And the truth is I’m not really sure what my signature style is. I do know what it’s not-it’s not shabby chic or grungy. It generally doesn’t involve a lot of layers. It’s not minimal either though. So, why is it so hard to define my own scrapbooking style? I know can define my fashion style so why not scrapbooking?
In an effort to figure out my style I took a little tour of my scrapbooks and tried to identify some consistent themes from layouts and thus, find my ‘signature style’.
Here’s what I noticed: I almost always use 12 by 12 paper. I love mini albums too. Most of my layouts are multi-photo. I tend to use lots of color. I usually use more than one pattern paper, and I'm not afraid of a pattern paper background. I love a good double pager. Photos usually flow across or down my layouts. I love a variety of photo sizes, specifically 2 by 3 and 3 by 4 to cram more pics onto the layout. I am a minimalist when it comes to journaling. My layouts are usually very linear.
I suppose as long as you like your pages it really doesn’t matter what your style is. So, I’ll be content with my scrapbooking so long as I LIKE how it turns out. I do know that having a look back at your work is a great idea because it’s an opportunity to challenge yourself and improve on your craft. So, here’s a few goals that came out of my research:
-improve on my ‘minimal journaling’: you’ll notice that in many of my recent latest layouts there’s a ‘story’ there that goes along with the pictures. I've been trying to improve on this one for a while now but sometimes I just love to play with the product and then there's little room left for journaling.
-create some 81/2 by 11 pages: this one’s hard for me because I love a square paper no matter the size!
-use stamps more: each month Studio Calico sends out beautiful stamps in their kits and I feel like I could be using those better!
That being said I'll leave you with a photo of what I'm working on right now!
Selpy+Maya Road Mini Album+tiny iphone photos=awesome Montreal Mini!
xoxo
K
Great goals! I've heard great things about Studio Calico's stamps.
ReplyDeleteyes using SC stamps is the way to go its how i got into stamping again
ReplyDeletecan i ask what kind of printer that is, and does it print small size?
I love looking at your work, it always makes me want to go play too :)
ReplyDeleteJust a thought on the journaling, what I do is journal FIRST. I'll take a stack of pictures, organized into layouts, down to the computer, and do journaling for a few layouts at a time. If I'm not distracted by other stuff and can really focus on the words, it comes much easier for me. Then when I'm ready to do the layout, I treat the journaling like any other element I want to use -- so I find room for it! Oh, and I love all of your layouts, very much my style!
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