When I was in Utah between Grandma’s birthday and my sister’s baby shower I got an email from Amy Kingsford at Get It Scrapped asking me to be on their 2013/14 creative team. There may or may not have been a series of squeals after I read the email. 😉 This will be my first creative team & I was sooo excited to be asked. It came totally out of the blue! Get It Scrapped is a website that I’ve been following for a long time now but that I have really come to appreciate through the Guided Study Critique Workshop, my subscription to Masterful Scrapbook Designs and most recently the Scrapbook Coach series.
To celebrate the announcement of the team we’re having a blog hop to introduce everyone. So, to anyone new to my site, hello! I am so thrilled to be on a team with so many talented ladies. There are several women who were in my critique workshops and also several women I’ve admired for awhile on the team. Let’s just say I’m in good company. 😉
Pick a Favorite Article from Get It Scrapped
For the blog hop we were asked to identify one of our favorite articles at Get It Scrapped and create a layout inspired by it. I chose Ideas for Telling Stories on Scrapbook Pages without Photos because I’ve had a photo-less layout idea on my “to do” list but have never actually created a non-photo layout. The article was just the inspiration I needed to finally check that off the list. (Yes I have a “to do” list of scrapbook pages. When you get to know me better you won’t be surprised.) Here’s what I came up with:
Supplies: Away We Go Kit, Frame Hangers No 1, Notebook No 5 Paper Pack, Powder Mountain Element Pack, Almost There Element Pack, Flagged Dates No 5, Dragon Trainer Element Pack, Flossy Stitches – White by Katie Pertiet; These Walls Kit by One Little Bird Designs; Going Places Kit by One Little Bird Designs and The Ardent Sparrow; Thick Travel Words, Everyday 12 Inch Twill by Ali Edwards; Paper Piercing/Stitching Holes by Sahlin Studios; Naked Tape IT by Anna Aspnes, Mommyish: Stylin 82 Fabric.
A couple of thoughts on my process:
1) I read somewhere that an easy way to do layouts without photos was just to replace the photo with journaling. This layout was inspired by Lesson 1 in the Scrapbook Coach class “Shelf” Instead of a picture, I put a journaling block with a frame. When I saw the example layout I immediately thought of the cool map block stamps that I have in my collection and thought it would be a great way to use them.
2) At first I had my journaling in a typewriter font (my favorite VT Portable), but decided since it was my personal story that I’d use my handwriting font instead. I also made the font a bit bigger than usual (12pts instead of 11) because I wanted the journaling to be the focal point.
Save 60% off the Masterful Scrapbook Design Issue – Telling Stories
Another part of the CT Blog Hop celebration is 60% savings on selected archive issues of Masterful Scrapbook Design through Monday, June 3. Mine is Telling Stories. I was excited when I was assigned this issue because (unknown to Amy who made the assignments) my layout was also inspired by the issue. In fact, I put the topic on my “to do” list while I was reading the seminar during my April travels. There was a subject on telling “the enduring stories” and the story in my layout is something I tell people often & one of the stories I brainstormed when I took a break from reading.
*** Use the coupon code giscttsha60p to grab this issue for 60% off through Monday, June 3rd. ***
For more ideas and discounts from the Get It Scrapped Creative Team keep on hopping down (or, if you’re feeling rebellious, up) using the links below.
Get It Scrapped
Amy Kingsford
Sue Althouse
Michelle Houghton and Deborah Wagner
Marie-Pierre Capistran
Christy Strickler
*** Heather Awsumb *** (That’s me!)
Michelle Hernandez
Lise Mariann Alsli
Alexis Aragona
Kristy T
Stefanie Semple
Audrey Tan
Sian Fair
Brenda Becknell
Carrie Arick
Kiki Kougioumtzi
Tara McKernin
Susanne Brauer
Marcia Fortunato
Katie Scott
Andrea
Rosann Santos-Elliott
Doris Sander
Celeste Smith
This is a great layout Heather, you have done a great job. I love the map and the embellishments. I am also loving that teal paper strip (I love that colour!) and that circle really frames your elements perfectly.
Love your photo-less page Heather and I’m SO looking forward to working with you this year 🙂
I am in Cape Town, so we could be neighbours – in the big scheme of things. Welcome to the team. Your layout is perfection, striking and powerful in it’s simplicity. I love the top cluster and your use of the stitching holes and coral stitching as attachment. Well done.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE doing photoless pages, and yours is superb! And even without a photo, I still felt how overwhelmed yet excited you were with this adventure you journaled about!
AWESOME AWESOME layout! I love the colors, the embellishments, the shelf, and I love that even without a photo, it is very interesting to look at it. Good job!
Awesome layout!!! I love the color scheme, the embellishments, the shelf, and the round dotted frame. Looking forward to see all your creations this year. 🙂
Excellent example for a non photo layout! love all the details and the color combo is one of my favorites. 🙂
I just love pages without photos! You have inspired me to try to get another one done soon. Looking forward to scrapping with you on the team this year 🙂
I had an ‘aha!’ moment when I read how you chose your journaling font. Brilliant page!! Really excited to be working with you this year 🙂
Wonderfully done, Heather! I think a photo may have been a distraction in this case – it’s perfect with just the journaling and map. And I love the dotted circle. Really well done! I had the same reaction as you did when I got the email from Debbie, and I was not surprised to also see your name on the list – so excited to be creating with you this year!
Love the layout! Welcome aboard. It’s great to have you on the team!
What a great idea using the journaling in place of the photo. I am looking forward to working with you this year!
Love your page, almost didn’t notice there wasn’t a photo on it, lol! Welcome to the team!
Awesome page! I love the your journaling “hangs” on the page, and the map and airplane accents are great touches!
That is sooo cool! I also have many photo less ideas for scrapbook pages in my head, but I never get them done, but you have inspired me to try. Love this. I was so happy to see you on the team. I enjoyed your projects on the GSC-workshops so I know you will continue inspiring me.
Great page, Heather. I especially like that the journaling is hanging. Can’t wait to see more of your clever scrapping this year.