my NSD 8″x8″ page
remember how I said that I wasn’t able to get any actual scrapbooking in on NSD?
I LIED!!
After I posted that blog entry, I found this photo of Pete & I are on our 2 year Anniversary. It was taken by the waitstaff at the Capital Grille (YUMM). I really like the photo & wanted to be sure that I scrapbooked it. So I put together a quick 8″x8″ page (something new for me).
I used this collection by October Afternoon for all paper on here. The stickers are felt letter stickers from Making Memories. They are tricky little suckers let me tell ya…! Getting them to stick to the page just right was…interesting to say the least.(please ignore my horrendous hair in this photo. UGH)
I used a few punches - one from Martha Stewart, one from Marvy & also the Stampin Up Hearts punch to make all those fun little hearts. I popped most of them up with dimensional adhesive.
I like this page, I really do. But I have to say, I feel like I’ve totally lost my “touch” with scrapbooking (or perhaps I never had it??) It’s just that I started this whole obsession hobby way back in the day with scrapbooking my photos of college. I was pretty much an exclusive scrapper until I started getting into cards, and then it just took off from there.
I look at all the scrapbook stuff that’s out there now & I’m just in awe. There are SO many talented people out there who make AMAZING layouts. I am envious because I just don’t think I have it in me to crank out layouts like that. I am hoping that one day I will have a plethora of photos to scrap & maybe I will get “into my groove”, but for now I like focusing on cards & other fun projects. I’m not sure why I am rambling on about this…it’s just what I’m thinking I guess? So you might see more layouts from me, but you might not. They will likely be random.
Anyway, thanks for listening to me babble…!
Great layout! I don’t think you have lost your touch at all, its super cute! I’m the same though, use to scrapbook and then started making cards and have done minimal scrapbooking since! Anyhow…love it!!
Iknow how you feel. I make a layout, look at it and think, Yuck, what was I thinking? Then later on maybe a few day or even weeks, I look at it again and I think, Oh, now that’s nice! I guess perspective helps in all things. Keep up the creative work, whatever moves our mojo. You are talented!!!!! I appreciate all your blog entries.
thanks Debra! I think you are right. I just need to keep going with whatever it is makes me feel creative
I love your work! My rule of thumb is always less is more. You’ve inspired me to try and make my first card
Look forward to more posts!
Hi Kerry,
The layout is perfect! I should make an effort to scrap some of my favorite pictures. I keep meaning to…thanks for the inspiration to actually do something!
I love 8×8 …used to do those all the time…yours came out great…love all the hearts and of course the punched border