Hi everyone! Welcome to another installment of Clean & Simple with me, Cathy Z! Today I’ve got a fun idea for a slice of life snapshot and you can do this for anyone of your favorite scrapbooking subjects, or even do what I did and make it all about you!
I am a big fan of letter dies and this layout gave me a fun way to incorporate one of my favorite alphabet sets with a giant ampersand die/shadow combo. Even though letter dies are more expensive than a sheet of stickers, the fact that you can use them on any paper and then keep using them is something I love.
Using some gorgeous Vicki Boutin paper, I cut out the big ampersand shape, and then cut the shadow layer on some Sweet Mango card stock from Gina K. Designs. I used both the Sweet Mango and some Sea Glass card stock to die cut the letters for the rest of the title.
A little stamped, embossed and die cut tab added a tiny pop of color to the left side of the layout and I added a few hearts at the bottom to balance this simple design.
I typed up my simple list in Photoshop, using all active ‘ing’ words to create a rhythm to my journaling. This is a really simple way to get some real-life facts about you or someone else into your albums.
Here is my video tutorial showing you how I created this scrapbook page:
Thanks so much for stopping by today. Here are the basic supplies used on the project:
Big Ampersand | Archie Solid Letter Dies | Vicki Boutin Paper Pad | Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cut Machine | Sweet Mango Cardstock | Sea Glass Cardstock | Gina K. Designs Dot Runner | Gina K. Designs Connect Glue | Tim Holtz Guillotine Trimmer | Tim Holtz Craft Pick | Ek Success Reverse Tweezers | Thin Foam Squares | Clear T-square Ruler | Purple Tape | Glue Holder | Pen Blade | Tabbed Sentiment Stamps | Tabbed Sentiment Dies | Gina K. Designs Embossing Ink | Gina K. Designs Embossing Powder | Wagner Heat Tool | Heart Dies
~ Cathy Z
Love, love, love your layout, Cathy! It has inspired me. Thanks for sharing.
I am currently working on a scrapbook for my daughter who is now 25 years old. This gives me a whole new idea for the page I am working on now! Thanks!!!
Gorgeous layout Cathy. So simple and clean. Love it! ❤️
Thanks for sharing, great layout!
Love the clean and linear design of your LO & process video is awesome, too! TFS!
Beautiful layout! I love this snapshot approach to journaling. I’m always wowed by Cathy’s clean and simple style.
Just gorgeous!!! Love the clean, simple design. And the orange and teal combo!!
I really love this layout the big “&” is just eye catching. Tfs