Front Cover
Front and Spine - Her last name is Pearson
Back Cover
Mikayla's Keys to Success:
~ Mixing brands isn't always a bad thing. In this case, all of the papers were from the retired "Tommy" Close to My Heart paperpack, but all of the cards on the front cover that have words on them came from different sources. I have collected a few different brands over time and picked the ones out went with this theme. I would have preferred the colors and styles to match a little more perfectly, but it worked out really great.
~ Using "second generation stamping" can be a great thing! Sometimes the ink you have is too dark to overlay with other images, but if you stamp first on a scrap paper and THEN stamp the remaining ink on your desired paper, you get a "second generation" stamp that is lighter in color, but still just as beautiful. I used this technique with the butterfly so the words would show up easier. This technique is also often used when making landscapes or many trees.
~ Measure and cut your background paper before you start! In order to get the paper to fit perfectly, it has to be just the right size. Thankfully, I learned from the first album I made and didn't make the same mistake twice. You don't want to make a beautiful layout and find out later that it doesn't fit and you have to cut 1/2" off the sides.
Enjoy and have fun.
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Beautiful album and great tips too
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