365 Days Later (a layout)

June marks the first anniversary of Write.Click.Scrapbook (go check out anniversary week happening now!), and today is the release of the new gallery One Year Ago. I especially like these two layouts showing photos from a year apart (something I'd really like to do with birthday photos of each of my kids):

• 525600 Minutes by Jody Wenke
• A Year Later by Moon Ko

But for my layout (links to supplies here) this month, I chose a different route, since I have my baby on the brain. When I started working on this layout, I was thinking how last year we were hoping to get pregnant, and this year, we welcomed our little boy into the world. What a change a year can bring.

 

Supplies:

• Patterned Paper from Typography Corner and Peach Hill digi kits by Vinnie Pearce
• Messy Stitches from Love kit by Wilna Furstenberg
• Distress Brush set by Vinnie Pearce
• Flourishes Brush set by Rhonna Farrer
• Rhinestones from Polky Dots kit by Hero Arts

Things to note:

• This layout started out so differently, and the enlarged photo was actually a mistake, but then I decided I liked the dramatic effect much more than the series of photos I had planned.
• I used the distress brush set on the numbers "365" for what I hope looks like a stamped effect. It's a great brush set for giving digital elements more of a realistic look.
• Those little rhinestones are from the Hero Arts Polky Dots kit. I've noticed that the Hero Arts digi kits I've downloaded all have little extras in them like digi paper, rhinestones, and buttons.
• This photo was taken almost immediately after Caleb was born. He looks so much like Sadie that it would be hard to tell their baby photos apart. Whenever people ask me who she looks like, I say, "Sadie." Simple enough. And true. :)

Comments

[Hannah]

Beautiful. That picture is priceless.

[Rhonda Steed]

Love how dramatic it is!!! Great page. And that photo is AWESOME!

[Natalie Burke]

Haven't met Caleb in person yet, but I already LOVE him so much.....can't wait until you guys come to visit in August. Devin and I are already thinking of some things to do and places to go while you are all here. Dev put in for vacation time during that period and I'll still be off on Mat Leave too.

[Heather M.]

what a sweet, sweet layout. i can't believe you've got this stuff documented already. you're awesome. and that photo is just awesome.

[Sara Rossi]

What a stunning pic!! I think it's great that you're already scrapping his life!