Doodlebug + PageMaps 2-page Summer Scrapbook Layout

Hello there!  I hope you are enjoying your summer so far.  Today I'm over on the Doodlebug blog, sharing a closer look at a layout I created for Becky Fleck's July PageMaps sketch reveal using a mix of some of my favorite collections for summer.  

For my page I really wanted to play off the colors and polka-dot pattern in my photos so I ended up pulling papers and embellishments from six different Doodlebug lines to create my layout today.

Here's a full look at the awesome double page sketch that inspired my layout.  It originally called for 2 vertical and 4 horizontal photos, but I only had five photos from this day so I switched one photo to an embellishment opportunity where my palm tree is.  ;)

The sketch calls for three clusters to form a visual triangle and move the viewers eye through the page, with the title and subtitle forming the third point in the triangle.  For my first point, I used a polaroid frame and embellishment from the Fun in The Sun Odds and Ends pack, topped with a mini jewel.

I chose to use the center strip which was originally intended for some longer journaling to hold my over-sized title using a mix of two different styles of alphabet stickers. To add a bit of interest, I mixed two different colors in the same skinny font and layered a sun below the word "sunning".

For my new "journaling" spot I added some simple details about the day along with a cute little scene using some waves paper which I fussy cut out and paired with a flamingo sticker from the new At The Zoo collection.

I hope I've inspired you to mix a few of your favorite Doodlebug collections.  It's so much fun to pull from the colors of your photos and letting them guide you in your design process.

Interested in the products I used to create my projects today?  To make supplies easier for you to find, I have listed them below (affiliate links included). 

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Doodlebug Anchors Aweigh Summer Little Fish Layout

Hello there!  I hope you're having a fabulous week.  The Doodlebug team paired up with PageMaps earlier this month so I thought I would pop in with another summer layout using a PageMaps Sketch as inspiration (shared below).

For this layout I turned to my favorite Achors Aweigh collection by Doodlebug.  It was a perfect compliment to some fun photos I had been holding onto from a couple summers ago and I love that I was able to take what might be considered a "boy" themed collection and make it work for a layout all about girls.

I created a graphic feel to my title by evenly spacing all my letters and distinguishing the two words with a change in color.  I was able to continue that look with a simple journaling block that had the corners rounded on one side and bled off the edge.

I completed my visual triangle with three embellished circles, varying the size to keep things interesting.  I don't know about you, but I can't help but smile back at those fish and whale doodle pops.

Here's a look at the original sketch that inspired my page.  I made some minor alterations by rotating the journaling onto its side and slightly playing with size and position of the three embellishments to work with my photos.  I love how sketches allow me to have a plan in place to make the most of my scrapbooking time (which sadly is very limited these days).

I hope I've inspired you to print out some of your favorite summer photos and document them this month.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  :)

Interested in the products I used to create my projects today?  To make supplies easier for you to find, I have listed them below (affiliate links included). 

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Doodlebug Sunkissed Layout using PageMaps Sketch

Today it's my turn on the Doodlebug blog and I'm sharing a closer look at a playful layout I created using a new PageMaps sketch by Becky Fleck and Doodlebug's adorable Sunkissed collection!

Here's a peek at Becky's wonderful sketch from this month that inspired my page:

I chose to combine the two smaller photos into one larger 5" x 4" photo which led me to a great selfie my daughter took of herself on my camera last spring.  To mimic the circle title in the sketch, I used THIS awesome "selfie" cutting file and welded it to a circle which I had offset to match the thickness of the word.  I then layered them on a scalloped circle and completed my title with Doodlebug's Teensy Type Alpha Stickers.

For the second point in my visual triangle I layered a couple clouds (from the new Doodlebug Sizzix dies) with a sunshine sticker from the icon sticker sheet.

I completed my visual triangle with a camera sticker which I layered with a glitter sprinkle and tied with doodle twine.  It felt like the perfect embellishment to tie in with my selfie theme so I was pretty excited to find it on that same icon sticker sheet!

If you aren't familiar with the PageMaps website, make sure to head over and take a look.  She has a wonderful archive section dating all the way back to the beginning in 2006 with printable PDF's for each month.  I can't believe she has been inspiring us for almost a decade now--Oh how time flies when we're having fun!  ;)

Thanks for hanging with me.  :)


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