SA Scrapbook Convention

I was honored to be a part of the SA Scrapbook Convention, even if it was from a far!  Double page layouts are kind of new to me, so creating this one, while including step-by-step directions was a little bit tricky! But I'm slowly falling in love with two page spreads, I think.  I love how you can add more photos without the page getting too busy.  And I also love how you can different mediums to the page, also without it being too overwhelming!

Here is a look at my layout!  If you were part of the convention, I hope you had an awesome time!!  

The kit for this class included lots of Hazel & Ruby products, including the awesome alphabet stencils.  They make me want to stencil my walls!!

This page has lots of photos, lots of white space and pretty pops of color!

Thanks so much for popping by!  Leave me a comment if you attended the convention!  I would love to hear your thoughts!!

Video: Paradise

Happy Monday everyone!!  I'm off gallivanting around Spain today taking photo after photo of this amazing place!  Hope you are doing something awesome today too!  :)

I've been in major travel documentation mode lately and have really enjoyed going back and revisiting some of the trips we took years ago.  I never got around to recording photos from our honeymoon, and what better way to record them than to create a two page layout with lots of photos!!

Today, I've got a little bit of paradise to share with you!!  My husband and I got married in St. John, USVI and we honeymooned there as well.  It literally is paradise.  Most of St. John is national park, so most of the island is undeveloped and breathtakingly beautiful!

I had originally recorded my process for Two Peas, but....you know... so now, I'm posting it here.  Hope you enjoy it!  And I'm really loving the two page layouts!!  Especially for multiple photos and vacation pages.  

You can see the process video here: 

It's paradise, right???

Ahh.....aren't you so ready for the beach??   I may not be in St. John, but I'm definitely enjoying the sand and sun in Spain!!  Wish you were here!!

Video: A Day In The Life

Do you guys know that I have never completed a two-pager?  Nope...never!

I've always been so intimidated by the large amount of space and kind of clammed up whenever I laid out two 12x12 papers side by side (thinking how in the world am I going to fill this space???)

One of my pending assignments over at Two Peas was to record a process video of a two page spread.  Since it won't be going live at Two Peas anymore (insert super sad face here), I thought I would post the video here on my blog.  I would love to start including more videos, especially since I really do love making them and sharing them. I have a Vimeo account, as well as a YouTube account.  I know the ins and outs of Vimeo better, but it seems like YouTube has more traffic.  Any thoughts or suggestions for one vs. the other?

On to the video....

Here's a look at the layout I will sharing today.  It's based on the theme "a day in the life" and I used a photo collage rather than individual photos.  It came together very quickly and the large amount of space didn't seem that overwhelming once I got all my supplies and photos together!

Thanks so much for stopping by and spending part of your day here!!  I'm really missing Two Peas, so it's nice to be able to share videos and what not here.  

Would you like to see more videos??  I definitely enjoy making them!  Leave me some feedback and let me know what you think!!

xoxo