India Scrapbook pages 6-7

Today's dual page layout is based on one of the layout sketches for December 2003 at pagemaps.com. Here's a closer look at each page:

The background paper is from an old mat stack from DCWV called Taj Mahal.  I cut a border from green patterned paper that coordinated with it.  I also added a cream colored grosgrain ribbon along the bottom of the page.  Pictures and journaling were printed on my printer - and I used distress ink to color the large mat on the focal, and the background of the journaling.  The title was die cut from another paper from the mat stack. The panel the journaling & title sits on was cut top and bottom using a Spellbinders border die.

On the 2nd page, I added a partial circle cut from the same paper as the title on the previous page.  I didn't have any dies large enough to cut the circle, but found a 12 x 12 stencil that had a large circle on it that I could trace & then fussy cut.

Calendar Slimline

Today I just have one card - made after I cut up a calendar and a bunch of Birds and Blooms magazines, to use in making cards.  It's really very straight forward - a piece of calendar glued to the card front, a ribbon run across for a border of sorts, and an inked, die cut (Spellbinders Twisted Metal Tags and Accents) stamped (one of my Mom's stamps) sentiment added with foam tape.

Inside:

As you can see, I added borders top and bottom using scraps from the same calendar page - then added a small picture that shows what the whole page looked like originally.  Finally, I stamped a sentiment using a JustRite stamp from the set called Good Friends Labels Twenty-Nine.
 

India Scrapbook - pgs 4 & 5

 

Today I have another couple of pages from my India scrapbook.  I wish my photos were better.  I'm having a real challenge with those lately.  Once again, the background pages are from the DCWV matstack called Taj Mahal, and the pictures, journaling, and title were all printed on my computer.

Page 4:

There's a lot of "busy" in the background, so I toned it down with a piece of blue lightly patterned paper.  I simply cut that sheet in half and added it in the center of each page.  I'm not sure why, but the pages look less busy in real life - though your eye certainly has plenty to look at on these two pages.

Page 5:

I really liked the "scatter" effect of the smaller photos - it keeps the eye moving around the page.

India Scrapbook - first 3 pages

 

YAY!  I'm finally getting this scrapbook made for a trip we made EIGHTEEN years ago!  This post will show the first 3 pages.  Most of the papers used for this scrapbook come from a pack I purchased especially for this scrapbook many years ago - a DCWV Mat Stack called Taj Mahal.  This first page is no different.  I'm not going to call out each page from this mat stack - I'll only note those papers that were NOT from the mat stack.

Page #1 (above): The focal picture for this first page is a map of our travels - with colored lines showing where we went.  As I usually do, I printed the pictures and journaling on my computer.  The Title is a purchased die cut piece.  Tickets and planning printouts are in a hidden pocket behind the page - with hand-lettered labels pointing to them.  I printed several small pictures - of my passport and visa, our luggage, and a syringe.

Page #2:

I found some "jeans-like" paper scraps in my stash and used them for border & mats on the background paper.  Once again, I have a hidden pocket behind the page to hold tickets and the printout from the bank about money we exchanged (necessary in case we wanted to change some of it back into US $ at the end of our trip).  I also added a vellum pocket on the lower left corner with documentation from the YMCA tourist hostel.  I printed the pictures, title, journaling, and embellishments - fussy cutting the embellishments.

Page #3:

As you can probably tell, the background for this page combines identical pages from the first two pages - along with plain blue card stock.  The rest was all printed on my computer - including the title, which I fussy cut before gluing in place.