We've started another new series we love - it's called 12345 photos. Each of the participating design team choose a number of photos to work with from one to five, so each week we will be showcasing ideas using different numbers of photos on a page. We also decided to have an assigned theme. This weeks theme is reasons why we love ... someone in our lives. In anticipation of Valentines Day most of them are about our other halves, but Mel shows we need not be limited to that - she's created a tribute to her gorgeous son.
We hope you enjoy.
When looking at the photo Nic H wanted to use for this theme she quickly thought of a design with bracket papers - after all with the theme of unity and love, the bracket papers seemed perfect. Nic used a Jenni Bowlin paper as a 'template' to create a background from coordinating Pink Paislee and Sassafras Lass papers.
Journaling was added on Aussie Scrap Source Kraft cardstock and various embellishments were made from patterned papers and rub-ons. nic finished with BasicGrey Chocolate Chip alphas for her title and a few Queen & Co gems for that added sparkle. Nic placed the whole layout on black cardstock to make it pop.
Mel used two photos of her son James for the 1,2,3,4,5 'reasons i love you' challenge. Her journaling was completed on an old typewriter and adhered onto the page using a long strip of BasicGrey, Phoebe, Coit Tower patterned paper. A Technique Tuesday frame (Tile Toppers, Classic) was then painted and clear embossed to create an interesting background for the title to be placed onto.
Want an easy way to journal about your adored one? Write a list, just like Nicole did here. She wanted to keep her journalling light-hearted and fun to reflect how she views her relationship with husband Nathan and their silly photos.
Nicole used a pre-printed die-cut label from the Extension range by Jenny Bowlin to hold her journalling and layered it with papers from the brand new Love Letters line by Little Yellow Bicycle.
The Love Letters range is rich and beautiful and screams romance on every piece. Note also that Nicole was able to create a gorgeously textured felt heart by stamping on an Inque Boutique plain felt heart with black Stazon Ink.
Suz mixed up Scenic Route Sumner patterned papers with a little Pink Paislee and SEI Dill Blossom to create this tribute to her other half.
Her challenge was to use four photos, and even numbers of photos often don't work as easily in design as odd number, so she grouped them and linked them with colour blocks and journalling blocks. She mixed up black and white shots with colour for added interest (and because the colours in the black and white shots would have jarred with her colour scheme!)
Suz finished the layout off with a few embellishments and some handstitiching - a little out of character for her but she wanted a bit of a homespun look.
Caz has used the beautiful Teresa Collins Crush range to create this layout for her husbands desk. She asked each of her children why they love their daddy and added some of their answers to the page. It will make a perfect Valentine's Day present.
