Hello and happy Wednesday! It’s Jess Forster here! Hands up if you are excited about Easter weekend! I love the longer days and sunshine that often accompany the spring season. One of my favourite stories to document is dressing my kids up in their Easter ears and Easter baskets over the holiday spring weekend. Here is how I documented last year’s story:

Supplies| Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine Before you go printable; American Crafts: Thickers, tag; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: adhesive; Font: Remington Noiseless

I was inspired by the grey and pink flowers from the “Before You Go” card set from the Spring 2023 issue. I decided to highlight the funny conversation between my daughter and I in this 6” x 8” double pocket page layout. 

I used the 4” x 6” “love this story” card to talk about the tradition of dressing up in bunny ears at Easter and the amazing sense of humour Rowan, my daughter, has. Being a child of a scrapbooker, I have asked my kids a lot to stop what they are doing, so I can take their picture. I use the journaling prompt, “overheard” to document how my daughter promised to continue wearing her bunny ears as an adult. She also noted that she will likely be looking after me and dressing me up. Haha!

In terms of design for this page, I clustered the title and journaling cards on the left-hand side; while I placed the enlarged 6” x 8” photo of my daughter on the right-hand side of the page. Simple and seamless, blocking your journaling cards and photos into simple groups is a great way to create a pocket page quickly! I then embellished the cards and photos with pink enamel dots and a rose gold Thicker by American Crafts, which pairs perfectly with these free cards designed by Cathy Zielske!

Pocket pages don’t have to be complex to be eye-catching and bold. This is true when you use well-designed cards, like the Before You Go set as found in the Spring 2023 issue. All you have to do is download, print, and pair it with your favourite paper collection. Don’t forget to tell a spring story that brings you joy!

Thank you for reading and I hope you and your family have a wonderful Easter weekend!

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