Welcome to Day Three of 31 Pages in 31 Days, my annual scrapbooking immersion month! Every day in August I post an inspiration layout for your enjoyment, and at the end of the series we have a nice fat stack of pages done. Then I stash the supplies and embrace my busy mom life once again–but for this beautiful month, it’s a glorious creative mess–without guilt!
Today’s inspiration page celebrates a milestone anniversary with a day of hiking and enjoying our beautiful Wisconsin wilds. I pulled the colors right from the Thoughtful Journey papers and I love the natural tones of Copper Clay, Wild Wheat, Petal Pink, Mossy Meadow and Boho Blue.
For this page I only have one photo of the occasion, but here’s a tip for that! I could make a page with just one photo, but my plan is to have the full photo of the couple on the background mat and a closeup of their clasped hands in the foreground mat. It’s easily done while printing your pictures–just order one extra cropped in tight and blown up to the size you need!
This is a great technique for vintage photos and any little details you want to highlight, too. It makes it look like you got more photos than you actually have to work with!
I played up the meadow aspect of the paper and theme with a bunch of punches and paper shreds in various greens. Great way to use up scraps and it adds a ton of texture and interest to an otherwise simple layout.
Leave me a comment and let me know if you’re going to participate this month or if you’re just pinning and bookmarking ideas for later! And if you need Stampin’ Up scrapbook papers and DIY supplies, I’m your gal. Shop any time at www.lyssa.stampinup.net
See you tomorrow for Day FOUR!
