Story Board~2.10.10

Our neighboring galleries were full of “real life” inspiration this week. Check out these fun finds…

If I didn’t want chocolate before (LOL), I definitely wanted it after finding “My Daily Chocolate” by suladesign. Love everything about this – the curvy design, the cute embellishments, the clever photo framing and of course, the yummy descriptions.

“My Favorite Color” by amystoffel is either a little scrap-therapy or a very clever way to get a message to a mother. Either way, I love that she documented this aspect of her life and enjoyed all the examples of pink’s infiltration into her life.

With snowy weather dominating so much of the news lately, “Snow Cone” by mrs jb seemed like an appropriate choice this week. I love the combination of bright colors and the cool blue background and you can’t go wrong with those adorable photos. It’s a variation on the standard page with tons of outdoor shots, yet the snow story still comes through.

I’m always fascinated by layouts highlighting teen behavior, probably because I have a teen of my own that I am still trying to figure out! “Partial Portraits” by Sue Setiadji provides a glimpse into that crazy world. Love the simplicity and the cropping on the photos, too.

“Because I’m Worth It” by sevenupps jumped out at me from the galleries because of it’s playful design and bright colors. The journaling makes it a keeper though. Love the honesty and bit of positive self-talk expressed in this work of art. The whole thing just radiates positive energy.

“ME” by breakingbrie is another page that caught my attention because of the clever design. The journaling is great too, though. Love that this mom is breaking her habit of putting herself last by creating a page focused so much on herself and her own feelings.

Everything about “5 Best Things About You” by sahlink screamed “lift me!” when I found it in the gallery. Love the fun photos and the clever cropping and framing. Love the combination of artsy brushwork and embellishments. Love the great list of all the ways this daughter is special to her mom. Lucky girl, lucky mom.

I normally favor more of a focus on journaling in my search for pages to share, but the photo in “Time Stops” by AngelaPowers really spoke to me. With little ones of my own, this photo immediately takes me to that snuggly place that is so special and yet so fleeting. Combined with the journaling, though brief, the page says all that needs to be said.

KerryMac shares a ton of photos and information in “Young Me,” yet the page does not feel crowded or overwhelming. Love the combination of black and white and color photos, the photo as background and the various ways she added tags and labels to the page.

Living in snowy Montana, the expression on this this guy’s face is one I’ve seen before! I like this take on scrapping about the heavy snowfall, from the extracted photo and artsy blended background to the clipped photos to the humorous title. I’m guessing mom had more fun putting this page together than the pair had dealing with the snow!

That’s it for another week! Check back every Wednesday for another set of inspiring “real life” scrapbook pages found throughout the Web.

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