2nd Grade

"2nd Grade"

Fall 2008

I love this bright 2nd grade paper that I purchased at my LSS.  The added bonus is that my son's favorite color is orange, so it fits him perfectly!  I matted the vertical picture on a white mat and then tore a jagged edge along the bottom, leaving a wider margin for journaling and interest.  I then matted two 4x6 horizontal pictures together to make a large block.  I used large scratched silver brads to mimic the coins in the title and to ground the photos.

Halloween

Here is a cute and quick Halloween layout using a Martha Stewart Halloween Paper Pack.  The background paper is preprinted with BOO and glittery black cats and witches!  I just love this paper!  (Austin was Yoda and Maddie was a pink poodle!  I made both their costumes that year!)

The left page features the title "Trick Or Treat" which is a fabric embellishment.  I double matted it and then matted the photos in coordinating colors of green and orange.

The right page has the photos matted using the same colors and I added a Quick Quotes velum strip "Goblins and Ghouls."  I hate how adhesive shows through vellum, so I used large brushed silver brads to hold the vellum quote to the orange background mat.  Voila!  No adhesive showing! :)