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Kerryn Lawson: You Crazy Kids

The Story | During a family holiday a couple of years back we took a walk around Granite Island which is located on the southern coast of South Australia.  As well as being a fabulous walk you can see nothing but sea from the back of the island.  The kids thought that it would make a funny photo if they lay on one of the rocks with the ocean behind them making it appear as they were falling off of a cliff!

 

 

How you communicated the story |  I think my title says it all but I also included some strips of journaling that explain the story behind the photo.

 

 

Photos |  This particular photo was taken with our digital SLR. 

Techniques or tips to share | I don’t know about you but I often get stuck in the mind set that all photos have to be used as either a square or a rectangle.  Incorporating a photo trimmed into a different shape, for example a circle as I have used, makes a fun change for the normal and opens up many different design possibilities.

Greatest View goodies used | Fresh Style badges

Have a bit of fun and stage your own photo.  There are so many clever photo ideas out there, why not give one a go.

 

Style It Up Day 1 with Kerryn Lawson

Welcome to the first day of what will be a week of inspiration here on the Greatest View blog! Not only will the design team have a layout to share each day using some of our newest badge designs but we also have a free download and a giveaway too! 

We're also introducing a new format to our inspirational blog posts that I hope you'll like. We want to help bring the focus back to telling the story as that's where our real passion lies. So at the end of each blog post we'll have a storyteller idea to share, with how you can add more stories and documentation to your scrapbooking, whether traditional or Project Life style!

Take it away Kerryn!

The Story | Life isn’t always easy. As adults we realise this and we also realise that in a lot of circumstances we have a choice in how we choose to deal with the more difficult moments. We have been discussing this with our daughter recently. Her worries are that of a child not of an adult but what we have been trying to do is to help her realise that she has a choice when it comes to dealing with her problems.  Moments come and go, problems come and go but how you deal with them and the consequences of those actions can last a lifetime. The bottom line is, like all parents, we just want her to be happy.

How you communicated the story |  I have chosen some embellishments that obviously reinforce my story and some that are more subtle and some that are there just to be pretty. The title and the journaling are my main focal points for telling the story. I like the title to give you a feel for what the page is about. It doesn’t have to be obvious but I want it to tie in with the journaling and the theme of my page.  

Photos | The photo I have used was taken on the way home from a family holiday. It was taken with our good old point and shoot camera.

Techniques or tips to share |  Quite often we don’t have a photo that matches the story we want to tell as was the case with my page. You don’t have to match the photo to the story all of the time.  You could record the date the photo was taken and the date you wrote your journaling or you could just record the date of your journaling. Don’t get caught up in thinking that you have to use the right photo all of the time.

 

Greatest View goodies used |  In Style badges,  Metallic Twine - gold, Free journaling tags

Don't forget to record any specific pieces of advice or guidance that you want to pass onto your child/ren! 

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As a special treat to our loyal Greatest View customers, our fabulous design team member Chantalle has created two sets of journaling tags to coordinate with our In Style and Fresh Style badges! Simply click on the link below to download the file and you can print them out to use!  

(By the way, Chantalle has a fantastic giveaway up on her blog, you might want to go here, and check it out! She has some more free journaling tag downloads available too!)

Download Greatest View Journaling Tags

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If you want to win the In Style and Fresh Style badges we're featuring here on the blog all week, simply leave a comment on this post telling us what stories inspire YOU to scrapbook!

The giveaway will run all week so come back each day for more chances to win! The winner will be announced Monday March 3rd.

Kerryn Lawson: Summer Fun

Between school, sport and sleep the school term is always busy. When the summer holidays roll around it is a chance to slow down and concentrate on just one thing – playing! My boy is quite put out when I take him out for the day. After all how can you play with Lego when you are out at the zoo!

The Say What badge described perfectly my boys feelings about the summer holidays. The badge was layered over a piece of black chevron ribbon. I love embellishments that not only look great but help to tell the story.

While my boy loves nothing more than the opportunity to play with his Lego my daughter enjoys the opportunity to read as many books as humanly possible LOL!

How do your children like to spend their summer break?

Kerryn Lawson: I Can Explain

Every now and then I like to inject a bit of humour into my pages.  I don’t want everything to be serious!

 

When I received the Dear Santa badge I was reminded of a Christmas t-shirt that my son had a couple of years ago.  The quote ‘Dear Santa I can explain....’ suited him and his personality perfectly!

 

To continue the fun feeling pennants created from both paper and black chevron ribbon were layered underneath the photo with sequins and buttons randomly adhered on and around the pennants.

 

The Dear Santa badge added a bit of fun to the title. 

 

I just adore the elf legs badge.  It added a touch of fun to the cluster at the top of the page.

 

 

Consider injecting a bit of humour into your next page.  It might not make everyone laugh but at least you can have a giggle!!

The Dear Santa badges should be back in stock next week! 

Kerryn Lawson: Fly

As a parent you want your children to believe in themselves.  You want them to believe that their dreams are within their grasp.  You want them to know that anything is possible.

 

This layout of my son serves as a bit of positive affirmation reminding him that he can achieve anything he wants to.

 

To reinforce my chosen title I added wings to a star which is further embellished with stickers and a Chevron Badge.

While the Chevron bags are perfect for tucking journalling and ephemera into I do like to use them in place of patterned papers too.

Banners and pennants are still quite popular and I like the decorative touch they add to any page.  You can create them from paper, washi tape, ribbon or just about anything else you can think of.

Although this layout is about (and for) my son it is also a good reminder for me that I can achieve anything I want to as well!

 

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