Now that the holidays are over and life is getting back on track I have a lot of scrapbooking to catch up on, so I decided I'm going to take it easy on myself. I purchased some divided page protectors from American Crafts, which you can see here. This is my first time using them and I have to tell you it was a lot of fun and so easy.
I started by printing three 4x6 photos. Using my Silhouette Cameo I cut a title and accents for my page. As a side note, I love my Cameo! I use thick cardstock, primarily Papertrey Ink, and it cuts beautifully, even thin details like you can see in the picture below.
I added some color mist to my cardstock. You should know, I make a big mess if I spray the paper while it's on my desk, so now I have a designated "misting" box.
It's a little difficult to tell from the picture below but I tested out where I wanted to adhere embellishments by placing the photos/paper in the pocket and then laying stickers, buttons, etc to the plastic. I also added stick pins to the layout by pushing them into dimensional adhesive. You can see that in the bottom right of the picture below.
A couple close-ups of my layout.
The Details:
If you're looking for permission, I'm going to give it to you now...go easy on yourself. I love traditional 12x12 layouts, but I will admit, they take time. Allowing myself to use one of these divided page protectors saved me time, and right now that's important to me.- Pattern Paper: October Afternoon 'Sidewalks'
- Cardstock: Papertrey Ink
- Silhouette Cameo: images from Silhouette online store
- Stickers: October Afternoon
- Star Stick Pins: Maya Road
- Stamp: Technique Tuesday 'It's Ok'
- White Embossing Powder-Stampendous
- Sprinkler/Mist-October Afternoon 'Brown Bag'
- Buttons: My Mind's Eye "Lost and Found"
- Twine: The Twinery
- Border Punch: Fiskars 'Apron Lace'
- White Gel Pen
Thank you so much for allowing me to share with you today. I hope to see you back here soon!
6 comments:
I have used these before and it is a wonderful way to save time and it looks absolutely beautiful! The main thing is we get the photos in the books and tell what was happening in them. I figure it is always a bonus when they look this nice. Thanks for sharing with us today at She's A Sassy Lady.
I love your layout, Kate. I have never used these divided page protectors and now I want to. But, I think I need to use some of what I have before I buy yet another thing I'd like to try! The time saving aspect really appeals to me, especially when you can make a page look so nice in the process!
This is fabulous Kate! What a wonderful keepsake for your family. As always, I love to see your work!
I just love it! What a great idea!!
Having spent the last 2 days on a LO try to get it 'just right' I think I'm going to try some of these pages - yours look fabulous.
I was looking at those sleeves at HL the other night and wanted to try them. I am behind on my scrapbooking and thought it would be a good way to get caught up some. I love the pics and the layout.
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