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Post by meridon on Jul 23, 2015 18:59:01 GMT
My next big project is to start working on childhood albums for DH and myself. I like it when an album has a cohesive look to it, but since I'll be working on this off and on for probably years, I don't want to limit it to a single collection or line of embellishments since I would have to buy a ton and hoard them. Instead, I'm thinking I will choose a solid color cardstock like kraft or white and back everything on that and then choose maybe 3 elements that repeat like a stamp set, wood veneer, cork, etc---things that are common and won't be hard to find in the future.
So my question is, if you were planning an album like this, what elements would you choose to repeat and use?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2015 20:21:18 GMT
That's a fun project!
I completely understand not wanting to use a single line, especially if you'll be working on this album for a few years. I also really like the idea of coming up with some basic neutrals to use throughout.
I think if it were my album I'd stick with some basics I KNOW would be around for a few years; for me, this would be things like labels and shipping tags, because I've been using them for 10 years and I know I'll use them for a few more. I think I wouldn't rely on things like cork being around for a few years; I've found in scrapbooking over the past 10+years that even "staples" like that come and go. For example, acrylic was really popular for a few years and then disappeared for a good 5-6 years and has only made a slight comeback recently.
I would choose some icons I could use throughout the album, that way I could make/find them in whatever medium was popular at the time. Maybe, for my childhood, I'd choose clouds, rainbows, hearts, and houses.
Have fun! It sounds like a great project.
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Post by myboysnme on Jul 23, 2015 20:26:55 GMT
Your style is the complete opposite of mine. In my scrapbooks I do not care at all about cohesion. I am trying to tell my story with my pages, so they coordinate with the story and not the album as a whole.
That said, I would use enamel dots for sure. Other than that I would be bored out of my mind only use 3 elements on an entire album! |
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jul 23, 2015 21:48:56 GMT
I will tell you from my experience that when I started my own childhood school album, I had a similar idea. Stick to one cardstock color palate, etc.
I quickly became so bored of it. So, part of it is all same-same, and then with the rest I just did page by page any layout I wanted, with any paper and embellishments that I wanted.
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Post by meridon on Jul 23, 2015 22:20:23 GMT
Yeah, this is my plan for now, but by January, it may have gone out the window!  I just really like it when an album that is clearly about the same thing like a vacation album or a baby's first year album "goes together." I already have all the pictures I think I'll use, so this won't drag on forever as a project, but once school starts, I'll only be scrapping sometimes on the weekends, so I might get a max of 5 LOs done a month on this project. I'm thinking having a basic game plan by starting with the same set of supplies might make things faster for me. The hardest part for me of doing a LO is picking what I want to use. That's why I'm such a fan of kit clubs--they've done the hard part for me! I' not saying I would ONLY use 3 things, but that those three things would show up often enough to hopefully unite the pages somewhat. I got the idea to do that several years ago when watching a video (maybe it was even a class?) by Shimelle and she was showing her travel album and how every page was backed on kraft and had a camera on it somewhere, so even though the trips were taken years apart, the album had a cohesive overall look. As for my other albums like my kids' school albums or my Project Life, anything goes and I just use whatever I feel like using or have handy at the time. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 24, 2015 4:04:21 GMT
I would have a hard time limiting myself that way for what will probably be a pretty good sized project. I would rather use whatever is most appropriate for the individual layouts and not worry if it doesn't all go together. When you think about it, a person's whole childhood isn't just one "event" like a single holiday or a specific vacation would be, so I would have a difficult time treating it as such.
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Post by 950nancy on Jul 24, 2015 4:40:05 GMT
I can't think of anything I like enough to use over and over unless I used some sort of a label on every page to journal or tell the year/month. Other that, I would have to change it up. I am going to scrap a vacation of just my husband and I from 1993 and am so proud of myself for finding a color/line I like well enough to repeat for a dozen or so pages.
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Jul 24, 2015 8:25:38 GMT
I think those are a great way to make the album feel like it goes together. I'd probably look for a technique I could include often as you could easily add inking or stitching regardless of the current trends.
I will say that I've done my childhood albums over many years and there is a significant change of styles, products and trends in those albums. I like that they are eclectic like my memories.
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Post by jcm28 on Jul 25, 2015 2:35:47 GMT
I have been working on a heritage album for a couple of years now. I am so left brained sometimes it hurts and I do not have one creative bone in my body. But I love to "lift" pages. I collect LO's and lay out a photo or group of photos and then find a page or sketch that would work. There are so many creative people out there. I don't copy it exactly but recreate the general feel of the LO.
Every page is different. I think it's more interesting that way and I feel good about actually using some the hundreds of LO's I've saved.
Janet
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Post by Prenticekid on Jul 25, 2015 3:17:40 GMT
What OP is saying is in no way limiting. I've done it and while every LO was different and done over the course of time,I just used a couple things to pull it together. For instance, I did an album for my niece that incorporated purple and butterflies throughout. (Favorites of hers.) It wasn't super obvious, but was an added touch, as well as a certain amount of cohesion.
I'm getting ready to start a childhood album, and plan to use the Oh, Darling line, as well as a couple of October Afternoon lines (like Public Library), because they resemble parts of my childhood. Not so much as the main papers, but just a bit here and there. I only have a few pictures and plan some LOs with no pics, so I'd like something to help bring it together.
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Post by anniefb on Jul 25, 2015 19:03:57 GMT
I would have a hard time limiting myself that way for what will probably be a pretty good sized project. I would rather use whatever is most appropriate for the individual layouts and not worry if it doesn't all go together. When you think about it, a person's whole childhood isn't just one "event" like a single holiday or a specific vacation would be, so I would have a difficult time treating it as such.  |
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Post by nitad on Jul 27, 2015 3:39:46 GMT
I think I would just stick with a colour theme. You can incorporate lots of different lines that have the same overall colours.
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Post by anonrefugee on Jul 28, 2015 23:17:21 GMT
What a fun project to start! I too use a solid, base for this type of album.
Over the course of my scrappy shopping I've bought themed bits and bobs remindding me of my childhood. I'm hoping when it comes time I'll have good solid bones and some fun things too.
Have fun whatever direction you go!
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I just really like it when an album that is clearly about the same thing like a vacation album or a baby's first year album "goes together." I already have all the pictures I think I'll use, so this won't drag on forever as a project, but once school starts, I'll only be scrapping sometimes on the weekends, so I might get a max of 5 LOs done a month on this project. I'm thinking having a basic game plan by starting with the same set of supplies might make things faster for me. The hardest part for me of doing a LO is picking what I want to use. That's why I'm such a fan of kit clubs--they've done the hard part for me! 
