Last Layouts | Digital Scrapbooking Words on Wednesday

Last Layouts! A fun digital scrapbooking idea that chronicles some of the last things you’ve done. Last Ice Cream? Last hug from Grandma? Last move? You’ll see some great ideas of ways you can make your “Last Layout!”

Roxana (roxanamdm)

Look at how Roxana did “last” words. She used them as text for the background paper on her layout. Clever, huh? Roxana used ellies from:
Celebrate Bold, Chocolate Lovers, Food 4 Fans, Techno Geek, Now Showing, Apple of my Eye, Under Construction. Paper is from Kraftabulous, Fill Me In Pencil Alpha & Teletype Font

Kassie (kass_23)

I love the bold colors in Kassie’s (kass_23) layout. This is her first photoless layout. I didn’t even realize there wasn’t a photo until she pointed it out. She used Girlfriend and Chalked {Doodads.}

Jan (QuiltyMom)

Jan gives us a more poingant look at her last views of her parent’s house before they took her Mother to an assisted living center. She used Traveler, Traveler Add On, Traveler Freebie, Traveler Quickies, Family Tree, & In the Pocket {small}.

Helen (winipeg1)

Helen (winipeg1) interviewed her daughter to ask her what she remembered doing “last.” Helen used About A Boy.

Get out your pen or pencil, or I-phone, Tablet or I-Pad and start to make your list of “lasts.” I bet you can do many different themes or styles that include a “last” theme. Go for it.

Hugs!

Then & Now | Digital Scrapbooking Resources

Hello Friends! Have I got a great idea for you this week? Choose a favorite picture or layout and re-enact it.

  • You can do the same child in the same pose.
  • Ask a child the same questions year after year.
  • A young couple’s wedding photo contrasted with a picture of “today’s family.
  • A pregnant Mom holding her newborn contrasted with the newborn holding Mom
  • Here in Utah, we have Utah State University. On campus, there is a “famous” A-bench. On Homecoming Eve, if you kiss your partner on the “A”, you become a “True Aggie.” How about college sweethearts becoming “True Aggies,” contrasted with 25 years later, when they once again share the passion only a “True Aggie” can show.

Look how Helen (winipeg1) did her layout.  Isn’t her little girl adorable?
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Recreate the same photo year’s later. My Nephew, Chelle’s brother, got married in 1998. The little kids were a little bored while waiting for the next activity. So they all sat down on the same bench. 15 years pass by. Why not recreate the photo’s? They are hilarious! Chelle told me they did around 12 different re-enactments. I know these teenagers and I can only imagine the laughter going on as they snapped each memory again. These layouts will become your favorite digital scrapbooking layouts of all time. They may not remember the original photo, but I bet they’ll ALL remember the reenactment.

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Last is my favorite photo. Big brother Daniel is holding Baby Lincoln. Fast forward about 15 years, and Baby Lincoln is too big for Big Brother Daniel’s lap. Daniel has to use both hands to hold Lincoln.
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Every time, I look at these pictures, I laugh. What could be a greater reward to a digital scrapbooking aficionado, than knowing your efforts will create smiles (and tears) for generations to come. I know you must have several ideas of how you can use this idea in your scrapbooking. Go for it!
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Unlikely Pairs: Choose The Right & Family Tree | Digital Scrapbooking Kit Combinations

Hello Everyone! It’s a beautiful day here in Utah today. This month for unlikely kit combinations, we challenged our CT to use Choose The Right {Bundle} & Family Tree. Let me show you these fabulous layouts.

First up is Karen. I love the use of lace and butterflies and the wood as the border. Isn’t that the best-ever smile from the Grandson?

Karen (karen32) She used CTR Trek & Family Tree

Next we have Carol (Iowan). I love the red stitching around the border of the blue square. It pulls me into the layout and the stars. Isn’t “generations of fun” a great title? There’s a grandson who loves his Grandpa.

Carol (Iowan) She used CTR Bundle & Family Tree

Last we have Debbie (rdjrneace) and her “We are Family” layout. She’s pulled in the oranges of Family Tree with the lighter green colors of Choose The Right {Eternal}. That lovely blue flower draw my eye to the Dad & sons in the picture.

Debbie (rdjrneace) She used CTR Eternal & Eternal Quickies, Family Tree & Family Tree Wordart

Here are the links to the Choose The Right Bundle and Family Tree.

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Lots of fun hours of creativity here using these 2 kits. Use Make A Missionary to make your very own grandparents. Use Choose the Right {Trek} for those family outdoor adventures. Choose the Right (Baptism} for those important church events for you child. Choose the Right {Eternity} helps create a more dainty layout. Use Family Tree for those pages using ancestors.

Hugs!