Good morning everyone, and welcome to Designer Challenge Monday! Today I am challenging you to distill your journaling down to a few words--- just the essentials!
I love to journal, and write out every detail of story. Sometimes, though, the fewest words can have the most powerful meaning. When I took this photo on Bloor St. in Toronto on our way for an impromptu lunch one day, the title "This Beautiful Life" immediately popped into my head.
When I got home to scrap it, I knew I either had to write down every beautiful thing in my life (a very long list, indeed), or distill it down to just a few words. I chose the latter, and a few mini letter stickers in the frames printed on this patterned paper made this a very quick page indeed!
It also made it one of my very favourite layouts ever. So challenge on! I'd love to see your layout with few words too so just link them up below! Have a great Monday! ~ Lisa
Today also marks the start of a fun celebration! It's our "12,000 Facebook Fan Celebration" and we've got a big party going on HERE! Today we are celebrating American Crafts and they have offered a prize that includes a fabulous package of cardstock and THICKERS! Be sure to enter HERE and then jump over to the American Crafts facebook page and tell them "thank you for supporting Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine" or something like that ;) We could not do what we do without their support! And we appreciate you telling them!
Have a wonderful start to the week!
~ Catherine
Beautifull! And indeed, the few words you used tell the whole story! Just perfect!
Posted by: Dee | June 25, 2012 at 10:03 AM
Love your LO and I agree with you on the Less is more. Great challenge!
Posted by: Cindy S | June 25, 2012 at 10:12 AM
Love your page! I usually like to add a lot of journaling, but for these types of pages, I think your idea is much more eye-catching and effective, to boot! Thanks for a great idea!
Posted by: Kathy P | June 25, 2012 at 10:38 AM
I am also a wordy, get the feelings down on paper for everyone to remember type of journal writer but some pages just need a few simple words. Thanks for enforcing that.
Posted by: Donna Rawbone | June 25, 2012 at 11:17 AM
So beautiful layout!! Thanks for the inspiration!! And congratulations for the 12,000 facebook fans!!! Big hugs.. Maggy :)
Posted by: MaggyTronche | June 25, 2012 at 11:36 AM
Happy Monday! What a moving layout! Thank you for the chance to win.
Posted by: Amber M. | June 25, 2012 at 11:51 AM
This is a terrific page!!! The focus is on the photo!!! So many pages that I see the photo(s) is/are lost with all the other stuff on the page. To me the prime focus should be the pics!
Great way to start the wk!!! Enjoy the break in temp too, eh?
Posted by: Jude | June 25, 2012 at 12:09 PM
Beautiful page! Thanks for the giveaway!
Posted by: conniemelancon | June 25, 2012 at 02:53 PM
Love the page, I recently did several quick pages with only a few words. Thanks for the challenge.
Posted by: JustAPacRat | June 25, 2012 at 03:54 PM
Beautiful, sentimental, lovely:)
Posted by: Bonnie Cooper | June 25, 2012 at 04:15 PM
Sweet, sweet! Such a perfect picture to scrap. A sweet memory for sure. Thanks for the giveaway too! Fun stuff.
Posted by: Lisa P | June 25, 2012 at 06:11 PM
This is an incredible layout....thanks for th inspiration as I tend to get too wordy at times. Thanks for the giveaway...
Posted by: Sandi Pressley | June 25, 2012 at 07:28 PM
love your layout and agree that less is more
Posted by: doreen | June 25, 2012 at 07:47 PM
What a wonderful picture and layout. you have done a fantastic job in your journalling.
Posted by: Memoriesbymanda | June 25, 2012 at 09:09 PM
I love your layout! I find the title and the subtitles so inspiring. Thanks for boiling it all down to what really matters!
Posted by: Denise | June 25, 2012 at 10:03 PM
I love the little stickers inside the frames, nice idea. The picture is pretty sweet too.
Posted by: Shereen | June 25, 2012 at 11:48 PM
gorgeous layout! I love the picture size and just those few words convey so much!
Posted by: Tammy Lever | June 26, 2012 at 10:33 AM
What treatment did you use for the photo? Is it an Instagram, or photoshop filter? LOvely!!!
Posted by: Donna C | June 26, 2012 at 02:34 PM
Gorgeous layout! Love the picture! ;o)
Posted by: Ruza | June 27, 2012 at 09:00 PM
Nice layout. I like the paper and I like how you put the words These Girls, This Man, etc. Cute paper too.
Posted by: Karen L K | June 29, 2012 at 05:42 PM
who doesnt like Thickers? They are the most awesome things created!! :)
Posted by: Angel | July 02, 2012 at 10:43 AM
Love your page. You manage to say so much yet so simply. :) I love Thickers! Thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: Cheryl | July 02, 2012 at 01:33 PM
What a heartwarming layout! Love it! Thickers are my favourite thing besides patterned papers. Thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: Lee-Anne | July 03, 2012 at 12:48 PM
Love all things American Crafts !! Thanks aso much for all of these chances to win.
Posted by: Julie Shearer | July 04, 2012 at 08:50 AM
Love AC & I'm liking this layout! Love that photo too!
Posted by: Julie {CalleLillyCafe} | July 04, 2012 at 02:32 PM