Storyteller 02 | Special Guest Jill Drangsholt

Hi friends! Jill here. Today I have a funny story to share with you about a squirrel that has been visiting my house lately. But before I get into the story, let's chat about the design. I loved what Ali said in the classroom about doing the low hanging fruit projects first. Meaning, whatever is easiest and comes to you first. For me, that is usually something with a grid, especially if it uses a divided page protector. So for today's project, I cut apart two of the 12x12 papers to create a grid using one of my favorite page protectors with a 9x12 grid with 9 slots. 

For my journaling spots, I cut out the hand drawn ovals from one of the patterned papers. You could totally just hand write your journaling inside of them, but I decided to use the digital version of the paper so that I could fit more of my story into the spaces. I also used the digital version of the Alphas Are Awesome #25 to create the numbered titles. 

For a finishing touch to my layout, I cut out the word "question" from a few of the 3x4 cards to create word phrase strips and put them on each of my photos. I love how they communicate my many questions about what the squirrel was up to. 

As a reminder, you are the boss of your supplies and are allowed to cut a small part out of a card without worrying about wasting it. Using a small part is always better than not using any of it! 

You can read about my squirrel story in the photo above or hear more about it in my process video as I tell an expanded version of the story while putting the page together. 

Here are a few more close ups of the photos in my layout:

I hope you enjoyed my project and my story! And if anyone has any insight into this squirrel's behavior, please let me know! 

You can follow along with Jill's other crafting adventures on Instagram (@jill.drangsholt).