Hello friends! It’s Kim Chaffin, and I’m here with a pocket layout documenting our Easter this year. We had to put things on hold at the time because a family member had tested positive for COVID. This layout tells the story of the things we did for the holiday as well as the things that had to wait. Let’s take a look at the project!
Supplies | May 2022 Kit, Bright Puffy Asterisk Stickers
The colors in this kit are perfect for telling spring stories. I just love the way these pinks and yellows and purples coordinate with my photos! As embellishments go, I kept it fairly simple. I’m a minimalist scrapbooker, and my photographs were already a bit busy. Still, I can never get enough Bright Puffy Asterisk Stickers! They tie the layout together, anchor die cuts, and add a fun pop of color.
I called this a pocket layout, but it is actually a mix between one large photograph and a page of pockets. I love to do this, because I can choose an eye-catching accent photo to enlarge, while still taking advantage of the ease of fun pocket tags for journaling. I typed my title directly onto my larger photograph before printing, and then I added accents from the May Kit. I love to use the die cut banners for stamping a date.
The pocket tag tells the story of my layout. I run these through my printer by adhering them with a temporary adhesive to a 4 x 6 piece of cardstock. You can actually print your journaling onto the 4 x 6 cardstock first so that you will know exactly where the words will be printed. That helps in placing the pocket tag exactly where it needs to be before you run it through and print a second time.
Pockets make a great place for memorabilia. The bottom right pocket photo is a screenshot from my daughter’s Instagram feed. It shares a photo from a sister outing that happened before the COVID diagnosis. I also had a fortune slip from one of their fortune cookies, which I added and accented with a Bright Puffy Asterisk Sticker. A few more May Kit accents and Puffy Asterisk Stickers, and my layout is complete! I can’t wait to see what you do with the bright sunny colors of this kit!
