Thursday, May 1, 2014

Sharing a layout - A li'l sweet, a lotta sass

Today, I'm continuing my week of layouts about my childhood, this time with a photo of moi at age 2. (I always think of Miss Piggy when I say moi ... do you?)  Anyway, this is one of my fave pics of myself of all time, so I felt a little pressure to do it justice.  I started with a mix of October Afternoon and Basic Grey patterned papers. OA fits the vintage vibe and the BG colors mixed well with them. I used colors that I might not ordinarily choose, but they felt right for this project.


Again, this layout is journal heavy. I had a lot to say and needed the space in which to say it. I guess I could've typed the journaling to make it more compact, but handwriting is really how I roll.


The title on this layout is one of my fave things about it. I was playing around with a few titles, saying them aloud at a crop I was at with Tracie. This layout seemed to feel the most 'right.'


I used a PL card and a set of OA letter stickers and Jillibean Soup letter stickers to form the title. Then, I popped it up a bit from the page for impact. Finally, I added a dress embellishment because I thought I needed a little something there and because it plays into part of the story that I told in my journaling.


Here's a shot of just the journaling. Notice that I included a label at the top with the stamped title 'documented' on it and a flag style embellishment to the right with the year and my age on it. (I'm soooo not a stamper, but I used one on this page to try to justify a stamp set I bought while at the crop. Haha!)


And here's the finished layout.


What childhood stories do you most want to tell? What stories have you shared thus far?

5 comments:

  1. You are so awesome. I sucked at sharing this week due to our big surprise share. You rocked this! I love, love, love it and I love that little face!!

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  2. This is really cute, Tiffany. I love the story behind this too. You sure can tell it is you in that photo as well!!! :)

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    1. You think it looks like me? Lol - that's awesome! I can see it in my eyes but not much else. :) Thanks for the sweet words about my layout!

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