Embellishing Mother’s Day Layouts

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Michele Cheplic

One of the sweetest Mother’s Day gifts I ever received was a scrapbook layout featuring various pictures of my daughter and a slew of her homemade art projects. My sister-in-law did an amazing job creating a photo collage using my daughter’s artsy masterpieces to embellish the page, along with several cute quotes detailing why she loves her mommy so much. Sniff, sniff. I love that layout. Fortunately, the page design is easy to duplicate for a mother of one or many. The collage requires at least five stand-out photos which can be placed in a random shape. You could also … Continue reading →

Embellishing Layouts with Words

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Michele Cheplic

Around here the holidays are all about the kids. As I look back at seasonal scrapbooks I’ve made since giving birth, there are very few layouts that don’t include at least few rugrats running around making merry in some form or another. Even more telling about my scrapbooking technique is the fact that most of the pages that include children also feature quotes or inspirational sayings that tie into the kid-centered design. Using famous or familiar words is one of the cheapest ways to embellish a scrapbook page. You can print them out at home and use them as a … Continue reading →

Celebrate Mom

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Michele Cheplic

Mom relaxing on vacation. Mom making her famous mac and cheese. Mom planting petunias. Mom hugging it out with family and friends. Gather ye mom-themed photos as you may for you don’t have much time to arrange them into a special layout for Mother’s Day. Regardless of your crafting capabilities, you can’t go wrong putting together a memory-filled page design for mom on her special day. Really. Think about it; you could give the woman a rock or a piece of lint and she’d still smile graciously and assure you that “it’s the thought that counts.” To make the project … Continue reading →