than embellishments for the entire page.  The layout and card that I made here came together so easily and quickly because I had everything ready to go before I even started designing. Is buying an entire line of paper and embellishments something you do?

I want to thank Leslie for the opportunity to be the Guest Designer this month. I loved working with this paper line and appreciate the chance to showcase my work.....

4 comments:

  1. This page just caught my eye. Such a lovely photo and scrapped to show it off to advantage. Love your blog too, very inspiring!

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    1. Thank you so much Jane. And thank you so much for following along.

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  2. Love your layout and card Rachel. Thank you for sharing your craftiness!!

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    1. Thank you Leslie. I loved creating with this line; thanks for the chance to do so.

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