[Laura Fiore]

 Next, I decided to work with photos of my LOUD niece! So of course, big patterns!!!

My niece Amber is loud, bold and pretty sweet, so I thought these
patterns would show that off. When using more than one big pattern on a
layout, you have to find a way to have separation, otherwise your
photos will get lost on the layout. Color blocking is a good way to do
that. I kept the background white, which I like to do when using bright
colors.

[davsar]

 These are beautiful pages!  Mind if I use some of your page maps for challenges this week??

[scrappyAnge]

 Wow! Those are beautiful!!

[Laura Fiore]

 Here is the finished layout. 
I sanded the embossed paper to bring out a bit of the pattern. These
Heidi Grace papers are so pretty and shimmery...sometimes shimmer
throws me off when scrapbooking because it's hard to put a flat paper
over the top of it. Colorblocking saved me on that account too! I think
the shimmer looks awesome as the top layer here!
For embellishments on this one, I cut out a strip of the house
patterned paper. If you weren't able to get some of that, you could use
a row of flowers, some fun lace and ribbon or any pattern out of a
paper that you do have. I've also used some of the Velvet borders
around and on top of the photos. A few of the diecut stickers  helped
pull it all together for the title and journaling. The little asterisks
from the American Craft glittery alphas remind me of flowers so I threw
them on too! I originally planned on using the scalloped paper as the
background, but the page felt unfinished. When I put the patterned
paper behind it (with the center cut out to save some of the paper,
again!) it completed it for me. What do you think?

[evilqueen]

I really love that title.  I may have to use it.  And the page if fabulous too.

[emarie803]

 Love what you did with the sanding and the blocking on that one!

[Laura Fiore]

 Sarah--no problem at all if you use those PageMaps! Becky Fleck has an online site that gives them out free every month! If I can find my link, I'll give it to you at the end of class, ok?

If I forget (I'm going to be 46 next week...I seem to be forgetting way more than I used to, ) feel free to PM me!

[CrazyKar]

 Yes!! I love that title too!! It's perfect, great LO!!

[Laura Fiore]

 Don't you ADORE that Love, Elsie embossed paper??? To be honest with you, those papers were the whole reason I created this class! I love her products for KI Memories, but sometimes I feel like they're a bit much, even for me...and I like LOUD scrapbooking! So I wanted to come up with ways to use them, that doesn't detract from my photos!

Any questions so far?

[ScrappyK]

[quote="Laura Fiore"] Sarah--no problem at all if you use those PageMaps! Becky Fleck has an online site that gives them out free every month! If I can find my link, I'll give it to you at the end of class, ok?
[/quote][quote="Laura Fiore"]If I forget (I'm going to be 46 next week...I seem to be forgetting way more than I used to, ) feel free to PM me!




Here is the link... http://www.pagemaps.com/index.htm     I keep this one handy at all time! : )

Kristy [/quote]

[immom2anc]

 I love the colors on the Amber LO.. Totally reminds me of her style! I like the color block idea and hadn't really thought of it too much so thanks, you'll be seeing that on a LO soon...

[davsar]

 Thanks Laura - I do have the link!  Loving these pages - never thought to sand embossed patterns - great tip!

[Renee]

 I'm here, taking notes as well.

[Laura Fiore]

Layout #4 - Even bolder!
I had enough scraps of these papers to do at least one more
layout...and plenty of photos of my nieces in their cute spring
dresses, so I decided to give you a bonus layout, LOL

[Laura Fiore]

 WHOOT! Thanks Kristy for the link! Isn't that site awesome? I just got May's newsletter yesterday, and it was so busy that I couldn't access the pages yet, LOL

[PezKat]

Oops, Kristy beat me too it!  Love PageMaps!!

[touchalife]

 Still reading -- what are page maps are they the layouts???? How do you pick the papers - color or theme or company

[ScrappyK]

 No boy colors? LOL....

Loving this class and your LO's. I think this is really going to help me out.

Is there a article on color blocking in the learning section? I've never really "learned" the color blocking method. I've just went by the seat of my pants all the time.

Kristy

[Laura Fiore]

For this one, I actually used a Pencil Lines sketch. They have a challenge blog and you can win prizes if you link them to your layout using the sketch!

[davsar]

 Laura - this class has been great!  Wishin' I had as much talent as you do in your little pinky!