Pam Cook's June 2016 layouts

[ScrappinJen]

I guess Rachelle is right. Perhaps too vertical.

[pbp908]

I agree - you need some horizontal lines. It's not bad, it just needs "something."

[mpizzazz]

Pam, I'd say leave the page with photos as is and add photos to the left page. Too much stuff, not enough photos to focus on as a double page layout.
Sorry to be so blunt, we are languishing in a 1950s motel in Green River, Utah, drinking beer. It's 106 outside and we're on sensory overload after all the SCENERY we saw today.

[mpizzazz]

And don't tell me, it's a dry heat!

[pamcook]

Have I ever mentioned how much I love Utah?

Tore it apart and kept the only part of it I liked. I might do a single page but I've made the mistake of sitting down. Might not be able to get up.

I think the problem is that I don't like whimsical papers with NC beach photos. Is that weird? When I think of NC beaches, I think weathered wood, greys, dusty blues, creams... I do like it better. Chances are I'll add enamel dots before I go to bed.

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[pbp908]

[ScrappinJen]

I know what you mean about cute papers. Some photos, I just don't want to be paired with cutesy stuff. I don't know why I continue to buy it because I often resist using it. Silly me.

I liked it before but I think I like it better now. I have NEVER torn anything apart. I admire your courage.

[azemigh]

Looking good!

[pamcook]

I thought I was going to use the sketch I posted earlier. The page said "no".
This is my grandpa. Maybe 1971? He almost never wore dress clothes - most always bib overalls and a long sleeve shirt. He worked so hard to provide for Grandma and their 11 children. Coal mining and farming. It probably doesn't get harder than that.

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[paddlegal]

LOVE everything about your LO on Grandpa. He would also. The woodgrain background is ideal and your elements are perfect.

I really like version B of your torn apart LO. It really works now.

[mpizzazz]

Well done, Pam. The extra photos on the double pager look good. Love the photo of Grandpa and the glimpses through the door at the yard.

[ScrappinJen]

Sweet layout about Grandpa. Touching.

[pamcook]

Well done, Pam. The extra photos on the double pager look good. Love the photo of Grandpa and the glimpses through the door at the yard.

I need to journal about that glimpse out the window. That was his parents farm (you can see the barn). I think Grandpa owned it at the time of the photo. Our cemetery is across the road from there.

[Debbie J]

Love your Grandpa page also. 1971............was a very good year. I never think to use anything feminine on a page for males but your use of a doily and flower like leaves really is ideal.

[azemigh]

What Debbie said! I love your grandpa layout!