For Creative Corner, I wanted to share with you a layout that I just did of my daughters. What I'm particularly proud of is that I actually used something from my stash!!! I've been saving this princess themed paper for over two years now for just the right occasion. Then when Quickutz brought out the princess dies I was in heaven and I knew that I had to use the castle for this layout. Before I had a chance to do my layout, the animal dies were released. When I saw the giraffe goosebump die, I immediately thought of stones and realized that the castle would look really cool if I texturized it. After I made my castle, I rubbed the "stones" lightly with some chalk to help them stand out a bit. All I needed to complete my layout were some princess themed rub-ons from My Minds Eye (also from my stash!)
This layout could easily be adapted for your little princes as well as your princesses. You just need boy coloured paper and some editing with foto depot. Under the Picnic editing feature there is a section that allows you to add clip art to your photos. There are some dragons and other medieval themes to choose from. By adding a dragon to the corner of a couple of photos, you would have a super cute boy themed layout. Another idea is: Someday My Prince Will Come, to tell the love story of a couple. Another would be to do as summer page with a sand castle.
I guess what I'm trying to say is: 1) That you should try to think outside the box when you look at a die. You'll get more use from the dies that you own, and maybe find a new die that you may have over-looked before. 2) It's fun to mix old and new stuff on your layouts. There's no set rule that everything has to be from the same company or line. Play with what you have and see what looks good to you.
Have fun!
Karen
Love what you did! Your two girls are just so lovely - you must be so proud. The photos really show off how happy they are & how much they enjoyed that day!
Posted by: gloria | August 31, 2008 at 05:36 PM