Thursday, October 19, 2006

Incredible Wait



I created the Incredible Wait layout using the Anne kit by Pamela Gibson (pictured below).



I posted the layout this past weekend in My Gallery at Scrap Girls. Some of the layouts I create seem to go together perfectly. Other layouts are little more difficult. To me this layout seems to be missing something, or maybe it has too much? I'm not sure. I tried adding ribbons, bows, prongs and brads to it and didn't like any of them. So, I invited constructive criticism from the members of Scrap Girls. Following is some of their critique:

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"I like your choices of paper for this layout... but I understand your comment on it needing 'something'... maybe it's all too 'lined up'...

I can suggest to you something I have done myself with a similar layout.... (and only because you asked!!! LOL)

I cropped 2 of my 4 photos down so they were squares and put one on the left and one on the right to 'mix' it up a bit. I also rotated my striped paper (I too had stripes in the curtains) 45 degrees so that the stripes didn't line up with any of the vertical or horizontal stripes in my photos.

Then I put another plain textured paper down as the background and stitched my striped paper to it.It looked much better (in my eyes anyway LOL!)

But a great layout even as it is!!! "

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"One of the things that has been hard for me to learn is that i don't have to use all of the pics that I take. I am prolific! It's a lesson in discipline for me to learn how to just use enough to tell the story. Sometimes that means discarding good pics or using them some other way.

When i look at your LO, the pics on the right are very much the same as the ones on the left. I would choose the best of each pair. Then I would change the size of one of the two remaining, perhaps the one that the story is about should get the bigger size and then build the LO from there.

Your color choices are great! I love the sophistication of them.

Hope that might help some.

Elaine"

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"I agree with Elaine - perhaps eliminate one of the two bottom photos since they are so similar. Also, what about making one of the photos larger to be the focal point - and perhaps add a title? Just some ideas to play with.

Nice job - the background colors look good with the photos."

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As a result of their critique, I used some of their ideas: I rotated the background 45 degrees, cropped all 4 photos, and added the title. I also placed the journaling on the photos. The layout still has most of the elements as before (4 less heart charms) and is much simpler looking. I think it looks a lot better.

Journaling:

One of the things that made our cruise soenjoyable was the incredible wait staff atdinner. We loved them for their impeccable service and their wonderful personalities. Unfortunately, we had to bid them farewell on the last night of the cruise. We really would have liked to stay on the ship or bring them home with us, but neither happened.

Michelle Baychoo
~ Waiter ~

Febiarso Aranatha
~ Assistant Waiter ~

Credits:

All Elements – Pamela Gibson
Fonts – Park Avenue

# posted by Tom... : Thursday, October 19, 2006




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