title page

I like to have a title page that signifies or separates the  different years in the kids albums, as I have multiple years worth of pages in each ring bound album of the kids.  This time I used a couple of favourite photos that weren't used elsewhere on a layout. I never seem to have a problem in finding a spare photo :-)

I've been trying to make an effort to use those diecuts that come with some paper packs. In this case it made the page come together very quickly. I also used some of my favourite fabric thickers, which were white and didn't look right, so I "borrowed" one of the kids felt pens in an appropriate colour and bob's your uncle...it worked!

Gosh, three was a cute age for my boy. He is so big now (but not, all at the same time) He's gone off to school today insisting on wearing the saggiest bummed underpants ever (under his school shorts obviously!)  Says they are comf-a-bul. 

I'm rambling!  Share your title pages with us, do! we would love to see them. You know the drill, leave a comment with the details! (if I get my act together I'll do the Mr Linky thing)

Title Page

Creativity is an interesting thing, I find it ebbs and flows here in my part of the world, directly connected to how crazy life is, how much sleep I am getting (or not) and how high the washing pile is. How much mental energy I have left over, and how much I need a break from it all.

Right now I am in one of those ebbs, the sickness and other things keeping me busy over the past week contributing to that. Sometimes its hard to break out of that ebb, and one has to make a real effort to get one's mind back into a more creative place. Doing so does have a positive flow on effect, but it just takes that first step to get there.

So, you may have gathered from that there hasn't been an outpouring of creativity of any sort from my desk (other than accounting, which a whole other story ;-) but rather than leave you hanging, thought I would share this title page with you. Nothing stellar, but I so wanted to use these cute little drawings that my daughter did in a little notebook. I'm not usually one for tilting ANYTHING, but sometimes it seems to be the only thing that works!

A quick and simple page to whip up, and the title page to middle child's album done.

Stay tuned for Emma's layout tomorrow, and on Friday the first of our new schedule, a tutorial/challenge from Nicole!