One Photo - Two Ways

Do you ever scrap the same photos more than once?  This is one of those times where I have.  I did the first layout for Jacob's graduation album(s), but this one I did for my own. 

Now after having scrapped it once and being pretty pleased with that layout, do you think I would have scrap-lifted myself and not tried to reinvent the wheel? Well, of course not.  I thought I'd go way more girly with this layout since it is for my album(s) and not the boy's.  I should have just scrap-lifted my first layout. 

It's ok.  But I so like the first one better.  See my October 21st post  here...
 http://cheryl-husmann.blogspot.com/2014_10_01_archive.html 

OK, on the pink layout... I used so many older scraps and partially cut pieces I truly have no clue what companies they are from.  I went with kraft cardstock, trimmed slightly and layered onto a pink patterned paper for the background.  From there it was just a matter of tucking in various sizes of papers with pink and beige in them and adding a couple of tabs and a sticker (also in pink).  The stitched banners I know are from Crate, part of their Close Knit collection and the title letters are pretty much all that was left of a pink canvas set from Prima.  I also tried spattering gold, white and pink mists (once again I am not entirely happy with this---they just didn't set up as well on the kraft cardstock as they have on other papers). 

All in all, like I said, it's ok.  But not as good, I don't think. as the first page I made. 

Live and learn.  If you are really happy with something the first time,  do it again you fool~!!!

Another prom layout today. 

Jacob and his date posing for the customary photos... Ah, don't they look sweet?  I just love prom pictures; the girls all done up and their pretty dresses, the boys all cleaned up and looking so grown up in their tuxes. 

I used some grey prints (the stripe and the damask) that had no markings on them to tell me who made them.  I wanted just small touches of yellow to pick up on her dress, but didn't want an entirely yellow layout, so I used a soft grey cardstock for the background and the grey prints, then tucked in small pieces from a cut apart sheet from Crate paper, the yellow check (from Lily Bee), a punched piece of yellow cardstock, small pieces of a doily, and flowers from Prima and Petaloo,  The alphas are silver glitter Thickers (Dear Lizzy); banners were hand cut from the grey print papers. 

 It's early... gonna hit some scrappy blogs this morning with my coffee, give the house a quick once over in case we get a call for a showing, then sneak in a little scrapping before the grandies come over. 

What are you doing today?  Hopefully a little paper is involved!
Cheryl