Have you ever gotten into a rut with your scrapbooking or card making? Well I have! As I was finishing my youngest son’s graduation album I noticed that several pages had the same basic layout and design. The book looks great but it made me realize that I needed to change up my style a little. So while browsing through the Big Picture Scrapbooking site (http://www.bigpicturescrapbooking.com) I found a class called Baker’s Dozen that sounded interesting and I decided to take it. The instructor is Darci Dowdle and she is Stacy Julian’s sister. In case you aren’t familiar with the name Stacy Julian she is the founder of Simple Scrapbooks Magazine and the author of the book Photo Freedom from my last post. Darci’s scrapping style is classic and simple but where she really shines is in the concept for her pages. For instance the page posted below is built around a recent family picture and a receipt from my purse. I would NEVER have thought to do that but I love the results! I started scrapbooking to make graduation books for my sons three years ago so most of my scrapbooking has been event based. What I love about Darci and Stacy’s style is that the scrapbooking is based on the people we love and the things relating to us. It is definitely refreshing and eye opening.
Big Picture Scrapbooking has ongoing classes that you can take at your convenience, short scheduled workshops, and longer scheduled classes. So if you’re in a rut or just looking for something new check out the Big Picture website for a change of pace.
Outta here,
Marcie
For this layout we used a recent family photo and a receipt from my wallet. I chose a photo from Gabe’s graduation and receipts that went with the events of the day.
That is a great LO and info to know. I love to create scrapbooks but I've been laking in that department. Thanks for the tips and the link.
Jany
Posted by: Jany | June 17, 2008 at 08:23 AM