Tag Archives: fonts

Jul 31

Not a great layout, but a meaningful one.

Saturday, I put together the 11th challenge for my Design Challenges class. The layout was to incorporate different sized fonts, with the emphasis on the journaling, or writing more so than the photo. At first, I was a little stumped. Looking through my photo galleries in Photoshop, I ran across one that is very special to me. I haven’t put it into a scrapbook layout yet, and somehow, I found myself drawn to using it that day. What do I say about this photo? How can I possibly express myself adequately? I decided to just start typing what was in my head, and go from there. I may not have all of the facts 100% correct, but I reached into my heart and this is what happened…

Not a great layout, but a meaningful one.

I hope they don’t get mad at me for posting this. It’s just something I am compelled to express. Have a great Monday!

Jul 17

Show and Tell.

I’m catching up on my Big Picture Classes homework this weekend, and I have accomplished quite a bit. I have Four new layouts, thankyouverymuch!

First, “Colour! Or is it Color?”. This week we are focusing on the color green. You know, each week I am finding that I like each color more and more, thanks to this class. I am discovering the importance of color in my layouts like never before. I am certainly appreciating colors more, as well.

He is Content.

I followed instructor Nic Howard’s lead as far as style and composition here. Quite out of my comfort zone, which is good. I am here to learn and push my limits.

Next, “Design Challenges”. This is a truly fun class! The challenges we are given are so unique and interesting. Challenge 4 is to use a vintage type, or font. I love fonts, and I have always found them an important part of the style of a layout.

A Fourth of July party photos I hadn't yet scrapped. Kizmet!

Challenge 5 is to use symbols in our layout. We were given links to a font website for free dingbat downloads, which really  helped. Dafont.com is also a good resource for free fonts and dingbats.

Pause. Christmas photos I never scrapped. I'm batting a thousand.

And finally, “The Mother LOAD”. Basic training for the goal of hopefully becoming a “super scrapper” one day. I’m keeping my fingers crossed. This assignment is to create any layout we choose, but to keep tabs on how long it takes me; what is my process; how do I go about choosing this and that, etc. It took me a long time, and I do not have a method or protocol I follow; rather I am somewhat scatterbrained at times. I don’t think about the order in which I am doing things, or how long it is taking me, or taking any steps to organize anything. I am just doing. One thing I have learned is that I tend to get lost in my creative process. I am so happy, content, focused and creative-minded, I lose track of the time, whether I am hungry, and sometimes what is going on around me. It’s not intentional. But, I do have to admit that there are also times I do dawdle and end up sidetracked looking at Twitter posts, or playing my turn on Words With Friends. Love that game.

Hello Summer, inspired by Ali Edwards.

I feel accomplished today, and it feels good. Yesterday was productive, and today will be too, as I get to work on creating cards for a friend. Happy creating!