Scrapbooks etc. - May/June 2009

1 family expansion design by JEN LESSINGER When her unexpected pregnancy turned out to be twins, Jen journaled her feelings about adding babies number four and five to her growing family. TIPS

SOURCES Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper. Font: Century Gothic. Stickers: Little Yellow Bicycle. Digital elements: New Growth No. 3 by Katie Pertiet. Software: Adobe Photoshop CS3. ^• ^Write ^on ^top. ^Jen ^layered ^tone-on-tone digital accents under her journaling to emphasize the idea of her expanding family tree. When printing journaling over a dark color, make sure your text is legible. Jen chose a thick white type to stand out against her green background. • Try texture. Flocked letter stickers and a border add softness with minimal e ort. Jen designed most of her page digitally, then added textured _{embellishments after printing.}

2 to get me to you design by LESLIE LIGHTFOOT

Waiting for an adoption can be a long and stressful process. Leslie shared her thoughts on this powerful layout. TIPS

• Share with color. The color choices of Leslie’s layout set the tone: pink for her yet-to-be-met daughter and yellow for hope. All colors have meanings, so use di erent hues to add subliminal messages to your page.

• Look for layers. Weaving layers of
paper over the photo and under the
journaling gives the layout more depth.
SOURCES Patterned paper: Sonburn (floral),
KI Memories (pink, gray), American Crafts
(yellow). Fonts: Bickham Script Pro (script
lettering), Calibri (journaling) o the Internet. Die cut:
Sonburn. Chipboard accents, ribbon: Autumn Leaves.
Gems: Creativity Inc. Punches: EK Success.