more layering

I have 12x12 of my kids, myself but none of Hubs. So I decided to dedicate one to him. I saw this layout in the Local Scrapbooking Store (LSS) and decided to use it as my inspiration. I must say it was fun to layer paper and to see the possibilities. Took me quite a number of hours, since this is all new to me but I like it very much.

over here, I punched the edges of the paper to giveit more variety.

the end product

photo frames

this is the original look which I put up for almost 1 year. 
I bought the frame from Ikea.
it does look very boring doesn't it?
after much thinking, i decided to 'revamp' it.











with some papers from Daiso, ribbons and alphas, this is the new look.
absolutely love it :)

paper layering

I read a few books which talked lots about paper layering. very intriguing. and sometimes, I tend to overthink and under-do.

But I've discovered with scrapbooking and perhaps with anything creative, I need to do more, practice more and throw my "boxed thinking" out of the window and "just do it" and I will be "WOW" by the product.

tentative

more layering attempts

final product

looking at it now, I realize that I could have done more. adding ribbons or lace would definitely soften the look. another point of improvement: I need a bigger picture, since this is the "centerpiece", but I already had it and I didn't want to waste it.

Anyway, it is ok to make mistakes. We all learn from it. :-)