elements | designer’s notebook
label love
Irma
Gabbard
2009 All-Star Creative
Team member
In each issue you’ll
learn about one of
our designers and
what inspires her.
SOURCES Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper. Patterned paper: Doodlebug Design. Font:
Miss Happy by Two Peas in a Bucket. Stickers: American Crafts. Labels: Colorbök (burst),
KI Memories (black flower), Making Memories (tag). Brad: Making Memories.
work in progress
I occasionally take
a photo of a partially
completed page
(so I don’t forget
my design concept),
then change the
page around just
to see what it would
look like.
1 inspiration When I saw the elegant label on this soap bottle,
I thought the design would be a perfect complement to a photo
I’d been wanting to scrap of my daughter and niece.
grammar police
Grammar isn’t my
strong suit, so I keep
my journaling short.
I spend too much
time worrying that
my grammar is
incorrect instead
of telling the story.
3 design Although I don’t use the color purple very often
I really liked the contrast of the purple with the black on the label.
I decided to use the same color combo, and I found patterned
paper similar to the black-and-white pattern on the bottle. I also
incorporated labels and tags that mimicked my inspiration piece.
“I really love the creative process
of pairing a memorable photo with
a story and making it all look pretty.”
scrappin’ challenge
I have a hard time
putting myself in
layouts—I’d much
—Irma
rather be scrapping
my kids and pets!
