How to Create 2 Layouts 1 Way | Side by Side

 

As a mom, my time is valuable. I use to take several hours to create a scrapbook layout and now have looked that that time differently. I might have a few hours to scrapbook, but whipping out as many pages is now my goal! 

Using Heidi Swapp's Storyline Chapters albums helps save time because the albums come with base pages. These pages are acid free and designed to add photos and a story.

Another time saver is deciding a design for a layout and creating several pages that are similar. Here I have created two layouts with one way - side by side photos.

I usually keep my images 4x6 because it quick to print from home or have printed at my local printer. So, with this design of putting 2 4x6 images side by side keeps me from wasting time overthinking it! 

The first layout is matted with some basic scrapbook paper. Card paper pads can even make this matting job faster! The title runs along the left side for a fun look.

The second layout is quickly put together with stickers. I usually like to type my journaling but when I am creating Storyline layouts I am making sure to remember that it is going to be important for my children to see my handwriting one day. These journaling spots on the bottom of the page help keep my handwriting in a controlled space, Ha!

This is simple yet a great way to get 2 layouts done in under 20 minutes! It gives me such satisfaction to get these pages into the kids' albums. 

You can find Heidi Swapp Storyline albums at JOANN and online. Please note that this is not a sponsored post and all these designs and ideas are my own.

Stay tuned in to for a few more ways I am using Storyline to scrapbook pages in under 20 minutes. 

Foil Quill Stenciling

I love foil. I also love mixed media. However, more than ever, I love finding a quick and easy way to add that foiled look to my project without pulling out a dozen supplies.

This layout came together quickly with adding the Heidi Swapp Stencil to the top of the paper and using the We R Memory Keepers Foil Quill Freestyle Pen to just trace the words on to the paper. This stencil pack is made with thick poster board and designed to use the MINC Texture Paste. Yet, I love that I can get several uses out of it by using it with the Foil Quill first. 

Please note this is not a sponsored post and all ideas and opinions are my own.

To get this foiled distressed look on the alphabet chipboard letters, I drew with the Heidi Swapp Glue Pen along the edges and then, when it was tacky, used MINC foil to press gold on those tacky areas. This was so quick and easy that I will be doing it again!

I hope these simple foiling techniques will make you stretch your foiling supplies even farther! 

Introducing Color Pour

I have always been intrigued by the paint pour trend. I have loved the idea and the look, but the thought of mixing a bunch of chemicals together and the mess of mixing paints frightened me. So, when American Crafts asked if I would like to try their new Color Pour collection, now in Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores, - with NO mixing involved, I was excited to say the least!

Heidi Swapp - Hawthorne Scrapbook Page

There is something I love so much about matching my photographs to papers. In my scrapbooking crop days, I would bring my photos to the scrapbook store and I would walk around the paper racks with my photos in hand dragging them across the pages looking for the perfect color match.

Chill Out it is Summer Graduation Party

If your kids are anything like mine, they are counting down the days before summer! That deserves a celebration alone, but this year we are also celebrating a graduation!

What is the Definition of Scrapbooking?

It was two weeks ago that my son turned 11. I made sure his baby album was pulled off the shelf and on display. My family enjoyed looking at the photos, especially the children. However, it wasn't until my mother-in-law looked at the album and said something out loud. What she said had been giving me mom-guilt for some time now...

Donut Valentine's Day Party

Everyone loves a good donut party... even the hostess! Just add colorful donuts to platters and light up a Heidi Swapp Lightbox and you have a quick and easy party for all ages.

Heidi Swapp Lightbox Cozy Pattern

You never need an excuse to snuggle and binge watch Netflix! Invite someone you love to cozy up with a Heidi Swapp Lightbox. Create a cozy for your Lightbox too with this easy beginners crochet pattern!

40 Selfies Before 40 Album

As my 40th birthday was coming I realized that in the last year I hadn't taken very many photos of myself and if I did, they for sure were not printed. This is what kicked off the inspiration behind my 40 Selfies Before I am 40 Album... well that and 3 other things.

How to Pack for a Crop

I am packed and ready to go to a local crop! It is tradition that my sister holds an all-night crop event at her home. First we head to our independent local Craft Warehouse's annual open house. It is a craft store's Black Friday with games to earn prizes, amazing sales, and make and takes all night long. It officially kicks off the holiday season for us!

Ways to Keep Your Craft Space Organized

It has been a year since we put an offer on this house and I started packing up my office and craft space for the move. Now, even after downsizing all the "stuff" that I had before moving here, I realized it was now to me to re-evaluate once again. Piles started to consume me and I started to feel the chaos that clutter can do to a person. It was time to reclaim my room and find a solution to the problems in my craft room.

Hot Glue Gun Holder or Watercolor Station

I am now very careful when it comes to my hot glue gun. When my daughter was a toddler, she pulled the cord to my hot glue gun and I wasn't fast enough to get to her before the tip made it on to her lips. There is nothing like mommy guilt. It was then that I turned to a cordless hot glue gun. Now, I am excited to have something for it to sit on for more safety and functionality!

DIY Gratitude Bank

I have found that gratefulness is what the heart needs for peace and contentment. Whether this Gratitude Bank is used this coming Thanksgiving or all year long, it is the first step to writing gratefulness down tangibility and keeping it close at hand for the family to see!

How I Store Handmade Cards

Something that I have been talking about with my girlfriends lately has been the need to simplify our lives. The more that we seem to hold on to, the more disorganized we feel. Everywhere there seems to be more "stuff"... more to keep clean. Last year I heard a quote that I can't seem to shake, "Clutter is your procrastination."

Totally Tiffany - Gail Buddy Bag

Vacation is almost here! We are ready to take some time off to relax. When I am on vacation I still take time to create. I love keeping the supplies limited and this time I think a bit of watercolor is in order. Here are a few tips I have for being creative while traveling.

Heidi Swapp - Scrapbooking in Minutes

I hear from people all the time that they wish they could scrapbook more. That they have been wanting to document or print their pictures but just haven't. Some excuses are that it takes too much time to do so.

The digital age has made life easier in so many ways. We can now email instead of waiting for a letter to take weeks to get across the world. We can take photos and see them instantly instead of waiting for film to develop. We can now print our pictures at home instead of driving across town to turn film in and them pick them up days later.

The digital age has made it easier and faster for us to capture our memories. Scrapbooking hasn't stayed in the dark ages. It has evolved too! Now you can create pages in minutes.

DIY Notebooks

Anyone else love long walks down aisles of paper, notebooks, pens and organization supplies? I love back to school supplies. I love cute supplies that are just-my-style. This is the time of year I find plain notebooks and pencil pouches and make them unique! These plain kraft notebooks got a makeover and I can't wait to show you what I did!

Bible Journaling - Decoupaged Journal Page

There are times in my life where I am continually reminded of God's love for me. There is a specific verse that I would call my "love verse." God spoke it to my heart years ago and He continues to bring it up to me as almost like a hug. Not that kind of hug that you get where it is a pat or tap on your back like to say "great job". I am talking about that grab of the hand and pulling you in for a full on hug - just when you need it. The kind of hug that melts your heart. The kind hug that makes you know that you will always be loved. A verse like that needs to be celebrated with a journaling page.

How to Organize Planner Supplies Part 2

“Clutter is nothing more than postponed decisions” – Barbara Hemphill

How to Organize Your Planner Supplies - Part 1

I was trying to find my planner supplies last week and it got so overwhelming that I had to stop. When I was young, my mother use to tell me to clean my room before going outside to play. An hour later she would check on me and the entire room was pulled apart and I would be organizing it. I couldn't just put things away if the space wasn't organized to begin with. Are you the same way? Do you get frustrated when you are trying to find that one sticker page for your planner and you have to dump out the whole drawer to find what you are looking for?

That's why I had to just stop and take a look at how much time I was digging for what I was needing. Isn't planning suppose to help keep you organized? Here I was wasting time trying to save time by using a planner. Ha! It was a total oxymoron! Here is how I got organized.