These tag cut aparts from the paper pad were instrumental in keeping the color scheme and cohesiveness of this page perfect. While I did introduce some other elements from other brands, these were the bases of the clusters on these pages. Since they matched the colors of the papers they were placed on top of, I made sure to use foam adhesive to give them some dimension.


Some of the final touches for these pages came from cream and natural colored elements. I opted for no white on this layout to keep the color scheme. The wood veneer definitely brought out more of the natural and rustic elements of the photos. A wood veneer title is certainly something I don't get to do often, but I love it! Those Momenta wood stickers were awesome!


Yes, those are letter stickers on top of my photos! Eek! I was nervous to put them there, as I had only done it a handful of times before, but I'm so happy I did. I struggled to find a place where these orange stickers could go since they so easily faded into the background. Then they ended up here, on top of the white space in these photos.

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When it comes to double page layouts and using 4x6 photos, I often find that I gravitate towards a strip design. I did that in my first Double Take episode and in this one. If you aren't a huge fan of this style or you've already seemed to have it done it a million times, don't worry I have more ideas in the works! The color scheme for this spread was based on the beautiful colors of the house. Luckily, I had the perfect paper to match it! The floral paper at the bottom of the pages is from Echo Park's Flora No. 1 collection. I don't have much of the collection, but the little bit that I have collected I have been hoarding!


In double page layouts, I want the photos to be the star, but I can't help but include some awesome clustering! I created this large cluster in a part of my photo layout that left an awkward gap. By filling it with unique shapes like the doily, circles, and ornate edges, it gives a more organic look to the cluster and leaves it feeling much less blocky. You can also notice that some of the layered pieces are on top of the photo and under the photo. This helps integrate the cluster as a continuation of the design.


Everything needs balance. I created this teeny tiny cluster at the top left to do a couple of things. One, it pushes your eyes back in to the layout and not off the page. Two, it almost immediately directs you to the title. Three, It helps make the green cardstock feel more cohesive with the design. Clusters serve a lot more purposes than just looking pretty if you truly think about it.


I know I haven't discussed many of the products used on these pages and there are so many! If you have specific question about where any of the stickers, papers, or embellishments are from check out my YouTube video or leave me a comment and I would be happy to help! I have used a bunch of old stickers from my stash from brands like We R Memory Keepers, Simple Stories, Jot, Echo Park, and more.


There's a lot of little details both in the photos and on the layout it self. I love all of my doilies and the vintagey items I incorporated. I never knew what I would use the acrylic swan that I picked up from Clique Kits, but it oddly goes well with this layout! The title is fairly simple. I used a ton of the alphas from the Flora No.1 sticker sheet plus some Pink Fresh Studio gold stickers. To add some extra dimension I used a flair that says "the" from Paper & Spool.


While this layout isn't the style I usually scrap, I do love the way it turned out! If you watched some of my super old videos (Circa 2009) you'll know I used to love the vintage look! I wish I had more of those papers still for the rest of these layouts! Anywho, I hope you enjoyed this Double Take episode. I know these were very highly requested and as long as I have enough photos, I will continue making more episodes! Thanks for stopping by!

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The two pages are on the same patterned paper. I featured this Craft Smith Co paper pad in quite a few videos recently, but I'm really enjoying scrapbooking winter photos at the moment. I'll be switching over to brighter scrapbooking in my other series called Color Theories and that has a ton of color! I went for a simple approach for the first Double Take spread. Two simple film strip style photo lines. The left page features my dog, Comet, running through the snow and the right page shows three photos of us together in the snow. I hope you enjoyed this design and process video!



I wanted to build in a journaling spot on this layout and I had the perfect card to do it! This card is from Cheeky Studio's adorable Christmas kit. I cut off a tiny bit on the top so it fit just under the pattern papers and ta-da! I decorated it with a couple of bits including a diecut from the same collection, a Heidi Swapp puffy sticker, some glitter washi, and a wood veneer. Simple embellishing line this helps keep the journaling the main attraction in this section. 


I think double page layouts are the perfect place for giant titles. There's no shortage of giant with these American Crafts letter stickers. They are a really interesting pattern and texture. I'm lucky to have found some letters that would make a great title for this page!


With such a large surface area to work with, I find that my clusters tend to be on the smaller side, but more frequent. I do a couple of mini clusters rather than a few larger clusters. These wood veneer snowflakes are definitely the "main" embellishment on my pages. Varying the texture, colors, type, and height help move the eye around the page.


These small clusters consist of flair, wood veneers, enamel dots, labels, stickers, puffy stickers, diecuts and more. I fell in love with this small bird diecut from the Cheeky Studio collection. The flair also happens to be from there!


My first double page layout in my Double Take series! I hope you are looking forward to more double page layouts. As previously mentioned, this is a highly requested series and I'm super excited for it! Thanks for stopping by!

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I didn't need to spell out where we were and what we were doing for these photos, so instead of including filler cards, I just had a title card and a functional card which we will discuss later on. I used a stencil to create a fun pattern on the back of my title card. I used this "Explore" chipboard piece to really capture the feeling of these pages. I included a couple of other embellishments like wood veneer and phrase stickers for more interest.


The second page is more practically functional. I really love including memorabilia when I can. You'll see that in my Disney album and some of my regular scrapbooking pages too. Making memorabilia functional is also a key aspect in my crafting. For example, I had this map of the zoo that didn't fit in any of the pre-made pocket pages that I owned, so I had to tackle it from a different angle. I wanted it to be very easily accessible. This means no gluing it down or cutting up the map. Instead, I used my favorite technique, which involves pockets!



I wanted to use this portion of the bag to add some matching items from the other pocket page. I stuck with the green color scheme and included another Heidi Swapp sticker (star and geotag). I also included a baby title using Maggie Holmes puffy alphabet stickers. I used another Simple Stories phrase sticker as well.


I wanted to include a photo of how easy it is to use this pocket and pull out the map. I think it is one of the easiest ways to incorporate memorabilia on to a layout. How do you include memorabilia on your layouts? I have several examples including tickets, maps, pamphlets, and more on my channel if you're interested. I hope you enjoyed this fun little double page spread! Thanks for watching!

The traditional layout starts with some basic white cardstock. I used two papers from the Rooted Love collection to create a base point for my title and photos. One is a branch patterned paper and the other is a diamond pattern. You'll see that I incorporate more of the diamond patterned paper on the opposite page. Take a look at my process video for more information.


So, now that you know the process, we can dive into more details and photos. The photos might be my favorite part (besides the process of making the layout). If you have any questions after reading my post, please leave me a comment below and I'll answer your questions!


The Wild Whisper sequins I used on this layout are the perfect mix for all of my nature inspired layouts! They're also great for baby layouts, night layouts, and so much more. I dabbled a few of those in my clusters. This cluster in particular also includes a wood veneer word from Jillibean Soup.


I also included a cluster to the right of my photo. It utilizes a BoBunny chipboard swirl as well as some twine from my stash. I really love this mini flair that I included from The Crafty Pocket. You can also see more of the Wild Whisper sequins in this cluster here too.


I really loved how these collections easily flowed together and mixing and matching the pocket cards with the 12x12 papers was fun too! I gave both my photo and title card a boost with some foam sheets. This is an easy way to add dimension. I added a doily to add a light touch to these woodsy elements.


The adventure card pack from Wild Whisper is really featured on the matching pocket page. I used both wood sliced patterned cards on this layout to help the flow of the right side. I also brought in more of the same shades of colored cardstock from the traditional layout to help with continuity. The tiny star sequins are lovely matched with these elements as well.


One of my favorite cards from the Adventure card collection pack is this card here with a lovely quote. To match the other side, I used some foam under this piece as well. Since I didn't have the exact pocket sizes I wanted for this layout, I taped two of the Wild Whisper cards together to make a 4x6 size instead.


This is the overview of the second page. These are lovely photos of the Chimney Bluffs in New York. They are a really unique place to visit if you get the chance. I hope you enjoyed this double page tutorial! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Wild Whisper - Adventure Card Pack
Wild Whisper - 12x12 Rooted Love Paper Collection
Wild Whisper - Adventure Sequins by Spiegel Mom Scraps

When thinking about making a double page spread, I first start with a basic background. This one happens to be white cardstock for both sides, but you could also use colored cardstock or even patterned paper. I find that having the same background paper for both sides helps me greatly. I hope you enjoy the process video for this fun tic-tac-toe challenge! Be sure to check out everyone else's videos as well.



So, as you can tell, for my tic-tac-toe I decided to use flair, wood veneer, and washi tape. You can see the full tic-tac-toe board in my video in case you want to play along! Now, before we really dive in, this is a warning that there are a LOT of photos coming at you. I will keep the in between text short so you can get all of the details that you need.


We're starting in the top left corner and looking at some details! I have used a Pretty Little Studio die cut word to bring out the green in the photos. As per the tic-tac-tie board, I also placed an arrow wood veneer. Whenever I put arrows on a layout, I want to be sure that they aren't pointing off of the page and that they are pointing to something I want the viewer to go to. In this case, it points to my little elephant!


This next cluster is so cute! I've been meaning to use this little elephant stamp. I picked him up at Michael's the other week for .50. I stamped him and then lightly colored him using some of my watercolor pencils. As you can see, he is atop of the navy and floral washi tape. The elephant is also on top of a Doodlebug doily in the color poolside. I like to keep my clusters simple, but intense with texture. I also paired another Pretty Little Studio diecut heart, a tiny wood veneer heart, and some sequins. All of these items have a different height, size, color, and texture which is a field day for my eyeballs.


This cluster I consider to be the bridge between my pages. It uses a Project Life card that I received in a RAK. I like how the bright yellow pops on the page. On top of that, I layered a white tag with some twine, a Heidi Swapp chipboard glitter circle, a Project Life Kiwi Edition flair, and an asterisk wood veneer. Again, I love working with texture. Here you can see the main texture comes from the glitter piece.


The last cluster I created is in the bottom right of the second layout. I used some more of the Pretty Little Studio diecuts from their Woodland collection. I also used a little sticker from Simple Stories. I had to add a little more splash of summer elements, so I found this diecut in the same Pebbles pack and I put it in this cluster. Lastly, I decorated the entire page with some colorful sequins from a RAK. I hope you all enjoyed this fun layout and be sure to hop along for the rest of the Tic Tac Toe challenge! Thanks for stopping by!