Week 9: Girls Night, Archery Competition & Sickenss

Here’s Week 9. We started the week with our normal routine and ended it with a mix of fun and sickness. The boys traveled to Memphis for the NFAA National Archery Competition, and Matthew placed 6th! We had a girls’ night at home, but Lydia ended up getting sick, so the next day turned into a quiet one spent mostly resting on the couch.

My page came together nicely using my new Tell Your Story Template set. I added just a few stamps from Paislee Press to dress it up a bit.

Tell Your Story Templates 3 by Scrapping with Liz

Home Digital Stamps by Paislee Press

Happiness Stamps by Paislee Press

Tell Your Story Templates 3 by Scrapping with Liz

Home Digital Stamps by Paislee Press

Happiness Stamps by Paislee Press

Tell Your Story Templates 3 by Scrapping with Liz

Home Digital Stamps by Paislee Press

Happiness Stamps by Paislee Press

March Templates & Tell Your Story 3!

Here are the next templates in my Yearly Series! These layouts are designed to help you scrapbook everyday memories quickly and easily. They’re perfect for documenting day-to-day life, but they also work beautifully for travel scrapbooking pages, too. Be sure to check out the sample layouts below for inspiration on how to use them!

Created with March Monthly Notes Template

Created with Tell Your Story Templates 3

 

Quick Scrapping Tutorial!

 

I’ve been working on my Hawaii album lately, and as I was putting together a double-page spread using two single-page templates, I thought I’d share one of my favorite ways to scrapbook faster.

For this spread, I used two templates from the same set. 

First, I completely scrapbook one side of the layout — photos, journaling, papers, elements, everything. I take my time getting that first page just the way I like it.

Next, on the second template, I place my photos and journaling. Then I open both layouts in Photoshop and go to Window > Arrange > Tile All Vertically so I can see them side by side.

From there, I simply drag the papers from the finished (left) layout over to the right layout. If you hold down the Shift key while dragging, it will place the paper perfectly aligned on the template. Then just press Ctrl + Alt + G to clip it to the layer below.

After that, I add a few elements to the right side to balance everything out — and I’m done!

This method saves so much time because I don’t have to dig back through the kit and decide between all those beautiful papers again (and let’s be honest, sometimes that’s the hardest part!). Once you have one side designed, the second side comes together so quickly.

You could absolutely use this technique to create an entire album faster and with a cohesive look throughout.

You can watch the whole process here.

I did end up moving part of the title over to the right side for better balance, and I love how it brought the two pages together.

The kit I used is Roam Collection by Paislee Press and Rachel Jefferies.

Hope this helps you get those albums done!

-Liz

Week 8: Some Extra Activities

Week eight included some sickness, BUT it also included warm weather and ended with a beautiful day outside. I just stuck to my template for this page, the styles I created, and one word art. Simple, quick, and beautiful!

Tell You Story Templates 2

In the Books Elements by Paislee Press

Tell You Story Templates 2

In the Books Elements by Paislee Press

Tell You Story Templates 2

In the Books Elements by Paislee Press

Printed 8x8 Graduation Album

 

Here it is: my daughter’s printed graduation album. I’ve been working on it on and off for the last two years, and it’s only about nine months since her graduation. It may be a little late, but it’s finished, and she has the rest of her life to look through it.

I ordered the book from Shutterfly, and here are the details:

Album Specs:

• 8x8 book

• 20 standard pages plus 9 additional pages

• Hard photo cover

• Professional 6-color printing

• Standard binding

I waited for a sale and received free shipping along with two free pages, which was a great bonus. After I placed the order, it only took about a week to arrive.

Here are the digital products I used to create the book:

Layers upon Layers Templates by Scrapping with Liz
For the Record by Elif Sahin Designs
Noteworthy by Elif Sahin Designs

Simple and Sweet Album Templates 4 by Scrapping with Liz
Senior Year Digital Stamps by Paislee Press
Graduate Elements by Paislee Press
Congrats Grad Elements by Paislee Press

You can see more of the digital pages here, before printing.

And here are some pictures of the album:

My goal for this album was to scrapbook one page from each year of her life, all the way through graduation. I began with a more traditional scrapbook style, using layered elements, shadows, and texture. When I reached the graduation photos, I shifted to a simpler, more graphic look.

Here's a look at pages side by side with different backgrounds. 

Here's a closer look at the matte pages. The shadows give the layouts a dimensional, paper-crafted look that I love.

For the graduation section, I leaned into a clean, magazine-style design. I took the photos myself, which made that part even more special and so much fun. I included several pages featuring just her, but I also added a couple of spreads with her friends because those friendships were such an important part of her high school years.

Finally, a little flip through of the album.