You always have the best 2 page layouts with lots of photos....mind sharing your technique? Do you start with all the photos first then add the extra goodies? I love this! =)
Well, I don’t think that I have much of a technique. But here is my typical process…
Once I figure out my topic of choice for my page, I create a new folder, go through all of my pictures, and copy and paste my favorites into the new folder. I typically have about 20-30 pictures that I have chosen, so then I go though and delete the duplicates that kind of look the same and continue to narrow them down to a more manageable number. I still tend to have 12-15 pictures to work with. I keep engineering grid paper nearby where I sketch out a 12x12 layout. I start by picking my 1 or 2 pictures that are my favorites. Those usually will be the largest on my page. Then I will look at the orientation of the pictures that I have left… vertical or horizontal. Then I just try to sketch them out on my grid paper trying to make them fit. One of the easiest ways to pull a page together is if I can size them all the same. All vertical, all horizontal, or all squares. Then, group them together. I am a huge fan of sketches. When I look through magazines, I tend to “memorize” my favorite layouts. A lot of my pages are based on other people’s designs which I have stored way in my head. Becky Higgins’ sketches are a huge help for me. Total fan here! I just alter and change a sketch to fit my needs. Once I have a basic sketch for my page, I size them all in PSE and get them printed. Sometimes, I follow my sketch to a ‘T’… sometimes once I get my pictures in front of me, I will change it up to something completely different. It just all depends. Once I have the pictures in place, I think about embellishing it. I go through my stash and play. Trying to figure out what I like best. I usually keep it to about 1-3 extras per page. Circles of pattern paper are one of my absolute favorites! Easy to do and I think they add a lot without making all the pictures look like a mess. (To me anyways )But that is about it. Sometimes I love my results, and sometimes I am just happy to have the memory preserved even though the design just didn’t work out for me Thanks for asking, San!
great two pager!! love all the pictures and the circles tying it all together. - love how you mixed the stamps w/ the thickers too
So great! love that you used so many pics!
love such a well done two pager!
You are like the queen of great-looking multiphoto layouts.
You always have the best 2 page layouts with lots of photos....mind sharing your technique? Do you start with all the photos first then add the extra goodies? I love this! =)
Thanks San! ...
Well, I don’t think that I have much of a technique. But here is my typical process…
Once I figure out my topic of choice for my page, I create a new folder, go through all of my pictures, and copy and paste my favorites into the new folder. I typically have about 20-30 pictures that I have chosen, so then I go though and delete the duplicates that kind of look the same and continue to narrow them down to a more manageable number. I still tend to have 12-15 pictures to work with. I keep engineering grid paper nearby where I sketch out a 12x12 layout. I start by picking my 1 or 2 pictures that are my favorites. Those usually will be the largest on my page. Then I will look at the orientation of the pictures that I have left… vertical or horizontal. Then I just try to sketch them out on my grid paper trying to make them fit. One of the easiest ways to pull a page together is if I can size them all the same. All vertical, all horizontal, or all squares. Then, group them together. I am a huge fan of sketches. When I look through magazines, I tend to “memorize” my favorite layouts. A lot of my pages are based on other people’s designs which I have stored way in my head. Becky Higgins’ sketches are a huge help for me. Total fan here! I just alter and change a sketch to fit my needs. Once I have a basic sketch for my page, I size them all in PSE and get them printed. Sometimes, I follow my sketch to a ‘T’… sometimes once I get my pictures in front of me, I will change it up to something completely different. It just all depends. Once I have the pictures in place, I think about embellishing it. I go through my stash and play. Trying to figure out what I like best. I usually keep it to about 1-3 extras per page. Circles of pattern paper are one of my absolute favorites! Easy to do and I think they add a lot without making all the pictures look like a mess. (To me anyways
)But that is about it. Sometimes I love my results, and sometimes I am just happy to have the memory preserved even though the design just didn’t work out for me 
Thanks for asking, San!