More Double Page Layouts with Jill, Gretchen, and Valerie

Design team member Jill Cornell created a double page layout with lots of photos to tell the story of her twin daughters' Christmas experiences this year.  Here's what Jill had to say ... " I love creating double page layouts when I have a lot of photos to tell a particular story. Christmas is the perfect occasion to share a lot of photos, and I used the Welcome Christmas collection to showcase photos of one of our Christmas gatherings this year. I created a collage of wallet size photos (10 of them) and then chose one photo that I wanted to highlight and made that the focal point of the layout. When I create two-page layouts, I enjoy creating a large design element that supports the focal point photo. Here I created a Christmas tree using punched circles from patterned paper and rhinestones. A portion of a border sticker anchors the tree. I also carried the title across the page with the use of a border sticker."

Pebbles supplies used:
Welcome Christmas Merry Christmas (751175)
Welcome Christmas Christmas Gift (751173)
Welcome Christmas Santa's Workshop (751176)
Welcome Christmas Sleigh Ride (751178)
Welcome Christmas Gingerbread House (751180)
Welcome Christmas Candy Cane (751181)
Welcome Christmas Santa's List (751182)
Welcome Christmas Crimson ABC Stickers (732069)
Welcome Christmas 12" Border Stickers (732072)
Welcome Christmas Buttons (747147)
Welcome Christmas Fabric Brads (744267)
Welcome Christmas Ribbon (780012)
With Love Be Mine (751201)
With Love Sweetheart (751204)
With Love Kiss Me (751204)
With Love ABC 2 Stickers (732082)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Stickers (The Girls' Paperie)
Spray Mist (Studio Calico)
Rhinestones (Melissa Frances)
Punches (Martha Stewart, Marvy Uchida)

Design team member Gretchen McElveen uses a double page spread to document the joy of meeting a new sibling.  Here's what Gretchen had to say ... "Sometimes when it comes to double-page layouts, simplicity is best! If I am making a 2-pager, it probably means I have lots of pictures to use and lots of journaling that I want to do. That doesn't always leave a lot of room for embellishing. On this layout (of one of my best friends and her kiddos), I didn't have too much journaling but I did have several pictures to use and I really wanted to do that long title. The New Addition boy and girl lines were perfect for the look I wanted to create with this layout. To make sure my pictures stood out, I matted them on white cardstock and added photo corners to some of them. Then I kept the embellishments to a minimum so my layout didn't look too busy! Voila! A simple 2-pager!"

Pebbles supplies used:
New Addition Boy Little Toes (751156)
New Addition Boy Little Brother (751162)
New Addition Boy Dimensional Phrase Stickers (732065)
New Addition Girl Little Hands (751144)
New Addition Girl Little Sister (751150)
New Addition Girl Dimensional Phrase Stickers (732059)

Other supplies used:
Thickers (American Crafts)
Brads (Little Yellow Bicycle)
String


Design team member Valerie Mangan's double page layout makes me ache for summer's warmer weather and time spent down at the Jersey shore.  Here's what Valerie had to say ... "Two page layouts are a great way to showcase many photos from a single event. This page features 10 photos plus a few extras in the little pocket behind the ‘nj’. I used a summer mix of patterns from several lines to create my page border which frames the white space. (I tried to pull my colors from the beach chair in the photos). The random border strips cross over the page breaks to unite the 2 separate pages.  My journaling is on a border strip under the photos that also spans the page break."

Pebbles supplies used:
Fresh Goods Window Display (751189)
Fresh Goods Signage (751186)
Fresh Goods Mom & Pop (751194)
Fresh Goods Rain Check (751184)
Fresh Goods Denim ABC Stickers (732074)
Fresh Goods Masking Tape Stickers (732078)
Fresh Goods Sticky Notes (732080)
Fresh Goods Mini ABC Stickers (732079)
Fresh Goods Toothpick Flags (747153)
Fresh Goods Fabric Brads (744277)
Fresh Goods Clothes Pins Natural Wood (744278)
Floral Lane My Darling (751126)
Happy Go Lucky Delight (751086)
With Love Scalloped Envelopes (747158)

Other products used:
Cardstock (Bazzill Basics)