Surf's Up at My Little Shoebox

There's a lot going on at My Little Shoebox right now! First, we're having a name-the-baby contest. You could win some of those cute mini-alphas. I seriously love them! Also, MLS was in Kristina's picks at 2Peas this week! I must say, I totally agree with her choices. (giggle)

Here's is my newest layout using the Away We Go line by My Little Shoebox. I mainly used the B-sides of the papers for this one. I absolutely love the colors on this line. Blues, yellows, greens and reds. A slight twist on the primaries. It is a great line for boy pages and funky doodles.

On Surf's Up, I was able to combine 4 different photos by layering them. If you've got a spread with many photos, this is a great way to get them all onto a page.

Materials: My Little Shoebox pattern papers, Uniball pen, colored pencils, Cosmo Cricket Star, Target ribbon

Surf's Up is also an example of minimal supplies having a maximum impact. To make a great layout, you don't need tons and tons of stuff. (Although I do enjoy piling it on too.) All you need is a couple of sheets of pattern paper with a great color scheme, a pen and some type of coloring agent. (I used colored pencils.) Of course, a strong visual triangle helps the design. You can see how I did 3 green circles with red insides for my visual triangle. You can also see how I balanced the strip of blue with a little tag of blue at the top. I also balanced my very large black title with my journaling.

Here is a close-up of my journaling.

Here are a few close-ups of the papers and doodles. Notice that my doodles are made up of basic shapes that anyone can do. I just layered them in an interesting way.

Have a great day!

xoxo
Bethany