I have been a scrapbooker for a long time. I started when in high school although that one is not much to look at. But when my son was a baby (over thirty years ago) I really got into it. But as the kids grew and became young adults it was more difficult to get those pictures and family time. So gradually, the scrap books found their way to the top of the closet and my crafting space was redirected to other things.

Enter the new scrapbook elements from Stampin’Up and my interest was peaked again. But what subjects do I now have? Neither of my kids are interested in having kids of their own, not to mention they live in a different country. When I moaned about my lack of photos, my husband politely inquired, “What about those boxes of pictures in the attic?” “You mean the ones of me and my life before kids?” I replied. “Who would want to look at those?”

So here we are, me scrapbooking 30+ year old pictures because scrapbooking should be all about the memories and the pages should highlight and enhance the photos and journaling, not the other way around. So ignore the not so great photography and the faded photos, technology has come a very long way. Oh yeah and if you don’t recognize me in any of the photos just remember, I wasn’t always so fat and boring. A fact I like to point out to my kids.

This layout is about using the elements from the card making kit Alpine Air. I am hoping to demonstrate other ways you can use your card making kits. And introduce you to new Stampin’Up products.

Supplies

Alpine Air Card Making Kit
Whisper White 12″ x 12″ card stock
Shaded Spruce Card Stock
Misty Moonlight Card Stock
Boho Blue Card Stock
Mini-Alphabet Letters Dies
Deckled Rectangle Dies or Deckled Scissors
Corner Rounder
2023-2025 In Color Jute Trim
Industrial Trinkets
Misty Moonlight Stampin Write Marker
Black Stampin Write Marker
Stampin Seal
Mini Glue Dots
Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Directions

This used to be called a ‘classic grid with a center title’ layout. Heaven only knows if it is still used, or if anyone remembers it’s name. (There are quite a few ‘classic grid’ layouts and if you are interested in seeing any more please comment below.) The classic grid is a great layout to use if you are a beginner and have a lot of pictures.

I am also using the reversing technique on the opposite page to create a two page/facing page layout. This used to also be a common technique for two page layouts. See the video for how to make page two. Because it is a reverse of page one all of the measurements will be the same.

Block Sizes and Materials

Cut three blocks 9cm x 10.5cm each (3-9/16″ x 4-1/8″).

  • Two from Misty Moonlight card stock
    • Cut two second matting layers from one the Misty Moonlight card base, one from each side of the score line, 8.5cm x 10cm (3-5/16″ x 3-7/8″).
    • Photo sizes and crops vary, in my example the photos for these blocks are cropped to measure 8.5cm x 8.8cm (3-5/16″ x 3-1/2″) Also of note these particular photos were printed with rounded corners so I matched the corner rounding to keep the look consistent, this is not necessary if your photos have regular squared off corners.
  • One from Shaded Spruce card stock
    • Trim one of the card front pieces to 8.5cm x 10cm (3-5/16″ x 3-7/8″). I liked the deckled edge so I trimmed the edges by selective use of the Deckled Rectangles dies. You could use deckle edge scissors or cut the edges straight. Photos show what was trimmed off the card fronts, included are photos of the other two card fronts used on the facing page.

Cut one long rectangle banner 28.9cm x 5cm (11″ x 2″) from Misty Moonlight card stock.

  • The first matting layer is cut from Boho Blue card stock, 28.3cm x 4.5cm (10-3/4″ x 1-3/4″).
  • The second matting layer is cut from Whisper white card stock, 27.8cm x 4cm (1-1/2″ x 1-1/2″).
    • The letters are cut from the night of navy striped card base. To get enough letters I cut one set from each side of the score line. The letters are glued so that they are ‘dancing’.

Cut one large feature block 17.2cm x 12.4cm (6-3/4″ x 4-7/8″) from Misty Moonlight card stock.

  • A matting layer is cut from Boho Blue card stock, 16.7cm x 11.9cm (6-1/2″ x 4-5/8″).
  • The two left over cuts from the Misty Moonlight card mats above were trimmed to 8.5cm x 4cm (3-5/16″ x 1-1/2″) and placed in diagonal corners. A 2cm (1/8|) border is left on two sides.
  • The photo used here is the original size of 8.7cm x 12.7 (5″ x 3-1/2″). The photo is placed slightly to the right.
  • Five Industrial Trinkets were placed down the left side to decorate this block further.

Cut two journaling blocks 5cm x 12.4cm (2″ x 4-7/8″) from the Shaded Spruce card stock.

  • The journaling layers of these blocks are cut from one of the Shaded Spruce card bases, 4.5cm x 12.4cm (1-3/4″ x 4-5/8″). You can get four of these blocks from a single card base. These journal cards are placed so that there is an even 2cm (1/8″) border all the way around.

Glue photos and elements onto a full sheet of 12 x 12 Whisper White card stock.

Thank you for reading today. I hope you enjoyed this little detour from my ordinary posts. If you have one of ‘those’ boxes in your attic or tucked away somewhere unseen, I hope I have encouraged you to drag it out and do something fun with it. And remember if you do please post a pic here in the comments or on social media and tag me @loriothen. I love to see what YOU do!

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