Happy Wednesday, everyone!!
Yes. I am a geek. A nerd. And you know what? I'm not afraid to admit it!
In the summer of 2009, Husband and I traveled to Indianapolis for GenCon, a *huge* gaming convention. We had a fabulous time together, and I especially loved getting to hang out with Husband doing some of the things he loves best. A big part of GenCon is the exhibit hall, where vendors selling all sorts of games set up their booths and stalls. You can play-test all sorts of board games, buy every type of game accessory imaginable, and let me tell you, the people-watching is unsurpassed. I kept the lines in this layout very clean and simple because there is so much going on in the photos, and I really wanted them to stand out.
When I saw the game piece themed embellishments in the Lucky Girls April kit, "A Boy & His Toys", I instantly knew they would be perfect for this layout.
Around the time when I was working on this layout, I had been feeling like I was in a bit of a creative slump. I had recently been showing my mother my scrapbooking layouts (aren't moms great for things like that? it's so nice of her to ooh and ahh over my projects!) and while I was flipping through them, I started to take note of the attributes that make any given page one of my favorites. This page incorporates those main ideas-- my personal favorite layouts have
- strong horizontal lines
- lots of white space
- clusters of embellishments
Lucky Girl supplies from the April 2011 kit "A Boy and His Toys":
paper: Crate Paper Toy Box (Build), Bazzill Grass Cloth (French Vanilla), My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose/Hattie (Happy Polka Dots), Echo Park Little Boy (Denim/Lizard)
alphas: American Crafts chipboard Thickers (Typ0 - black)
embellishments: Crate Paper Toy Box chipboard elements, Crate Paper Toy Box alpha labels, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Game Pieces, Making Memories Animal Crackers Jack velvet brads
other supplies:
1" circle punch: EK Success
foam adhesive: Therm O Web
black pen: Sharpie ultra fine point
I love all the pictures that fit on there!
ReplyDeleteI love this 2 pager...fabulous job :)
ReplyDeleteSuper adorable. Love the gaming theme. :)
ReplyDeletesuper fun page!
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