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A Leftover Photo
The main photo in this layout is a leftover from last year’s Easter and didn’t really fit on the layout I made for that holiday.
I decided it was time to make a decision about whether or not to scrap it on its own page or put it into my box of categoried pictures (pictures I took out of chronological order and put into topics and sub-topics, according to Stacy Julian’s system).
I thought about the possibility of the photo featured in a single page layout. It struck me that with all the cousins present to play with, my kids, Aiden and Trinity, decided to sneak off together to their own quiet place.
Making A Connection
Suddenly it occurred to me that I had just done a layout about these two and how sweet their relationship is. I wondered if I had other pictures of the two of them interacting. I scanned through one of my photo albums (of photos in relative chronological order that I hope to scrap) and found two applicable photos that I don’t need for other layouts.
Then I went to my categoried photos and found two more behind the tab, Us Together. I now had five photos that tell a beautiful story. It took me about two minutes total to conceptualize my topic, locate my photos, and plan a design scheme.
Easy. Meaningful. And fun to look at.
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Journaling to my daughter reads: The other day Aiden told me he wanted another girlfriend. “Who’s your first girlfriend?” I asked. And his answer: Trinity. Turns out he wanted me to give him another sister since he adores his first one so much. And no wonder…you take such good care of him. I am amazed at how you stick together. At easter, when there were cousins to play with, the two of you stayed up there on that play area, checking out your easter candy and just being together.
Supplies: Patterned paper (Daisy D’s) * Paper lace (Creative Imaginations) * Journaling Sticker (Creative Imaginations) Letter Rub-ons (K.I. Memories) * Bling (Me & My Big Ideas) * Acrylic Paint (Grumbacher).
Location of Layout: In the “Us, Together” album, which fits into my “This Is Us” category of albums.
