Outtakes (a layout)

I used to contribute to circle journals. Seemed like good idea. But my thoughts on what makes a "good" idea have changed considerably now that I am inundated with baby and toddler photos. Too many photos, too little time. You know how that goes.

Just after Sadie was born though, I had a circle journal to finish up, and the topic was "The Girl in the Mirror," and we were to create an entry based on a photo we had taken of ourselves in the mirror. Sadie was just four months old or so, and I was finding that most of my time spent in front of the mirror was with her, making faces and generally trying to make her laugh. So that's what I used for my entry.

I took 79 photos.

Did I get a good one? No.

Could I trash any of the 79? No.

So I made my journal entry with a collage, and I printed a second one for myself. It turned into two pages.

This one (which I've shared before):

And this one, which was in Simple Scrapbooks Scrapbook Play With Photos:

The original collage was an 8" x 8" and I just planned to slap it onto some cardstock and be happy. But I can never leave well enough alone. So I snipped the collage into vertical strips and arranged them to create more movement on the page, which really suits these photos. After all, I was holding my Nikon AND a wiggly infant.

I used an envelope from one of those CK kits for part of the title. It's hard to see in the photo, but it reads "priceless." I didn't put anything in the envelope. Just liked the added color and design aspect. The other part of the title "out-takes" was created in Photoshop Elements and printed to graph paper.

The stars on the page were all painted with glitter, and I added lots of other little details: cardstock rings, gems, mini-stars, buttons, brads. No real rhyme or reason, but this page just sort of all came together for me. I like that because it doesn't happen very often.
 

Supplies: Patterned paper: SEI, Scenic Route Paper Co., CK KOTM; Chipboard: CK KOTM; Gems: Junkitz, Hero Arts; Buttons: Wal-mart

Comments

[laura vegas]

i remember you sharing the first layout. but i have to say ... i really LOVE the second one. totally caught my eye when i saw it in the magazine! love all the photos ... and there are some really funny ones! gorgeous design too ... with great colors. and love the envelope ... i need to get mine back out again!

[Dani]

MARY!!! Thank goodness! You're back! No longer sucked in by Edward!!! Oh how I have missed you and your beautiful work :)

I have 2 questions for you:

1. What the heck is a circle journal? (Is that a dumb question?)

2. Why is it that every single time I look at one of your layouts, I think, "That is PERFECT! I never would have thought of that (cutting up the collage and staggering it... genius!) but I'm SO stealing that idea!"?

Love, Dani

[Rhonda Steed]

suuuuuuper cute!!!! Love how you cut up the photos! It DOES create movement! Nice work!

[Lovely Cee.]

kyut:)

[JenGallacher]

You are a rockstar!! I love these layouts. :) You always know just what a layout needs to make it super fabulous!! :)

[Lucy]

How adorable - what wonderful pictures.

[Heather M.]

when you worked on that cj page at my place i thought it was awesome but that layout is brilliant! loved it when i saw in the mag. totally curious what font you used for "outtakes".
and i totally agree with jen - you always know how to make a layout stunning!
so happy to see your work again. ;)

[Sara Rossi]

I just love them both! Especially the second one! Just love your work!

[Vicki]

Wow, Mary!!! These are gorgeous! So happy I went for a blog hop today! I miss seeing your work!