It's interesting how fads come and go in the scrapbooking world. When I started seven years ago I worked primarily with 4x6 photos and always made two page layouts. Always. I never would have considered doing anything else. Then a few years later, two page layouts were out and single page layouts with one photo were in. That one threw me for a loop. How was I ever going to keep up putting only one photo on a page? It almost seemed wasteful to use that much product for only one photo. That was a fleeting concern for this shopaholic and eventually I was converted, as I always am. I found it almost painful thereafter to work a two page spread. I still do if you want to know the truth of the matter. After that, the 5x7 (or larger) photo craze came and went. Thank goodness. That one got expensive. Today we have the best of the fads all rolled into a single, multi photo page. Wallet and mini photos are my new best friends, except when I'm sitting at the photo booth painstakingly creating a separate order for each two wallet set, but that is a whole other discussion. Which brings me to my point. Finally, right? I still can't help but print 4x6 photos. It's totally engrained in my brain. Not surprisingly, I have stacks of them sitting on my desk. So last night, I decided to try a multi 4x6 photo page for no other reason than sheer necessity. The photos I wanted to use somehow didn't get printed in wallet size. This page is the result. I can't say that I'm in love with the page. It really does feel like the photos are too large. It's funny how we get programmed, isn't it?
"Good to the Last Bite"
Supplies: Paper (Imaginisce), Chipboard (Ezee Pezee, Magistical Memories), Lace Doily (Basic Grey), Custom Epoxy Shapes & Buttons (Epiphany Crafts), Floss (My Mind's Eye, Karen Foster), Trim (Pink Paislee), Punches (Marvy Uchida)
This page is full of custom button and epoxy shapes. I used the
Button Studio Tool Heart 20 and the
Shape Studio Tool Round 14. Check out those cut little apple epoxy shapes.
So there you have it - a walk down memory lane and my take on a multi 4x6 photo page.
I'll leave you with that and a question. What will the next fad be?
3 comments:
I remember sitting at that kodak machine making all those orders for the wallet sizes. what a pain in the butt. That's around the same time I got fed up and started printing at home.
But if I was still printing at a lab, I think I would take the time to make a bunch of 4x6 files at home, with 2 wallet pics on each, and then send them all as 4x6...
Love the layout, I think the photos are perfect....not too big at all! the colors you used are just beautiful, and the tree.....OMW....too too cute
Adoreable as always! LOVE thos epics of L Miss! And that tree!
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