Full Page Photo Foundations + Gratitude + Using What You Have
In this week’s Craft The Story video (Episode 10) I’m talking about why I like full page photo foundations, using what you have, stories of gratitude, and showing you my process for bringing it all together + the choices I make along the way.
Let's dive in:
Here's a look at my completed page:
Full page photo foundations are one of my favorite ways to approach storytelling. The basic idea is this: rather than using cardstock or pattern paper as the base of my page I love using photos. I take photos with this concept in mind and look for opportunities to include more white space when I'm composing my photos which results in space on my photos for embellishments + words. White space in photos doesn't mean it's white - it just means it's an area/space around/surrounding/between your subject. It's also called negative space. It can be something like the grass in this photo, the sky, cement, etc.
This layout is a 12x12 but you can also do this in really any size.
In the video you'll see me try out a variety of different ideas before settling on this simple grid of circles on top of my photo. I used these circle stickers as home for my thankful list and paired them with gold puffy numbers and a One Little Word® phrase stamp. For this project I used a Micron pen from this pack.
SUPPLIESEpson XP15000 Printer Epson 13x19 Photo Paper Fiskars Paper Trimmer Past Day In The Life™ Tags (digital option) March 2021 Stories By The Month Kit Storytelling Basics Circle Stickers Storytelling Basics Gold Puffy Number Stickers One Little Word® Phrases Stamp Action Story Kit Fabric Add Ons Micron Pen Set Memento Black Ink Circle Stamp Block StazOn Black Ink Foam Adhesive Squares Chipboard from past projects Plastic Sunshines from past kit Rolling Date Stamp 12x12 Album
