Daily Pages: Simple, Single Photo, Scrapbook Page
Telling super simple stories in our notebooks
Today’s recording got messed up, so we’ve just got old-fashioned photos and text today. Apologies for the inconvenience. We’ll be back up in full tomorrow.
I didn’t have anything particular in mind today when I opened up my notebook—but I’m still trying to move a ton of stuff around the studio, so I let that be my inspiration for today.
I’ve got a huge pile of 6x8 paper awkwardly sitting on the side of my desk, and I figured I might as well flip through it and try to use a sheet or two. In my mind, patterned papers always match up with photos—once a scrapbooker, always a scrapbooker. So, I opened up my photo drawer and grabbed an older photo that speaks to a story that I wanted to tell today. This is a great way of using up some of your older photos that might not have gotten into your everyday or chronological scrapbooks.
I love seeing scrapbook style pages in my Daily Pages notebook. It’s a great way to tell stories, and use up favorite supplies.
Technique of the Day
Yesterday, we talked about patterned papers, mats, and the importance of making each layer pop off the page. For today’s page, I knew that I was going to need some type of buffer between the two patterned papers I was gluing on top of one another. I didn’t want another sheet of paper—one, it would bulk things up too much in my notebook; and two, I didn’t really want to add another color in there.
My solution was to ink the edges of the patterned paper. I tried out two different ink colors to see which one made the paper pop—and went with the bronzy/brown color over the dark green. It just gives the patterns on the matted patterned paper a specific end line before starting on to that second pattern.
Next time you’re looking to overlap two patterned papers, consider inking the edges to give your patterns just a little more pop!
Supply List
Photo — Persnickety Prints
Alpha Letters — Kelly Purkey (discontinued)
Paper — Studio Calico, Freckled Fawn
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Tips & Creative Wisdom
Ink It, Don’t Overthink It
Inking the edges of patterned paper is a simple trick that adds instant polish and definition—no extra bulk required.
Pro Tip: Test two ink colors on a scrap before committing. The right edge tone makes everything pop.