DC Blizzard ’09: Scrapbook Layouts
December 21, 2009 
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Yesterday I was able to work on some layouts for a few hours. Then my next door neighbors came over for dinner. We had chicken parmigiana, red wine, homemade fudge and I made some tasty blue raspberry martinis. Good times!
Anyway, back to the layouts!
About a year ago, I bought the Aspen paper packet so that I could practice making layouts using the Reflections scrapbook patterns program. Aspen has a wintry feel to it and reminds me of snow. I didn’t think I’d ever use it for a real layout because it doesn’t snow too much around here. To me, it was perfect to practice with and show my customers how to make a complete album using the Reflections system. I finished the eight-page sample album and stored it away.
(You can actually make a 10-page album from one paper packet, but I stopped at eight. I think it’s because I got distracted by other projects which happens to me quite often).
Materials:
- Aspen Level 2 Paper Packet
- Felicity stamp set
- Holiday Trinkets stamp set
- Playful Flourishes stamp set
- Outdoor Denim, Bamboo, Creme Brulee and Twilight inks (this is the color palette for Aspen)
- Heartfelt Wonder Die Cuts
- Basic Craft Buttons
- Clear Sparkles
- Twinkle Brads
- Mini-Medley Spring Blossom accents
- Nature’s Ambience Rub-Ons
- Natural Hemp
- Reflections Scrapbook Program
- Cricut Die-Cut Letters: Plantin Schoolbook
- Cricut Die-Cut Shapes: Doodletype (snowflakes)
Layout pattern – Reflections: Title Topper 1a (p. 14)
Notice the bling I added to the snowflakes as well as the dotted line I drew to make it seem like they’re floating.
Layout pattern: Sidebar – Main Frame (p. 36)
Layout pattern: Sidebar – Triple (3c) rotated (p. 42)
I used a Twilight Jingle brad to match the Twilight-colored snowflake.
I still have a few more layouts to do and I’ll put them in the gallery when I’m done. As I mentioned, I did the layouts in advance. This is typically how I work. I like to get the basic structure of the pages done (the layout pattern and pictures). Then I go back and add the titles, journaling and embellishments.
As you can see from the shot below, half of the work is done. I don’t know if this is the best method of working, I just know it’s worked for me for quite some time.
I will most likely work on them tomorrow since I found out the Federal Government is closed Monday and my company follows what the government does. Whoo hoo!
Here are some Reflections layout samples for you to try (PDF):
Have you done any layouts of the snow? Share your layouts by e-mailing a sample to me and I’ll post them here, or leave a link to your layouts in the comments section below.
Wow lots of snow! You created a cool scrapbooking project to remember all the details. You can look back years later and reminisce about all that snowfall. Best wishes and Merry Christmas!
Cindy
Thank you! And Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you!
Hi Carolyn – I’m finally getting time to check out my fav online spots again. Love this series of layouts! I like how you have clickable links to the products used
Hi Laura. Thanks for the compliment! I’ll try to keep including links to products in future posts.