Well hello everyone,
So sorry I have not been around too much – between organising the start of the school year and a trip to Fiji, time has been very short for me… I promise I will be popping by your blogs and leaving some love very soon!!
Today I’m here to share my um… well, one of my very first layouts. I began scrapping around 10 years ago now and a lot has changed over that time, but you know what, the more I look the more I see that has stayed the same.
What’s changed…
1. My layouts are much more dimensional – this one is as flat as a tack!
2. I don’t use pre-printed titles that often or those pinking scissors!!
3. I no longer use paper from Big W or K Mart – and usually have a card stock base or thick pattern paper so my page has some strength to it when loaded with embellies.
3. I have learned since this layout that just because there is blue in the photo doesn’t mean every colour on the layout should be a shade of blue LOL I would definitely say I’m a lot more adventurous now with colour.
What has stayed the same…
1. I still do 12 x 12 single layouts – I did go through a “phase” of doubles so that both sides of my album matched, but that did not last too long.
2. I still scrap with single photos mostly preferring to print them larger rather than smaller. Photo size of choice is 5×7.
3. The design is still very similar to a lot of my designs now, linear and embellishments in groupings around the page… see the “flower cluster” in the bottom left corner 🙂
4. I still love flowers – don’t think that will ever change.
5. and I still love layers… and a matted photo.
and proof you should never throw out any part of your stash; the last layout I did have vellum on it, and so does this one – although I have learned how better to stick it down without showing the glue!!
So, here it is…
Well this looks great! Yes I started by getting my paper and flowers from big w!! and I have those vellum quote things too! this is neat and well designed! and I think you have grown so much too! Thanks for sharing!
Oh, my! How far you've come, Gwen…but look! Flowers even in your very 1st LO…I LOVED your list of same/different….really interesting. This is FUN, eh???!!!!
thanks for sharing!!! I really love the now and then-list too!! had to laugh at some points, because I found some similarities with my own srapping learning journey there :). and guess what? I have that exact same diamond paper in my stash too :)!!
I think we all started fairly flat but I still like this one Gwen. Thanks for sharing the comparison as well.
Wow! What a big difference in the then and now! Yes, your still using flowers, but your lo's look a lot different now!
Thank you for sharing Gwen, it was interesting to read your story and to see your progress 🙂