Template No.22

Some of you like 11x8.5 sized layouts, so for layout No.22, I've created both. The 12x12, shown below has more elements and more papers, with the center the same as the 11x8.5.

Next, is the 11x8.5. As you can see, this is exactly like the one above, minus the outer area.

Below is the layout I made templates from.

I home educate, so my kids don't get the yearly school photo, so I have fun taking my own. I am happy with how Liam's photos turned out this year. Often I get the eyes in shadow so you can't see their color, but this time it was much better. :)

I love the paint splats.

But most specially, I LOVE the subject: dear Liam. Happy-Go-Lucky, content Liam. Liam who is just proud to be himself. No hurry to be someone he's not. No hurry to talk, no hurry to read, heck, no hurry to even memorize his ABCs. He's so very different from his older siblings. I love him to pieces. Oh, did I mention he loves cuddling? His favorite things are Cars, Nathaniel, Daddy, sleeping in late and chocolate. :) Oh, and he loves to cuddle. :)

Products Used:
Papers, and brads, washer, bracket, number, paint "mess": Michelle Martin Mischief Maker
White paint below picture: Michelle Martin Little Boy Blue
Fonts: Cheri, Bodini Poster and Century
Templates: my own: AWCAL Template No.22

 I actually started the layout by creating an 11x8.5 layout, saving it as a JPEG, and then dragging it onto a 12x12 canvas, and adding a few elements. Here is the layout using the11x8.5 template:

One neat trick/tool in FotoFusion I like to use is the Frame Splitter. See THIS TUTORIALhttps://artfulstories.blogspot.ca/p/splitting-tool.html to see how I do that. Works great to quickly add more spots for more photos, perfectly alligned. So, instead of using just one photo, I can use several, lickety "split". Here's that version:

For the 12x12 Template, click on the link below:

For the 11x8.5 Template, click on this one:

For both sizes, click on this last one:

Hope you enjoy these templates. Please let me know if you encounter any problems. I love to see your layouts! Leave a comment with a link to your page. Happy Spring! (Though, in my area, we got inches of snow today!)

Fat Little Tummy

I just love that middle pic on the right hand side of the first layout, where my little one is standing on the steps. The shorts are waaay to tight around his waist. That poor tummy! sigh....my baby...isn't he adorable? The older two were most enthralled with the wave pool. I liked the water slides, but made sure I didn't go on a fast one. LOL I'm not that brave anymore. This layout is removed because it's getting published in the June issue of the Canadian Scrapbooking Magazine! (I got this news February 7, 2011)

Two layouts for my 2008 Memories Album.

Products Used:

Background pattern papers, buttons, flowers, tag - 2Peas: Michelle Underwood: You Picked Me
Tan Background - Pink Paislee: Once

Alphas - Digi Chick: Karla Dudley: Digi Essentials
Journaling block - Cat Scrap: Creashens and Paislee: Nostalgia

Stitches - Designer Digitals: Katie Pertiet: Stamped Stitches No. 09, Designer Digitals: Anna Aspens: Curvy Corner Stitched Blocks No. 01

Font - Burst My Bubble

Mr. Happy

Looking back at 2008....This, I think, is one of my favorite layouts I made of Liam. Reminiscing....he is still very happy, but has a little more attitude at four than he had at one. Notice the little Mr. Happy shorts he's wearing on the pic lower left? I couldn't believe it! As I was creating this layout, past the computer he waltzes, and lo and behold....he's wearing THE shorts! I HAD to take a picture of it and include it on the layout, even though it was from a different time. LOL

Products used: Shabby Shoppe Barefoot. (stitches, arrow, flourish, little birdie)

Poor Naked Sheep

I picked up my three year old from Sunday School a few Sundays ago, and like always I admire the craft he made. He was all proud of this one, laughingly commenting that "the sheep couldn't see". Oh, I laughed! Poor naked sheep! He figured he was really smart and funny!

Captured!

These are a two of my favorite layouts in Junia's 7th year album. I used Stampin' Up's 8 1/2 x 11 cardstocks in two colors for every page in this 90 page album. This album is hopefully the last one that I'll make that's dedicated to just one year. I can't keep up. I want to start The Library of Memories system by Stacy Julian. This system will take me away from the compulsion to scrap chronologically (sp?) . Instead, I want to focus on relationships and just do pics that I feel inspired to do or feel the need to document. So, whenever I do a page of Junia, I'll just put it into her scrapbook album, which will cover any year. Does that make any sense?

As for the boys' albums, I will stop this as well when they hit the seven year mark. As it is, I still need to finish Liam's 1st - 2nd year and 2nd - 3rd year. And Levi's? Well, I haven't completed his fifth, sixth, nor seventh year albums. See what I mean?

Facebooking and My Baby

So Happy Together

Just a quick layout of my son and nephew.

How to be 3

A scraplift from Krutten at my Designer Digitals gallery.


My Little Girl....

I'm loving digital right now!

My Darlings

Another layout that I did not long ago. I'd like to include some journaling, but haven't decided yet what I'm going to write, so I'm procrastinating. I love the Prima bling!

Today is the twelfth of March, meaning I'm taking photos for my 12 on the 12th album. I'll post pictures some time of this album. Check out variations of this project at Faith Sisters.