OK, so I'm a trifle behind! but valiantly attempting to catch up. These pages from my "This is 2011" album are mostly about our visit to see our lovely son and daughter-in-law and their two little ones: the highlight of the whole month.
I could probably have made half-a-dozen scrapbook pages of this trip, but this year I am experimenting with keeping it simple, and the album manageable in size. Blending some photos together was a trial, in more ways than one, but an alternative to lots of smaller ones. I'm not totally sure about it, but it's staying as testament to my fortitude! The paper is a digital one, and the flowers are mine. As a lover of pockets and flaps and hideaways of all kinds, I'm going to find space within these two pages for additional photos and journalling, but without adding too much bulk. and will share the results on here - though it may take me a week or so.
In the meantime, here it is. In reality, it's a little brighter than this, but I'm having difficulty getting it to reproduce more accurately: the greens are either slightly subdued like this, or an eyeball-hurting neon.
Oh, and the green in the big photo is there because that's the shade of the wall behind DD and DGS. My son is not afraid of bold colour. Perhaps it was all those years of living with his mother's obsession with white at home - or her lack of creative imagination!
Here's to a happy weekend for us all ...
What you are doing is superb Alexa, extra pages are always nice but they are not needed with your comprehensive summaries :-) I think you have caught the essence of the month beautifully.
Posted by: Amy | Friday, 15 April 2011 at 04:29 AM
Another beautiful page Alexa. Your album is going to look superb when 2011 draws to an end. Can't wait to see what you do for April :) Px
Posted by: Paul B | Friday, 15 April 2011 at 08:19 AM
It really is a winning format Alexa - your creative imagination is perfectly fine! Glad that DS has embraced colour in his life though.
Posted by: Jimjams | Friday, 15 April 2011 at 08:41 AM
You've captured some great photos on you layout and I like the blended one. And you could never be accused of having a lack of creative imagination :)
Posted by: Amanda | Friday, 15 April 2011 at 11:06 AM
The blended photos look really good together, and I like the colour green running through it, it's nice and bright! Looks like a lovely visit. x
Posted by: Jennifer Grace | Friday, 15 April 2011 at 11:50 AM
I love the blended photos - the "busyness" of it really captures what life is like with little ones.
Posted by: Cheri | Friday, 15 April 2011 at 12:10 PM
It's a gorgeous green :) - the utility room where we have our coat tree has a couple of cupboards in a very similiar shade. I LOVE the blended photo look - it really supports your them of business and doing lots of things all at once
Posted by: Sian | Friday, 15 April 2011 at 12:57 PM
I just LOVE the layout! and the colors, too! I really admire your design skills. I feel like such a beginner compared to your pages, but you give me great ideas! :-)
Posted by: Lois Houston | Friday, 15 April 2011 at 01:11 PM
Fabulous Alexa, just fabulous.
Posted by: Helen | Friday, 15 April 2011 at 03:13 PM
I'm permanently behind, but it's been great to catch up here :-) This is lovely!
Posted by: Mel | Friday, 15 April 2011 at 10:57 PM
great work, love the blending
Posted by: Sarah | Saturday, 16 April 2011 at 08:46 AM
Absolutely love those blended photos, so clever and so effective! This is a fab layout and I'm loving the green!
Posted by: Debs | Saturday, 16 April 2011 at 02:34 PM
Hello Alexa:) I love how you organized this layout, and the colours are fresh and springy. I also wanted to thank your for your comment the other day on my blog:)
Posted by: Ginger | Saturday, 16 April 2011 at 03:08 PM
Hi, I've come over from BBFS to say hi, great colours on your pages.
Posted by: rockchickhelen | Saturday, 16 April 2011 at 08:57 PM
White is good :)
Love these pages...will be keeping up-to-date with your monthly up-dates.
Posted by: diane | Sunday, 17 April 2011 at 01:11 PM
Another simply fabulous layout! Blending those photos may have been a trial, but it was sure worth it. I've never tried to do that, and wouldn't have a clue where to start.
Posted by: Karen W | Sunday, 17 April 2011 at 07:27 PM
Your page is fabulous! The colors look great on my screen. I love how you blended all the photos so seemlessly.
Posted by: Rhonda | Monday, 18 April 2011 at 12:31 AM
Your journaling is beautiful Alexa, it tugged at my heart x
Posted by: Miriam | Monday, 18 April 2011 at 07:26 AM
Just popped in via Shimelle's class. I LOVE your blog! it is just how I aspire mine to be!!!! Thanks for the inspiration:)
Posted by: Linda | Monday, 18 April 2011 at 12:57 PM
Hi Linda and lovely to see you! Thank-you! Hoping you find lots of inspiration from Shimelle's class - I'm looking forward to it too. :)
Posted by: Alexa | Monday, 18 April 2011 at 05:07 PM
This is *such* a clever way of rounding up a month, and it doesn't hurt that it looks so amazing, either!
My dad was 65 a few weeks ago, and decided he wants to keep a diary of his year. In order to make this (a) easier and (b) more likely (ha!), I bought him a scrapbook album and some divided page protectors, so he could slot in quick, single memo cards/notes and photos instead of having to always write something at length. I think will direct him over here, though, as something like your layout would really appeal to him, too. Not that his version would be anywhere near as aesthetically pleasing, but still... ;)
Posted by: Kirsty Neale | Wednesday, 20 April 2011 at 09:40 AM