Pages from the Heart: Zoo Layout

The Reveal
This is my second of three June projects for Pages from the Heart. In today's layout, I went with Kevin to the L.A. Zoo when he was a chaperone for a school club. We took lots of animal photos so I wanted to find a way to showcase multiple photos on a single paged layout.

L.A. Zoo Layout

The Details

I like the look of Instagrams but I don't take pictures on my cell phone very much. I recreated the look on my desktop publishing program, QuarkXpress, but you can use any program that lets you draw squares. 

Simulated Instagrams

The paper in the Note to Self collection has so many fun elements. There is the rating of your day design that I cut out. I paired it with a Tim Holtz game spinner so the arrow really spins and you can adjust the rating depending on your experience. It adds an interactive elements to the page.

Action Spinner

The design that actually caught my eye and pushed me towards purchasing the kit was the page of ViewMaster reels. I cut out three of them and layered it by my title. I added some Glossy Accents on the black squares to give it the look of film. 

ViewMaster Reels

Since I think of the zoo as an earthy place, I thought natural twine was a better fit than elegant ribbon. I used a notebook trim border punch on a strip of brown paper. I wrapped the twin around each punched hole for a decorative effect. I also tied a bow around one letter in my title to bring twine to another part of the layout. 

Twine Column

The Collection

For all the patterned papers, I used Echo Park's Note to Self collection kit. This is my new go to kit because it can be used for any occasion as the theme is documenting life. 

Supplies:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Papers: Echo Park Note to Self Collection

Alphabet Stickers: Echo Park, American Crafts

Ink: Clearsnap

Washi: K & Co., assorted

Game Spinner and Brad Set: Tim Holtz

Clear Medium: Inkssential

Pen: Pentel

Twine: May Arts

Border Punch: EK Success

To see this and all the other design team projects, please visit Pages from the Heart in Monrovia, CA or online.
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