In Style in 1981

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SHCG: Wow I missed critiquing this one, well I agree with the others about adding more matting under the photos, maybe add some journaling. Great job :)

September 22, 2009

SHCG: Check out those photos! (Why do I want to see a giant peace sign in there somewhere hee hee) I like what you have done here with the different papers. Personally I might have angled a picture or two.

August 30, 2009

SHCG: Love that your scrapping all these old photos! I tend to agree with a lot of the suggestions you've already gotten - I think you used a good mix of patterns, but the one in the upper left is a bit out of place to me. You might also try a very thin solid mat between the picture and the patterned paper to help define the edges of the photo a bit.

August 28, 2009

SHCG - These retro pics rock! I like that you ventured mixing into pp, I think these really work well together. But I do like the point brought up of thinking about how patterns & placement affect focus. I like that you have that one photo you want to accent (awesome!) but the pp w/ red in it (which you used for the top pic) is far more eye-catching than the darker blues pp you used for your focus pic; you do add the eye-catching red pp rectangle w/ brad for focus, but it looks a bit random there. Ideally, I would've liked to have seen the focal pic matted in that reds pp. BUT working w/ what you have already, since that pp w/ the reds is so eye-catching, I could see adding a touch more of it in the lower right corner in the former of a backwards "L" - a strip of it underlining "Randy" that almost goes to the right edge of the page then a strip going up a bit on the right side. That would 1) emphasize the title/name more, 2) be a 3rd appearance of that red pp (things design-wise are pleasing in 3's) and 3) balance out the heavy focus of that lighter red pp on the top left by repeating an appearance of it on the bottom right. Pardons for getting so particular but I wanted to suggest something that didn't involve rearranging everything you already had, so hope that helps. Great how you did the title. Am really psyched you moved out of your comfort zone for this, you go, girlfriend!! (PS Is that your room w/ the "M" on the wall for "Michelle"? My sister & I had our names in wooden letters on our walls... it was soo cool in the 80s, LOL!) :)

August 28, 2009

SHCG: OMG, 80's pictures crack me up! Seems like he was a cool dude back in the day. :) I agree that it would be great if you could overlap the photos. I'd also suggest placing the photos on a thin solid cs mat before putting them on the pp to help them stand out a bit. I'd also round the corners of the mats under the photos with rounded corners. I like the large 1981... it really gives the page a focal point.

August 24, 2009

SHCG: Great photos and I like how you did the title! I think you should cut the mats a bit smaller and have the photos closer together. I also think that you should keep the mats one color so they don't draw the eye away from the photos.

August 24, 2009

I love the use of the different pattern papers. The different papers helps the different pictures stand out. LOL... I saw this one being done. Love the webcam!!!

August 23, 2009

SHCG: Again, it looks like you've already gotten a lot of great feedback. I think you can probably still make your existing pp choices work, but you have to consider how the sizes of pp mats could overpower an old, faded photo with muted tones. I think layering/overlapping your pps could help unify them, rather than treating them as separates on a page. One more aspect to consider is photo placement. In what direction do you want viewers' eyes to move from one photo to the next? I like your title work. It looks like you did it by hand. These are great photos, btw. Seems like Randy had such a slick 80s attitude.

August 22, 2009

SHCG: I love the title but agree that maybe putting it on some cardstock might make it stand out more. I also like the idea of some inking could make some of it stand out a bit more.

August 21, 2009

SHCG: I love how you did the title! I agree with the others on the paper/ mats. I love the rounded corners on the pic. I love how "older" (aka 70's and 80's) pics look with rounded edges.

August 21, 2009

SHCG:love the rounded edges of the pics,and the titling is great too! I also think that inking would give it a great edge, I like the way u matted it all and the way it is arranged.

August 21, 2009

shcg -- I like the effect of your titling on this. Also great job stepping out of your comfort zone. I tend to agree with Janet about the coordination of the pps. Everything is shades of blue minus the one busy purple/red/orange/etc piece and that pp is drawing my attention more than any other. I'd go for a but more uniformity with that. Also, I'm thinking inking the edges of you photo mats would create more of a distinction between the different blues you're using.

August 21, 2009

SHCG: Interesting topic... neat idea to scrap! I'd recommend backing all the photos on the same kind of paper, and trimming it down slightly. I see that you stepped out of your comfort zone here, and I like that idea, but I still think it would look better if they coordinated more. I'd also put the title on some cardstock or something so it stands out more.

August 20, 2009

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