Layout Share: The Book is Always Better

So this first layout share on my blog is exciting for several reasons:

1. I'm usually a slow scrapper, but I pulled this one together in about an hour.

2. I finally got a chance to use the beautiful book patterned paper from the Scholastic collection by Close to my Heart.

3. It's the first 12x12 layout I've done in awhile, as I've been mostly working on finishing an 8.5x11 album lately.

4. It's the first non-chronological layout I've done in . . . maybe ever?? I'm trying new things!

5. It's the first layout completed for what will be an "All About Me" type of album!

So here it is!

I confess, I took the photo of those books for the sake of the layout, with every intention of pairing it with this patterned paper. 

The black letters are from two different sets of Thickers - I'm slowly and finally getting addicted!

And the journaling spot is half of a page from one of those spiral bound journaling books from Making Memories.

The rest is just out of my stash - I apologize, as I won't be able to name a manufacturer for everything I use, it's just not how I roll.

From a "stretching my stash" perspective, I purposely only used that portion of the patterned paper, as I want to use it over and over again!

So I hope you enjoyed this first of many layout shares.  This layout is much simpler than I normally scrap, but I still tend to keep it "clean" and intentional. 

Thanks for stopping by!