page planning process.

I wanted to document (for my own purpose - I want to see how my "process" changes over time!) how I get my pages planned and finished.

Step 1:

The first thing I do is decide which page protectors I will need to fit all of the pictures I've taken.  I am VERY picture heavy.  There's so many things that N does right now that I want to document!  I don't print my pictures to fit specific protectors.  I make what I print work in what I have. :)

After I've figured out which protectors I need to use....

Step 2:

I figure out what cards I will need - by size and qty.  It's a much quicker process to use pre-made cards, however, I wanted to make my own this time. :)

Step 3:

Cut!!  I used Everyday Eclectic by Echo Park for this specific spread.  

I went space by space and figured out which color combos I wanted to use.

Step 4:

Once I've gotten all of the cards cut that I will need comes the fun part - EMBELLISHING!! :)  I used Thickers, UmWow! Chipboard butterfly, Heidi Swapp sequined hearts - those are the main embellishments on here.

You can make this as simple or as fancy as you'd like!  Some of my spreads are super simple - others have more details.

Here's the final product:

I used a bunch of white cardstock cuts that I had already cut out using my Silhouette Cameo.  The "life is good" embellishment is self-adhesive cork that's stamped on that I got the idea from a sweet lady in one of the Facebook groups that I belong to.  You can use whatever tickles your fancy!!

Absolutely LOVE how this spread turned out!  Journaling will be done later. :)

xoxo Amber