Layout for Project M.E. Challenge #2: Character Traits

Here’s my layout for the second task in the Project M.E. scrapbook layout challenge.  To review:

What character traits do you admire in yourself?  For this challenge, see what you can do with typography.  Try to come up with interesting uses of stickers, stamps or computer fonts to illustrate your character traits.

Materials (all from CTMH except where noted *):

• Notebook and Twitterpated paper packets
• Picture Perfect stamp set (photo frame, corner borders, tiny flowers, photo corner)
• Hodgepodge Alphabet stamp set (title)
• Tiny Typewriter Alphabet stamp set (traits)
• Basic Craft Buttons
• Crystal Blue Waxy Flax (to fill the button holes)
• Mini-Medley accent (arrow photo turn)
• Layout pattern from Reflections: “Main Frame: Quilt Blocks”
• Stamp inks: Black, Crystal Blue, Desert Sand, Hollyhock
• Paper flowers*

As you know, I like using scrapbook sketches to jumpstart my layouts.  Since this challenge was about character traits, I decided to use the “Quilt Blocks” pattern from Reflections so I could have all my traits surround/highlight the main photo of me.

I love the photo frames in the Picture Perfect stamp set so I used them to replace one of the squares from the layout pattern.

The flower borders add a nice touch.

I added paper flower accents to complement the other flower elements.

This arrow photo turn is from the Mini Medley Accents collection.

Lastly, I used the Hodgepodge Alphabet and Tiny Typewriter Alphabet, and the complementary ink colors from the Notebook collection (Bamboo, Crystal Blue and Hollyhock) to stamp my traits and the page title.

That’s it!  Have you done your character traits page yet?

E-mail your interpretation and I’ll upload it into the Project M.E. photo album.  Use the submission guidelines to help you with scanning and saving your file.

Questions?  Please feel free to comment below or e-mail me.  Looking forward to seeing your creations!

** By the way, I bought the Picture Perfect, Hodgepodge Alphabet and Tiny Typewriter Alphabet stamp sets as part of Stampaganza–buy two stamp sets, get one free.  This offer is good through November 30, 2009 so act fast!