As we set about to document our lives, photos of us help to tell our stories, but so do photos of the everyday objects that are part of our lives. The following page showcases a few of the items that my daughter has with her practically at all times.
Supplies used: Elle’s Studio September Kit (coming September 10th); Work Hard Journaling Tags; Sunny Days Paper Collection, Sunny Days Small Blank Labels; Documented Stamp, Documented Journaling Tags; Travelogue Labels; Good Stuff Puffy Stickers; Cienna Paper Collection
Putting the page together started with compiling the objects and photographing each one on a white cardstock backdrop.
I then edited the photos in Photoshop, adjusting the lighting to reduce shadows and make the colors brighter. Two of my favorite tools (used liberally with the photos here) are the free (!) Pioneer Woman “Bring Out the Eyes!” and “Boost” actions.
After editing each photo individually, I resized each one to 3” x 3”, compiled them in one file, and printed them out on a sheet of 8.5” x 11” photo paper.
After cutting out the photos, I arranged them on a few layered sheets of Elle’s Studio patterned paper, and then I turned my attention to the journaling, which I printed on some labels. Since the width of most of the labels was a little over 2”, I set the margins of a word processing document to a similar width, and composed the journaling with those parameters in mind.
With eight photos on the page, the center block remained open, so I made it my title block, including layers of tags from the September kit as well as the Work Hard and Documented collections.
The final touch was to add a little zig-zag stitching to each of the labels.
Now I’m thinking of creating a layout like this for each member of our family — including the pets! No longer will I look past the objects that say so much about us.
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