Yesterday I was able to work on some layouts for a few hours. Then my next door neighbors came over for dinner. We had chicken parmigiana, red wine, homemade fudge and I made some tasty blue raspberry martinis. Good times!
Anyway, back to the layouts!
About a year ago, I bought the Aspen paper packet so that I could practice making layouts using the Reflections scrapbook patterns program. Aspen has a wintry feel to it and reminds me of snow. I didn't think I'd ever use it for a real layout because it doesn't snow too much around here. To me, it was perfect to practice with and show my customers how to make a complete album using the Reflections system. I finished the eight-page sample album and stored it away.
(You can actually make a 10-page album from one paper packet, but I stopped at eight. I think it's because I got distracted by other projects which happens to me quite often).
Materials:
Layout pattern - Reflections: Title Topper 1a (p. 14)

Notice the bling I added to the snowflakes as well as the dotted line I drew to make it seem like they're floating.
Layout pattern: Sidebar - Main Frame (p. 36)

Layout pattern: Sidebar - Triple (3c) rotated (p. 42)

I used a Twilight Jingle brad to match the Twilight-colored snowflake.

I still have a few more layouts to do and I'll put them in the gallery when I'm done. As I mentioned, I did the layouts in advance. This is typically how I work. I like to get the basic structure of the pages done (the layout pattern and pictures). Then I go back and add the titles, journaling and embellishments.
As you can see from the shot below, half of the work is done. I don't know if this is the best method of working, I just know it's worked for me for quite some time.
I will most likely work on them tomorrow since I found out the Federal Government is closed Monday and my company follows what the government does. Whoo hoo!
Here are some Reflections layout samples for you to try (PDF):
Have you done any layouts of the snow? Share your layouts by e-mailing a sample to me and I'll post them here, or leave a link to your layouts in the comments section below.
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