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Make a Page Monday

October 25, 2010

Make a Page Monday

MakeAPageMonday

Welcome to another installment of Make a Page Monday. This week’s page focuses on something that is fading with alarming speed here in the southern part of Minnesota: warm Fall weather. Let’s jump in and talk weather and design.

ThePage

Fallfling

SIZE/MODE: 8.5 x 11 two-page digital layout.

THE STORY: A few weeks ago we headed up north to our family’s cabin on Gull Lake to take the dock out for the winter. It was unseasonably warm and gorgeous, so we took the pontoon out for a final spin before packing it all in. I figured it would be nice to document the weekend and the weather, as anyone who lives here knows, it doesn’t last long.

THE JOURNALING: The weekend wherein you go up to the cabin to take the dock out of the water is usually two things: cold and cold. This year, with a forecast in the 70s, we joined up with the McElroys and made a weekend out of it. Before Dan and David packed up the boat for the season, we took a nice little fall pontoon ride across Gull to have lunch at Ernie’s. With barely a chill in the air, it was really lovely to be out on the lake this time of year. We were probably a few weeks past prime color, but fall in the northland is  a pretty time and place to be any way you slice it. Combine that with some good cousin bonding time, a round or two of Balderdash, and lots of football, and you have a short, sweet cabin weekend.

TheDesign

1. Unity: If you look at this two-page spread, notice how all of the visual content “hangs” together as one big chunk. Everything has a direct relationship. Photo edges touch. The journaling block lines up in the grouping. It’s almost like a big puzzle that’s been assembled so that it feels finished. This is unity in action, when photos and words all have a purposeful and connected relationship to one another.

2. Symmetry: If you slice this two-page spread down the center, what you have on the right, in terms of occupied space, you also have on the left. Even steven, as far as space goes. Solid, predictable and symmetrical, even with different photo sizes filling in the opposing space.

3. Repetition: Square photo shapes dominate this design. Even something as subtle as this serves to unify and connect the design. The golden mustard color is repeated from the journaling cardstock and seen in the title. Finally, I chose to do part of the title in grey to tie in with the grey background cardstock.

4. White Space: One oversized inch of space frames the entire core design. I call this ‘framing white space’ and it injects a bit of breathing room as well as a framing effect that holds all of the visual content together. An inch on the edges of any layout will add a nice cushion of air to the overall design.

Thesketch

Here is a basic sketch you can download to keep in your scrapbooking files. The sketches are on 8.5 x 11 paper for easy printing.

CZ_MAPMSketchNo4

Download CZ_MAPMSketchNo4

 

TheSupplies

digital template—Layered Template No. 72 by Cathy Zielske

digital papers—Just Ribbed Paper Pack No. 02 • Aki Solids Paper Pack (orange and white papers) all by Michelle Martin

date stamp—Digital Date Stamps Vol. 12 by Katie Pertiet

font—Avenir and Amelie (script font)

software—Photoshop Elements 8.0

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This template is also available from Designer Digitals in a 12 x 12 size. Both are on sale until 6 a.m. Tuesday morning.

CZ_LayeredTNo72PREV CZ_LayeredTNo73PREV

Questions? Comments? You know the drill, design lovin’ peeps.

 

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  1. dawn says

    October 25, 2010 at 5:15 am

    love the layout especially the gray and mustard yellow colors together. I’m loving our fall right now too, was in the 70’s yesterday and gorgeous.

    My walk/jog yesterday at the track was beautiful the trees are really beautiful and colorful now. It was so neat to see the sun shining on all these colors and made for a beautful time at the track. I even lost 2 pounds this month. Thanks for inspiring me!!

    Reply
  2. Barb says

    October 25, 2010 at 5:32 am

    Aaaaaah, what a wonderful bit of eye candy for this design junkie first thing in the morning… thank you, CZ! 🙂

    Reply
  3. ale says

    October 25, 2010 at 6:27 am

    thanks again, cathy!!! i love “make a page monday”(s)!

    Reply
  4. judy in huntsville [al] says

    October 25, 2010 at 6:42 am

    love it [as always!]

    Reply
  5. Janet S says

    October 25, 2010 at 8:00 am

    great design Cathy! Love fall photos too!

    Reply
  6. Vi says

    October 25, 2010 at 8:03 am

    I love “Make a page Mondays”!!!

    Reply
  7. Linda says

    October 25, 2010 at 8:34 am

    Love reading your thinking on design:)

    Reply
  8. Amber says

    October 25, 2010 at 8:58 am

    I’m loving it, thanks Cathy!!!

    Reply
  9. Tammy Wolfe says

    October 25, 2010 at 9:35 am

    Wow, what a beautiful page! I can’t wait to try something with this one myself!

    Reply
  10. C. Rayevich says

    October 25, 2010 at 9:42 am

    Awesome layout!
    xo

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  11. cathy says

    October 25, 2010 at 10:04 am

    go dawn!
    : )

    Reply
  12. Mollie aka readstoomuch says

    October 25, 2010 at 11:03 am

    I am loving these Make a Page Monday’s Cathy! I’ve done weeks one and two . . . now to finish week three and then I can think of the perfect photos for week four! LOVE the sketches and especially love that you offer them as templates. You make scrapping so easy for us. 🙂

    Reply
  13. Mary Mitchell says

    October 25, 2010 at 11:26 am

    Cathy,

    You show a 12 x 12 option sketch…..do you have picture dimensions to go along with it? I struggle so
    much trying to figure out how to adapt 8 1/2 x 11 for
    my 12 x 12 layouts. Often I get so frustrated I contemplate giving up and then nothing gets scrapbooked.

    If you have the pic dimensions available that would be really great.

    Reply
  14. Jessica says

    October 25, 2010 at 11:52 am

    I love the simplicity of this page. It works really well!

    If you haven’t already check out my blog for a chance to win my “My Mind’s Eye” candy.

    http://pretty-ladies-scrapbooking.blogspot.com/2010/09/october-my-minds-eye-giveaway.html

    Reply
  15. cathy says

    October 25, 2010 at 12:54 pm

    I dont. I tried to measure them out, but the ended up being all crazy, however… i DO know the measurement for the big photo on the left facing page: 9.013 x 9.32, according to the template. What you can do, is just start with a 9 x 9 as your big photo, divide in half and build from there. Hope that helps!
    : )

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  16. Mary Mitchell says

    October 25, 2010 at 1:52 pm

    Thanks Cathy…….that does give me something to work with. I just want to say how much I appreciate seeing
    double page layouts….of any page size. It frustrates
    me to no end to see magazines and books filled with
    single page layouts. Can’t we be a little more balanced? Both styles of scrapbooking are equally important. Love your work…..thanks for sharing

    Reply
  17. Christina says

    October 25, 2010 at 3:59 pm

    Thanks so much for this lovely layout. PLEASE don’t give up on this fantastic idea of creating great simple layouts for us on Mondays. I love it and it gives me a push to do something creative in a time that is filled with sadness. My mum is not well and in hospital so I think I will do this layout about her. Thanks again.

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  18. cathy says

    October 25, 2010 at 4:03 pm

    Hey Christina, Im sorry to hear about your mum. Positive thoughts are coming her way. : ) Ill have another page next monday. No worries. : )

    Reply
  19. Christina says

    October 25, 2010 at 4:21 pm

    thanks for the kind words. Look forward to it.

    Reply
  20. Brenda says

    October 25, 2010 at 4:28 pm

    Thanks for sharing. I can’t believe it’s already time for another Make a Page Monday; I’m so enjoying this series – thanks for keeping it up. I’d already bought the 12×12 template on the weekend – love seeing how it looks with your fall photos (I have some very similar ones that I think I’ll use it for). Thanks too for making the 12×12 size available right away with the 8.5×11 templates. And the fact that they are double-page spreads. A thought for the future: there may be some interest in a Make a Page Monday Flickr group?

    Reply
  21. cathy says

    October 25, 2010 at 6:31 pm

    Hmmm. Thats not a bad idea! Let me see if i can keep this up! : )

    Reply
  22. Dana N says

    October 25, 2010 at 10:56 pm

    Great photos and a wonderful layout. Thanks for another helpful Make a Page Monday. What a great way to start the week. 🙂

    Reply
  23. Margy Eastman says

    October 26, 2010 at 5:26 pm

    Cool layout, Cathy! I’m doing Lain Ehman’s LOAD and I’m a little fried…but all the good help you gave back in DYL is being put to good use. I love common margins, I only leave one space after a period, I watch my leading, and I NEVER type journaling using a display font. I have some awesome T-ball pics to commit to page, so I’m off to purchase this template. Oh, and don’t worry about the muffins. Skinny girls like you can indulge now and then:)

    Reply
  24. cathy says

    October 26, 2010 at 5:34 pm

    Margy, im so proud of you… common margins, leading… sigh. It warms my designer heart! So, youre saying I should make more muffins tonight?

    Reply
  25. Margy Eastman says

    October 27, 2010 at 12:30 am

    Follow your bliss, Cathy…just follow your bliss.

    Reply
  26. K says

    October 28, 2010 at 4:57 pm

    thanks Cathy, love your designs! And your home “Z” is cool too.

    Reply
  27. JoLynn says

    October 30, 2010 at 4:47 pm

    I heart these Make a Page Monday Layouts.

    Reply

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