pocket scrapping

For this layout I start with a bunch of neutral papers from DigitalScrapbook.com. To find these I just searched “white paper” in the graphics area on DigitalScrapbook.com. Once I’ve got my papers in place, I have a few empty pockets, so I take a look at all the Journal Card kits to see if any catch my eye. I tweak the colors on one of the cards so it fits with the rest of my spread.

For this spread I’m using the Good Life Collection from the Digital Press. The photos from this week are bittersweet as they are our moving out photos from Santa Cruz, our home for two years.

For this spread I’m using the Wildflower Collection from Anita Designs. The bolder colors of this collection suited the outdoor and graduation photos from this week. I prove with this spread my aversion to themed bundles. Some nice graduation elements at least might have been nice, but that thought never even occurred to me. Themed collections just aren’t my thing I guess. Do you enjoy using a collection with a theme?

We recently moved and in that move I lost the nice office space I had in our last house. Without a dedicated desk for my computer (I do still have a craft desk) I’ve given up my second monitor. This is a bit annoying for me, but probably a boon in these videos because now you can see the folder I’m dragging all my papers and elements from.

In this week's Watch Me Digi Scrap video I use the Stormy Weather Papers by Allison Pennington. I love that patterns that Allison makes, and her color choices are always spot on. My problem with a lot of kits for sale is that I find the elements too limiting. But these papers were too lovely to pass up, so I used them with a collection of random things from DigitalScrapbook.com.

In this week's Watch Me Digi Scrap video I use the beautiful Rachel Etrog Weekend kit. The beautiful floral paper in this collection caught my eye (as they always do), as well as the softer color palette, which I tend to prefer when working on pocket style layouts because there's a lot going on with all the photos.

Since it's September I thought I'd share some of my pocket pages from 2019. I usually do a better job of sharing them, but better late than never. This is the fifth year that I've done a weekly pocket style spread and it's a pretty firmly entrenched routine in my life at this point. On Saturday morning I go through the photos on my phone and collect any interesting ones from Jordan's (Google Photo makes this very simple).